5th January - LAW NEWS

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• TURKEY: Royalties provide Fethullah Gülen with modest income, lawyer says http://t.co/O13ypZAv 
• POLAND: A Lawyer's Quest for Clarity on the Smolensk Plane Crash http://t.co/EMSvjRPe
• British government accused of misleading in gay lawyer’s extreme porn case http://t.co/brDsNLwb 
• Exclude Lakes from nuclear dump role says lawyer: http://t.co/UOJCCeIb 
• CANADA’s indigenous citizens fight for their rights http://t.co/Eq4zwolG 
• East Lancashire MP backs ‘rights for cash’ scheme http://t.co/ebx9g6fj 
• Red tape and employment rights – a fundamental rebalance? http://t.co/ZsKvvnU4
• A Champion of women’s rights in JAPAN (Beate Sirota Gordon) - Obituaries http://t.co/lXCJcRBg 
• Councils face the strain due to employment tribunal bill http://t.co/skDI6wB1 
• Shropshire surgeon to face tribunal after death of patient http://t.co/fsfUjAh6 
• Arbroath bingo boss wins jackpot at employment tribunal http://t.co/2y7OIf79
• SUDAN: Humanitarian and Human Rights Situation of the IDPs and War Affected Civilians http://t.co/1LJJp5Zw 
• Book Review: The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law http://t.co/ScXCZ3EC 
• US: Administration & CIA Urged to Work with Senate Intelligence Committee to Release Torture Report http://t.co/dcLkcnjd 
• BAHRAIN: Human Rights Watch concerned about two human rights defenders in custody http://t.co/L94FpiTu
• CHILE: Government to Expel Two Italian Human Rights Observers http://t.co/L2hURpDd 
• Is Lambrinidis the right choice for EU human rights envoy? http://t.co/zHnddOdk
• A human rights wishlist for 2013 - Amnesty International http://t.co/tix2hfm9 
• Increased flooding impacts conveyancing http://t.co/TECrgUDa
• 'Terrorists' favourite bookseller' has conviction quashed http://t.co/aXgS2vd5 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Minimum Alcohol Pricing Is Illegal: So Why Is The British Government Being So Stupid? http://t.co/7QnQWcSG 
• Illegal ivory worth $1.4m seized in Hong Kong http://t.co/yKPdPMuw 
• 'Illegal migrants' ordered to leave Britain had returned home years ago http://t.co/jmBhZsPp 
• US Federal Judge Steps Down to Join Law Firm http://t.co/wTHItWOY 
• Never mind banning the hijab, what about the banning of the cross? http://t.co/ZAgd6zJm
• US judge forced to quash man's rape conviction because victim was not married http://t.co/j1WfBz1W
• Rioting charges after new violence flares in Belfast http://t.co/2ZL54Zt9
• Woman denies murder bid on baby dumped at bottom of rubbish chute http://t.co/8a8Rs4rV
• Common European Sales Law: MPs back Government refusal stance as legal basis for proposed regime is questioned http://t.co/sn5f6MbK 
• Colchester binmen 'blame EU law for missed collections' http://t.co/mrBA8LFV 
• Press and broadcast coalition warns against changes to contempt law http://t.co/MFOlW8La 
• CHINA’s “most severe traffic law in history” http://t.co/INssqymr 
• International Humanitarian Law must be bolstered to prevent the killing of more innocent civilians http://t.co/hZd3xbw9
• Working late is no excuse: law firm’s email goes viral http://t.co/AXJgS3bL 
• HUNGARY top court voids election law in blow to Orban http://t.co/t6nZDCQ8 
• Samsung, LG fined $35 million over alleged price fixing http://t.co/2YLglK9H 
• SocGen to Resume TURKEY Commentary as New Law Triggers Reviews http://t.co/wFjMRqOk 
• US: California Court Finds Single Woman Not Protected By Rape Law http://t.co/CRjYrsf9 
• US: Revamp begins on nation’s food-safety laws http://t.co/oYrOKpMw 
• Cherie Blair’s international consultancy to become ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/6SeoRR8e
