26th January - LAW NEWS

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• ANTIGUA set to bypass US copyright law with WTO green-lit media, software sales website http://t.co/ZzYlssBW
• US: Pumas would get protection from law http://t.co/Uh9lNxCn 
• Universal Music Likely Headed to Trial Over YouTube Takedown http://t.co/nFwkcTDc
• Lynda Spence trial: Missing woman was 'sent text threat' http://t.co/fxVxQ5oB 
• US: Former IMF boss Strauss-Kahn Innocent, Pimp Tells Sex Trial http://t.co/0SzwKErK 
• Oxford abuse trial: woman tells of rape at 15 and treatment as a 'piece of meat' http://t.co/cpSAkeDK 
• INDIA: Doubts raised about fairness of Delhi rape trial http://t.co/046OR2J8 
• Charles Taylor trial: Investigator guilty of contempt http://t.co/KBGLcwW9 
• September 11 trial threatened by legal dispute http://t.co/B5YsBzFX 
• NETHERLANDS: Lawyer for 3 men accused of valuable art theft say there is insufficient evidence to charge them http://t.co/NhiY9Ixj
• US: Chinatown lawyer tapped to lead New York State Bar Association http://t.co/TkUTinjZ
• "Chaotic" Jackson reforms will mean a "raft of litigation" | The Lawyer http://t.co/eAxIblo0 
• Lawyers' salaries favour men | New Law Journal http://t.co/E3xviwiG 
• US: Lawyer suing Birmingham Water Works calls judge's action "green light" to stronger case http://t.co/3ybVAVYn
• CANADA: ‘Deal’ colours murder testimony, lawyer suggests http://t.co/1PKcfRoG
• Scottish Government could face more lawyer trouble http://t.co/pqCy3Jhm 
• Aisling McCarthy Brady: Lawyer says 'terrified' Irish nanny is 'a wreck' http://t.co/4fDrzURh 
• Retired army officer calls for UK to allow women in combat http://t.co/MdGwA275
• BURMA: Will the tribunal crisis push for the creation of a new constitution? http://t.co/0Ncydepa
• Employment tribunal success - Withholding of wages is a common problem for grooms leaving jobs http://t.co/d29eJPu0 
• Justice Minister, David Ford announced proposals for major reform of the tribunal system in Northern Ireland http://t.co/NhVjI4Rj 
• Choose paying discount on data protection fines or pursuing appeals, rules Information Rights Tribunal http://t.co/lYkWE6aF
• Tribunal upholds FSA bans for market abuse trio http://t.co/5nHqq5bC 
• When Police Violate the US Constitution http://t.co/VaJRfBx0
• Shares for employment rights: what employers think about it (answer: not a lot) http://t.co/CI8mvaJh 
• Judges rule CRB checks 'incompatible' with Human Rights Act http://t.co/yKx67KdY 
• How Much Law School Is Enough? Should US legal education be reduced from 3 to 2 years? http://t.co/kmqLwbjy
• FINLAND: Crowdsource opposition to 'excessive' copyright law that hit nine year old 'pirate' http://t.co/Bo2TgWo8 
• US: Proposed New Mexico law would send rape victims to prison for having abortions http://t.co/YWNSoqDx 
• IRAN: Judiciary needs to Halt Death Sentences and Investigate Torture Claims : http://t.co/ECeVWbUl 
• TURKEY: Sentencing of four Human Rights Association (IHD) members http://t.co/ibl4aTzj 
• Britain lists Israel next to Iran as nation with human rights record 'of concern' http://t.co/QbKVQEt1 
• NORTH KOREA: Japan’s Backing of UN Inquiry Gives Hope http://t.co/cKgk8BCB
• Human Rights laws stop Algerian terror suspect with links to gas plant massacre being deported http://t.co/Yihme5Qo
• IRELAND: Irish detective shot dead 'without warning' in Louth robbery http://t.co/27lbF7ZV
• Gunman dies after public stop Plymouth bookmaker robbery http://t.co/Bfdh6mQM 
• Global nature of organised crime is why we need National Crime Agency, says minister http://t.co/xtRaGALY
• 'Everybody wanted a piece of Peter Ustinov' http://t.co/Kx2Zj4Mb 
• The lives blighted by CRB checks http://t.co/RvJaF5aN 
• Downfall of young man hooked on internet gambling http://t.co/cMf4kQrh
• Police increasingly having to take patients to hospital in emergencies 'due to ambulance cuts' http://t.co/jY7cPiUH 
• Sudanese paedophile cannot be deported over fears he would be 'persecuted' in home country http://t.co/zJ1bF7Yi
