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9th May - LAW NEWS Headlines

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  • AUS: Priest pleads not guilty to child sex charges http://t.co/6lNoJk4E May 09, 2012
  • IRELAND: Garda killer who fled jail fails in his appeal bid http://t.co/hatotep4 May 09, 2012
  • Nine Asian men convicted of sexually exploiting teenage girls jailed for total of 77 years http://t.co/9ApbkT3E May 09, 2012
  • AUS: ACT Magistrates Court gets a new Boss http://t.co/7CI5d6kl May 09, 2012
  • Tribunal no power to deal with QC complaint http://t.co/zxciEjR9 May 09, 2012
  • Barrister exposes how law lets workers down http://t.co/mK6aLk7v May 09, 2012
  • Pontypool lawyer is finalist in awards - IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards 2012 http://t.co/e3pedcmr May 09, 2012
  • Somerset widow gets Bristol Water asbestos death payout http://t.co/r5q3x6Ci May 09, 2012
  • Shaming the rogue lawyers: List of Britain's worst solicitors to be published for the first time http://t.co/S2tDsSXf May 09, 2012
  • INDIA: Solicitor fined Rs 20,000 for lodging false complaint - http://t.co/wFRHZmM9 May 09, 2012
  • UK: Former Employees of Dresdner Kleinwort, bankers win unpaid bonus battle http://t.co/BWV853A9 May 09, 2012
  • Twitter resists US court's demand for Occupy tweets http://t.co/RK954wEd May 09, 2012
  • Interfaces: international & national legal orders http://t.co/OsQ4NpYp May 09, 2012
  • 4 Stupid Legal Mistakes That Can Kill Your Startup http://t.co/UJ0IY4Ya May 09, 2012
  • Microsoft vs Motorola legal row gets nasty http://t.co/3pnmy0S5 May 09, 2012
  • David Haye promises Dereck Chisora a 'beating' after brawl goes legal http://t.co/xvFLbSYR May 09, 2012
  • Residents launch legal bid to block controversial Third Don Crossing http://t.co/vPdIlCVk May 09, 2012
  • Village People's policeman lays down the law on his right to royalties http://t.co/dsatOQVs May 09, 2012
  • Papiss Cisse considering legal action after Real Madrid rumours http://t.co/vGaCApQZ May 09, 2012
  • INDIA: Vodafone threatens legal action as govt plans Rs 20,000 crore tax demand - http://t.co/ph29XqNC May 09, 2012
  • AUS: Labor admits it foots legal bills for Craig Thomson http://t.co/lxFQI1vI May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - 21st century solicitor http://t.co/JJn4Dx8f May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - New rules on cookies, defamation, the patent box and the disclosure of identities in IP litigation http://t.co/xQQSHuIB May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Immigration update http://t.co/F1JkO4wv May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - The tax avoidance schemes in HMRC's target line http://t.co/3V3gRWCj May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - The revised tenancy deposit rules will create a minefield http://t.co/oIUzTKWW May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Is the Compensation Fund a luxury in times of austerity? http://t.co/AxuQGepw May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - The Supreme Court has played it safe in Seldon http://t.co/pg8kymAv May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Solicitor advocates are not second class lawyers http://t.co/XHCEICxj May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - The new housing benefit cap is unrealistic http://t.co/7IeBoklm May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Supreme Court's latest ruling on the lawfulness of age discrimination failed http://t.co/WIq2rDqn May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Tasers: the safety of the public must be put first http://t.co/0NyhiYCS May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Are the courts adopting a new approach in fitness to plead cases? http://t.co/nWxvwWDs May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - It's a subtle difference between no & not unless which is potentially measured in thousands http://t.co/IC3WgvBw May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Fixed-fee for divorce should be tailored to circumstances http://t.co/P5s8tHHm May 09, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Solicitor to continue court battle against 'tyrannical' SRA http://t.co/qh4BR26a May 09, 2012
