LawNewsIndex: 28th December

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HSBC Too Big To Jail: Dark Day For the Rule of Law http://t.co/jbxm5rhe
MOLDOVA: Anti discrimination law passes second stage of parliament http://t.co/2RTBsSvJ
Bribery law 'did not lead to rise in prosecutions' http://t.co/vxzdjEcM
US: Democrat senators seek change in law on US government surveillance http://t.co/JQjrVmen
Highland Criminals 'could walk free' after court re-jig http://t.co/b134SUYL
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is being urged to extend a courts consultation deadline http://t.co/RPhF0psK
Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson being returned from Pakistan http://t.co/mBbVhTBs
Criminals count the cost of illegal activity in Avon and Somerset http://t.co/7MqgrCZI
IRELAND: More than 20 illegal fuel-laundering plants shut in smuggler crackdown http://t.co/AEoQn2GA
After 90 years as an illegal in US, Josephine gets her green card http://t.co/PUFvMdVt
GERMAN Police warn of illegal New Year's fireworks threat http://t.co/Kipz9DXM
CHINA ISPs must delete 'illegal' posts and snitch on users http://t.co/N6fJhvw4
CYPRUS: Suspected wife killer to face trial http://t.co/cQXnxm5C
Met policeman who texted on-trial Laura Johnson keeps job http://t.co/4qYCZo4A
PAKISTAN Benazir murder trial - post-death conspiracy is no less painful http://t.co/h9PIZ7YJ
Two face trial over stabbing in Stowmarket, Bury http://t.co/FWlXyH3m
Police launch investigation after pig's head left outside Muslim community centre http://t.co/4pjCP7Jm
927 doctors and surgeons 'have criminal record, including child porn and sexual assault offences' http://t.co/efMGwdqQ
RUSSIA: Verdict expected in prison death of Russian whistleblowing lawyer Magnitsky http://t.co/j24ivk0b
VIETNAM police arrest well-known dissident lawyer http://t.co/5lnwtDta
IRAN: Jailed lawyer Sotoudeh temporarily released http://t.co/YWfLzimZ
ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi 'to pay ex-wife $48m a year' in divorce settlement http://t.co/XQyoeTdZ
Kate hoax call Australian DJs 'unlikely to be prosecuted' http://t.co/FprIBr84
INDIA: Women’s rights are human rights http://t.co/g5xguWsr
US: Education and Human Rights, Social Justice Intrinsically Tied - Higher Education http://t.co/egjsZYpL
CAMBODIA: Sham Court Cases Undermine Rights http://t.co/GAFdanBa
Apple wants 8 board members re-elected, doesn’t want a special ‘human rights committee’ http://t.co/wUcbBhJn
CHINA court orders Apple to pay in rights dispute http://t.co/P0mcOW2z
INDIA: Hearing-impaired bank employees seek equal rights http://t.co/6MIawac5
AUSTRALIA Mine Tax Violates States’ Rights, WA Says http://t.co/F1a7M7T2
CAMBODIA court ruling on union leader's murder condemned http://t.co/VqXTVGnj
PAKISTAN’s progress towards ensuring children’s rights slow, erratic http://t.co/dHI7fVCJ
KUWAIT used "excessive force" at demos - rights group http://t.co/t0vOQATv
UK Human rights roundup 2012 http://t.co/0ipzEYwt Dec 28, 2012
Gun rights v gun control: how each group spends its money – interactive http://t.co/l2mSb7rG
RUSSIA & US: Putin signs legislation banning U.S. adoptions http://t.co/UCWrdwYg
US: Colorado lawmakers to consider electric-car friendly legislation http://t.co/sMNOPXrK
RUSSIA: Magnitsky case: Putin signs Russian ban on US adoptions http://t.co/GNl0pheJ
CHINA approves tighter rules on internet access http://t.co/LPbgMMlE
Lawyers and accountants need not have degrees, says minister http://t.co/WDVW5DlZ
UK-wide witness protection programme to be launched in 2013 http://t.co/xb1fKFP3
Abducted Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson to be reunited with mother in UK http://t.co/9QOB0soZ
Carbon Taxes Make IRELAND Even Greener http://t.co/TDG0yzfj
MALI: Islamists’ Harsh Justice Is on the Rise in North Mali http://t.co/5kvsMmNj
US: Lawmakers fully united, if only around their sadness and frustration at being stuck in Washington in a holiday week http://t.co/vpysH7SM
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
Does Culture or Economics Motivate the Far-Right? Neither http://t.co/mKKQyxWs
Gracie, 10, feeds the homeless in memory of her dad http://t.co/TEXHTl2w
Are you as smart as Robert Jay? - barrister was the star of the Leveson inquiry http://t.co/gOUKp8Le
Moray solicitors poised to down tools in national Legal Aid dispute http://t.co/w8Xvp8wH
Legal claim over riot at St Mary's Kenmure in Bishopbriggs http://t.co/Lrlk5vsw
Falklands invasion 'surprised' Thatcher - newly released government papers have shown http://t.co/SfEvt7Eo
Convictions of activists in CAMBODIA demonstrates dire state of justice http://t.co/M6wBzBif
PAKISTAN: Twitter alert: Justice for Shahzeb Khan http://t.co/XcM0fFj1
AFGHANISTAN's new form of justice http://t.co/SVdc7sjt
Bending Toward Justice, New Year's Day and the Moral Universe http://t.co/yFh5IM2q
US: Cellphones increasingly a problem for courts across St. Louis region http://t.co/gGn8ZLkq
INDIA: 2012 saw courts doubting its power under anti-terror law - Indian Express http://t.co/Fo7ewjp3
Politics and the courts: judicious distance http://t.co/LAASA0k6
