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15th February 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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  • SOUTH AFRICA: In South Africa After Apartheid, Colored Community Is the Big Loser: http://t.co/cu3vVjtz Feb 15, 2012
  • US: ACLU Offering Reward for Evidence of Voter Impersonation: http://t.co/wkJdnQ7f Feb 15, 2012
  • Adolf Eichmann's capture, as told by the Mossad, in Israel exhibition http://t.co/RWPNyohn Feb 15, 2012
  • Police confiscate passport from Brooks' assistant - http://t.co/76wgcV9k Feb 15, 2012
  • 515 held in London anti-gang raids - http://t.co/uomdk0P5 Feb 15, 2012
  • Honduras prison fire kills hundreds http://t.co/K1RWiCj3 Feb 15, 2012
  • Murder accused Carl Whant denies infatuation with victim Nikitta Grender http://t.co/PPnr3VCc Feb 15, 2012
  • Casey-Lyanne Kearney stabbing: Woman charged http://t.co/Zk99TJqI Feb 15, 2012
  • ITALY: Judgement expected in migrants case which involved Italy intercepting Somalian and Eritrean migrants at sea http://t.co/BjepmTvy Feb 15, 2012
  • Libya: Ex-Premier Needs Lawyer, Medical Care http://t.co/MA4Zhg0P Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Barack Obama tells Xi Jinping China must improve its human rights record  http://t.co/nDTIZl6c Feb 15, 2012
  • Sun staff line up human rights challenge to News Corp inquiry team http://t.co/BP3nqVQe Feb 15, 2012
  • EU IT Companies to Get Guidance on Human Rights Issues http://t.co/Rem1CI0j Feb 15, 2012
  • UPDATED - TODAY'S LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS in LawNewsIndex: 15th February 2012: http://t.co/0jXtk2xv Feb 15, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Positive action no 'panacea' for lack of diversity, JAC warns http://t.co/xrbalVWK Feb 15, 2012
  • Four years for kicking in man's head outside Cumbrian takeaway http://t.co/9p8dbOH4 Feb 15, 2012
  • Armed man ‘burst into ex-lover’s Cumbrian home’ during hate campaign http://t.co/qGF59i05 Feb 15, 2012
  • Will Lewis, the principled protector of journalistic sources http://t.co/0flPN1Pi Feb 15, 2012
  • UGANDA: Minister shuts down gay rights conference http://t.co/dX9K2xXd Feb 15, 2012
  • Woman jailed for withdrawing rape allegation appeals against conviction http://t.co/gVq8MHeT Feb 15, 2012
  • Daily Star Sunday fails in bid to publish story on Caroline Spelman's son http://t.co/NYCLzJ5j Feb 15, 2012
  • Adolf Eichmann's capture, as told by the Mossad, in Israel exhibition http://t.co/RWPNyohn Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lawyers warn that county court proposals could overstretch resources http://t.co/PuTOzs2a Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: LSC panel reports that comparison websites can improve access to legal advice http://t.co/wm9IuQhm Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Duke Street acquires 50% stake in Parabis http://t.co/6FtLpuHa Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lord Chancellor should follow JAC's lead on judicial appointment http://t.co/IZ55SEOQ Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Skills for Justice enlists law firms into project to develop a paralegal apprenticeship http://t.co/fPNtEmnU Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law surrounding financial provision following relationship breakdown to be reviewed http://t.co/bfplMWPE Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Anderson’s asset-freezing recommendations accepted http://t.co/4EpUzUgZ Feb 15, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Hospital had duty to protect suicidal voluntary patient http://t.co/kH7hf35S Feb 15, 2012
  • IRELAND: Court to rule on Lillis case costs http://t.co/RgaO1eRo Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: B P Collins gains Law Society's new conveyancing quality mark http://t.co/EyGo56nZ Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Penn State Discloses Sandusky Scandal–Related Legal Fees http://t.co/bAqGtqDq Feb 15, 2012
  • Round 1 to Sheridan in £200,000 legal fight with Murdoch http://t.co/WqUKxxVf Feb 15, 2012
  • Court rejects BBC legal challenge over Israel coverage http://t.co/eGqrnLjh Feb 15, 2012
  • Industry agrees to reduce premiums if government action cuts legal costs Insurance Age http://t.co/1uq2kDnR Feb 15, 2012
  • KENYA: Kenya's legal same-sex marriages http://t.co/XGcTW0pA Feb 15, 2012
  • Legal challenge to pensions reform http://t.co/mRcSSpQf Feb 15, 2012
  • Father of sex attack victim expresses disappointment after barrister is cleared (Bradford) http://t.co/hpVmR62t Feb 15, 2012