  • UN Genocide Tribunal swears in judges for Rwandan genocide http://t.co/bE3yEBE2 May 09, 2012
  • INDIA: Green tribunal asks Centre to submit action plan to check Noida pollution http://t.co/ehw7ZBEc May 09, 2012
  • Ministers block release of NHS risk register http://t.co/a6pBjS54 May 09, 2012
  • CANADA: Credit card fees under fire at competition tribunal http://t.co/f9d3cMcl May 09, 2012
  • Twitter defends rights of user, quashes subpoena for tweets http://t.co/MuD96E0o May 09, 2012
  • David Cameron to defy right-wingers as he rejects alternative Queen’s Speech - http://t.co/EcZi3yjn May 09, 2012
  • US: North Carolina - civil rights groups urge voters to oppose gay marriage ban http://t.co/cis9dxiv May 09, 2012
  • Some Baffling Copyright Law - The Volokh Conspiracy http://t.co/Ymt9yaDB May 09, 2012
  • F.T.C. Charges Myspace With Breaking U.S. Law in Sharing Users’ Personal Information http://t.co/eo7JDfD3 May 09, 2012
  • US: Court strikes blow to Illinois eavesdropping law http://t.co/l087qol7 May 09, 2012
  • US: Law School Plans to Offer Web Courses for Master’s http://t.co/K3DQ1zVD May 09, 2012
  • The Sunday Law Review Daily is out! http://t.co/ljGzqeAJ ▸  May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: The Lawyer Awards: the shortlist | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XQ1lgcNp May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bristol's TLT expands into Scotland and Northern Ireland | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Uzkc50KE May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon and Stewarts secure victory for ex-Dresdner bankers in bonus dispute | The #Lawyer: http://t.co/IjxGbN9V May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: PLMJ tax lawyers spin off to form RogĂ©rio Fernandes Ferreira & Associados | The Lawyer: http://t.co/VX1SzxQs May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans ses turnover rocket after expansive year | The Lawyer: http://t.co/atSP0kH9 May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst turns to Asia in management board shake-up | The Lawyer: http://t.co/bVWQBZlr May 09, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel makes fresh raid on A&O, takes two City partners | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jtGqzBFp May 09, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Legal aid equality a myth, says solicitor advocate Kelcey http://t.co/w5ahqFyE May 09, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: TLT creates UK-wide practice http://t.co/4Xzsz3Xp May 09, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Queen’s speech ushers in era of cameras in court http://t.co/i1sbmt8x May 09, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  May 09, 2012
  • US: Florida nabs white supremacists planning "race war" http://t.co/VGnVxmZX May 09, 2012
  • INDIA: Global manufacturers go local in cost-wary http://t.co/96dieLHH May 09, 2012
  • US: Utah judge to decide fate of child TV star Gary Coleman's estate http://t.co/opxYKQEi May 09, 2012
  • Coalition to unveil family-friendly agenda in Queen's speech http://t.co/FTBWVSVU May 09, 2012
  • I am a cash buyer – but solicitor says I need to prove where money came from http://t.co/mYystcnn May 09, 2012
  • CANADA: Supreme Court to rule on random alcohol testing http://t.co/xdT5jV0f May 09, 2012
  • SOUTH AFRICAN courts to hear ZIMBABWE rights cases http://t.co/UJrEy8gS May 09, 2012
  • Phone hacking investigator in UK Supreme Court bid http://t.co/mCiIss68 May 09, 2012
  • CHINA: Court agrees to hear dissident artist Ai Weiwei tax fine appeal - http://t.co/33EysAWT May 09, 2012
