18th August - LAW NEWS

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• Charon QC podcast: asylum for Julian Assange - http://t.co/NS8ELcFJ
• US: Judge rejects Facebook settlement of 'Sponsored Stories' lawsuit http://t.co/KacyZRuQ 
• Argentine football great Diego Maradona in CHINA legal action http://t.co/w1tGIK6S 
• Former soldier wins legal victory in nuclear test infertility case http://t.co/OFqRmiel
• News anchor wins legal battle against Hustler after magazine published photo of her dancing in provocative competition http://t.co/Q6cdtXtG
• Grandparents lose battle over £52,000 legal bill at Hull Crown Court http://t.co/fLmz41eK
• INDIA: Ajay Devgn's Son of Sardaar gets legal notice http://t.co/6Oarrhj9 
• One in five jailed rioters let out of prison early http://t.co/CSSj9o66
• Libor scandal: Diamond hits back at MPs' claims http://t.co/ScVruHmn 
• Pussy Riot trial gives RUSSIA 'the image of a medieval dictatorship' http://t.co/sfHfwXJj 
• Julian Assange case: Ecuador pushes for neighbours' support http://t.co/t3dQdrzL
• Law Society to hold talks with Santander over its decision to cut its conveyancing panel http://t.co/KKhyIefI 
• US: New candidate sought to replace Alabama chief justice nominee Harry Lyon http://t.co/aSIEVEY7 
• Families Fighting for Justice are among those who pay tribute to Winnie Johnson following announcement of her death. http://t.co/tc5v84AT 
• KENYA: Threat to Chief Justice Mutunga Not in Order http://t.co/IY0dmgql 
• Solicitor reacts to news of Winnie Johnson's death http://t.co/61fWhnME 
• Pembrokeshire solicitor helps padded room pupils http://t.co/n9XbGNOZ 
• The Campaign is on in the Scottish Independence Referendum http://t.co/2brQFDmF 
• Winnie Johnson's fight for Moors Murder son Keith http://t.co/OHx8Nb9H
• 400 years since the Pendle witch trials led to 10 people being hanged for witchcraft: Secret life of modern-day witches http://t.co/xLwUZUCH
• 2nd arrest in Tommy Sheridan perjury trial probe | THE FIRM http://t.co/OggilxJX 
• Previous conviction not disclosed implementation gaps in summary justice procedures eviscerated by Inspector | THE FIRM http://t.co/ydmjrpGd 
• Scots law role in Prestwick renditions leads debate agenda | THE FIRM http://t.co/dqv3zJ4J 
• Glasgow solicitor spearheads Glasgow Boys charity exhibition sale | THE FIRM http://t.co/pZUadzXg 
• Police "looking into" constable's conduct at Edinburgh football derby | THE FIRM http://t.co/cueHEh1e 
• Mike's blog - First Circle of Hell | THE FIRM http://t.co/29jZl4pI 
• Pan Am 103: A crazy conspiracy | THE FIRM http://t.co/WMReUdu4
• Faster, Higher, More Strong Arm: London 2012 Intellectual Property enforcement | THE FIRM http://t.co/MW9J0dmI
• Police made accountable for the care of prisoners http://t.co/EAQ3ywjW
• Two teenagers arrested over death of 46-year-old man beaten to death in Eastbourne http://t.co/QflSqiAu 
• US: California's gradual retreat from capital punishment http://t.co/77H7r8SO 
• Turnout of 18% predicted for police commissioner election 'shambles' http://t.co/k1EXQ0vp 
• Scots drug and drink-linked deaths at record level http://t.co/dFb1x3K0 
• Michael Nolan jailed for Dundee cigarette seller murder http://t.co/QcsR9pS9 
• Oracle confirms paying a blogger but Google names no-one http://t.co/GwUXmPKd 
• US: Los Angeles city sued over marijuana shop ban http://t.co/D0DTH19f 
• Reoffending rates: More to be done, say MPs http://t.co/EKCic3Dd
• British workers 'among worst idlers', suggest Tory MPs http://t.co/Y0ExDd04 
• RUSSIA: Pussy Riot jail terms condemned as 'disproportionate' http://t.co/6I7tYAg5 
• INDIA: Panic Seizes India as a Region’s Strife Radiates http://t.co/ujdXIupl 
• US: Obama Lags on Judicial Picks, Limiting His Mark on Courts http://t.co/Gv37jElE 
