5th January - LAW NEWS

376 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• TURKEY: Royalties provide Fethullah Gülen with modest income, lawyer says http://t.co/O13ypZAv 
• POLAND: A Lawyer's Quest for Clarity on the Smolensk Plane Crash http://t.co/EMSvjRPe
• British government accused of misleading in gay lawyer’s extreme porn case http://t.co/brDsNLwb 
• Exclude Lakes from nuclear dump role says lawyer: http://t.co/UOJCCeIb 
• CANADA’s indigenous citizens fight for their rights http://t.co/Eq4zwolG 
• East Lancashire MP backs ‘rights for cash’ scheme http://t.co/ebx9g6fj 
• Red tape and employment rights – a fundamental rebalance? http://t.co/ZsKvvnU4
• A Champion of women’s rights in JAPAN (Beate Sirota Gordon) - Obituaries http://t.co/lXCJcRBg 
• Councils face the strain due to employment tribunal bill http://t.co/skDI6wB1 
• Shropshire surgeon to face tribunal after death of patient http://t.co/fsfUjAh6 
• Arbroath bingo boss wins jackpot at employment tribunal http://t.co/2y7OIf79
• SUDAN: Humanitarian and Human Rights Situation of the IDPs and War Affected Civilians http://t.co/1LJJp5Zw 
• Book Review: The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law http://t.co/ScXCZ3EC 
• US: Administration & CIA Urged to Work with Senate Intelligence Committee to Release Torture Report http://t.co/dcLkcnjd 
• BAHRAIN: Human Rights Watch concerned about two human rights defenders in custody http://t.co/L94FpiTu
• CHILE: Government to Expel Two Italian Human Rights Observers http://t.co/L2hURpDd 
• Is Lambrinidis the right choice for EU human rights envoy? http://t.co/zHnddOdk
• A human rights wishlist for 2013 - Amnesty International http://t.co/tix2hfm9 
• Increased flooding impacts conveyancing http://t.co/TECrgUDa
• 'Terrorists' favourite bookseller' has conviction quashed http://t.co/aXgS2vd5 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Minimum Alcohol Pricing Is Illegal: So Why Is The British Government Being So Stupid? http://t.co/7QnQWcSG 
• Illegal ivory worth $1.4m seized in Hong Kong http://t.co/yKPdPMuw 
• 'Illegal migrants' ordered to leave Britain had returned home years ago http://t.co/jmBhZsPp 
• US Federal Judge Steps Down to Join Law Firm http://t.co/wTHItWOY 
• Never mind banning the hijab, what about the banning of the cross? http://t.co/ZAgd6zJm
• US judge forced to quash man's rape conviction because victim was not married http://t.co/j1WfBz1W
• Rioting charges after new violence flares in Belfast http://t.co/2ZL54Zt9
• Woman denies murder bid on baby dumped at bottom of rubbish chute http://t.co/8a8Rs4rV
• Common European Sales Law: MPs back Government refusal stance as legal basis for proposed regime is questioned http://t.co/sn5f6MbK 
• Colchester binmen 'blame EU law for missed collections' http://t.co/mrBA8LFV 
• Press and broadcast coalition warns against changes to contempt law http://t.co/MFOlW8La 
• CHINA’s “most severe traffic law in history” http://t.co/INssqymr 
• International Humanitarian Law must be bolstered to prevent the killing of more innocent civilians http://t.co/hZd3xbw9
• Working late is no excuse: law firm’s email goes viral http://t.co/AXJgS3bL 
• HUNGARY top court voids election law in blow to Orban http://t.co/t6nZDCQ8 
• Samsung, LG fined $35 million over alleged price fixing http://t.co/2YLglK9H 
• SocGen to Resume TURKEY Commentary as New Law Triggers Reviews http://t.co/wFjMRqOk 
• US: California Court Finds Single Woman Not Protected By Rape Law http://t.co/CRjYrsf9 
• US: Revamp begins on nation’s food-safety laws http://t.co/oYrOKpMw 
• Cherie Blair’s international consultancy to become ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/6SeoRR8e
• Co-op Bank fined for failing to tackle PPI complaints during judicial review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZrPFfJIX 
• GERMANY: Angela Merkel pictured with blacked-up children  http://t.co/MrZkigIY 
• Criminals 'should pay for a night in police cells' http://t.co/AO2T0rv5 
• Flexed ABS and flip-flops – my predictions for 2013 | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/aQjO9gGS 
• Marketing – a question of resources | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/N9XsAAq2
• Co-op fined for PPI complaints-handling | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/UD3hNF7k
• Nicklinson posthumous right-to-die appeal : LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/mKksJqsi 
• Society calls for freeze on civil justice reform | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/r2IYHheP
• US: Chief Justice Roberts to Preside at Obama Swearing-In http://t.co/6G643DU2 
• European Court of Justice "Lacking Any Foundation in Law" http://t.co/nzkLMQuh 
• CHILE Seeks Justice for Murdered Singer Victor Jara http://t.co/ZDg9n55J 
• PHILIPPINES: Palace vows justice for shooting victim Nicole http://t.co/2uZSdNdv 
• Justice could be 'compromised' under videolink plans http://t.co/01wg3QN8 
• Sun Justice Campaigners respond to The Guardian publishing an article defending child molesters http://t.co/0k6jHsVP 
• US: Fiscal Justice Trumps Fiscal Sanity, Progressivism Marches On http://t.co/6M4zGG08 
• Teenage girl with no legal name sues Icelandic state for the right to be called 'Light Breeze' http://t.co/xNCzaZpm
• 75% of Scots would back even tougher measures on drink driving http://t.co/WH6HupER 
• Sainsbury’s drop long expected legal bombshell as they ask the High Court for Judicial Review over Whittlesey store http://t.co/1EB8QQkw 
• Google makes concessions to avoid legal action in US http://t.co/040kZDFU 
• Solicitors win appeal after Nationwide mortgage fraud http://t.co/MaEGAuPd 
• Discrimination against women in prison keeps them going back http://t.co/OuTKSXzg 
• It's time for the demise of capital punishment in the US http://t.co/IttFZG3u 
• A letter to Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty's apology for torture | Naomi Wolf http://t.co/7ChbnxFw 
• Need an antidote to Christmas excess? Calculating your slavery footprint should sober you up pretty quickly http://t.co/Vv5JjDDI 
• Manchester City fan who ran at Rio Ferdinand banned for three years http://t.co/o8mF4WG6 
• CHINA fines Samsung, LG and others over LCD prices http://t.co/CM1T2pQ2 
• BBC presenter Winton Cooper's son given hospital order http://t.co/CtSBWF46
• Blackpool PCs remembered 30 years after sea deaths http://t.co/bEYrVUIq 
• Union flag protests: Officers hurt in fresh flag trouble in east Belfast http://t.co/t7QqUKqc 
• INDIA victim's male friend recounts Delhi rape attack http://t.co/epTTd7XD 
• NEPAL's Colonel Kumar Lama charged in UK with torture http://t.co/UZFKWr9K 
• CofE drops opposition to gay bishops in civil partnerships http://t.co/gIYRGDNM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LSB appoints Eversheds, Herbies and Hogan Lovells to panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/7ymqn9d1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Goodwin Procter client Wegelin closes down after US tax evasion case | The Lawyer http://t.co/i7cz2Qmg
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert adds trio of London lawyers to partnership in 12-strong round - Legalweek http://t.co/dKQb31EV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds, Field Fisher and Herbert Smith among new LSB panel line-up - Legalweek http://t.co/RA7cH2rA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US firms in key roles as Transocean fined $1.4bn for Deepwater oil spill - Legalweek http://t.co/L6V4JtUh