  • INDIA: Nupur's bail plea in Supreme Court today; trial against Talwars likely to begin in Ghaziabad http://t.co/i90O0nWQ May 09, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Executive may question a court decision, but can’t flout it: SC: http://t.co/DgaVuSbJ May 09, 2012
  • Legal Cheek - List of Lawyer Candidates for London election, Including The Fisher Meredith Partner Standing For UKIP http://t.co/yOPWrgq8 May 09, 2012
  • Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman saves London lawyer's life http://t.co/ogMiDdRu May 09, 2012
  • More Top Lawyers Leave Dewey & LeBoeuf: http://t.co/x6UK4ddh May 09, 2012
  • US: After Guilty Plea, Pimp Fires His Lawyer at Sentencing http://t.co/g13gLnom May 09, 2012
  • CANADA & US: Lawyer raises case of another Canadian on U.S. death row http://t.co/RQN21Aid May 09, 2012
  • Crouching lawyer, sullen dragon - Chen Guangcheng http://t.co/03uCZtJh May 09, 2012
  • US: Dealer describes HGH shipment to Clemens house http://t.co/2rXmUt3e May 09, 2012
  • John Travolta's Lawyer Slams Second Sexual Harassment Claim http://t.co/TqPYDFEt May 09, 2012
  • Oracle v. Google: The bewildering Java trial explained http://t.co/NjZsN6An May 09, 2012
  • Apple Wants Trial Started in Samsung Case to Stop "Continuing Infringement" http://t.co/pmdhtP4v May 09, 2012
  • US: George Zimmerman waives right to speedy trial as legal defence fund is paying for his hiding and security http://t.co/wrHp4VJ0 May 09, 2012
  • Rochdale grooming trial: Sex gang guilty of preying on teenage girls http://t.co/EFJQNMf5 May 09, 2012
  • US: 30-minute defence in Jennifer Hudson trial http://t.co/9WJyL0mw May 09, 2012
  • The big bucks won’t stop here with the departure of Sly Bailey, David Brennan and Andrew Moss http://t.co/tEYBrF1E May 09, 2012
  • Al-Qaeda 'underpants' bomber was working for CIA http://t.co/fJvaMG3h May 09, 2012
  • David Cameron sent supportive text to Rebekah Brooks, biography reveals http://t.co/0Mm9eRct May 09, 2012
  • Husband tells court his wife must be mad to want to divorce him http://t.co/CFqx2dcN May 09, 2012
  • Catholic schools could be breaking law over gay marriage, warns minister http://t.co/6WTQaivX May 09, 2012
  • Met Police spend £6m on officers' accommodation http://t.co/WngqAIaC May 09, 2012
  • Abu Qatada: European judges meet to decide right to appeal http://t.co/CwMrwGbn May 09, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Illegal Palestinian home-razing policy may be revived http://t.co/1izTuBnG May 09, 2012
  • INDIA: NMC 'separates' illegal part of 5-storey building http://t.co/7qJZGTxU May 09, 2012
  • GERMANY: Illegal movie download trial starts http://t.co/KsGK4aoY May 09, 2012
  • US: AZ woman arrested in crash that killed 4 illegal immigrants as she fled border agents in SUV http://t.co/gI9PirUu May 09, 2012
  • Cambridge student who sat exams for illegal immigrants in people smuggling scam is jailed http://t.co/oh68kesP May 09, 2012
  • NIGERIA: Lagos doctors sacked over 'illegal strike' http://t.co/bTHyC0Rh May 09, 2012
  • US: More emphasis on unmanned drones as U.S Border Patrol unveils first new strategy in 8 years http://t.co/LROo9eoZ May 09, 2012
  • US: Court rules that illegal immigrants have no right to guns http://t.co/T8JUj3kC May 09, 2012
  • Why More Law Firms Will Go the Way of Dewey & LeBoeuf - Forbes http://t.co/WenII68p May 09, 2012
  • Risk of teen drivers dying in crash doubles if friends are in the car http://t.co/gMHQFMrB May 09, 2012
  • Comparison websites 'break the law' over disabled users http://t.co/ufYzErNr May 09, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Coalition to pass Kadima’s alternative to Tal Law http://t.co/RizwKQiH May 09, 2012
  • IMF seeks Myanmar to continue with economic reforms http://t.co/Pj8wG8Ai May 09, 2012
  • US: Scott Brown Calls on Elizabeth Warren to Release Law School Records: http://t.co/OLQ98IeU May 09, 2012
  • Cardinal Brady apologises to abuse victim Brendan Boland http://t.co/vctaVvpH May 09, 2012
  • 160 prison officers leave service in Northern Ireland http://t.co/gjc0txta May 09, 2012
