1st September - LAW NEWS

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• Minister urges business response on red tape proposals http://t.co/669a4Gei | The Journal
• SCDEA convener to head national police authority http://t.co/mEiIb6FK | The Journal
• Society challenges criticisms of Holyrood law http://t.co/bFMnus0n | The Journal
• The independent Lord Advocate: hiding in plain political sight | The Firm http://t.co/8anh1Zfg 
• Scottish Government report on its Bankruptcy Law Reform Consultation | The Firm http://t.co/4U9FZlsS 
• Scots legal crown: the past we inherit; the future we build | The Firm http://t.co/hVcIjGm2
• SYLA presses Law Society on "flexible" traineeships | The Firm http://t.co/vSN1g2pQ 
• Trial stopped for second time as judge discovers relationship to murder victim’s family | The Firm http://t.co/GXYUYMQo 
• Third post-Sheridan trial collar | The Firm http://t.co/UMm6Y3HJ
• “State employee” Lord Advocate becomes Government “spear carrier”: Bonnington | The Firm http://t.co/Qdta330C 
• One third of court fines unpaid as Chief Exec takes up Government finance post | The Firm http://t.co/G4G76rZS 
• There are no age limits in a black market for cannabis http://t.co/pU9CR3SW 
• US: Sheriff Joe Arpaio will not face charges after federal investigation is closed http://t.co/A1HRkWBL 
• Squatter to challenge change in law that 'criminalises homeless' http://t.co/EsklWc1e 
• Clampdown on debit and credit cards going ahead http://t.co/8sKAXji0 
• Thalidomide apology insulting, campaigners say http://t.co/dCL0VZsQ 
• Two arrested over death of three-year-old girl in Preston http://t.co/uImB3BjT 
• ITALY: Cardinal Carlo Martini says Roman Catholic Church '200 years behind' http://t.co/wsAw8K2x
• Q&A: Julian Assange and the law http://t.co/fPxINCIv 
• CAMBODIA: Time running out for Khmer Rouge tribunal http://t.co/SQrH7QuL 
• MEXICO: Lopez Obrador rejects presidential poll court ruling http://t.co/8OQhAdWN 
• Charity tribunal rejects appeal by Dartford residents against land sale http://t.co/9LWvkwHl 
• NHS manager who sent lurid emails to colleague from work account claims for unfair dismissal http://t.co/JThSRxg8 
• GCHQ faces racial discrimination employment tribunal http://t.co/LlMB6R14
• SUDAN withdraws candidacy for UN rights council http://t.co/cbuerMSl 
• What Land and Housing Rights Reveal About a Country’s Commitment to Open Society http://t.co/7dBq2VJE 
• NEPAL: Rights Groups Condemn Amnesty Ordinance http://t.co/SAhK4lPT
• Disability rights protesters invade government building http://t.co/O5OmfpRn 
• Is it right to criminalise squatting? http://t.co/ppEeuCIs
• Nobody’s ever believed squatters have rights http://t.co/SGPh9D6h 
• PAKISTAN: Balochistan lawyers boycott courts over judge murder http://t.co/ITuNXtR3 
• US: Courts and intellectual property rights http://t.co/5YCoEt4U 
• PAKISTAN: ‘Administrative injustices have overburdened courts’ http://t.co/ijwQiNbq 
• CHINA: Courts of original verdicts to hear retrials http://t.co/U5fJd88e 
• Russian oligarch’s case shows value of knowing who you’re dealing with http://t.co/Jp4hv93K 
• Anti-slavery law needs saving - Human trafficking is exploitation http://t.co/knX4rh8c 
• US: New Seattle labor law requires sick pay http://t.co/93DfqVzf 
• US: Judge rules against law limiting early voting in Ohio http://t.co/pafgOtE2 
• Thalidomide apology 'pathetic'-law firm http://t.co/Zz2jRCvY 
• BAHAMAS: 'Really Unjust' Stamp Duty Exemption Hurting Hundreds http://t.co/M84QKgHQ 
• Cost of conveyancing & moving home adds up over a lifetime http://t.co/dTzQeQiE 
• We won’t regrade your GCSE papers, watchdog tells pupils http://t.co/rhaHUTSn 
• CANADA: Strictly Legal: Small claims division keeps things simple http://t.co/sn4tmRWA 
• Legal action to be taken over Bradford gipsies http://t.co/XxAFJeQX 
• US: Bin Laden book - Pentagon may go after publisher as well as Navy SEAL, warns legal expert http://t.co/TKukZslO 
