6th October - LAW NEWS

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• VATICAN: Pope ex-butler Paolo Gabriele jailed for theft http://t.co/h3oFrcLG 
• Supreme Court Questions Whether Patent Law Malpractice Claims “Arise Under” the US Patent Laws | Patent Law Blog http://t.co/pUjeUp4B
• US: What Should Startups Offer Mentors? This Law Firm-Backed f6s Template May Help http://t.co/8AlUOTU0 
• US: Local laws on sex offender buffer zones can’t be tougher than state regulations http://t.co/3otsJtxz 
• WSJ Law Blog: CANADA Supreme Court Softens HIV Disclosure Rules http://t.co/XfptqfJc
• Abu Hamza: civil engineer who turned hate preacher against West http://t.co/FJS9Wouq
• £150,000 a go: X Factor adverts to get you to vote for a police chief http://t.co/R3qmDgS6 
• High Court building doubles as badminton court and wedding venue http://t.co/Xqqc14gA 
• Former Bank of Scotland director wins partial judgment in MoS libel case http://t.co/SvXXkRWj 
• US: The painful lessons of the Central Park Five and the jogger rape case http://t.co/odJh71IM 
• Caroline Coyne murder: Specials defend refusing lift home http://t.co/bkG6rQR3 
• Naked Rambler: The UK's oddest legal stand-off http://t.co/saQcD9N3 
• VATICAN: Pope's butler Paolo Gabriele trial: Vatican verdict due http://t.co/h3oFrcLG 
• Abu Hamza due in US court following extradition http://t.co/5hTi5aeO Oct 06, 2012
• INDIA: Gandhi Family Member Accused of Illegal Land Deals http://t.co/zS1lrU3a 
• US: Feds charge US firm with smuggling illegal military tech to RUSSIA http://t.co/2wIWm9p1
• IRAN Frees Christian Pastor, Sends His Lawyer to Country‘s ’Most Dangerous’ Prison http://t.co/hWoxFF6s 
• Lawyer accuses UK of plot to bar Kenyatta http://t.co/HO9IfwjD 
• The Personal Injury Lawyer Who Called a News Anchor Fat Now Says He’s Sort of Sorry http://t.co/TYKOtes4 
• Model was insane when he killed Portuguese journalist: lawyer http://t.co/EQAWgbVy 
• Prominent Haitian lawyer claims government is persecuting him over politically sensitive cases http://t.co/Zc3BhNbp 
• UBS’s rogue trader trial: Under my umbrella | The Economist http://t.co/CiiCpZuu 
• Stephen Farrow murder trial: Kill threats 'made before' http://t.co/po8qgNje 
• Secret courts: what they don't want the British people to know http://t.co/489sIsns 
• Why Courts Matter in US: Reproductive Rights http://t.co/nVQwGawe 
• MEXICO: Mayan ball court was celestial 'marker' http://t.co/jsTfZ2rC 
• Tenants' rights when renting a home http://t.co/WZB3WL2R 
• Foxconn workers on iPhone 5 strike in CHINA, rights group says http://t.co/JoonDzYn 
• INDIA: Competition Appellate Tribunal dismisses FTIL plea to be party in NSE, MCX case http://t.co/WxuXGDWG 
• Hospital managers 'demanded cleaners shower them with gifts including cash, jewellery & cigarettes for time off request http://t.co/7EE6kaNy 
• Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says Norwich City are suing him and slams chairman for raising issue in public http://t.co/xQhyt77W 
• US: Dead Before Arrival: How to Kill Legislation http://t.co/TxUxAAqg 
• AZERBAIJAN: Amnesty issues rights plea to Rihanna, Shakira before Azeri concerts http://t.co/ymiFquAD 
• RUSSIA: Human rights official receives threats http://t.co/ibQ5GXnz
• Rights abuses persist in new TUNISIA, investigators say http://t.co/RRY56Bbk 
• PAKISTAN: Corruption in lower judiciary undermines image of institution: Chief Justice http://t.co/6uDItViz 
• Canadians, UN, Judges: Palestinian Authority Is Rigging the Courts http://t.co/duqIKN8f 
• SRI LANKA: Executive, Judiciary and Legislature must be committed to serve masses - says President http://t.co/PFHCpwbo 
• US: Cheerleaders See Victory as Judge Delays Decision on Religious Banners http://t.co/zvPw8Kjl 
• SPAIN: Judge questions man suspected of planning Columbine-style university attack http://t.co/2yx1bcEj 
• US: Judge won't delay Boston mobster 'Whitey' Bulger's trial, despite complaints from defense http://t.co/Q5wZPxGf 
• US: Appeals court may revive law firm's bid for non-attorney owners http://t.co/2BOp4EvR 
• Is Law School Tuition 'Too Damn High'? Dean and Tax Prof Differ on Solutions to Legal Education Problems http://t.co/cijL9G2C 
• US: Rosen Law Firm Announces Investigation of Syswin Inc. In Connection With the Going Private Proposal http://t.co/32Qw4yJS 
• US: Law firm Finnegan leaves Cambridge for Boston http://t.co/SiZv2Y3X 
• CANADA: HIV and law, an evolution http://t.co/7eeLU69B 
• PHILIPPINES: P-Noy stands by libel provision in cyber law http://t.co/GmgYA7Pv 
• BabBabyBarista leaving Guardian Law but will continue at http://t.co/Dlh1ZIv6 http://t.co/m4sz8M4b 
• UKRAINE comes under fire for anti-gay bill http://t.co/k9gZXjE2 
• City law firm leads torture claims - Lancashire http://t.co/1y4rpQMi 
• Abortion limit reduction favoured by Jeremy Hunt http://t.co/X3LXsodk 
• Canada Supreme Court eases HIV disclosure law http://t.co/wgPdwZud
• Fraud in the Scientific Literature http://t.co/uJgM35xm 
• US: For one Utah homeless man, the right to ask people for money has become a personal legal crusade http://t.co/BiRalwcs 
• British Judges Approve Extradition of Muslim Cleric to U.S. on Terrorism Charges http://t.co/Z9rwRANR 
