19th February 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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• Arrest follows dissident searches in west Belfast http://t.co/JZpIWFYK Feb 19, 2012
• ExxonMobil fined 'record' £2.8m over carbon dioxide emissions http://t.co/xQnk64jp Feb 19, 2012
• Jogger stabbed on cycle track at Pensarn, near Colwyn Bay http://t.co/D37ORZsf Feb 19, 2012
• Stephen Farrow arrested over Betty Yates murder http://t.co/YzbEwj6V Feb 19, 2012
• Courts Confuse Our Thinking on What 'Secular' Means http://t.co/NghBzE7D Feb 19, 2012
• The 50 new radicals http://t.co/4aUclavl Feb 19, 2012
• Corruption considered a major problem the UK http://t.co/HHkOIpD2 Feb 19, 2012
• INDIA: India struggles to contain seismic corruption and rampant tax evasion http://t.co/gcn09yC7 Feb 19, 2012
• Syria has made a curious transition from US ally to violator of human rights http://t.co/VmYmGxFA Feb 19, 2012
• CANADA: Human Rights Commission to investigate Morinville parents complaint http://t.co/y1sovSbg Feb 19, 2012
• IRELAND: Human rights groups slam 'indulgent' treatment of China | http://t.co/KCOpdmIF Feb 19, 2012
• 'Bored' juror who abandoned sex trial and forced £16,000 case to collapse said: 'I can't be bothered' http://t.co/Ffqv5GCE Feb 19, 2012
• Dereck Chisora released by police after David Haye brawl http://t.co/GF78KvuO Feb 19, 2012
• Durham police rapped over Joe Clarke shooting trial collapse http://t.co/71DA5nCh Feb 19, 2012
• Local solicitor has honour of starting the 813th Atherstone Ball Game - North Warwickshire http://t.co/7BiqDuCH Feb 19, 2012
• European Court of Justice rules out automated internet censorship for social networking sites http://t.co/rZRUoMp0 Feb 19, 2012
• Make a Difference: Sponsor a Pupil Barrister For Just £3 a Day http://t.co/hVWtFyy9 Feb 19, 2012
• Court of Appeal upholds hotel gay discrimination ruling - Marina Wheeler: http://t.co/o6jK2qFv Feb 19, 2012
• Police call for help in finding 'dangerous man' - http://t.co/KcLjdH3r Feb 19, 2012
• US: Gabriel Aubry, Actress Halle Berry's ex-partner won't Face Legal Action For Allegedly Shoving Nanny http://t.co/lniqBaOT Feb 19, 2012
• Police call for help in finding 'dangerous man' - http://t.co/KcLjdH3r Feb 19, 2012
• US: Gabriel Aubry, Actress Halle Berry's ex-partner won't Face Legal Action For Allegedly Shoving Nanny http://t.co/lniqBaOT Feb 19, 2012
• Police call for help in finding 'dangerous man' - http://t.co/KcLjdH3r Feb 19, 2012
• US: The ‘Safe, Legal, Rare’ Illusion: Abortion http://t.co/dZmyNP9I Feb 19, 2012
• SOUTH AFRICA: legal action against the company responsible for a cyanide spill in the Ngagane river near Newcastle http://t.co/8nA6sfFz Feb 19, 2012
• Man in court over Stansted hoax bomb call - http://t.co/9kZ5kEjU Feb 19, 2012
• BURMA: Dissident monk facing fresh legal charges in Myanmar http://t.co/DqQqswtG Feb 19, 2012
• Christian launches Sunday working legal claim - http://t.co/FPd8G5LP Feb 19, 2012
• Boxer Dereck Chisora arrested by police after David Haye brawl http://t.co/GF78KvuO Feb 19, 2012
• Reverend John Suddards and Betty Yates deaths 'link' probed http://t.co/pVoQX7VX Feb 19, 2012
• Burma monk Shin Gambira 'faces legal action' http://t.co/2CddmVZl Feb 19, 2012
• CHINA: Tibetan writer arrested, reports say http://t.co/3GO8OwCf Feb 19, 2012
• Manus Deery's sister calls HET investigation 'whitewash' http://t.co/ScYHA1g4 Feb 19, 2012
• Alfredo Fusco killer appeal thrown out - Northern Ireland http://t.co/r9Nope1d Feb 19, 2012
• Forensic scientist 'furious' over loss of Narrow Water bomb evidence - Northern Ireland http://t.co/MpZRiJyx Feb 19, 2012
• Facebook 'troll' Sean Duffy posted offensive image of Sophie Taylor http://t.co/O1UeyZS2 Feb 19, 2012
• Scottish independence: Salmond presses PM over devolution offer http://t.co/IJN400Ks Feb 19, 2012
• Copper theft in Rhyl: Michael Hancock remanded in custody http://t.co/O4wiSEWz Feb 19, 2012
• Call for police inquiry in race relations charity - Wales http://t.co/umlraisp Feb 19, 2012
• Gypsies and travellers in Newport, Wales call for official sites http://t.co/w4TCdnp9 Feb 19, 2012
