19th January - LAW NEWS

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• Legal aid row could see thousands escape justice http://t.co/MWjFws0r 
• British newspaper, The Times to pursue legal case against Armstrong http://t.co/B0kHvJqx 
• Law Society of Scotland backs down over reforms to legal aid http://t.co/kE1DITnA 
• GREECE: Fund in legal move against Cyprus http://t.co/qgPIRVJY 
• Justin Bieber Wins Legal Battle In Hearing Damage Case http://t.co/63olqEmg 
• Former Megaupload owner Kim Dotcom says his new site is legal and no revenge for saga with US authorities http://t.co/kSVc5PGR
• Rapid destruction of African elephants fuelled by illegal ivory trade http://t.co/SvwhRSGX
• GREECE: Illegal loggers clear 50 hectares on slopes of Mt. Olympus http://t.co/wrOvfDKO
• ISRAEL: ‘No razing of illegal settlements’ http://t.co/u8nlaKhj
• China Watch - A foreign lawyer's view from the inside | The Lawyer http://t.co/9kWg3P7k 
• Cadover Bridge beauty spot is where Travellers have set up illegal camp http://t.co/jTs0QHGA 
• CHINA: Dissident lawyer Gao Zhisheng's family is allowed a prison visit but prevented from asking 'sensitive' questions http://t.co/YkL1pfjP
• US: Glaxo Accord Said to Spur Lawyer Fight Over Fees http://t.co/hZvcM1Ki 
• RUSSIA: Tributes are flooding in to the renowned Russian human rights lawyer Yury Schmidt, who has died aged 75 http://t.co/unLHXCud
• Swindon lawyer's cuts fear over asbestos cash http://t.co/tBaGvcLc
• US: Zumba prostitution case heads to trial after plea deal fails http://t.co/0FLdWbdF
• Former Police Authority Chairman of Cleveland 'sTrial set after charge denied http://t.co/flYwy
• CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge tribunal staff going unpaid http://t.co/PSVAWOM1 
• Unfair dismissal tribunal payouts to be capped http://t.co/RYEgjRnX
• Animal charity will bequests challenged because seen as 'easy pot of money' http://t.co/kLi7yaRZ 
• Taxi driver fined £35 for crash which killed young cyclist http://t.co/qDqKqWAy
• Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules http://t.co/W8oPQjGI 
• US: Lance Armstrong questions punishment http://t.co/qiOY6JzU 
• UGANDA: UWA Takes On Judiciary Over Smuggled Goods http://t.co/YkMjpwdc 
• EGYPT needs independent judiciary http://t.co/Szzuf4xK 
• BRAZIL: Judge orders '50 Shades of Grey' removed http://t.co/ndwckNTi 
• GUATEMALA: Girls' murder sparks human rights outcry http://t.co/2F84lqED 
• TURKEY: Anti-terror arrests target prominent human rights lawyers http://t.co/sww4krgt
• US: President Obama's inauguration to provide landmark moment for civil rights titan http://t.co/e9T8voMh 
• US: Reducing law school to 2 years would just add to lawyer glut, says law prof http://t.co/JBzAP8C7 
• CANADA: Law Deans Criticize Effort to Start a Christian Law School http://t.co/PmnC004j 
• Video protesting copyright law deleted from site http://t.co/vAEGyeEN
• Law School Enrollments are Plummeting. What Happens Next? http://t.co/d19fqvh2
• US: Supreme Court to hear law firm appeals in Allen Stanford case http://t.co/CMB5OpAX
• US: New York Major Bloomberg says universal background checks should be the ‘law of the land’ for gun ownership http://t.co/ccbqjEVd
• GERMANY: Priests Carried Out Sexual Abuse for Years http://t.co/FouYB3r4 
• US: Former Mayor of New Orleans Is Charged in Sweeping Corruption Case http://t.co/HVQQJjxB 
• Search Option From Facebook Is Privacy Test http://t.co/Jr39X0kD 
• European Union Ministers Express Doubts on Expanding Data Protection Laws http://t.co/1hJGhD9i 
• Maryland and the Death Penalty http://t.co/iuY6M0dp 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Son of Horden shooting victim say gun law plans do not go far enough http://t.co/QezGKwMS 
• New president takes reins at Plymouth Law Society http://t.co/t7fWCNpD
• US law is being manipulated to put foetal rights before women's http://t.co/5vJFyhbD
• Barclays in law suit over 'mini Madoff' fraud http://t.co/gLaWS8Pv
• OFT says ‘Tesco Law’ approvals too slow http://t.co/wmurOlJn 
• Companies face EU cyber security law http://t.co/LwAq2WP7 
• Violent Games Legislation Introduced to US Congress http://t.co/gIQDVOgU
• SOUTH AFRICA: Justice ministry requests that ‘gay cure centre’ is investigated http://t.co/iqxQL9TW
• Justice or Politics in THAILAND? http://t.co/PEiT0p63 
• Irish Presidency of European Council seeks Justice Ministers' views on feasibility of 'right to be forgotten' http://t.co/vQRIGA2j 
• GHANA: Justice for Key Ivorian Suspect http://t.co/XoryXoBF
• INDIA: Fast-track Indian rape case 'not in the interest of justice' says lawyer http://t.co/zoojZtxT 
• Claire Tiltman: Friends vow for justice with candlelit walk http://t.co/uDtCRupU 
• Tomorrow's Lawyers: access to justice in the online future - extract | Richard Susskind http://t.co/MQcQgZ1e 
• ‘Godzilla’ Producers Bite Legendary Back In Legal Battle http://t.co/p5mWJOjv 
• IRELAND: Businesses threatening legal action over rates http://t.co/QhABKy8D 
• US: New York's new gun law: How might the NRA challenge it in court? http://t.co/0bqHx9Kh 
• How a 'hopelessly out of date' law makes you a computer criminal http://t.co/SWfwKpqS 
• Joan Rivers wins legal battle against fan http://t.co/VbfFZN9u 
• Should you join surgery legal fight? http://t.co/gCBl7f0M 
• University honour for Reading legal expert http://t.co/UxJc5fst 
• CANADA: Legal threats over data breaches come as government ponders new ways to secure information http://t.co/8AnmsHJm
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Veale Wasbrough Vizards and Hewitsons call off merger talks | The Lawyer http://t.co/zb75dzUe 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF acquires Fishburns as its hunt for a second Scotland merger continues | The Lawyer http://t.co/IC0gvFOZ 
• University prank haunts attorney general | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GSJmfMgw
• All-time high for European patent filings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6wne3Vlf 
• Bookie-backed legal practice off to the races | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/G2C2DQRt 
• Ex-Howrey partners face $200m law suits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NC628V5O
• Revenue woes and red tape beset English law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bIXV3qPY 
• Snowdon 4x4 case: Craig Williams jailed for 22 months http://t.co/fjfUcKDl
• SWEDEN: Cleaner not to blame for train crash http://t.co/Nr8ZbNK2
• Scotland Yard launches investigation into historic claims of child abuse http://t.co/6ZAMyNJJ 
• Banks call for PPI time limits http://t.co/2O41LEpF 
• Craig Slee jailed for posting beheading videos on Facebook http://t.co/bl0jJbEu 
• Methadone beaker parents guilty of manslaughter http://t.co/1r4VZDe3 
• Gleision disaster: Mine manager charged over four deaths http://t.co/d4TzdYeO