LawNewsIndex: 10th November

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Guardian journalists win legal reporting award for article on death penalty http://t.co/E1bZPpQH VATICAN: Computer expert Sciarpelletti guilty in Pope leak case http://t.co/0ho2OEpV
CANADA: New copyright laws make breaking DRM illegal http://t.co/o6T8jeYG
CHINA says no to foreign rights monitors for Tibet http://t.co/uXByQfvb
EU must ensure biofuel producers in INDONESIA respect land rights http://t.co/SRlPku2d
CANADA: Legislation puts first copyright back in the hands of photographers http://t.co/S0eq2DRp
EGYPT: Salafis call for Islamic law in Egypt protest http://t.co/mkdZYhJ5
Shakespeare and the law : SCOTUSblog: http://t.co/fHfBI7lG
Shadow justice secretary steps up attack on secret courts bill http://t.co/j5UY0uzL
Business Groups Get Top US Court Hearing on Arbitration http://t.co/MRxKUm7H
Apple Samsung patent battle: coding that obscured apology removed from UK website http://t.co/g61kO8ol
Two Glaswegian have been been given life sentences for the "brutal and merciless" murder of a man outside his home http://t.co/B99DGsTf
UGANDA 'halts' human rights play http://t.co/CYG0uGyd
MOROCCO: Human Rights Defender Brutally Attacked by Moroccan Police Human Rights Defender Brutally Attacked by Moroccan Police
MALAWI government moves to suspend law against homosexuality; rights groups back move http://t.co/4Im1AETT
GERMANY: Human rights court rejects PETA appeal on Holocaust campaign http://t.co/Z8XNyyeo
CANADA: Supreme Court strips Viagra patent from Pfizer http://t.co/Gy6wcPt6
US: Gay marriage votes could sway U.S. Supreme Court http://t.co/bX18CcCH
The Hobbit rights holder sues makers of Age of the Hobbits flick http://t.co/AyrRtbDG
US: Republican party’s future unsettled by stance on illegal immigration http://t.co/kZDEvfm3
‘Illegal poisoning’ of animals in East Lancashire is on the rise http://t.co/VFYomMJY Nov 10, 2012
Living Wage: London's criteria for procurement may be illegal http://t.co/sr8VBZJG
ZIMBABWE: Human Rights Lawyer Charles Kwaramba threatened by Supreme Court http://t.co/flIvAP0B
Poetic justice at Holyrood? http://t.co/FZ5bM7RS
Olympics blunder costs G4S British prison deals http://t.co/PPxO5rbl
Social justice should begin in the Scottish classroom http://t.co/8rnUI4N8
Enniskillen families deserve justice http://t.co/zCasGoOw
So, What Now? Five Racial Justice Thinkers Make Sense of the US Election http://t.co/NXem0VXr
Plea bargains 'could warp GERMAN justice' http://t.co/cgju6rfJ
A Legal Solution to Mob Justice in NIGERIA? http://t.co/PZ3TUipG
US Lawyer and ex-Carnegie Mellon University trustee pleads not guilty to laundering more than $600M http://t.co/zKG7kqq6
Put up or shut up, Mirror boss tells hacking lawyer http://t.co/2N3JD3oU
US Lawyer jailed after allegedly trashing former office with sledgehammer, urinating on floor & drawing penis on walls http://t.co/aKRQFsgn
Solicitor from child abuse inquiry voices doubts over evidence http://t.co/Eh8sD2ty
Mum broke into North Wales solicitor's office to look at files http://t.co/oZ7OVIEr
Call for FSA to regulate firms that solicit investment misselling claims http://t.co/QgBYsjpP
Major law firms revitalise pro bono schemes, as average hours drop: http://t.co/P9tGyLoh
Law firms in Harrogate say the town has become as a centre of excellence for private client legal services http://t.co/riOxpPZB
INDIA: Energy conservation tribunal to start work soon http://t.co/FskV46V9
CANADA: Dyslexic boy was discriminated against by B.C. school district, Supreme Court rules http://t.co/XOappUy3
North-East Car dealership refuses to pay tribunal discrimination award http://t.co/WE2MHpoO
Cell-push policeman Mark Andrews wins job ruling http://t.co/4mkBk1oH
The past on trial: Waterhouse Tribunal and the missing names: http://t.co/aVnd9JSa
CHINA: Ongoing detention of human rights defender Mr Zhu Yubiao eleven weeks after due release date http://t.co/LciVIX5V
Three United Kingdom human rights complaints set for court judgement http://t.co/jVPnssff
IRAN: Blogger Dies in Detention, Torture Suspected http://t.co/eDe2wy6p
GUINEA-BISSAU: Fear amid human rights abuses http://t.co/1Jp6609t
ZIMBABWE rights activists released on $100 bail after being detained for 4 days http://t.co/hFFhulfx
Supporting Human Rights in BURMA | The White House: http://t.co/xmoy4ySV
Human Rights Body Criticizes US for NYPD's Policing of Occupy Wall Street http://t.co/8mGHogsh
BANGLADESH: Senior lawyer demands that Electoral Commission cancel Islamist party Jamaat Islami registration http://t.co/p9SAwf8w
Hazel Stewart's double murder conviction appeal date is set http://t.co/blUrID3K
NEW ZEALAND: The Law Awards Mislead the Public http://t.co/i25OQk7G
South Wales Judge critical of defence barrister during conviction appeal hearing http://t.co/Dj0yjQwy
GHANA: Chief of the Gbi traditional area in the Volta region, Togbui Gabusu demands justice over stolen regalia http://t.co/FPWdxpKT
