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28th May - LAW NEWS Headlines

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - Don’t rush into fee change, Personal Injury lawyers warn government. The Ministry of Justice has already outlined plans to extend the upper limit of the scheme from £10,000 to £25,000 and to include public and employer liability cases. Full story - Law gazette

  • Human rights and deportation - The judgment of Lord Kinclaven on Chan Wright, serial rapist http://t.co/H8HyzxR4 May 28, 2012
  • BAHRAIN bails human rights activist Nabeel Rajab http://t.co/MEVSvWI3 May 28, 2012
  • Tony Blair accused of war crimes by protester at Leveson inquiry http://t.co/VeLtZQ6o May 28, 2012
  • From Barista to Barrister - Choosing to study law at 50 http://t.co/t0UhO8A3 May 28, 2012
  • Professor Dafydd Jenkins: Barrister and authority on the laws of medieval Wales - Obituary http://t.co/syfUjJcl May 28, 2012
  • AUS: Facebook photos cause change of heart http://t.co/M4mzvfH9 May 28, 2012
  • AUS: Jury urged to find accused guilty of Raymond Terrace murder http://t.co/ifVovLHz May 28, 2012
  • Tony Blair: Journalists had 'personal vendetta" against Cherie http://t.co/6ysJwji0 May 28, 2012
  • Coate legal battle cost Swindon council £226,000 http://t.co/kVBh9pB3 May 28, 2012
  • Mitty-esque fantasies of law graduate who pretended to be a barrister to dupe Whittlesey pub regulars http://t.co/KTWkPd7T May 28, 2012
  • Defence barristers urge jury to find three defendants innocent in Chatham Hill murder trial: http://t.co/R8HM7dsl May 28, 2012
  • A London barrister has appeared in court accused of failing to pay £210,000 in VAT http://t.co/AIiUi3Oj May 28, 2012
  • US: A Brief for Justice Kennedy - a sitting president endorse marriage rights for gay and lesbian Americans http://t.co/MbcOtTyO May 28, 2012
  • New Legal Services regulations in Scotland http://t.co/K4hRrdAI May 28, 2012
  • Co-op to hire 3,000 lawyers in challenge to high street solicitors http://t.co/jZbQsFMp May 28, 2012
  • MOROCCO: Legal immunity for armed forces rings alarm bells http://t.co/Fa3qQyMa May 28, 2012
  • Justin Bieber steps up legal battle over game http://t.co/dRHNjze8 May 28, 2012
  • Parents stuck in India amid legal fight to bring surrogate babies home - http://t.co/iGUwsjD4 May 28, 2012
  • Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say http://t.co/m60eGFIH May 28, 2012
  • Rebecca McKeown' grandparents acquitted of manslaughter http://t.co/iWNjZOOU May 28, 2012
  • 'Accreditation is a positive step towards ensuring ⁰quality representation' | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/fIHB8CUj  May 28, 2012
  • Life in crime | PCMH form pitfalls | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/5B2yY5Tp May 28, 2012
  • It's time to confine referral fees to the past | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/HAI6VVMr May 28, 2012
  • Former Institute of Professional Willwriters president sets up ABS | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/vajv2yIe May 28, 2012
  • The arrival of QualitySolicitors on TV screens across the country has divided the profession | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0I03XAQR May 28, 2012
  • Failed Innovator One claimants steeled for indemnity costs claim by Collyer Bristow | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XsWXM2NI May 28, 2012
  • Statistics show Korean legal spend is booming. So why are UK firms missing out? | The Lawyer: http://t.co/3mklBd0x May 28, 2012
  • Private eyes should be regulated, partners tell Commons committee | The Lawyer: http://t.co/3uI9HrPJ May 28, 2012
  • Specialist lawyers reject Beecroft ’sack on sight’ report, branding it unbalanced | The Lawyer: http://t.co/uAiJRpza May 28, 2012
  • Age discrimination, the decisions in Seddon & Tiffin, & employment ramifications of firms becoming ABSs | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1qaq744F May 28, 2012
  • Malta is making the most of its rude health by attracting increasing international work | The Lawyer: http://t.co/wfErwsfB May 28, 2012
  • Head of legal and business affairs at FremantleMedia - Profiles | The Lawyer: http://t.co/8rGdtYtr May 28, 2012
  • The hasty exits of top Dewey partners prior to the firm’s dissolution hardly looks honourable | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EOSstprY May 28, 2012
  • A judgment creditor’s charging order didn't have priority over an earlier unregistered equitable interest | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PsKyGYuc May 28, 2012
  • Howard Kennedy : Law Firm Profile | The Lawyer: http://t.co/h5jlYXEn May 28, 2012
  • Number crunching: Mongolia | The Lawyer: http://t.co/k3MQkOvp May 28, 2012