4th January - LAW NEWS

375 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: What can judge-watchers expect in 2013? Three supreme court vacancies, a 'chief justice' and many other judicial appointments and promotions are coming up in the next year. Full story - Guardian Law

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trio of London partners in dozen Dechert promotions | The Lawyer http://t.co/NB02lxw8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bindmans set for CoA in Tony Nicklinson 'right to die' case | The Lawyer http://t.co/0vLEHue3
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields could face scrutiny over advice on 2010 Bumi deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/7ziaQtt1 
• A Victory for Google as FTC. Takes No Formal Steps http://t.co/3viIrrXk 
• Finding a Center in Prison http://t.co/JGNbYmaW
• Google Pushed Hard Behind the Scenes to Convince Regulators http://t.co/dhkNhV3T
• Doubts about the independence of Al Jazeera do not justify removing it from US cable and satellite systems http://t.co/3YcmKwo5 
• US Judges Overturn Rape Conviction, Urge Law Change http://t.co/0KV0nFaR
• Kim Dotcom: US “planted” evidence to obtain illegal search warrants http://t.co/WPssB21K
• March factory damaged during New Year's Eve illegal rave http://t.co/bN6HNCQi 
• US: Illegal file-sharer gets hit with 5-year prison sentence http://t.co/KCk0dE1q 
• Offenders owe almost £11m to Bristol courts http://t.co/KUAaQ2Vv 
• Stung Bankia investors look to courts for justice http://t.co/3qBvOkoI
• INDIA: 45 fast-track courts exclusively for women cases - Indian Express http://t.co/DrpMGNBi
• Police and witnesses to give video evidence in Plymouth courts http://t.co/kgBtwZiI 
• Video techology to help Staffordshire courts http://t.co/fQjClX0G 
• Divorcing couples 'should try mediation before using courts' http://t.co/VG3OjTM0
• GREECE: Publisher faces trial for 9 mln euros in IKA debts http://t.co/fOeGCCgP 
• INDIA: Prominent Indian lawyer wary of rape investigation http://t.co/A2fQBwLQ 
• Meet the Pentagon’s new top lawyer (for now) http://t.co/ZoEak5kP 
• Book Talk: Lawyer writes tale of the Last Judgment http://t.co/SDngdU4h 
• US: Lawyer convicted of $37 mln insider trading scheme disbarred http://t.co/GUZs0x3a 
• US: SEC drops case against ex-Berkshire exec Sokol http://t.co/KdrAmt8H
• The Libor scandal: Year of the lawyer | The Economist http://t.co/hlU3QBX6
• Father of abducted Atiya to make his bid for freedom http://t.co/sCs4EoNM 
• Cherie Blair’s international consultancy to become ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/saky1ov4 
• Cyber thieves pose as Google+ social network http://t.co/e8JnV6jW
• SWISS bank Wegelin to close after US tax evasion fine http://t.co/zQkJcqIT 
• Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital http://t.co/e1HkKMJO
• SAS Sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale optimistic at bid to quash conviction http://t.co/nDTVuhKa 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Office banter could cost businesses billions in tribunal claims this year, says leading Law Firm http://t.co/uf3OoQxZ 
• Empowering legal services buyers ‘an uphill struggle’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UWBvOpQL 
• Lap dancer was not employee, appeal judges rule | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gOo2sEgk 
• Pace of ABS approvals quickens as total reaches 59 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZztLkdr3
• Wildlife crime unit faces extinction over funding crisis http://t.co/kqJeLchz
• CZECH president's mass prison amnesty draws protests http://t.co/iw6RrtP1 
• Warning to the Twitterati: a single tweet can cost you £90,000 http://t.co/v1ER2p47 
• Hogan Lovells and 39 Essex Street survive as LSB rejigs its legal advisers panel | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/0NaF9FX5 
• ABS first as individual non-lawyers invest in firm | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/415gE0ja 
• The Libertarian Connection Between Gay Rights and Gun Rights http://t.co/rzAnFAoJ 
• Is the pro-choice movement losing the abortion battle in the US? http://t.co/8ATBuXpU 
• Catholic gay rights campaigner criticises Archbishop Nichols over ban on gay masses http://t.co/I4koKGg9 
• EGYPT: Rising Violence Against Egyptian Women Worries Rights Activists http://t.co/JOoUWZDp 
• Industrial Rights Challenge Could Take Five Years | Police Oracle http://t.co/1iHi59AN 
• US: Hugh Hefner's New Wife 'Signed Pre Nup To Deny Her Rights To Playboy Mansion' http://t.co/F87pnuBk
• INDIA's New Anti-Rape Legislation Could Be Named for Victim of Brutal Attack http://t.co/UjO9jznI 
• INDIA: West Bengal Human Rights Commission seeks probe into Uttarpara destitute home case http://t.co/RJCvb5rF 
• PALESTINE: Human rights, terror and justice in West Bank courts http://t.co/fWYtCsor 
• Will “Promoting Homosexuality” Become a Crime in RUSSIA? http://t.co/yMSgDeWG 
• NEPAL: A Warning to Rights Abusers http://t.co/tClEA4GL 
• US Human rights groups blast Obama for signing defense bill http://t.co/VSo7n261 
• US: Secrecy of Memo on Drone Killing Is Upheld http://t.co/RtXpFD4s
• US can keep secrets on targeted killings of terrorism suspects overseas, judge rules http://t.co/AnYdtJSv
• BRAZIL Judge Urges Fine for Mayor Who Rode Donkey http://t.co/pOq3ERPB 
• US Judge further restricts release of information from Sept. 11 trial http://t.co/5epvulO2
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance, King & Wood among firms on HK$3.9bn Hong Kong IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/bekbGwlt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Duane Morris launches in Silicon Valley with K&L Gates hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/AtFqIL4Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells promotes 24 to its global partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wz5AO5ri 
• Law Society signals climbdown on independence stance http://t.co/z5w38W98 
• Firm owning University of Law will have a say in controlling the institution's academic authority http://t.co/fODKOy6G 
• Change to Jersey law on fire certificates for homes http://t.co/2aQJOWlq 
• FTC: Google does not favor itself unfairly, agrees to settlement terms http://t.co/ixRINyRU 
• ISRAEL: Law Bans Skinny, BMI-Challenged Models http://t.co/SONz6c9g 
• SWISS Bank Pleads Guilty to Tax Law Violations http://t.co/tooWHQyJ 
• RUSSIA: Russian civil society is outraged by a law that bans Russian orphans from being adopted by American families http://t.co/8wl8ko33
• KENYA: Solicitor General's Son Possibly Killed - Autopsy http://t.co/grXAliBi 
• Lewes Solicitor was twice the drink drive limit http://t.co/vrzYfiNs 
• Solicitor selected by Tories for Harrow West battle http://t.co/X1U4E2Lc 
• Struck-off solicitor guilty of obstructing “death-trap” investigation - Luton Today: http://t.co/amvG99zQ 
• SRI LANKA: Chief justice impeachment illegal: Supreme Court http://t.co/TbxGMrdh 
• INDIA moves for swift justice in Delhi rape case http://t.co/4LqDCTGy
• US: Justice Scalia's Most Cantankerous Statements Of 2012 http://t.co/WzpNcu9c
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cadwalader adds capital markets partner in China with K&L Gates hire - Legalweek http://t.co/aKqyTCGi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland, Latham lead on $500m Avis purchase of car-sharing firm Zipcar - Legalweek http://t.co/Z0ItEIb3 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC sees off big-name rivals to win debut Ofcom role on 4G auction - Legalweek http://t.co/XB7HfU2W 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJB appoints former Dechert City chief to join partnership board - Legalweek http://t.co/vEZeXZr2
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells makes up five City lawyers in reduced partner round - Legalweek http://t.co/VZN6ETtl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey filings reveal $14m in fee claims by bankruptcy advisers - Legalweek http://t.co/ZvmxyHUp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Slaughters take key roles as Thomson Reuters acquires PLC - Legalweek http://t.co/MV3U230k
• US: Transocean agrees to pay $1.4bn oil spill fine http://t.co/rNYW5gOY 
• Google makes concessions to avoid legal action in US http://t.co/040kZDFU 
• Jason McGovern death: Fourth arrest in police investigation http://t.co/vkERWGPF 
• Sean Quinn Sr: Mountjoy prison spell was "tough" http://t.co/271GDObT
• Eight police officers hurt in trouble during Belfast union flag protest http://t.co/hAFt5Lbn 
• ITALY suspends Vatican bank card payments http://t.co/ff7cg8LI 
• UK women may not have recognised black rapist, says Barbadian police chief http://t.co/aJ0dSyQe 
• HBO sued by animal rights worker over abuse of horses on cancelled Luck http://t.co/Km1RwVwt 
• SJ Berwin heads to Luxembourg | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bmPIMupp 
• China closes 'notorious' pirate search engine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ylqKgbgs 
• UK watchdog dishes out record £312m in fines | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0AlSUwwc 
• 'Office banter' could give business £292bn hangover | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xSmCnboP 
• Dewey advisers rack up $15m bill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zCr0BK8j
• US: Barack Obama's baleful continuity with Bush era fetters on American liberties | Amy Goodman http://t.co/rRUqk9QH 
• Bradley Manning and me: why I cannot regret turning in the WikiLeaks suspect | Adrian Lamo http://t.co/j3sasdmQ 
• ITALY: Racist chants halt Milan friendly http://t.co/oKLRSnzA 
• UK prime minister rebuffs Argentina over Falklands http://t.co/G8AHOsiL 
• Olympic 100m bottle throw: Man 'wanted Usain Bolt to lose' http://t.co/ib2iWvQm 
• SRA drops 'group licensing' approach for firms operating overseas | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/LloyhWw8 
• Top north-west firm targets external investment after ABS licence provides platform to expand | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/UhWIYRYQ 
• Ex-barrister hits out over ‘sweary yobs’ incident at new Ceredigion Library http://t.co/icXyOwde 
• UK legal education in the spotlight http://t.co/NZBcRjSS
• FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy DID take $50 million of Muammar Gaddafi's cash, French judge is told http://t.co/1seKZcGh 
• Man 'screamed abuse' at Usain Bolt and hurled bottle before 100m final http://t.co/NG3qcvs5 
• Alfie Fripp, oldest British PoW, dies aged 98 http://t.co/JYpEQtDJ 
• INDONESIA city to ban women 'straddling motorbikes' http://t.co/IViiGHAi 
• Terror suspect extradited to US http://t.co/y15sVLKg 
• Medical negligence specialists aim for the top with new brand | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/HQ8KwhzG