• Lovelace: a feminism-free 'feminist' critique of the pornography industry | Naomi Wolf http://t.co/LInVOnKz 
• US: Judge says wrongful death claims in Aurora theater shooting should be tossed http://t.co/8hvGP2dK
• Church of England given fast-track option for same-sex marriage http://t.co/80IUzwX0 
• RUSSIA’s anti-gay ‘propaganda law’ assault on freedom of expression http://t.co/gGrdsVAc
• EGYPT: Lawyer on Trial for Working With 'Illegal Organization' http://t.co/sbrqOIeD 
• US: Unlocking Your Phone Without Permission Becomes Illegal http://t.co/o9OE6cyk 
• Reading man who ran illegal football streaming website spared jail http://t.co/TCW7Pm40
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• US: Magnitsky's Mother Thanks Obama for Legislation http://t.co/FrTno5CG
• POLAND: Parliament Rejects Civil Union, Gay Rights Legislation http://t.co/ur33ExdK
• The Bundle: Assaults on access to justice - and the supreme court on YouTube http://t.co/Pit2iCgZ 
• Child labour uncovered in Apple's supply chain http://t.co/vNN8jPEH 
• Revealed: who can fly drones in UK airspace http://t.co/uuISvW4g 
• Joanna Lumley is foolish for laying rape at drunken feet http://t.co/E7hZUZfw
• 'Sadistic' man who murdered toddler Millie Martin to serve at least 25 years http://t.co/FaAdcdr5 
• Men who 'despised the British' deny plotting suicide bombing http://t.co/R4blJYVa
• The inside story of how targets make policing worse http://t.co/xeJHrU2t
• Horsemeat scandal: Withdrawn burgers found on sale in Tesco in Oxford http://t.co/2vNOm7SK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Top firms reduce debt, cut staff costs and increase capital in response to downturn - Legalweek http://t.co/R76rBIdg 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Links, A&O lead bank-side DCM rankings as year-on-year proceeds grow 11% - Legalweek http://t.co/dcMvxzEh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Linklaters emerge as top financial services advisers - Legalweek http://t.co/1XamUVbj 
• UK and Dubai courts draw up new guidelines to boost trade ties - Legalweek http://t.co/LuiLwb3K 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields sees Bank of England fees drop as financial crisis work subsides - Legalweek http://t.co/pDEP8fx2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith and Eversheds carve up £70m in TfL billings over five years - Legalweek http://t.co/IDg0gxFJ 
• US: Cheerleader's $11-million Victory in Online Defamation Lawsuit is Short-lived, as She Sued the Wrong Site http://t.co/y5nz87qY
• US Lawyer turns up heat on basketball coach | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/te13tQUl
• Soft drink war hits New York court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/q4VfnkVx 
• Prison terms for cyber attack hackers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/372HT02U 
• Insolvency lawyers wanted in Australia as economy still struggles | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/F696pGFV 
• Fans sue Armstrong over memoir deceit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EUEF2d2d 
• Sackings highlight tough times for English lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0ADhXSFe
• TURKEY allows Kurdish language in courts http://t.co/lWnWkiH6 
• Derry woman jailed for ‘squealing like a fishwife in street’ http://t.co/fwzteaoh 
• The TARDIS Is Now Legal Currency In NEW ZEALAND http://t.co/f8tEwNg6 
• Legal action could be taken over market row http://t.co/ZdJ0kZWO 
• Stockton Council pursuing Billingham House owners over legal costs http://t.co/wy3zVfYH 
• Legal aid for divorce is going in April - Who is telling the public? http://t.co/FTDj05Iv
• Insolvency profession wins battle against legal cost reforms http://t.co/aMWELUpX 
• Sky Sports Presenter Jeff Stelling caught in legal row over Soccer Saturday tour collapse http://t.co/2gbokljk
• Eden Hazard charged with violent conduct by Football Association over ball boy row, but no criminal charges http://t.co/jX5SruQ2