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13th April - LAW NEWS HEADLINES

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  • GERMANY: Civil servant says he 'did nothing for 14 years' - Telegraph http://t.co/OiXYepGw Apr 13, 2012
  • Some secrets must be kept - and no one needs to apologise for that - http://t.co/6VF2Lnkv Apr 13, 2012
  • The Bundle: Strasbourg: has Hamza saved the relationship? http://t.co/hCn1KAZu Apr 13, 2012
  • BPAS hacker jailed for 32 months http://t.co/1hlsdjI0 Apr 13, 2012
  • Olympics 2012: branding 'police' to protect sponsors' exclusive rights http://t.co/hq5lfWT2 Apr 13, 2012
  • Banned gay bus ad group looks at legal action against TfL: http://t.co/83hFUBRa Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Phone-hacking lawyer prepares to launch claims in US | The Lawyer: http://t.co/cRio3H6s Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper seeks 'fresh perspective' with management revamp | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UsIIaczF Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman loses two German partners to Taylor Wessing spin-off | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FNfPRJ30 Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Hampton advises as NightJack launches action against The Times | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6jFQlmN1 Apr 13, 2012
  • UZBEKISTAN releases ill human rights activist - http://t.co/0j7rtDln Apr 13, 2012
  • Drop Mel Gibson film, Jewish human rights group tells Hollywood http://t.co/56UgYXnM Apr 13, 2012
  • Alleged victim of sex abuse denies looking to blame former teacher for a ‘difficult life’ http://t.co/xX5yY2Vz Apr 13, 2012
  • Woman judge Wendy Joseph appointed at the Old Bailey http://t.co/MelKqPgx Apr 13, 2012
  • How will the new law on cookies affect internet browsing? http://t.co/hBjDNMcA Apr 13, 2012
  • MPs must not let fear of contempt water down phone hacking report http://t.co/vWLCHdPS Apr 13, 2012
  • Coaching wannabe QCs | Alex Aldridge http://t.co/ectNF6uW Apr 13, 2012
  • Conveyancing Association welcomes 50th member: http://t.co/r75KWfvX Apr 13, 2012
  • CANADA: Enbridge's Gateway pipeline still in legal swamp http://t.co/qrIMXCNY Apr 13, 2012
  • Legal Affairs rapporteur overlooks ACTA is inherently dangerous - ACTA Blog http://t.co/jlYGWrdO Apr 13, 2012
  • Ferichs's "Short History of Socio-Legal Thinking" - Legal History Blog http://t.co/yuEKRBCX Apr 13, 2012
  • Legal move on rubbish mountain http://t.co/aBbYLXvH Apr 13, 2012
  • CANADA: Strictly Legal: Five fired executives win their bonuses http://t.co/EMFcZzMy Apr 13, 2012
  • AUS: Legal action may see union boss lose power http://t.co/IBS6bvpn Apr 13, 2012
  • CANADA: Legal battle resumes over fate of long-gun registry data http://t.co/yF7xy9xF Apr 13, 2012
  • ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi paid £50,000 in legal fees to Niocle Minetti http://t.co/kVHX63e9 Apr 13, 2012
  • IRAN: nuclear programme: legal debate stirs over basis for US or Israeli attack http://t.co/8DXi9gqG Apr 13, 2012
  • Fox mole in legal hole as Gawker raises gossip stakes http://t.co/ogyQTAd8 Apr 13, 2012
  • JP Morgan revenues rise but legal costs trim profits http://t.co/zp8qolXt Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Gunman shoots police chief days before retirement http://t.co/J0Pa4Kzq Apr 13, 2012
  • Public consulted on South Yorkshire PCSO plan http://t.co/iU6lLjm7 Apr 13, 2012
  • Cornwall eye-gouge man admits blinding girlfriend http://t.co/4OCTZObS Apr 13, 2012
  • SPAIN: Law Aims to Rein in Budget http://t.co/sdg6rj02 - Wall Street Journal, Apr 13, 2012
  • US: New law targets lone abortion clinic in Mississipi http://t.co/NwxNTYfJ Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Tennessee teacher law could boost creationism, climate denial http://t.co/7Dl40Wxg Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Canon law expert: Shredding list of 35 accused Phila. priests ‘obstruction of justice cubed’ http://t.co/Jr38fukB Apr 13, 2012
  • The rising cost of free speech: Reynolds, contempt and Twitter: http://t.co/ZJ6udjGz - UK Human Rights Blog Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Tracking scheme aims to cut family delays http://t.co/qTFSZdwi Apr 13, 2012