NIGERIA: Issues That Shaped the Judiciary in Outgoing Year http://t.co/0nxetvDh
Complaints of crimes involving Facebook and Twitter increases 780% in just four years http://t.co/c4aKWf22
Hunt saboteur 'beaten by gang' http://t.co/KA5zO8ok
US to probe Autonomy sale to Hewlett-Packard http://t.co/b7QrBnBK
Customs urged to investigate UK spyware firm http://t.co/wvhJbHRm
2012 in cuts, fines and severances http://t.co/7vLZt4t9
ENRC oligarchs sued for $27m by former corporate financial adviser http://t.co/LaOEUney
US: Dental nurse sacked for being irresistible – all perfectly legal in Iowa http://t.co/AKzRZuAT
Criminal records wrongly name 12,000 people http://t.co/eeQGF3Ju
Appeal court forces Cleary to repay fee award | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GXowOPwF
Gay rights trigger legal battles over marriage and therapy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BeS0hO05
Court challenge in Instagram rights ruckus | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rG7dJFIS
Toyota forks out £1bn settlement over fault claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nWH4LDUQ
China to beef up trademark protection law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mzdrIhfR
Customs officers seize illegal tobacco worth up to £500k in unpaid tax in Burscough raid http://t.co/cgvw4XcM
The Rule of Illegal Law in ISRAEL: Another Upcoming Eviction in East Jerusalem http://t.co/lyXalOEh
Here come the design patents: new law boosts rights in shapes, designs http://t.co/dQtUa59Y
Laura grateful for support that helped her into law career http://t.co/dEnFHQ1s
US law enforcement deaths dropped in 2012, nonprofit report says http://t.co/E4SAEQ9Z
Dundee Solicitor’s plea to use collaborative family law http://t.co/0eHrxiPc
EGYPT: Mubarak Lawyer Claims Hamas Broke Morsi Out of Prison: http://t.co/86bLCnBq
NEW ZEALAND: Claiming forgery, Vanuatu lawyer wants compo over Phocea affair http://t.co/bvtx8Tgz
EGYPT’s Flawed Constitution http://t.co/lAsmmVIt
US: Jury Awards $1.17 Billion in Patent Suit http://t.co/AnKsPCeW
Toyota Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Tied to Accelerations http://t.co/vidEV3Cr
Coca Licensing Is a Weapon in BOLIVIA’s Drug War http://t.co/AwA3OqmS
‘Justice delayed’: GRENADA court postpones trial against police officers who allegedly beat Toronto man to death http://t.co/3GtgnKoX
SRI LANKA: Increase of crimes and constitutional tomfoolery http://t.co/V1q4kvNh
CANADA: Woman wins human-rights case over ramp in apartment building http://t.co/pS93OWXG
INDIA: Police should not lose sight of human rights of citizens: PM http://t.co/Aq1q2kb4
US: NBC News and David Gregory: A legal problem or a journalism problem? http://t.co/RWF1zrPR
Yuppies turn to legal highs http://t.co/QGkoyO2E
Scottish Independence: Scotland ‘would face legal woes’ over plan to keep the pound http://t.co/qzKm8tCQ
'Cover-up' over legal aid bill for Lawrence killers: Officials refuse to confirm if pair spent £1m OF TAXPAYER'S CASH http://t.co/EplAgLcO
Legal bombshell 'will put us all out of business' http://t.co/4A7u0Bb6
INDIA: Mumbai cops to film New Year parties, legal experts decry move http://t.co/vLhe3geF
In an era of legal mega-mergers, not every client needs a global giant http://t.co/qOYpEZ9w
Jennifer Lopez Extortion Lawsuit Dismissed: Judge Throws Out Singer's $20 Million Lawsuit http://t.co/CVZHREv7
US: Justice Sotomayor refuses to block contraceptives mandate http://t.co/bhm9zUSR
GEORGIA: President threatens to veto justice council reform http://t.co/Yx1e0xj2
A Year of Progress in ARGENTINA's Human Rights Trials http://t.co/bBl7LwTk
Apple wins patent rights to new curved glass process http://t.co/0Bo2NviU
INDIA: 45 custodial rapes in nine years, says rights forum http://t.co/IgvrPBl6
BALKANS: After Attacks, an Opportunity for LGBT Rights in Kosovo http://t.co/twJ7YemO
US: Georgia Judge Temporarily Blocks Abortion Law http://t.co/v9lAt43X
Science Outpacing Family Law? http://t.co/68yCw7Ux
Thank PHILIPPINES for Signing Human Rights Legislation http://t.co/s6qp475A
EGYPT's government sets legislation priorities after charter is passed http://t.co/LX7ndWxC
US: 11 Pieces Of Pro-Voting Legislation For 2013 http://t.co/9HYOpNPx
Tax transparency in BRAZIL legislation http://t.co/hsPCaNvT
Motorway screens bid to stop rubbernecking by motorists http://t.co/riaYnopo
INDIA tea workers burn boss to death in Assam state http://t.co/HzYxBUh7
Up to four children a day caught with weapons in schools http://t.co/313mBA4o
Secret Courts: Nick Clegg’s refusal to meet campaigners is not helping http://t.co/D4eJwbgc
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
Samsung seeks US sales ban on Ericsson products http://t.co/bCeGF8zh
US fiscal cliff: Treasury to act to delay debt limit http://t.co/wv8UYbQK
Crewe and Nantwich MP welcomes new law to protect victims of stalking http://t.co/ez5WNX6E
New law to beat metal thieves http://t.co/NwHy6TQn
Government under pressure to review prostitution laws in England and Wales http://t.co/YWApKzXK
Tories admit defeat in bid to repeal hunting ban as 250,000 turned out regardless on Boxing Day http://t.co/9076S0D9

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