  • Rejig your firm’s pension scheme to ensure survival and gain structural benefits | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fPsDbnZk May 28, 2012
  • Deferred prosecution agreements, common in the US, could soon be a feature of UK litigation | The Lawyer: http://t.co/NY3mDfeR May 28, 2012
  • New rules on China’s arbitration body to open up international parties opportunies | The Lawyer: http://t.co/SnHSZfYQ May 28, 2012
  • The Beecroft report isn't a dynamic list of recommendations to steer businesses to increased efficiency | The Lawyer: http://t.co/drKAm9i1 May 28, 2012
  • The 4 Pump Court silks testing the water in Hong Kong could signal a new era of change at the bar | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ukOHhKXM May 28, 2012
  • Phone hacking: Woman held by Operation Weeting police http://t.co/mzaGD6FI May 28, 2012
  • Lady Warsi has asked a parliamentary watchdog to consider allegations over her expenses http://t.co/DCwnuqdD May 28, 2012
  • Blackpool couple jailed for locking boy in coal bunker http://t.co/UZeZpltE May 28, 2012
  • Bob Geldof's obsession with aid hurt Africa. But now trade is healing the scars - http://t.co/ikLacga5 May 28, 2012
  • The going price of getting away with murder... would $33m be enough? Bin Laden doctor's case http://t.co/xpXK0CyB May 28, 2012
  • Four Britons face death by firing squad after 'smuggling cocaine into Bali' http://t.co/WzFTibTC May 28, 2012
  • Tony Blair admits 'working relationship' with Rupert Murdoch at Leveson Inquiry http://t.co/qvnXcHry May 28, 2012
  • Litigation funders become big business, enjoying booming market in UK http://t.co/bAhjFbTr May 28, 2012
  • Trimingham case is an example of value judgments obscuring legal ones http://t.co/sJJWdipE May 28, 2012
  • Hot under the collar: employee rights in soaring temperatures http://t.co/deFpUIXc May 28, 2012
  • ICLR's case summaries are now on Guardian Law http://t.co/8lNaPie8 May 28, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: New Society sections open to non-solicitors http://t.co/KSCRYyxU May 28, 2012
  • US: Service Dog Adorably Helps Law Student Graduate http://t.co/Lr5VmaZG May 28, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a May 28, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Is it wrong to profit from divorce litigation? http://t.co/17Gk6xeT May 28, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Living in a time of perilous uncertainty http://t.co/qR69hb6R May 28, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: Bodies of 10 illegal diamond miners found in South Africa http://t.co/lQYBSUE2 May 28, 2012
  • Illegal kidney trade booms as new organ is 'sold every hour' http://t.co/B1ckp8mk May 28, 2012
  • Briton Lindsay Sandiford held in Bali over cocaine haul http://t.co/hFAizs5E May 28, 2012
  • ICC rejects challenge to Kenyan election violence trial http://t.co/kjKDbnla May 28, 2012
  • US: In Clergy Sex Abuse Trial, Monsignor William Lynn Returns To The Stand http://t.co/QiwMkX3x May 28, 2012
  • US: On Eve of Sandusky’s Trial, Paterno Fans at Penn State Get Mad http://t.co/1ZkGXHHf May 28, 2012
  • MAURITIUS: Fascinated by Michaela McAreavey murder trial http://t.co/EQtu0i95 May 28, 2012
  • GM trial survives - but 'war' goes on http://t.co/scy8gENt May 28, 2012
  • US: Victims of homophobic bullying wrote to judge in Rutgers spying trial asking leniency for Dharun Ravi http://t.co/h87EjhxL May 28, 2012
  • VATICAN: Pope's butler: 'more arrests may follow' http://t.co/YIZolLwp May 28, 2012
  • Man on trial after driving over toddler http://t.co/d9iHhbAz May 28, 2012
  • PHILIPPINES: Impeachment trial for top judge Corona to end http://t.co/BkEX4ACp May 28, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro "managing" partnership as revenues stagnate | The Lawyer: http://t.co/CO91IwAh May 28, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O pledges Singapore growth despite Allen & Gledhill setback | The Lawyer: http://t.co/I7b3xoNZ May 28, 2012
  • Activists arrested before royal wedding to challenge police in high court http://t.co/KaJdTbph May 28, 2012
  • Irish dodge debts through UK 'bankruptcy tourism' http://t.co/fT4kBp4e May 28, 2012
  • Abu Qatada could be freed as judges decide whether to grant bail http://t.co/gKRcqSxy May 28, 2012
  • Fine dodgers to be charged for enforcement action http://t.co/9K6psICz May 28, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: Lawyer's tears in controversial Zuma painting court case http://t.co/PWB7Ogwj May 28, 2012
  • US: Bradley Manning's lawyer wants 10 charges dropped http://t.co/7XeYTC23 May 28, 2012
  • Former NI lawyer defends use of private investigators http://t.co/iZMBW6lX May 28, 2012