• Boxer Chisora threatens to shoot Haye http://t.co/zudFpZr9 Feb 19, 2012
• Vicar murder suspect Stephen Farrow arrested http://t.co/PjRPCcAX Feb 19, 2012
• US: Supreme Court Justices Remain Security Exceptions: http://t.co/qDpv3vx5 Feb 19, 2012
• US: The dozen leave laws California employers must know http://t.co/Vwx0gvzm Feb 19, 2012
• US: First Amendment freedoms don’t place churches above the law http://t.co/I0fJIVyx Feb 19, 2012
• ISRAEL: Illegal Palestinian Solar Installations Set For Demolition http://t.co/DixhMtZC Feb 19, 2012
• US: Younger generation not hesitant about getting entertainment illegally http://t.co/TFmc9kwd Feb 19, 2012
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be questioned by detectives in connection to an enquiry into an illegal prostitute racket http://t.co/HBoZumXH Feb 19, 2012
• IRAN: Trial starts in Iran's biggest banking scandal http://t.co/RhAFMZHu Feb 19, 2012
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• EGYPT: Date for Trial of US Democracy Activists http://t.co/3IPeE5oA Feb 19, 2012
• US: Lacrosse Trial: Huguely Had 'No Intent' to Kill, Was a 'Stupid Drunk' Defense Says http://t.co/Q3mAtRxS Feb 19, 2012
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawyer Tom joins Plymouth commercial team http://t.co/sqGZ77fX Feb 19, 2012
• Administrators reveal new financial information relating to Craig Whyte’s takeover of Glasgow Rangers http://t.co/PEFVUBV3 Feb 19, 2012
• ISRAEL: Lawyer of Palestinian hunger striker files appeal http://t.co/cMs2AyX6 Feb 19, 2012
• ITALY: Cocaine traces on capsized cruise Costa Concordia captain's hair sample http://t.co/ftkWCq2P Feb 19, 2012
• TURKEY: Court convicts 24 Hizbullah suspects on terror charges http://t.co/3XczUrvq Feb 19, 2012
• INDIA: Supreme Court cautions High Courts against curbs on trial http://t.co/N88IaRUT Feb 19, 2012
• US Goldman Sachs programmer freed as NY court orders acquittal - Charges of stealing computer code http://t.co/ZLysPIov Feb 19, 2012
• TURKEY: Special courts clear tough hurdles blocking Turkish democracy http://t.co/kMpK3QE1 Feb 19, 2012
• PAKISTAN: Torture case shows how courts are working to claim power http://t.co/mDipxfj3 Feb 19, 2012
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• IRELAND: Desmond fails again in tribunal fraud claim - http://t.co/tXMkY6gK Feb 19, 2012
• INDIA: Power project in Uttarakhand hits green tribunal hurdle http://t.co/jPHQcG1f Feb 19, 2012
• Teachers dismissed over online slurs begin tribunal challenge - Yorkshire http://t.co/2QVlAvjY Feb 19, 2012
• Forget husband and wife, gay rights group wants 'parties to marriage' in bill to legalise same-sex marriage http://t.co/QWl13jWB Feb 19, 2012
• Councils win prayer 'rights' as Localism Act powers fast tracked, ministers say http://t.co/Ow5htexZ Feb 19, 2012
• INDIA: Balancing rights and safety http://t.co/UGODHAhw Feb 19, 2012
• CHINA: Apple's Chinese popularity versus Chinese trademark rights http://t.co/qKzqwUoq Feb 19, 2012
• PAKISTAN: Bill in US House on right to self-determination for Balochistan: http://t.co/muhmnCzr s Feb 19, 2012
• US: Judge tosses law barring sex offenders from Facebook http://t.co/K6cO1pnf Feb 19, 2012
• INDIA: Fine-tune laws, process to push mediation, says expert - http://t.co/oA6Kimew Feb 19, 2012
• US: Texas abortion law sparks anger, resignation http://t.co/xNKonvh6 Feb 19, 2012
• Michael Gove under pressure over anti-gay sex education http://t.co/O8FFYqKx Feb 19, 2012

18th February 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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• Why David Cameron owes unemployed single mothers an apology http://t.co/j9DXS3LT Feb 18, 2012
• ITALY: Vatican told to pay taxes as Italy tackles budget crisis - http://t.co/ueV5MKxS Feb 18, 2012
• How Westfield was 'groomed' for match-fixing - http://t.co/Lmp2hEbP Feb 18, 2012
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• Solicitor General confirms racist murder under review http://t.co/kUGvo65L Feb 18, 2012
• IRELAND: Solicitor billed client EUR 14,000 for suicide counselling calls http://t.co/2Be7Ka7F Feb 18, 2012
• Justice? Britain falters while Australia acts http://t.co/Q8vhwO0L Feb 18, 2012