3rd January - LAW NEWS

374 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Nominated staff at more than 8,800 firms this week took up their new roles as compliance officers. Full story - Law Gazette

• In-house salaries continue to trail inflation | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/qnwtG6TE 
• Ombudsman sets out new fees plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/t0aQPfl2 
• US: Antitrust Lawyers Predict New DOJ Division Chief to Continue 'Aggressive Enforcement' http://t.co/32ZixVN7
• Legal challenge launched against council care spending cap http://t.co/iF2Wlppx 
• Wibsey working men's club launches legal appeal over court fine and costs http://t.co/U3iGM3Se 
• Legal options explored to fight Radlett rail freight terminal http://t.co/4jGF7Cap 
• Public paying price for killer’s legal bill http://t.co/X53D0E8c
• Council magazine could be cut in new legal clampdown http://t.co/ekl1gzhq 
• Christian group makes legal appeal for charity status http://t.co/7b1FQtuY
• Tony Nicklinson's family wins right to appeal against high court ruling http://t.co/BCbtFrE1
• US: Taking Stock of Diversity in Federal Judiciary; Significant Progress Has Been Made, But Much Remains to Be Done http://t.co/2Lyp3Ltc 
• PHILIPPINES: Anti-Reproductive Health fight now shifts to judiciary http://t.co/0UYfU4vn 
• Illegal Immigrants Injure Officers In Detention Centre Riot http://t.co/m3mfFwAj 
• INDIA: Bengal to have 88 fast-track courts for speedy justice http://t.co/YDxt175S 
• NIGERIA: Lagos Courts Begin Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution, Articles http://t.co/neRzhhhe 
• PAKISTAN: 2012 review: High-profile cases in lower courts http://t.co/MOOyQ07J 
• Concern over Fife court shake ups http://t.co/rGt1wQwp 
• CANADA: Prisoner was agitated, swearing, officer's sex-assault trial hears http://t.co/4TnArEgq
• US: Shangri-La Hotel owner seeks new trial after being found guilty of discrimination against Jewish students http://t.co/4e3F1IKs
• Young Merseyside lawyer killed delivering Christmas presents to friend's baby http://t.co/Z8SnTqFD 
• US: F. Lee Bailey, famed OJ Simpson lawyer, denied legal license in Maine over previous disbarments http://t.co/bDLgOtpi 
• Microsoft Lawyer Pans Reported Google Antitrust Agreement http://t.co/xXcnTnoI 
• AUSTRALIA LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates, Australia’s Middletons Combine | Lawyer Monthly http://t.co/JMoxMJ6i
• US: Lawyer behind Newtown claim says meant to prevent future attacks http://t.co/AvNBkWTp
• US: Lawyer Says He Got Death Threats For Trying To Sue Over Newtown Tragedy http://t.co/Gcqcqxqq 
• US Lawyer, 51, moves back in with his mother and loans house to homeless family for a year http://t.co/dg1EfnqI
• US:Indiana Prison scrambles to address ruling on mentally ill inmates http://t.co/oWBXUifz 
• Putting Rights Violations on the Map in IRAN http://t.co/8BSyN6Cg 
• US: America Has Changed, So Voting Rights Act Section 5 Is No Longer Constitutional http://t.co/YzH6r9vK
• THAILAND: Don’t Deport Rohingya ‘Boat People’ http://t.co/uTpQsSpm
• Derbyshire Police Force praised for promoting equal rights among staff http://t.co/9RxBMPSx 
• Gay rights group Pride in Canterbury closes amid hostility http://t.co/iYAXZAM4
• US Lawmakers Gird for Next Fiscal Clash, on the Debt Ceiling http://t.co/eMPFGT0i 
• Academic highlight: Clashing perspectives in the Harvard Law Review’s 2011 Supreme Court Issue http://t.co/tjmNyUiv
• US LAW FIRM NEWS: Dallas and Houston law firms draw global suitors http://t.co/mIZhn5lT 
• Skadden Arps, Linklaters, Hughes Hubbard: Business of Law http://t.co/fopAEMyF
• Judge Regretfully Rules Law Doesn't Require US Government to Explain Its Drone War http://t.co/JmrmJBgO
• US: President Obama signs fiscal cliff into law http://t.co/AowXOcoH
• SAUDI ARABIA: ‘Saudi uprising not of sectarian nature’ http://t.co/r3kU92bp 
• NETHERLANDS: Dutch gov’t human rights panel backs Jewish Sabbath observers http://t.co/0DxmZWZ5 
• Underweight models Banned in ISRAEL to fight anorexia: New law forces women in ads to stay healthy http://t.co/S5wYWlBD 
• US: A New Law of Petropolitics | Foreign Policy http://t.co/UrBVEPeZ 
• PHILIPPINES: Martial Law victims angry at PCGG move to end Marcos wealth hunt  http://t.co/WjH5Z8A2
• US: Harvard Law School to offer first free online course http://t.co/HB3neVn3
• The Legal Side of Social Media - Online class on 15th January conducted by lawyer from Lewis Silkin http://t.co/PGLufbGp 
• US Health Law: A Tough Diagnosis http://t.co/WNjqNBHF 
• US Tax Law: What the New Law Means for Taxpayers http://t.co/w7t4sqof
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Comic Jim Davidson turns to Henri Brandman & Co after sex offences arrest | The Lawyer http://t.co/0h0S0lbF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Edwards Wildman gains Hong Kong capability via local merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/tyHJwpRU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance's fight for Chagos Islanders fails in ECHR | The Lawyer http://t.co/l6dZq6qY 
• Former Minster CEO launches ABS Brilliant Law | The Lawyer http://t.co/cfc41gZb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC victorious in bid to advise Ofcom on 4G auction | The Lawyer http://t.co/0DhVQXOq 
• Office banter could cost business billions, says A&O report | The Lawyer http://t.co/w2iHqxjs 
• Prisons & Probation: A plea for proper care for a life in the balance http://t.co/cj3c8CBu