  • Rev John Suddards: vicar stabbed to death in his own home http://t.co/vJbgErTj Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Dept. of Justice approves Apple's purchases of Nortel, Novell patents http://t.co/FRN1xmlu Feb 15, 2012
  • ITALY: Italian push for atrocity justice http://t.co/CjouUUzC Feb 15, 2012
  • INDIA: Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari nominated candidate for April election to International Court of Justice http://t.co/MILGYOlY Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Justice Department approves Google’s buyout of Motorola http://t.co/rQIsBrfh  Feb 15, 2012
  • The Lord Chief Justice has failed us all miserably by cutting the sentence of this vile child rapist http://t.co/7J5Ef3k8 Feb 15, 2012
  • First-time buyers must get a move on to avoid stamp duty costs http://t.co/M8aMHoNq Feb 15, 2012
  • IRELAND: Solicitor struck off over bank charge http://t.co/2PAAAj4K Feb 15, 2012
  • FDI INDIA These agencies are not only targeting investment from top Indian companies but also from mid-sized companies…http://t.co/R5KhtQFN Feb 15, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Russian drink-driving law may be short-lived http://t.co/1wT9pGOs Feb 15, 2012
  • US: South Carolina bill would ban Sharia law http://t.co/yK1OZxgI Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Cybersecurity Act Could Impact Law Firms, General Counsel http://t.co/bGljUtsg Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Missouri Supreme Court strikes down ethics law because of way it was passed http://t.co/9ngar07i Feb 15, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Solicitor's estate loses battle over access to BBC Israel report http://t.co/B7JmXoVM Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: List for life: RJW gets shot in the arm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eNPhgH9F Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Supreme Court win for BBC in FOI case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hUdnO4jl Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Turnover and PEP up at Holland & Knight | The Lawyer: http://t.co/kq59TDM2 Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Biggart Baillie scores role on Rangers administration | The Lawyer: http://t.co/lSoZAesL Feb 15, 2012
  • Mulcaire to take Coogan phone-hacking appeal to Supreme Court | The Lawyer: http://t.co/7ogsQH5Z Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Band of Field Fisher partners in line for property windfall | The Lawyer: http://t.co/iuGxWreL Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: 'Big conversation' needed on social networking http://t.co/qbOmBrah Feb 15, 2012
  • New EAT Judgment: dismissing Fixed-Term employees does not trigger collective redundancies http://t.co/ePfDz7RQ #ukempla ... Feb 15, 2012
  • A cautionary warning for conveyancers http://t.co/uBXg4mgK Feb 15, 2012
  • WEEKLY LAW REVIEW: TheLawMap: Sunday Law Review: the week that was 5th – 11th Feb http://t.co/qVWrLVRu Feb 15, 2012
  • Teenage girl murdered in Doncaster http://t.co/3Izt4ht1 Feb 15, 2012
  • CHINA: Vice-President Xi Jinping in US visit http://t.co/bicbI6gf Feb 15, 2012
  • Ryanair 'sexist adverts' banned after complaints http://t.co/fLhkdMkW Feb 15, 2012
  • Payout of £600,000 after child witness put at risk http://t.co/omhOsJfa Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Ayn Rand Was an Illegal Immigrant http://t.co/Qm4Ea7Nc Feb 15, 2012
  • Glasgow team gets £1m grant to study illegal trade in antiquities http://t.co/zUZxj3Bs Feb 15, 2012
  • Fox found 'hanged' in illegal snare in Dumfries http://t.co/qewIvuLF Feb 15, 2012
  • INDIA: Timely action saved illegal transfer of Rs 66k cr: http://t.co/8VikzCZH Feb 15, 2012
  • ISRAEL: As the Illegal Outpost of Migron Goes, So Goes All of Israel http://t.co/Lxx6OceN Feb 15, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: All illegal occupants would be in jail if genuine effort made: CJ: http://t.co/P6xMAKGH Feb 15, 2012
  • INDONESIA: Ultimatum over illegal arms possession http://t.co/kumMt2aq Feb 15, 2012
  • INDONESIA: Bali bombings: 'Demolition Man' trial begins http://t.co/HESizZn1 Feb 15, 2012
  • Stephen Carroll trial: Army 'reluctant to hand over device' http://t.co/INWgJAXi Feb 15, 2012
  • Perjury inquiry over Lawrence trial - http://t.co/zTLn3kko Feb 15, 2012
  • JORDAN: Senior spokesman for government Pledges Fair Trial For Abu Qatada http://t.co/EChl7tr9 Feb 15, 2012