• Barrister bets on boutique over bar http://t.co/P20oSHeq Feb 18, 2012
• Bus driver used his vehicle like a "weapon" to deliberately veer into the path of a cyclist and knock him off his bike http://t.co/mmX8gn7x Feb 18, 2012
• English cricket is shamed as Westfield jailed for spot-fixing - http://t.co/hlFdLrEu Feb 18, 2012
• NEPAL: Ensure Truth, Reparation and Justice http://t.co/HxZZUYSJ Feb 18, 2012
• Rupert Murdoch letter to News International staff 'full of legal errors' http://t.co/iU8i8UyB Feb 18, 2012
• US: Legal war erupts over Michael Jackon's estate http://t.co/vkBz3eXt Feb 18, 2012
• Singer Adele takes legal action over false sex tape http://t.co/PPnRzJge Feb 18, 2012
• CANADA: Feds move to close legal loophole threatening same-sex marriages: http://t.co/zCTUG73E Feb 18, 2012
• US: Legal Challenge to Google Privacy Policy Is Baseless http://t.co/7DM8BXgA Feb 18, 2012
• Tesco asks government to change flagship jobless scheme http://t.co/uHRXB9o0 Feb 18, 2012
• Programmer cleared of stealing code from Goldman Sachs http://t.co/xzoZzRpw Feb 18, 2012
• Man accused of sending a bomb to Celtic lawyer Paul McBride is being probed http://t.co/TlwLh10T Feb 18, 2012
• LAW FIRN MEWS: Linklaters to re-run managing partner vote after Davies fails to win backing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/69049Dzf Feb 18, 2012
• US: Denied jobs, blacks in Iowa test new bias theory http://t.co/2MDB3XWM Feb 18, 2012
• US: Lawyers for nephew of terrorist mastermind say Guantanamo trial should not be capital case http://t.co/Nt7goQ1a Feb 18, 2012
• CHINA: Lawyer denies iPad compensation reports http://t.co/KI0p8Jtc Feb 18, 2012
• NIGERIA: Policeman to face trial for killing passenger http://t.co/x32CoMHC Feb 18, 2012
• US: Lacrosse is in a time of trial http://t.co/OZlH3yfu Feb 18, 2012
• US: Pinkberry co-founder who 'beat up homeless man with tyre iron also owned illegal guns' http://t.co/0yHnvwcb Feb 18, 2012
• HONG KONG: Tycoon's illegal 'underground palace' buries his hopes of ruling Hong Kong http://t.co/GqeZGX8f Feb 18, 2012
• Lexicon of Sustainability: Veggie libel law http://t.co/jeSKntJt Feb 18, 2012
• TECH LAW: China faces conflict of law, business in iPad row http://t.co/gxMYzQIK Feb 18, 2012
• POLAND: Activists light up in bid to legalize marijuana http://t.co/sxpeguag Feb 18, 2012
• US: Utah Immigration Law Ruling Delayed By Federal Judge http://t.co/NVGvSzmk Feb 18, 2012
• Smartphone Security Blankets: http://t.co/6MPolI45 Feb 18, 2012
• TUNISIA: Ideas on Democracy and Faith Face Test: http://t.co/MWHdCcK3 Feb 18, 2012
• INDIA: Supreme Court stays Abu Salem's trial in two cases http://t.co/NsXT7HwW Feb 18, 2012
• CANADA: Top court puts limits on claims of infringement of religious rights http://t.co/T6sEKZ98 Feb 18, 2012
• Abu Qatada to remain in UK for two years http://t.co/1yIfKXhu Feb 18, 2012
• CANADA: Government is 'muzzling its scientists' http://t.co/ZfHwKmab Feb 18, 2012
• Councils win prayer 'rights' as ministers fast track Localism Act powers http://t.co/Ow5htexZ Feb 18, 2012
• MALI: worst rights crisis in 20 years: Amnesty http://t.co/O2nvjsqj Feb 18, 2012
• Forget husband and wife, gay rights group wants 'parties to marriage' in bill to legalise same-sex marriage http://t.co/7adYgaSt Feb 18, 2012
• Scottish accountancy to pay regulator’s legal costs after failed referral to Upper Tribunal over enforcement action http://t.co/1qpJZEXA Feb 18, 2012
• Former Worcestershire rector loses employment tribunal claim http://t.co/dQlvtfhb Feb 18, 2012
• INDIA: Pune circuit bench of National Green Tribunal launched http://t.co/H4qM17Z3 Feb 18, 2012
• ECUADOR: panel backs Chevron in Ecuador case http://t.co/rJYc8knX Feb 18, 2012
• Judge Strikes Down Law Banning Sex Offenders from Facebook http://t.co/PoSp3foJ Feb 18, 2012
• Faith rules 'end at temple door', equalities chief says http://t.co/C5V7ugSd Feb 18, 2012
• Trevor Phillips stands by 'ridiculous' Sharia comparison - http://t.co/fWs9A93D Feb 18, 2012
• Christians must choose between religion and obeying law, says equalities chief Trevor Phillips http://t.co/eP3aj6fd Feb 18, 2012