• Man arrested in East Sussex over torture allegations in NEPAL http://t.co/3dZ9Ure9 
• TURKEY: Former army chief detained over 1997 coup in Turkey http://t.co/hu3w07Wi
• NIGERIA attack: Song police station burnt down http://t.co/lbhcUkRq 
• French Actor Gerard Depardieu 'granted Russian citizenship' http://t.co/BbUTlCFB 
• SAS sniper Danny Nightingale marks 38th birthday fighting conviction http://t.co/RtMTLcNq 
• Man who threw bottle at men's Olympic 100m final to stand trial http://t.co/t8WgW0UQ
• Neon Roberts: mother in last ditch appeal against radiotherapy http://t.co/9DKTRYRV 
• Pilot in fatal helicopter crash 'earned licence on falsified documents' http://t.co/cvMHqBhz
• Man who threw bottle at men's Olympic 100m final 'did not intend to disrupt race' http://t.co/lL91d6l3 
• Former partner hit by £200,000 costs order after sex abuse trial | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MLhe1l85 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Judge dismisses Apple ‘App Store’ claim against Amazon http://t.co/rFjyzqNA
• US Corporations vs Employees - Little Justice in Internal Investigations http://t.co/u5UqW1JY
• The Toyota Class Action Settlement and Economic Justice in America's "Mixed" Economy http://t.co/X6uQcRzO 
• US: Concord, Massachusetts bans sale of small water bottles http://t.co/s97eKvUn
• SPAIN to extradite convicted killer of Serb PM Djindjic http://t.co/Mix8h4IJ
• INDIA gang rape: Five suspects to be charged http://t.co/lfkaxnjO 
• Brilliant ABS start-up goes live, while debt recovery firm targets legal work | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/N47iAbYz 
• 90% of COLPs and COFAs in place, but 1,000 firms miss 1 January deadline | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/1ZjZrEW5
• Jason McGovern's death: Police launch murder inquiry http://t.co/Bm4hSGZ8 
• Kennel Club fears criminal charges if dogs bite burglars http://t.co/oIHkqAof
• HMS Astute nuclear submarine officer shot tackling gunman http://t.co/cStqFh5F
• BPP joins Government initiative to create non-uni route to lawyer career - Legalweek http://t.co/GtZbLVhw
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy partner receives knighthood in New Year Honours - Legalweek http://t.co/ovu5BCl7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin launches in Luxembourg with addition of two new partners - Legalweek http://t.co/yKNltW7e
• RTA Portal: no plan B as government postpones expansion | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/y9BOa67H 
• Malala Yousafzai's father gets Birmingham Consulate job http://t.co/5NyBQcAk 
• Comedian Jim Davidson arrested by sexual abuse inquiry police http://t.co/HclcTVB6
• INDIA debates naming new law after gang-rape victim http://t.co/mpqvNHEx
• Keep Calm and Carry On trademark battle enters new year http://t.co/hL1SO3oD 
• Justin Bieber calls for fresh restrictions on paparazzi after photographer's death http://t.co/fN2pgiJn 
• What can judge-watchers expect in 2013? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/YTpVmKGo
• Smell the fair trade coffee | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x6Tibm5L
• SpongeBob drowned in privacy fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MmIz5K0V 
• Indian women lawyers back tough sex crime punishment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xU3dn9zW 
• US Supreme Court tightens budget belt | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QiO5oFLA
• Yahoo wheels out Mexican firm to appeal $2.7bn fine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/StVpbh2B 
• Lawyer racial profiling case goes to Canada appeal court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/beD35AMz 
• Dacheng leads booming rise of China firms in Asia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FR5q9SSx
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley Austin adds 26 to partnership including City pair | The Lawyer http://t.co/jJyJ8r6w 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin expands European footprint with launch of Luxembourg base | The Lawyer http://t.co/JRdgGxYD
• US NASCAR boss loses legal fight to keep divorce documents sealed http://t.co/tjWOZPkg 
• Crewe and Nantwich solicitor urges residents to take notice of Legal Aid changes http://t.co/MAdH2uDF
• Caludon Castle in Coventry to become academy after legal hold-ups - http://t.co/KatIg0ep 
• US: Warner Bros. Vs. Custom-Built Batmobiles: The Legal Battle Continues http://t.co/kZrncziI 
• Your business - making it legal http://t.co/2PWTZRvG 
• Gay marriage and Paul Coleridge: our legal system provides rights for all http://t.co/pZvZXf3b 
• EGYPT: Face offs between the judiciary and the president look likely to continue into 2013 http://t.co/nUZ1D6Ao
• MALTA: Chief Justice laments lack of judiciary unity http://t.co/zn2XE4UR 
• SWAZILAND: Will Archaic Mini-Skirt Law Be Applied? http://t.co/F5AXrLZc
• US: Law on liability insurance eyed for gun owners http://t.co/3SKffdHa 
• The Unspeakable Truth About Rape in INDIA http://t.co/KB4wq0qS
• US: America’s Retreat From the Death Penalty http://t.co/4DDtVIJ3 
• Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier fire: Alarm firm negligent http://t.co/HZ1XbN71 
• CHINA's 'Pirate search engine' shuts down http://t.co/BXP1dP4Y
• THAILAND beach shooting: Arrest over Stephen Ashton death http://t.co/AXAtlOyL 
• INDIA: 5 special courts not enough for 1,000 pending rape cases http://t.co/L5qmaYUk