  • Young Muslim woman who changed her career in law for one in banking http://t.co/l5NztvGB Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Alcoa appoints Fried Frank partner as chief legal officer | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ukoHVIHw Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk builds English law practice with second Freshfields hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mAuDepOa Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans puts faith in Shanghai as it pulls out of Beijing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/leuOoU8d Apr 13, 2012
  • South Yorkshire police chief defends PCSO plans http://t.co/hrwygfaV Apr 13, 2012
  • From the archive, 13 April 1934: BLACK MAGIC LIBEL ACTION - The Guardian http://t.co/fAkaU9tT Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Singer Leonard Cohen's ex-manager found guilty of harassment http://t.co/QqxuJSk0 Apr 13, 2012
  • David Blunkett attacks South Yorkshire Police PCSO plans http://t.co/DbVoofEK Apr 13, 2012
  • Cigarette packet branding to face consultation http://t.co/HddF7YUp Apr 13, 2012
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  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Alcoa appoints Fried Frank partner as chief legal officer | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ukoHVIHw Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk builds English law practice with second Freshfields hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mAuDepOa Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans puts faith in Shanghai as it pulls out of Beijing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/leuOoU8d Apr 13, 2012
  • South Yorkshire police chief defends PCSO plans http://t.co/hrwygfaV Apr 13, 2012
  • From the archive, 13 April 1934: BLACK MAGIC LIBEL ACTION - The Guardian http://t.co/fAkaU9tT Apr 13, 2012
  • ale brings £12m sex bias case against her firm http://t.co/6RsrcsEI Apr 13, 2012
  • The real test of driving: how to handle a mobility scooter - South Yorkshire Police concerned over recent accidents http://t.co/Q2UtrSqv Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey partner departures reach 52 this year as two more exit in the US- Legalweek http://t.co/kpwJYflH Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk adds second Freshfields partner to new English law practice- Legalweek http://t.co/aHfCd2zb Apr 13, 2012
  • US: The California Supreme Court ruled employers are under no obligation for workers legally mandated lunch breaks http://t.co/KahNCoCJ Apr 13, 2012
  • CAMEROON: A lawyer unto himself and his people http://t.co/PmezLg1Y Apr 13, 2012
  • CANADA: Federal lawyers argue that long-gun registry injunction should be lifted: http://t.co/uygRPil0 Apr 13, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Apr 13, 2012
  • LIBYA: ICC defence lawyer wants Libya reported to U.N http://t.co/n3dvYLHB Apr 13, 2012
  • US: George Zimmerman to plead not guilty to murder charge as lawyer seeks bail http://t.co/B69XMLr8 Apr 13, 2012
  • Ivory Trade - Haunting new photos reveal secret elephant graveyard discovered in the heart of Africa http://t.co/Yk1YdWlR Apr 13, 2012
  • Rapist who subjected mother to two-hour machete rape ordeal in front of her children jailed for 14 years - Birmingham http://t.co/Adp06nu9 Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Motive unknown in killing of 2 illegal immigrants ambushed by camouflage-clad men http://t.co/VcNxRzLM Apr 13, 2012
  • SUDAN: South Sudan's Capture of Heglig Oil Field 'Illegal' http://t.co/z6LSSFwo Apr 13, 2012
  • SPAIN: Nun in court over babies 'stolen' under Franco http://t.co/XQlpiWDc Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky Trial: Judge Refuses To Toss Child Sex-Abuse Charges http://t.co/NqB2RMFC Apr 13, 2012
  • US: 'He knows he made mistakes' Friends tell of John Edwards tragic isolation as jury selection begins http://t.co/mcYuWSPg Apr 13, 2012
  • NORWAY: Killer Breivik goes on trial in Oslo http://t.co/BqBMjBSo Apr 13, 2012
  • New Visa rules must not deter foreign students, says Oxford University: http://t.co/VuaWZxom Apr 13, 2012
  • The Guantanamo war crimes tribunal is worse than a Bush-era horror show: it reminds me of Chinese 'justice' http://t.co/RrlLXPEu Apr 13, 2012
  • The Guantanamo war crimes tribunal is worse than a Bush-era horror show: it reminds me of Chinese 'justice' http://t.co/RrlLXPEu Apr 13, 2012