• Co-op Bank fined for failing to tackle PPI complaints during judicial review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZrPFfJIX 
• GERMANY: Angela Merkel pictured with blacked-up children  http://t.co/MrZkigIY 
• Criminals 'should pay for a night in police cells' http://t.co/AO2T0rv5 
• Flexed ABS and flip-flops – my predictions for 2013 | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/aQjO9gGS 
• Marketing – a question of resources | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/N9XsAAq2
• Co-op fined for PPI complaints-handling | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/UD3hNF7k
• Nicklinson posthumous right-to-die appeal : LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/mKksJqsi 
• Society calls for freeze on civil justice reform | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/r2IYHheP
• US: Chief Justice Roberts to Preside at Obama Swearing-In http://t.co/6G643DU2 
• European Court of Justice "Lacking Any Foundation in Law" http://t.co/nzkLMQuh 
• CHILE Seeks Justice for Murdered Singer Victor Jara http://t.co/ZDg9n55J 
• PHILIPPINES: Palace vows justice for shooting victim Nicole http://t.co/2uZSdNdv 
• Justice could be 'compromised' under videolink plans http://t.co/01wg3QN8 
• Sun Justice Campaigners respond to The Guardian publishing an article defending child molesters http://t.co/0k6jHsVP 
• US: Fiscal Justice Trumps Fiscal Sanity, Progressivism Marches On http://t.co/6M4zGG08 
• Teenage girl with no legal name sues Icelandic state for the right to be called 'Light Breeze' http://t.co/xNCzaZpm
• 75% of Scots would back even tougher measures on drink driving http://t.co/WH6HupER 
• Sainsbury’s drop long expected legal bombshell as they ask the High Court for Judicial Review over Whittlesey store http://t.co/1EB8QQkw 
• Google makes concessions to avoid legal action in US http://t.co/040kZDFU 
• Solicitors win appeal after Nationwide mortgage fraud http://t.co/MaEGAuPd 
• Discrimination against women in prison keeps them going back http://t.co/OuTKSXzg 
• It's time for the demise of capital punishment in the US http://t.co/IttFZG3u 
• A letter to Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty's apology for torture | Naomi Wolf http://t.co/7ChbnxFw 
• Need an antidote to Christmas excess? Calculating your slavery footprint should sober you up pretty quickly http://t.co/Vv5JjDDI 
• Manchester City fan who ran at Rio Ferdinand banned for three years http://t.co/o8mF4WG6 
• CHINA fines Samsung, LG and others over LCD prices http://t.co/CM1T2pQ2 
• BBC presenter Winton Cooper's son given hospital order http://t.co/CtSBWF46
• Blackpool PCs remembered 30 years after sea deaths http://t.co/bEYrVUIq 
• Union flag protests: Officers hurt in fresh flag trouble in east Belfast http://t.co/t7QqUKqc 
• INDIA victim's male friend recounts Delhi rape attack http://t.co/epTTd7XD 
• NEPAL's Colonel Kumar Lama charged in UK with torture http://t.co/UZFKWr9K 
• CofE drops opposition to gay bishops in civil partnerships http://t.co/gIYRGDNM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LSB appoints Eversheds, Herbies and Hogan Lovells to panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/7ymqn9d1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Goodwin Procter client Wegelin closes down after US tax evasion case | The Lawyer http://t.co/i7cz2Qmg
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert adds trio of London lawyers to partnership in 12-strong round - Legalweek http://t.co/dKQb31EV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds, Field Fisher and Herbert Smith among new LSB panel line-up - Legalweek http://t.co/RA7cH2rA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US firms in key roles as Transocean fined $1.4bn for Deepwater oil spill - Legalweek http://t.co/L6V4JtUh