NIGERIA: Pretence to Justice http://t.co/efGlybx1
Justice at last for Scots woman as Syrian toyboy lover is jailed for her murder http://t.co/xVlWdHeH
SOUTH AFRICA: Justice Minister commends magistrate for rhino sentence http://t.co/xHG8ZG1o
FRANCE: Ex-justice chief known for elegance, ambition files paternity suit against millionaire http://t.co/vz5ixPer
David Cameron, Phillip Schofield and mob justice in the age of the internet http://t.co/87x7h05J
MoneyGram to forfeit $100 million to settle US fraud case http://t.co/IcMARyDP
SRI LANKA: Shirani Bandaranayake denies Sri Lanka impropriety charges http://t.co/OHxg5yr9
SRI LANKA: Move to impeach chief justice stirs fears government is quashing independent judiciary http://t.co/36mOdCkW
INDIA: 'India Against Corruption' will now target the judiciary http://t.co/35tMbjcZ
MALAWI holds off on enforcing antigay legislation http://t.co/X4lfNe7h
As New EU Legislation for Tyres Comes Into Force, UK Motorists are Unaware of Many Aspects Of Essential Tyre Safety http://t.co/ln1ndCxI
US: Judge gives preliminary OK to $7B settlement over credit card fees, parties say http://t.co/HIKl0wvE
Judge to review whether foreman in Apple v. Samsung hid info http://t.co/9mXobXUC
US:Nevada j udge sets May hearing in OJ Simpson freedom bid http://t.co/N9RRH2ed
US Federal judge urged to approve British Petroleum settlement http://t.co/pFObBnLg
Chevron appeals against asset freeze in ARGENTINA http://t.co/AWNpAVo1
BBC apologises for Newsnight child abuse report http://t.co/xeiaG2yE
Wives who divorce wealthy husbands can't expect big payouts, judge warns http://t.co/wf59Dvuz
New police watchdog to cost half a billion but record low turnout in voting expected http://t.co/ikJzMZpk
Qatada to stay in UK for months even if he loses legal bid http://t.co/5TsqgM6r
The bloggers have the wrong man: Lord McAlpine prepares legal action against 'wholly false' abuse claims http://t.co/HeGnhZyQ
Double killer acquitted over 'threat to kill' prison officer http://t.co/lolPKneD
BBC and victim apologise to Lord McAlpine after admitting abuse claims were a case of mistaken identity http://t.co/tEVLhVga
Exclusive: Supreme Court to rule on a soldier's right to life http://t.co/zZugXo7M
Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband hold secret talks over Leveson http://t.co/D62EwlVx
US: A Supreme Test on the Right to Vote http://t.co/nbdPb3FQ
Google Is Blocked in CHINA as Party Congress Begins http://t.co/JY51mtdn
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
CHINA: Many Chinese Intellectuals Are Silent Amid a Wave of Tibetan Self-Immolations http://t.co/QjJXcoS7
NORWAY: Life in Prison Suite Doesn’t Agree With a Mass Killer - Anders Breivik http://t.co/TtCjnDVC
US: Obama to Insist on Tax Increase for the Wealthy http://t.co/Ne4x8EnP
US: Petraeus Quits; Evidence of Affair Was Found by F.B.I. http://t.co/bBoMgPGZ
Payday loan firms that are flouting the law http://t.co/Udo5EMEm
GREECE: Trial of baker who brutally beat migrant worker begins http://t.co/aZqbSx1Q
Sister beginning legal battle over ex-paratrooper body blunder http://t.co/ffB7uJwd
Scotland-wide lawyers’ strike looms over legal aid row http://t.co/Btr6HbEY
Legal advice privilege… just for lawyers? http://t.co/gh0yXZfr
US: Will Obama Let Washington and Colorado Keep Their Legal Pot? http://t.co/7uEoqC3u
Lawyers rush to defend UK's under-fire legal aid system | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4hTcTvm2
Dubai ruling boosts foreign arbitration awards | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sklZ3Qoi
Pro bono efforts nosedive as hard times bite | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GYdFzuP9
In-house legal teams struggle in battle against risk | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FvbJmtTC
Profits shrink as advice demand stagnates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BEZLbmpq
Scottish lawyers and hospital doctors threaten to strike http://t.co/H9XETGmo
Prop 34 fails but signals the imminent demise of California's death penalty http://t.co/ttnDbHRE
US: Legalising marijuana signals new social norms US drugs policy must match http://t.co/pQpeyGYW
Apple showed lack of integrity in Samsung dispute, says judge http://t.co/V6TO06WE
Lord McAlpine raises prospect of legal action over false abuse allegations http://t.co/eMpaIwDE
Injured workers face tougher battle for compensation under government plans http://t.co/Py9ofrAx
Juries and internet research: we need to ask more questions | David Banks http://t.co/OYviMqnp
'Significant' developments imminent in Libor inquiry, says Serious Fraud Office http://t.co/vtkRvLEQ
US: Medical marijuana law will challenge overseers http://t.co/yHofkxSV
AUSTRALIA: What Gillard knew about the ‘slush fund’ http://t.co/GRYO2xPc

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