2nd January - LAW NEWS

373 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: An Unnamed Indian Lawyer's Analysis of Delhi Gang Rape - 'Hang my son for killing India’s daughter' - 2012 Delhi gang rape case. Full story - Law Specials

• US: New law makes it illegal for employers in California and Illinois to demand Facebook passwords http://t.co/dHYmUNK9 
• Suffolk: War waged on illegal drivers as nearly 3,700 cars seized http://t.co/QO8V4d1p 
• Defying the ban: Lincolnshire's illegal hare coursers http://t.co/Kh7JdYU4 
• A Moral Imperative to Refuse Illegal Military Orders http://t.co/nebyNcn7 
• NEW ZEALAND: Ministry claim rise in number of cases waiting to go to trial in Whanganui is due to a spike of new cases http://t.co/zU8u2sTo 
• INDIA: Honey Singh denies writing offensive lyrics, his lawyer says he is considering legal action http://t.co/97YwYnBe 
• US: 100 million legal claim in Newtown school shooting is withdrawn by lawyer http://t.co/sJpXy7Kl
• BPP plans apprentice scheme to bypass university in path to legal career | The Lawyer http://t.co/ryP65gCK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O partner and Locog GC lead legal honours in New Year's list | The Lawyer http://t.co/ORBnxDxj
• First day back | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/RKDVAqLZ 
• A view from the litigant in person | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/EmfXZ0MP 
• Allen & Overy’s Wootton leads thin line-up of solicitor honours | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/0LJTTh0f 
• Minister signals weekend courts U-turn | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/2x6nEKuB 
• 11% of firms still lack compliance officers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/KIO1VFMe 
• 1,000 firms without compliance officers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aRzsU46g 
• Teenager sought over phone row murder http://t.co/IbSchkDp 
• Northern Ireland: Third arrest over PC car bomb http://t.co/eHX35Rn9 
• Two men in their 50s held in Jimmy Savile sex abuse probe http://t.co/J3AOE5tX 
• In praise of Vallaud-Belkacem, or why not to tolerate hate speech on Twitter http://t.co/udkrru1t
• No place like a real home for every Scot - homelessness law http://t.co/grhdWLXc 
• Law student who spent thousands on becoming a real-life Barbie hits back at bullies http://t.co/kkaczyiu 
• WPP Martin Sorrell says tax 'a question of judgement' http://t.co/J1yyakVq 
• INDIA minister: Name Delhi rape law after victim http://t.co/dRGvPryu
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Europeans better protected legally when travelling by water from now onwards http://t.co/MloQpuHU 
• US: Hillary Clinton Was Right About Rights http://t.co/IOpEwF0W 
• ISRAEL Has an Historic RIght to Judea and Samaria? http://t.co/FO0Pk3zp
• PKF predicts Scots insolvencies will remain high http://t.co/ET2BRdiK 
• GHANA bans second-hand fridges http://t.co/e8NcDt06
• Pope's new year address deplores rampant capitalism http://t.co/X8uVPLft 
• Labour questions TPims as terror suspect absconds http://t.co/lms0wTQJ 
• Terror suspect's disappearance sparks criticism of control-order regime http://t.co/Cy0oinr4 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Monarchy is hostile towards human rights protestors where the King is above the law http://t.co/WhsGO2bC 
• PAKISTAN: Human rights in 2012 - As citizens take law into their own hands, rights lose out http://t.co/ay6GHFme 
• Most Popular Human Rights Topics on Twitter in 2012 http://t.co/IIdPBCIu 
• Apple vs. Samsung: Judge seeks bond equal to 88% of iPhone value http://t.co/4goKlprz 
• JAPAN’s new LDP government: implications for public law http://t.co/dr9wUCqR 
• IRAN blasts Obama for Latin America law http://t.co/xCCgVOOB 
• ISRAEL: Law banning sale of animal-tested products goes into effect http://t.co/Lo4XXo7d 
• Liverpool grandad passes away after 'right to life' legal battle http://t.co/KIlr6H3b 
• Edinburgh based Aircraft Medical's legal role http://t.co/zW4SOEzi 
• No legal restrictions over car park sale - Isle of Wight http://t.co/bQU1WbmO
• Hundreds of items confiscated at county's courts http://t.co/OPJnr6BP 
• By-law review to prevent illegal fishing in the South West http://t.co/Kbj7dpI4 
• CANADA: “Chicken thief and killer” denied new trial in Brockville trucker murder http://t.co/i8dyRQG4 
• INDIA: "Don’t adjourn rape trial at the drop of a hat" http://t.co/2U5gBAZq 
• THAILAND: Former Thaksin lawyer still full of surprises http://t.co/hkuNFRIN 
• Why deny others marriage rights? http://t.co/9tmXkvCI
• Norovirus: what are my rights over affected cruises? http://t.co/iBEvxqmq

1st January - LAW NEWS

372 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

A very happy new year to all our readers, Twitter friends and followers. We wish you a prosperous, healthy and just new year. Much has happened over the last 12 months here at TheLawMap.com and the full text of our New year's message can be seen in our SundayLawReview seasonal post. Thank you for everything and very best wishes.