• Headteachers In Legal Threat Over GCSE Marks http://t.co/R92JCqt0 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Everything you need to know about the new squatting law . http://t.co/l0ObhphW 
• Arrested development: Economic circumstance is forcing grown adults to live like juveniles http://t.co/qT5dkXjy 
• King’s Cross staff threaten walk out in protest at EDL using station as demonstration rallying point http://t.co/Y0gXJLnl 
• Jail for owner of rampaging dogs http://t.co/7weI2DWq 
• Abramovich saves his fortune in court battle as oponent accused of hiding his assets http://t.co/fE24RGXR 
• PAKISTAN: Christian Down-syndrome girl's blasphemy case extended http://t.co/nkKgEZZI
• US: Actor Clint Eastwood - Lawyers as President? Not a ‘Good Idea’ (Actors as President Good Idea?) http://t.co/H7cGLd6R 
• Former NoW legal chief Tom Crone denies involvement in phone hacking http://t.co/ABHs0VeW
• US: Lawyer - Ex-Navy SEAL didn't break Pentagon secrecy in bin Laden book http://t.co/t8dYqCKd 
• Apple asks Judge Koh to reconsider schedule for post-trial decisions on injunctive relief | FOSS Patents http://t.co/UimmDqEt
• Uncovered: Trial of the Russian oligarchs http://t.co/2nhWYdql 
• INDIA urges PAKISTAN to speed up Mumbai attacks trial http://t.co/jGn49hbx 
• US: Missing Rapist in Texas Gang Rape Case Sentenced to 99 Years http://t.co/dgMDa9LP 
• BRAZIL Mensalao trial claims politician Joao Paulo Cunha http://t.co/263thSVI 
• Abramovich trial: It's not over http://t.co/1fLbGzej 
• INDIA: Supreme Court directs fresh trial of Delhi 1997 blast accused http://t.co/pX08ZraI 
• INDIA: Illegal shrines to get Centre's protection http://t.co/MCgITM7B 
• Crossmaglen illegal diesel plants dismantled http://t.co/vJvwjFsm 
• LAW GAZETTE: Many solicitors openly acknowledge their reliance on non-lawyers in building a successful practice http://t.co/pOPvnm5O 
• The visa scandal at London Metropolitan reminds us that students must earn their place at university http://t.co/t3ISTPFi 
• The Assange case: defining rape and consent | Felicity Gerry - Legalweek http://t.co/b9Cven5h
• Jump in number of UK bank complaints http://t.co/g9DK6bQX 
• GERMAN thalidomide maker Gruenenthal issues apology http://t.co/dzt6KpPV 
• Taxing times - specialist lawyers need to take a world view | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kfUnYN0Z 
• Publishers cough up $69m in e-book price-fixing settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ABzFzYrK 
• Lawyers ordered to disclose client correspondence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZfeKpHSm 
• Former G-man mergers with Philly firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gM07LiSw 
• Ex-News of the World lawyer arrested | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nNDwB9Fh 
• Fraud charges for former Mayer Brown data chief | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k78Azrvb 
• Australian lawyers convinced that the local market has become saturated with global players | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pH4ehrEH 
• AUSTRALIA: Detention Centres Risk Violating Human Rights http://t.co/f2mcYkje
• European Court of Human Rights Weakens Abortion Bans: http://t.co/jr2xKGtO 
• MALTA: Motivated judiciary is a key pillar of any liberal democracy http://t.co/zDV9SdoL 
• S AFRICA: Women who want to become judges face an uphill battle in a judiciary that is still challenged by sexism http://t.co/eeXz8eHO 
• JORDAN: Websites Go Dark in Protest of Proposed Legislation to Censor Internet http://t.co/3HSbBRWJ
• EU legislation prevents small firms from thinking big http://t.co/qFmaUsFS 
• UK Government Vows to Limit Retrospective Tax Legislation http://t.co/HzuPhxa4
• RUSSIA: New Child-Protection Law Hits TV Channels http://t.co/D0XweEXL
• US: L.A. police union criticizes law firm's 'tactics' after DUI call http://t.co/grEf91FR 
• SOUTH AFRICAN Minister Attacks Apartheid Law Use on Miner http://t.co/JYr7jpX1
• US: Texas Election Maps to Be Debated After ID Law Rejected http://t.co/I7X95F41