  • Parents of Stephen Lawrence killers could face investigation - http://t.co/XFQmOg4M Feb 15, 2012
  • US: 'Honeymoon killer' murder trial starts in US - http://t.co/WfnnZFKN Feb 15, 2012
  • Police investigation into irregularities at a Manchester Law Chambers http://t.co/z1p9XluM Feb 15, 2012
  • Raymond James Lawyer welcomes ‘generous’ cost order http://t.co/X1k4hekQ Feb 15, 2012
  • TUNIS & LIBYA: Tunisia court acquits Libyan ex-PM: lawyer http://t.co/Dl8Arh70 Feb 15, 2012
  • CANADA: Ruling in lawyer’s claim of ‘racial profiling’ overturned http://t.co/b53kxI1P Feb 15, 2012
  • Murdoch puts top lawyer on Sun case http://t.co/Rm0w1FS5 Feb 15, 2012
  • JERSEY: Jersey to ban vulture frunds from its courts http://t.co/Ah5fggXS Feb 15, 2012
  • ECHR: Strasbourg emphasises subsidiarity in freedom of expression rulings http://t.co/5JJ3eowk Feb 15, 2012
  • TTHE HAGUE makes capital out of criminal courts http://t.co/gPwuYlvr Feb 15, 2012
  • Colchester court building to open on time and on budget http://t.co/fY6S3DjS Feb 15, 2012
  • CHILE: Courts the only route after Anglo American talks failed, says Codelco chief http://t.co/K7CE3BGq Feb 15, 2012
  • Three years before European football if Rangers liquidated http://t.co/gga8Nxul Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Chief Judge Says NY Courts Must Be More Hospitable for Business http://t.co/2VZ3911R Feb 15, 2012
  • CANADA: Supreme Court ruling gives Canadians with mental disabilities full equality in court: http://t.co/7fMeH38x Feb 15, 2012
  • CANADA: Court ruling blasts mandatory minimums but fails to draw Conservative ire http://t.co/NQu9VyBx Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Child at center of high court fight over custody gets closure http://t.co/urylOzNS #cnn Feb 15, 2012
  • News Corporation 'gives journalists’ sources to police’ http://t.co/T9LTlpgk Feb 15, 2012
  • Pressure mounts on David Cameron to defy Europe over Abu Qatada http://t.co/eKMlbBJ0 Feb 15, 2012
  • Craig Jamieson sentenced for second time for baby Abbie murder http://t.co/wQVjAE0O Feb 15, 2012
  • Appeal over Tommy Sheridan damages victory remains frozen http://t.co/bhhZjk4e Feb 15, 2012
  • Scottish independence: MPs in 'unanswered questions' call http://t.co/nF35zWzY Feb 15, 2012
  • Llandudno promenade cyclists ban is lifted by council http://t.co/YmNchtDn Feb 15, 2012
  • 'Cwtch' occupiers at the Dolphin Hotel in Swansea lose eviction challenge http://t.co/LIiiFUF4 Feb 15, 2012
  • Man found dead at Thornbury vicarage named http://t.co/PwkNJaq3 Feb 15, 2012
  • Democracy for all? Minority rights and democratisation - ESSAY http://t.co/MsoBS2jp Feb 15, 2012
  • BAHRAIN: Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab detained at protests http://t.co/8Y8AlM10 Feb 15, 2012
  • UK study: 61% of Christians back equal rights for gay couples http://t.co/kOsd3PSl Feb 15, 2012
  • Animal rights campaigners attack "rush to kill" deer cull policy http://t.co/O7l1X2tN Feb 15, 2012
  • How a nurse is fighting for the rights of people with learning disabilities http://t.co/pkSVkk5i Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Mormons apologize for posthumous baptism of parents of Jewish rights advocate Wiesenthal http://t.co/Wt4u1T76 Feb 15, 2012
  • CHINA: Rights advocates press White House while China's Xi visits http://t.co/AT2zNGAH Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Charity Just For Kids Law teamS up with Hodge Jones and Allen to open an office in North London http://t.co/NwV6GtLO Feb 15, 2012
  • CANADA: Justice Minister says legislation would give police easier access to information about Internet users http://t.co/RbfDk6kS Feb 15, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: McDermott to Open Seoul Law Practice Following Trade Agreement http://t.co/OOcmTNm5 Feb 15, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Law Minister must exercise greater restraint http://t.co/VxuTNoRJ Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Washington gov signs gay marriage bill into law http://t.co/vy89Sf3q Feb 15, 2012
  • US: Rally at Alabama Statehouse draws hundreds to protest contentious tough immigration law http://t.co/pidybHFf Feb 15, 2012
  • Bullingdon Prison chiefs censured over cell death - http://t.co/I2XV8oTq Feb 15, 2012
  • Abu Qatada deportation talks continue http://t.co/VGz3jDCu Feb 15, 2012
  • Private equity firm behind UK’s first ABS on the hunt for another investment http://t.co/WUPDA0p2  Feb 15, 2012
  • Cameron insurance summit: full steam ahead on Jackson and cutting PI fees http://t.co/PF4WZn14  Feb 15, 2012