• Extremism unchecked in schools, secret briefing reveals http://t.co/lkAb7PpO 
• Registration scheme to target rogue landlords begins http://t.co/nTuhKpp7 
• UK assumes presidency of G8 group http://t.co/Wy0L9tC3 
• Piers Morgan threatens to deport himself if President Obama doesn't act on guns http://t.co/cTZjRwXX 
• UKRAINE accused of letting foreign states abduct asylum seekers http://t.co/b9PfDjBZ 
• INDIA: In the Delhi slum home of gang-rape accused: 'We are good people' http://t.co/AJCM6gxF 
• 'Hartz reforms': how a benefits shakeup changed GERMANY http://t.co/EkycPT75 
• Group claims Rutgers-Camden Law School used misleading employment data http://t.co/mLriKWBz 
• US: Obama signs renewal of foreign surveillance law http://t.co/YyoVNU8X 
• My Father-in-law's Political Islam Problem, and My Own http://t.co/HIovEVRh 
• Rights concerns mar UKRAINE's OSCE presidency http://t.co/zpy6J1bj 
• INDIA: UN human rights chief calls for profound change in India in wake of gang-rape tragedy: http://t.co/rLuCvYQ2 
• US: Top 10 Justice Department stories http://t.co/CEWQCBlF
• Northern Ireland Justice Minister Ford slams booby trap attack on police officer http://t.co/r1UScDvw 
• It's time to bring the railway bandits to justice http://t.co/tPkPc2q8 
• UN expert condemns move to oust SRI LANKA's chief justice http://t.co/dVN4AnkV 
• INDIA: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh leads call for justice after gang rape kills woman in Delhi http://t.co/pakR3K6Q 
• Filipinos fathered by US soldiers fight for justice http://t.co/VhJY0fhi 
• US: Juvenile Court Reform in Tennessee http://t.co/MH7DPcVm 
• US: Chief Justice Prods Congress to Resolve Budget Talks and Control National Debt http://t.co/febazMW4 
• US: Curbing Gun Violence Tops Circuit Attorney’s 2013 Goals http://t.co/yFQfI2B1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Reality star stung for divorce costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Oom81x0j 
• Alleged former Nazi battles Canada deportation bid | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1Js1LPPU
• Lawyers guilty of asbestos claim frauds | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tIdyc1WV 
• British minister backs apprentice lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/64JJoGXS 
• Blair leads UK legal honours haul | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/M0bxakLJ 
• Homeowners ready to take legal action over TfL tree removal http://t.co/vcK4ftEO 
• OBE for legal executive Diane Burleigh: http://t.co/tjTLfSv9 
• Wanted: the sharpest legal minds in the country http://t.co/fLkYal2V 
• Legal fees for defending Strathclyde police soar by £330,000 http://t.co/UDiEn22o 
• INDIA: Judiciary must stand up to public scrutiny: Author Dilip D'Souza http://t.co/aHIY9F2V 
• Lostprophets rock star Ian Watkins in court on child sex charges http://t.co/RHevahGL 
• Commission sales are abolished on financial policies http://t.co/bVnw8yrM
• Man hit by trolley in Bromley Glades M&S 'row' critical http://t.co/FQTR0WOE 
• PAKISTAN 'frees Afghan Taliban ex-minister Mullah Turabi' http://t.co/aSMW0nHQ 
• EU federalists: UK could be 'associate member' http://t.co/WBtRHuSD 
• Police seek man subject to TPim terror control measure http://t.co/5RhPqmyJ
• A specially commissioned piece by TheLawMap on the recent INDIA gang rape case: Hang my son for killing India’s daughter http://t.co/vc6dFMpH 
• CHINA: Amended Criminal Procedure Law to take effect http://t.co/y8aJzjcd 
• NIGERIA: Re-Jig Anti-Terrorism Law http://t.co/znvdrXUS 
• Law bans hidden costs of financial advisers http://t.co/QsIfdAao 
• Judge calls for new law to prevent cultural theft http://t.co/4KUySjDg 
• PAKISTAN: Over 1.6 million cases pending in all courts http://t.co/HxYS9ts5 
• Bernie Ecclestone admits action by GERMAN courts could end F1 reign http://t.co/1O0nxyCu 
• Scottish Courts accused of failing victims as offenders leave 38,100 fines unpaid http://t.co/PES1nJaG 
• US: The Military’s Dirty Secret http://t.co/0EZaEB7X 
• No Easy Answers in MALI - The extremist Islamist militias have imposed their fanatical beliefs and barbaric punishments http://t.co/4df9HHW2 
• CHINA: Millions of illegal publications seized by national authorities in 2012 http://t.co/voIRiO8W 
• INDONESIA: Govt tightens imports to curb sales of illegal products http://t.co/5wHA3664 
• US: Lawyer who foretold Catholic Church sex abuse scandals writes his story http://t.co/r6c3sP0w 
• THAILAND: Dem lawyer vows to battle on after assault http://t.co/jBVQzXap 
• US: Connecticut Lawyer Wants To Sue The State For $100 Million Over The Sandy Hook Massacre http://t.co/bBk60LY0 
• US: The 5 Worst States for LGBT Rights in America http://t.co/9r7OqRDp 
• US: President Obama vows to support gun legislation http://t.co/rjFQJecD 
• INDIA washes hands of rights for the elderly http://t.co/ckH8Xzt8 
• £500,000 in legal aid a week for prisoners' human rights claims http://t.co/w2nZaFGT
• New rights for the homeless in Scotland come into force http://t.co/DtInCD5r 
• US: Short-term agreement reached for farm legislation http://t.co/VeAXzQsr

31st December - LAW NEWS

371 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Abducted girl Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson's father in renewed release bid http://t.co/3XIukJ77 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Cosmetic treatment industry faces tough regulation over 'grubby' tactics http://t.co/Jbj2k0Vd
• Weekend courts may be ditched in favour of longer weekdays http://t.co/Si5pjJA4 
• Bomb under policeman's car - PSNI blame dissident republicans http://t.co/nItJk40W 
• 209 rogue claims firms shut down by Ministry of Justice http://t.co/EObX9Wzi 
• British man Adam Robinson, 21, facing US sex charges http://t.co/QWTQ0pis 
• Tighter restrictions on cosmetic surgery urged http://t.co/7nZg4nVd 
• Common Law and Constitutional Exceptionalism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/6dylRVDJ 
• George Will’s Washington University Address on Religion and Politics in America | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/hmmYfIWV 
• Government backs apprenticeship route to law | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/2qSFcAJi 
• Britain hit by £10bn tax credit fraudsters, claims Duncan Smith http://t.co/TQTWoOMA
• IRAN: Five Kurdish Political Prisoners Face New Charges http://t.co/oH4qKo34 
• SUDAN: Police block protest at human rights commission http://t.co/xC38h7QW
• US: A New Michigan Law Tells Employers To Keep Out Of Your Facebook Profile http://t.co/i228bkXM
• ISRAEL: Justice Ministry charges Liberman http://t.co/Zguylxhe 
• SAS Sergeant Danny Nightingale faces losing home to fund campaign for justice http://t.co/gbHbkuYc 
• SPAIN: Stung Bankia investors look to courts for justice http://t.co/73D9QfwQ
• Justice sought for British tourist murdered in Sri Lanka http://t.co/24O9Dn1P
• SPAIN seeks "legal security" from Bolivia after nationalisations http://t.co/5dBXHSUg 
• Apple Pulls Legal Crosshairs off Galaxy S III Mini http://t.co/Yz3m3RHN 
• US: California law makes having children easier for lesbian couples http://t.co/3M3ivq8m 
• INDIA: Politicians delayed rape law reforms http://t.co/aEuyjBTO 
• PHILIPPINES: Family planning law enacted by Benigno Aquino http://t.co/xYUKq8sN
• Scottish Law will recognise humanist marriages http://t.co/bQDu5knW 
• US: Federal marriage law may force deportation of immigrant gay spouses http://t.co/t3DBLv7Q 
• Supreme Court norms on rape trial not being followed strictly http://t.co/edG0HxfT 
• Young Merseyside lawyer killed delivering Christmas presents to friend's baby http://t.co/GEsvvd2x 
• NIGERIA's National Human Rights Commission blasts detention of 2 journalists without charges http://t.co/wrbEjRKD 
• SRI LANKA: A freedom less level field -2012 http://t.co/Bc8YA8oO 
• SAUDI ARABIA human rights condition critical' http://t.co/ZoQur9mq
• BAHRAIN: Tweet Leads Human Rights Activist to Prison http://t.co/yieYmyoY
• ZIMBABWE Rights Commission Chief Quits http://t.co/fg56Ayfb
• US suppressing civil liberties' http://t.co/KyyTwNGQ 
• CHINA: 200,000 village houses face warnings on illegal structures http://t.co/9iCoAItV 
• Far-right vacuum could trigger 'lone-wolf' attacks http://t.co/poKoDoX2 
• Foreign doctors' training stepped up, says GMC http://t.co/qynRJhYf 
• Organist Alan Greaves murder: Wife speaks of her grief http://t.co/hhNVf7jg
• Christians have no right to refuse to work on Sundays, rules judge http://t.co/qZsncWWq
• Man arrested as churchwarden strangled to death in farmhouse http://t.co/OnP04eZe 
• Police officers and staff moonlighting as pall-bearers and poll dancers http://t.co/aYwLtypX 
• PAKISTAN Lifts YouTube Ban, for 3 Minutes http://t.co/UOg9kJzH 
• US: A Festive Mood in Maine as Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal http://t.co/UtvocyCR 
• US: Braced for Hardship, an Amish Clan Awaits Sentences in Shearing Attacks http://t.co/DhWssc9N 
• Six Charged With Murder in INDIA After Rape Victim’s Death http://t.co/PkVOXHqH 
• PAKISTAN: Drone War Spurs Militants to Deadly Reprisals http://t.co/vDB76jKV 
• Crackdown on compensation firms behind spam text messages http://t.co/8G5vE7pH 
• Organist Alan Greaves murder: Prayers lead by bishop http://t.co/hhNVf7jg 
• Trust in police damaged by controversies - Vaz http://t.co/PbV3ZmYA 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Bill of Rights, Hillsborough and Redfearn - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Bloghttp://wp.me/pJiO3-4hK 
• Another cracking year for the UK Human Rights Blog | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/vI2SaP7Q 
• The biggest human rights stories of 2012 - Part 1 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/MQCCsO1Z