• VENEZUELA: Fears Persist Among Venezuelan Voters Ahead of Election http://t.co/yj3OMhHM 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• NIGERIA anti-fraud EFCC agents jailed for taking bribes http://t.co/WUMkCGtW 
• Meg Burgess wall death: Builder George Collier jailed http://t.co/yGrVN8La
• 'Resident Evil' killers jailed for Derek Blake murder http://t.co/hqSTslw4 
• Apple core litter fine angers County Down driver http://t.co/8Y4WtYfR 
• Abu Hamza among five terror suspects extradited to USA http://t.co/n1dfp6Mk 
• Sky News presenter Kay Burley accused of being insensitive bordering on cruel in interview with April Jones volunteers http://t.co/E5Zj6yKZ
• Police secretly handed FBI evidence on Babar Ahmad while claiming their own case against him lacked in evidence http://t.co/v66z6dfn 
• High Court rules lawyers representing phone hacking victims have had 'too much of a good thing' with NI disclosures http://t.co/EXhnCPPT
• Concern over fairness as doctor battles UAE manslaughter charges | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rU8had4v 
• Obama-bashing judge to take 'senior' status | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aI9f93ck 
• Financial regulations and wobbly euro trigger 'uncertainty', say lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QWWrWyhs 
• Seoul flashes green light to US firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/au9JlTUQ 
• Legal sector hiring boosts London jobs figures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9V42rEbT
• GCSEs row: Legal action a step closer http://t.co/rkJsDjrd
• Chris Huhne speeding trial adjourned to next year http://t.co/n4Rk9rkB
• SOUTH AFRICA: Amplats fires 12,000 platinum miners http://t.co/42R548Ca
• Big brands are ABS-olutely unfabulous | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/CYfN0dLd 
• Nationwide alarm at EAW opt-out plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/hNFYDIdi 
• High Court waives limitation period on Mau Mau torture claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UwaR6Tgb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds set for CEO vote with Hughes tipped to take new term - Legalweek http://t.co/7zjv4LRN 
• Cable's 'business bank' proposals questioned by City banking partners - Legalweek http://t.co/DeFP4BtT
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New Novartis general counsel completes overhaul of in-house team - Legalweek http://t.co/WqUR0Ef4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields takes global M&A crown but deal slump continues - Legalweek http://t.co/oOIbekPr 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers shakes up associate pay with new merit-based model - Legalweek http://t.co/O8TZOUy7 
• Berezovsky concludes last major disputes in Russian litigation saga - Legalweek http://t.co/0GSVksIh 
• Businessman in court over shooting of Devizes solicitor http://t.co/hnC0TWLp 
• Former solicitor moves Sunderland University business faculty http://t.co/TAwIK7Uu 
• INDIA: Supreme Court seeks law officers assistance on plea against FDI in retail http://t.co/3hrO1pKk 
• Michael Chudley denies murder of solicitor James Ward http://t.co/xZzbhPJz 
• AUSTRALIA: Emotional Slipper urges court to dismiss sexual harassment case http://t.co/uZRcKWMB 
• Father has no 'sacred right’ over education of children, rules judge http://t.co/TCB3FvW2
• GHANA: Chief Justice calls for quality assurance in legal education http://t.co/d5VCKKAp 
• US: Justice department calls Megaupload case a success despite catastrophic flaws http://t.co/LkP6T670 
• GUATEMALA: Angry citizens demand justice at burial of 6 people fatally shot during protest http://t.co/IX8jeCQx 
• John Terry judgment: Main findings of the FA's regulatory commission http://t.co/hrcGRuxZ 
• INDIA: Opposition questions legal and political intentions behind FDI in insurance http://t.co/t0NvHOJV 
• When in France, there’s always a legal loophole http://t.co/lEHEctoP 
• EGYPT: Two Coptic kids face trial in Egypt over ‘insulting Islam’ http://t.co/RPS6wGgL 
• SPAIN: Spaniard to face trial for car wreck death of Cuba's Paya http://t.co/bt3NG1Z8 
• Barack Obama 'hoped to put bin Laden on trial' http://t.co/CzNqJbw3 
• Abu Hamza loses last-ditch extradition appeal http://t.co/8JFRPmSh 
• RUSSIA: Pussy Riot’s appeal case adjourned after defence lawyer is removed http://t.co/o5Dsnckb 
• GERMANY to introduce circumcision law http://t.co/wovxzzCs 
• VATICAN: Cardinal and canon lawyer hints at papal pardon for butler http://t.co/Vjbm3OZ3 
• NEW ZEALAND: Senior lawyer named acting SFO boss http://t.co/h7iRGVV7 
• US: Tax whistleblower gets $2 million IRS award: lawyer http://t.co/btzsfFQA 
• US: Man who fat-shamed anchor won't back down http://t.co/5qOv70Xc 
• CANADA: Lawyer demands inquest after second death at Windsor Jail http://t.co/wOWCsvsZ 
• CANADA: Lawyer Charles Roach dies with citizenship dream unfulfilled http://t.co/3TeFJnbO 
• US: Caught on camera: Moment thug punched his own LAWYER in court after judge jailed him for 15 years http://t.co/5UfNmL5Z
• Blackburn with Darwen Council in new landlord licensing row http://t.co/ltveGoCY 
• Innovative Lawyers | Special Law Report from The Financial Times http://t.co/EYyFwTZd