  • Sky wins rights to James Bond movies after nearly 40 years on ITV http://t.co/hkcGlvA8  Apr 13, 2012
  • IRAN: Iran 'will not retreat' from nuclear rights, says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - http://t.co/6ThFtX8i Apr 13, 2012
  • TURKEY: Turkish delight in epic film Fetih 1453, the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire http://t.co/7Js28Bi9 via @guardian Apr 13, 2012
  • ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi paid €127,000 to witnesses in trial http://t.co/eDntKsby Apr 13, 2012
  • Teenagers arrested over anti-terrorist hotline hacking http://t.co/botuYEXW Apr 13, 2012
  • The war on terror is corrupting all it touches | Simon Jenkins http://t.co/Epw37HFS Apr 13, 2012
  • Hillsborough and Battle of Orgreave: one police force, two disgraces http://t.co/xSKoCUDk Apr 13, 2012
  • ITALY: Rome prosecutors link Vatican cleric to 29-year mystery of missing girl http://t.co/WteBeouY Apr 13, 2012
  • Pakistani students applying to study in UK will face compulsory interview http://t.co/gZOXvcqu Apr 13, 2012
  • FRANCE: Presidential rivals clash over debt fears http://t.co/iOFRb75Y Apr 13, 2012
  • Met police chief to face MPs over racism scandal http://t.co/vGR3MQzM Apr 13, 2012
  • US: Bishops say Catholics must disobey unjust laws http://t.co/gLw8cO7H Apr 13, 2012
  • INDIA: Right-to-education law 'valid' - Supreme Court http://t.co/ie88hiLp Apr 13, 2012
  • US: New law in Mississippi threatens state’s only operating abortion clinic in Jackson http://t.co/zF0T9bN1 Apr 13, 2012
  • EU airlines emissions law is 'deal-breaker for climate talks' http://t.co/FEV78RDY Apr 13, 2012
  • SPAIN: Law to crack down on regional deficits http://t.co/5Fb3wywH Apr 13, 2012
  • Black people in Britain more likely to be unemployed than those in US - http://t.co/9CgmCEhI Apr 13, 2012
  • US ruling over rendition evidence offers impunity to British spies, warns UN http://t.co/8WXrEqVP Apr 13, 2012
  • 'Fake sheikh' pair jailed - http://t.co/exAHt0up Apr 13, 2012
  • Met bosses were guilty of 'poor judgement' in hiring NOTW man - http://t.co/DFRqr4Q3 Apr 13, 2012
  • Hackers step up war on security services - http://t.co/0pLbE1RD Apr 13, 2012
  • Legal Futures - COLP role risks prompting culture of silence at firms, warns top adviser http://t.co/LczIRPWY Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: The human cost of legal aid cuts http://t.co/nILp4KpG Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: ET or not ET? That is the ­question http://t.co/tD09q8Sw Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: OFT door still open on HSBC panel investigation http://t.co/4eBkpU4T Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Grieve: interpreter failure ‘not contempt’ http://t.co/3lBGRqTu Apr 13, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Hundreds of CMCs ‘cancelled’ by MoJ http://t.co/kfFox5q5 Apr 13, 2012
  • Dorset police shine light on lost novel http://t.co/qPxoJWXc Apr 13, 2012
  • UK firm admits illegal waste exports to Brazil http://t.co/BfMcqI5v Apr 13, 2012
  • Met Police worker admits stealing court exhibits http://t.co/AcwNhPp6 Apr 13, 2012
  • Suspects in £1.8m Durham University museum raid named http://t.co/DS7dptbK Apr 13, 2012
  • South Yorkshire PCSOs could get bigger front-line policing role http://t.co/nH5lIZi9 Apr 13, 2012
  • Natalie McMillan charged over baby's television death http://t.co/cJuthr8O Apr 13, 2012
  • Runaway inmate officer 'changed prison records' http://t.co/dUIF0TYh Apr 13, 2012
  • Christopher Knox: Teenagers jailed for schoolboy death http://t.co/DjVjYJna Apr 13, 2012
  • Woman's evidence in Ched Evans and Clayton McDonald rape trial http://t.co/pFIvJwd3 Apr 13, 2012
  • Mel Gibson in 'anti-Jewish' row with writer Joe Eszterhas http://t.co/COGG59Au Apr 13, 2012
  • London transport chiefs ban 'gay cure' bus advert http://t.co/J0fsrWuZ Apr 13, 2012
  • Former Bill actor Colin Tarrant killed himself http://t.co/SfWslMCL Apr 13, 2012
  • EGYPT: MPs 'bar ex-Mubarak presidential candidates' http://t.co/yinXbT3D Apr 13, 2012
  • Stolen Cezanne found by Serbian police http://t.co/seQ22Rmk Apr 13, 2012
  • Two arrests over Scotland Yard terror line hack http://t.co/gNzjXnPY Apr 13, 2012
  • Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman appears in court http://t.co/kPLfmWNZ Apr 13, 2012