30th December - LAW NEWS

370 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• ITC judge wants Samsung to post a bond of 88% of its U.S. smartphone sales due to Apple patent case | FOSS Patents http://t.co/jjMGrQAM 
• ITALY: Judge - Cyclists Are Scruple-less; Cheat The System And Steal Low-Quality Drugs http://t.co/NAy4QFV2 
• Top Law Professor Quits ZIMBABWE Rights Watchdog http://t.co/rpcFw89i 
• INDIA: Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to gang-rape victim and pledges justice http://t.co/pk894aa3 
• Organist Alan Greaves murder: Two men arrested by police http://t.co/0FGlmS14
• INDIA mourns Delhi rape victim with candlelit vigils http://t.co/SNbcOAb8
• A Neath law firm has raised £2,250 for Tonna Hospital http://t.co/gBDq5H9k
• AUSTRALIA legal challenge to JAPAN whaling moves closer http://t.co/K4qngr6X 
• Counsel General for Wales fears legal profession is pricing out young talent http://t.co/EEPvGgeq 
• Family's fury after hospital wins legal battle to let grandfather, 69, die if illness deteriorates http://t.co/KVnmYM4l 
• MBE For 'Jane's Law' Campaigner Penelope Clough in New Year Honours List http://t.co/1nINul6u 
• How do you decide what to include in LawNewsIndex? http://t.co/9KvslDeO
• ‘Foolish’ man shone laser at police helicopter - Derry http://t.co/1h2VQTeO 
• SOUTH KOREA launches crackdown on illegal Chinese fishing http://t.co/8qxtW5Qz 
• ISRAEL establishes university in illegal West Bank settlement http://t.co/aZIl8kCW 
• US: NY tightens restrictions on illegal ivory trade http://t.co/4I5UlKDS
• UKRAINE: Lawyer for Gongadze's widow supports prosecutor in need to sentence Pukach to life http://t.co/c4a2D2sE 
• Judge acquits 'scapegoat' in trial over lawyer's death http://t.co/rzVw2OBX 
• CHINA's New Leadership: Challenges For Human Rights, Democracy And Freedom In East Turkestan, Tibet And Inner Mongolia http://t.co/Elfgmv78 
• INDIA: Punjab Chief Minister seeks dismissal of US human rights case http://t.co/gsRS00k1 
• Russian Acquittal Escalates Human Rights Feud With US http://t.co/xRN83Ruq 
• US: Obama attorneys endorse judge's 'Santa' ruling http://t.co/JTkRKVSu
• Cisco, HP, Walmart, others support Judge Posner, propose methodologies for patent damages | FOSS Patents http://t.co/c7jrRI8F 
• TheLawMap: The Law Business: 17th to 23rd December http://t.co/A3RW5Bmt
• TheLawMap: The Law Business: 10th to 16th December http://t.co/W3FQ8er5
• US: The Deadly Fantasy of Assault Weapons http://t.co/1UHdUShZ
• US: Federal Power to Intercept Messages Is Extended http://t.co/7efgAXio 
• US: 414 Homicides in ’12 Is a Record Low for New York City http://t.co/iK5R6sCX