  • US: Lawyer for 3 arrested before NATO summit under attack for releasing photo of purported undercover policeman - http://t.co/a12XEKWq May 28, 2012
  • GREECE: Greek lawyers under siege http://t.co/LjLWhKdl May 28, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey's Sharp hits out at stricken firm's US management | The Lawyer: http://t.co/uvKra5mp May 28, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Lawyers’ panel, NGO to defend Dr Shakil Afridi - http://t.co/U4QncOOl May 28, 2012
  • US: Classical World making appearances in American courtrooms http://t.co/tZHIj4ZN May 28, 2012
  • US: Governor's spending plan calls for evaporating local courts' reserves next year http://t.co/kRg3xSuh May 28, 2012
  • US slammed from both sides of Bahrain's divide http://t.co/CMLURiDk May 28, 2012
  • US: Arizona's courts overloaded with CPS cases http://t.co/vsnH6awW May 28, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Deputy Supreme Court president, a champion of freedom of expression, retires http://t.co/glWqBZlF May 28, 2012
  • UK proud of human rights record http://t.co/G8ShnLYH May 28, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Prosecute Ahmadi Massacre Suspects http://t.co/NwEE4ECA May 28, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Dozens held after Russian Orthodox church activists attack gay rights rallies http://t.co/5i04FRpF May 28, 2012
  • Prisoners' rights and soft justice are putting the public at risk from re-offenders http://t.co/9aM9d90s May 28, 2012
  • BANGLADESH: Prosecution witness tells tales of torture during war crimes trial http://t.co/gOkitYUH May 28, 2012
  • IRELAND: Minister's employment dispute proposals are workable http://t.co/PW4RiVMF May 28, 2012
  • AUS: No evidence of 'interference' in HSU inquiry, says Fair Work president http://t.co/okltEgR3 May 28, 2012
  • Olympus Ex-CEO Woodford Said to Seek $60 Million in Suit http://t.co/UG4IaCn8 May 28, 2012
  • INDIA: Green tribunal asks environment ministry to make info on projects public - http://t.co/JQCmnz9C May 28, 2012
  • INDIA: Tribunals proposed in every divisional headquarters - http://t.co/OAeJwyG3 May 28, 2012
  • What Britons need to know about U.K. 'cookie law' http://t.co/fOPlAOCa May 28, 2012
  • US: Supreme Court Likely to Decide Arizona Immigration Law Case by Late June http://t.co/QlYxvcQF May 28, 2012
  • Calls for new laws to end discrimation against troops on home front http://t.co/M4rymnCB May 28, 2012
  • Scotland introduces new drink-driving law: Just ONE pint could put you over the limit http://t.co/7NrSlLYx May 28, 2012
  • US: Stand-your-ground law looms large in Phoenix shooting http://t.co/4nvhd6e8 May 28, 2012
  • New law 'to halt scrap metal trade' after church and memorial thefts http://t.co/z32UtIzB May 28, 2012
  • Riot police patrol Helen's Bay beach party http://t.co/ZPPxW2uy May 28, 2012
  • Presbyterian Church urged to 'distance itself' from organisations http://t.co/2MLhjqRH  May 28, 2012
  • Michaela McAreavey's husband John due to give evidence in Mauritius http://t.co/ESWBjVol  May 28, 2012
  • Two arrested at Loch Lamond disturbance http://t.co/oYQ09ylX  May 28, 2012
  • Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll's Lennoxtown house seized http://t.co/qpu4UfnD  May 28, 2012
  • Five held over major drugs haul in Dunfermline area http://t.co/immUGF20  May 28, 2012
  • Driver bailed over Bala crash in which woman died http://t.co/X1GSYrv5  May 28, 2012
  • ITALY: The captain of Lazio has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing http://t.co/a9IOvQGg May 28, 2012
  • BRAZIL: Rio peace race retraces favela drug lords' escape route http://t.co/HmWqKqUy May 28, 2012
  • Abu Qatada to press for bail release http://t.co/EZZhEQA1 May 28, 2012
  • Court hears pre-royal wedding raid case http://t.co/S4cY9rHl May 28, 2012
  • Leveson: Ex-PM Blair to be quizzed on Murdoch links http://t.co/MMSFgrPR May 28, 2012
  • Quarter of Britons would buy stolen goods, research shows - http://t.co/SZK5JhNk May 28, 2012
  • Manchester police make four arrests after man is shot dead in pub - http://t.co/prGvFYXs May 28, 2012
  • Police misused powers during royal wedding, protesters claim - http://t.co/Im0dAs6A May 28, 2012
  • News International 'tried to blackmail select committee' - http://t.co/klBKizbh May 28, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Will-writers receive ABS licence http://t.co/JUJzXiVe May 28, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Ombudsman sees good and bad signs in lower-than-expected level of complaints against lawyers http://t.co/6L1r4BuL May 28, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: 18 solicitors sanctioned for money laundering breaches as Treasury warned over increased risks from ABS http://t.co/j6TizGI9 May 28, 2012