• UN war crimes tribunal transfers Serb official to Portugal to serve 20-year sentence http://t.co/DqpmUiqC 
• Cockpit row pilots lose job tribunal http://t.co/xcNsavpi
• Victims' fury as Equitable Life probe closes http://t.co/ZsvEFyR9
• INDIA: Rights body initiates probe on 'Maoist' arrest http://t.co/koUB37vU 
• Madonna sued over gay rights stance by Russian campaigners http://t.co/qX4kSlxw 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Credit card surcharges and premium-rate phone lines go in consumer rights revolution http://t.co/FxHjYmGV 
• Pirates appeal GERMAN law on pre-paid phone IDs to EU http://t.co/QXmGVqyW 
• PHILIPPINES: Senator Sotto acting above the law, US blogger says http://t.co/XXgrI01Q 
• SNP's arrogance leaves Scottish libel law stuck in the past http://t.co/kVuy58QF 
• INDIA: Bombay High Court marks 150 years in judicial service http://t.co/jUi0hlIM
• US: Lawyers for Gitmo Detainees Argue Against New Attorney-Client Rules http://t.co/OmUSYVRd 
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyer Says He Doesn't Remember Stealing $14,500 Worth Of Art http://t.co/bZClEJrf 
• US: When The Lawyer Becomes The Object Of Prosecution http://t.co/HllmBd5b 
• Guantanamo prisoner says former US man who reached plea deal now has a cat http://t.co/iyagBHke 
• Julian Assange lawyer wants safe passage to Ecuador http://t.co/9ODPosfK 
• Former lawyer for Bennett mother: 'This is someone who enjoys mind games' http://t.co/G4uMNDj7 
• US: Jury orders lawyer to pay $4.5 million to gay University of Michigan alumnus http://t.co/9a1fpbrN
• RUSSIA: Garry Kasparov arrested at Pussy Riot trial protest http://t.co/pNfCFaqq 
• Russian society divided on Pussy Riot trial http://t.co/Cgaz49pH 
• US: Trial set for German woman in grandson's slaying http://t.co/egWcmPIv 
• US military postpones trial for accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan http://t.co/Sf5kVarw 
• INDIA: Pendency delays do not violate right to speedy trial http://t.co/3OzkBiB1 
• Armed burglary trial collapses after detective 'pulls faces at the defendant' http://t.co/xqUPj9v1
• Pussy Riot trial: a lot more at stake than Putin's dignity http://t.co/yKrMPrLe 
• Neil Heywood murder trial: Gu Kailai verdict due on Monday http://t.co/JiuwPr1J 
• The 'sex counseling' sessions when Amish beard cutting cult leader 'bedded his followers' wives' - court told http://t.co/KBhg5dsE 
• 7 Chinese illegally detained by JAPAN return to HONG KONG English.news.cnhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/17/c_131792642.htm
• Travellers set up illegal camp on Duchess of Cambridge's former school http://t.co/Gh2E99Oa 
• US: Long Lines and Big Dreams http://t.co/qxMlRg2A 
• Ian Brady 'may have revealed' Keith Bennett burial place http://t.co/5Ocd5px1 
• Julian Assange row: Americas ministers to meet http://t.co/AV3sVfK6 
• Libor scandal: MPs demand changes over rate-rigging http://t.co/cBEtHTdK 
• AUSTRALIA: Sex abuse may have cost church millions http://t.co/UAvV9bje 
• Norwich solicitor who sold unregulated insurance to clients and lied to bank http://t.co/t3dYi1TD 
• TUNISIA: Women Fight for Their Rights in the New Tunisia http://t.co/WaCgTIoW 
• RUSSIA: Judge Sentences Punk Band Pussy Riot 2 Yrs in Jail for Hooliganism http://t.co/aE0NXMbI 
• Pirates appeal GERMAN law on pre-paid phone IDs to EU http://t.co/ICui3Q7Y 
• CANADA: Bill to impose teachers’ contract will not be a confidence motion, McGuinty says http://t.co/2QOnqSUH
• INDIA: `Bill not to undermine independence of judiciary` http://t.co/ISOllbTq 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary and foreign media http://t.co/8h7mrLM0
• NEW ZEALAND: Judiciary dancing to tune of offenders http://t.co/zhyJVl4p 
• INDIA: Bengal ex-Lokayukta gets threat calls for criticising Mamata http://t.co/h5Yvbjki