29th December - LAW NEWS

369 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Viviane Reding Warns UK Opt Out Of Justice Measures Will Leave Criminals Free In Britain http://t.co/SLjudhWF 
• TURKEY: One year on, no justice for Uludere victims http://t.co/Twy8RVBz 
• IRELAND: Celebrating Children's Understanding Of Their Rights http://t.co/xep4TxQr 
• US: Bipartisan agreement--against privacy rights http://t.co/3EGvStsx 
• INDIA: Rape, sexual assault, women's rights: What politicians said in 2012 http://t.co/PjY1ZSwU 
• Human-rights court orders world's last IVF ban to be lifted http://t.co/hP8uq3ZR 
• RUSSIA's ban on US adoption isn't about children's rights http://t.co/d9sl7jY5 
• US: Abortion-Rights Groups: Hagel's Views Not a Dealbreaker for Pentagon Post http://t.co/0iVZsWGJ 
• Jews and Human Rights In Europe: the Unfulfilled Promise http://t.co/Mjpc9UkF 
• PHILIPPINES Government assures protection of tribal rights under peace framework pact http://t.co/4At8bD2Z
• Consumer Rights - What rights? It's buyer beware if you snap up a bargain, isn't it? http://t.co/4J3EDvrz 
• ZIMBABWE rights chief quits in protest http://t.co/V007whsE
• Create videos to showcase your firm’s expertise and attract potential clients | Law Practice http://t.co/5jRMLGDJ 
• Email Communications with Clients | Law Practice http://t.co/c2j0YOHG 
• Balancing meaningful pro bono work with your own financial priorities | Law Practice http://t.co/Kjo4YJdm 
• Law firm management is more than setting and implementing rules and procedures | Law Practice http://t.co/eVOSmP3o 
• Management is truly the foundation that determines the overall health of each of our law firms | Law Practice http://t.co/Kjo4YJdm 
• Finding Your Next Big Clients | Law Practice http://t.co/Q3Jy5e9U 
• The challenges of small firm practice | Law Practice http://t.co/kxJKUlHc
• Understanding key client relationship management | Law Practice http://t.co/e4MPFXXB 
• Mentors are Good, Sponsors are Better | Law Practice http://t.co/UR3NU5F2 
• Is Small the New Big? | Law Practice http://t.co/Nd3dT6G2 
• Dawn of a New Business Model | Law Practice http://t.co/exTvmLEF 
• Reinventing Law Firms | Law Practice http://t.co/sOzoCfFb 
• Misleading Study of 'Big Law' Partners Criticized http://t.co/07RKaY5I 
• New law strengthens patents on product designs http://t.co/DCjvez6I
• US: California Lemon Law Website Ranked Among the Best Legal Sites http://t.co/UHVgE5Rb 
• PHILIPPINES contraception law signed by Benigno Aquino http://t.co/RGUK3MdV 
• FRANCE: 75% income tax struck down by constitutional council http://t.co/EJV6cQsN 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• INDIA: Women's tales from brutal Delhi - An ineffective police and a broken justice system make matters worse http://t.co/HCprjME0 
• Charmaine MacMuiris: David Thomas O'Sullivan remanded over murder http://t.co/UJmuTvMj
• HUNGARY Court Strikes Down Voter-Registration Legislation http://t.co/jT6UiLV6
• Because I’m the journalist, and you’re not http://t.co/Bx9nLrwF
• INDIA: PM’s assurance on water policy cuts no ice with States http://t.co/cgPAxJfX 
• Glasgow Riot unit's £200,000 legal bid http://t.co/zwRNzkIo 
• HP's Elite Technology Team Moves to GM: Legal Action Begins http://t.co/uQvBcUm1 
• IRELAND: Pub porn films taxed legal brains http://t.co/aRj3xsdK
• Ombudsman ruling could leave Croydon Council open to more legal action, warns cabinet member http://t.co/VW0oah2c 
• Warning over legal highs after four people are taken ill in Lincolnshire http://t.co/a49MOOrR 
• Pontypool RFC's lifelong fan pays £100,000 legal bill http://t.co/81WGgBEP 
• INDONESIA: Prisons Must Uphold Efforts of Judiciary http://t.co/eIhFs1IK
• NIGERIA: 2012 - the Year for Women in the Judiciary http://t.co/VA7rCPXm 
• EGYPT: Face offs between the judiciary and the president look likely to continue in 2013 http://t.co/qfxr5Wqb 
• PHILIPPINES: Aquino has signed Reproductive Health law – House majority leader http://t.co/YpgqqA5J 
• US: Insemination rules will be eased by new law http://t.co/8tCE1sfV 
• From IPads to Crocs, New Patent Law Protects Design http://t.co/InsFsBgl 
• US: Congress extends foreign surveillance law http://t.co/wyl6keqo 
• CHINA: New Chinese law requires adult kids to visit parents http://t.co/CE3E1xY2
• Bradford solicitor is facing jail http://t.co/fhLrDZGu
• 'If your dreams don't scare you they aren't big enough' - http://t.co/KJ6hioEp
• INDIA: Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore http://t.co/P0hob4ph
• Lawyer sues over ghost blog | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Y90RDNU2
• Women push for beefed up domestic violence law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/I49XIxNx 
• Law school launches religious clinic | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/abuH26sL 
• Fresh fears over Hong Kong legal autonomy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nXPJcUYS 
• Fiscal cliff sparks tax brief bonanza for US firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/I1z1bpfa 
• Sinn Fein rejects claim that Dessie Ellis TD was linked to 50 murders http://t.co/uiWm2hvC
• PAKISTAN: Interior Minister promises to unblock YouTube http://t.co/HcO26U8a 
• Tribunal rejects HMRC appeal over life insurance tax dodge http://t.co/JF7CH4Jh 
• INDIA: Karnataka demands permanent water disputes tribunal http://t.co/6GguybJk 
• JAPAN's Tepco sued by US sailors over radiation http://t.co/EK4yGNv8 
• Guantánamo Bay's other anniversary: 110 years of a legal black hole http://t.co/MLdRBe3L 
• £1.8bn 'snooper's charter' fails to get Treasury backing http://t.co/C1ELCT43

28th December - LAW NEWS

368 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• 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

27th December - LAW NEWS

367 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• CHINA: Chinese Officials Find Misbehavior Now Carries Cost http://t.co/0R4ySHtx 
• US: Legal Curbs Said to Hamper A.T.F. in Gun Inquiries http://t.co/dlYfWIch 
• A Divorce Lawyer Says A Lot Of Unfaithful Spouses Will Be Caught By Texting On Christmas http://t.co/pdXAJM43 
• Lawyer's poetry unlocks the ticket to life http://t.co/7siMdVBs 
• Hayley J. Hooper: Keep Calm and Carry On? http://t.co/MUFsJXiB 
• Illegal angling targeted in new crack down - Peterborough http://t.co/LdAGB911
• JB orders MALAWI borders sealed to stop illegal maize exports http://t.co/6wq2eCyC 
• Malcolm Wicks' death was 'the Lord's justice', claims preacher banned from UK http://t.co/4EHWfzrT
• Central African Republic protest prompts FRANCE action http://t.co/ek7MKO68 
• Cherkley Court golf course legal challenge 'hopeless', says barrister http://t.co/jHzMurCC 
• TAIWAN: Citizen journalists want rights http://t.co/2EED945h
• INDIA: Students made aware of consumer rights - Indian Express http://t.co/Li6TmFS0 
• Movement Begins for Homosexual Rights in Africa http://t.co/g8BzATk4 
• DUBAI airport to have human rights office http://t.co/zcTIhpQ7 
• JAMAICA: Respecting the rights of women http://t.co/jhGh2OGo 
• CAMEROON’s Catholic Archbishop: Giving gays equal rights is a ‘crime against humanity’ http://t.co/dDYM9Ud1 
• EGYPT: Morsy signs Egypt's constitution into law http://t.co/9S3Ha635 
• CANADA: Whitehead wins libel appeal — new trial ordered; http://t.co/zjjvRShI 
• CHINA: Internet legislation timely, necessary: Lawmakers http://t.co/TMd1KDeS 
• Further secret lobbying letters could set cabinet against judiciary again if judges rule in favour of publication http://t.co/ZvWJMrui 
• Spy chiefs to be quizzed in public next year http://t.co/pkFNTn1n 
• No count of how many can view top secret documents http://t.co/KJIyx0uW 
• Attack cyber enemies before they attack us, says public http://t.co/5oQ0oQ8x 
• English Heritage chief calls for tougher sentences for heritage crime http://t.co/jV7L5acz 
• Arrest over Christmas Day killing of woman in Carmarthen http://t.co/cQgs9yxm 
• Scottish councils paid out £33m for compensation claims http://t.co/dayND9Tq 
• National Audit Office to examine BBC pay-offs http://t.co/3r69kix5 
• IRELAND: Cardinal's Christmas message reiterates anti-abortion stance http://t.co/HkVrq32G 
• SYRIA crisis: Military police chief al-Shalal defects http://t.co/yORJCUgZ 
• EGYPT: President Morsi hails constitution and urges dialogue http://t.co/lwQxnP52 
• Hunting: Government 'would lose vote on ban lifting' http://t.co/ML6crO6d 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Hunting: Minister says ban repeal vote 'not imminent' http://t.co/3AVgL5J8 
• High Court judge criticises same-sex marriage plan http://t.co/YiPM7Tiz 
• Paul Daniels claims media distortion as he faces criticism over Savile victims comments http://t.co/ujppgx8k 
• The police need the public's trust in order to do their job. They must do more to deserve it. http://t.co/sY5dX4S2
• French teacher fights for human rights in GUINEA http://t.co/v6Q6KxuO