  • The Northern Ireland Assembly has raised the age at which women can get a state pension. http://t.co/5Eqjr164 May 09, 2012
  • Belfast Zoo intruders release Shetland ponies http://t.co/j0p7Gagw May 09, 2012
  • Chistopher Mackin murder accused Julie Ann Valliday in court http://t.co/J0gluAWL May 09, 2012
  • IRA hand signals claim 'ridiculous' http://t.co/G3xRGzx6 May 09, 2012
  • Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission criticised by audit office http://t.co/kDAJNIve May 09, 2012
  • Vatican 'miserably failed' abuse victims http://t.co/8rEyUBIL May 09, 2012
  • Company given record fine over Tynan forklift death of Robert Wilson http://t.co/b2twXrmO May 09, 2012
  • Cupboard sex teacher Muir McCormick struck off http://t.co/RBHkLb2k May 09, 2012
  • SWEDEN: ID card found on alleged Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab http://t.co/bz7aC9oR May 09, 2012
  • European judges to debate Abu Qatada appeal bid http://t.co/TnKCMv25 May 09, 2012
  • Michael Nolan charged with Dundee John Kennedy murder http://t.co/dzMblrFv May 09, 2012
  • Garry Smith admits murdering Graeme Ferry and burying body http://t.co/AdvyZN7H May 09, 2012
  • Jordan McCready on bail when he murdered 13-year-old Jon Wilson http://t.co/xIad6K40 May 09, 2012
  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde criticised over fall patient's care http://t.co/o4U7GWad May 09, 2012
  • Scottish independence: Committee MPs criticises referendum question http://t.co/jx6rGAZg May 09, 2012
  • Welsh government has written to all Catholic schools to give 'balanced perspective' over gay marriage http://t.co/6CSuT7l8 May 09, 2012
  • CCTV picture of suspect after woman raped in Cardiff Bay http://t.co/ZrZp8BPI May 09, 2012
  • The Welsh government has accused the Treasury presenting 'flawed' evidence for regional pay http://t.co/n8cDsCK2 May 09, 2012
  • Has the airport experience become horrible? http://t.co/wErvhu5l May 09, 2012
  • 'No healing until cardinal resigns', abuse victim Brendan Boland says http://t.co/hms2ArLD May 09, 2012
  • Rochdale grooming: BNP leader's tweet almost caused trial to collapse amid fears far-right had a mole in the jury http://t.co/lbmxQq72 May 09, 2012
  • Grooming convictions are 'fantastic result for British justice' http://t.co/Tizc7aUc May 09, 2012
  • Rochdale grooming trial: Mohammed Shafiq, the campaigner who stood up to the abusers http://t.co/9wti5H3A May 09, 2012
  • Man convicted of sending abusive messages to Louise Mensch tells court his computer was hacked http://t.co/3B3ZksTW May 09, 2012
  • How lives of countless victims were left in ruins - http://t.co/4MZmGICu May 09, 2012
  • 'If you complain about racism, your career is finished,' says Met detective - http://t.co/A7hZ4EPF May 09, 2012
  • Guilty: the gang who groomed girls for sex - http://t.co/9K1t4TN4 May 09, 2012
  • US: Twitter sides with Occupy protester in NY court battle over tweet history http://t.co/PuWE9q8T May 09, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Ombudsman hints at giving users of online legal services access to redress http://t.co/Lsz05V2H May 09, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Hundreds of millions of pounds pour into third-party litigation funding http://t.co/4dX9PupJ May 09, 2012
  • No place like home as expanding legal firm plans 25 jobs http://t.co/F4SkFeeC May 09, 2012
  • SOUTH AFRICA: Judge states S.Africa must probe rights in Zimbabwe http://t.co/gRGw7MZO May 09, 2012
  • War Crimes Tribunal commenced hearing against former George W. Bush & 7 associates on charge of Torture & War Crimes http://t.co/c9KIXpWW May 09, 2012
  • 9/11 defendant’s 'peaceful resistance' at tribunal http://t.co/JtdqIVCK May 09, 2012
  • CANADA: B.C. wants tribunals to resolve small court claims in 60 days http://t.co/fA42xWLq May 09, 2012
  • US: Indian diplomat's daughter files lawsuit, seeks $1.5 million in damages http://t.co/aeV9zlDn May 09, 2012