12th January - LAW NEWS

383 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Unions Back Revisions of Labor Law in FRANCE http://t.co/alb53aJN 
• US: Makers of Violent Video Games Marshal Support to Fend Off Regulation http://t.co/Jf5o3bPW  
• Report Depicts Horrific Pattern of Child Sexual Abuse by BBC Celebrity http://t.co/c5pQkkPB 
• Tribunal looms for Trust after job dismissal claims - Northumberland http://t.co/vA81BgvF 
• US: Richland judge rules Internet sweepstakes machines illegal http://t.co/X4CGKyY6 
• Trotskyist group exonerated official because it doesn’t believe in ‘bourgeois court system’ to deliver justice http://t.co/phmyidxH 
• Did drive to track illegal immigrants breach data laws? http://t.co/urNv217Z 
• US: Google Didn’t Lobby White House in FTC Case, Lawyer Says http://t.co/aQVjvvJX 
• INDONESIA: Groups report lawyer for racial remarks http://t.co/No2cNqhn 
• US: Born again Lawyer mom forced daughter, 14, to have sex with different men for child porn films' http://t.co/1swbhJDn
• Liverpool victims say Mindaugas Budkus rape trial ordeal 'horrendous' http://t.co/I5pE9fMF 
• Key witness in Bradley Manning WikiLeaks trial defends Reddit webchat http://t.co/Y1Pn44vC 
• Kodak patent sale approved by Judge, Apple, Google to pay $527 million http://t.co/xgBizQar 
• US: Judge won't block New York City circumcision law http://t.co/Zb9aUkyp 
• US: BP Seeks Judge's Ruling on Size of Gulf Oil Spill http://t.co/kMOBW10Q 
• Step forward for women's rights in SAUDI ARABIA as they get fifth of the seats on government's advisory council http://t.co/pZEvrXGr 
• What's More Important: Fried Chicken or Animal Rights? http://t.co/QCmSt5Cx 
• Equal rights for women a critical first step to avoiding civilization's collapse http://t.co/ftMpwYlK
• VIETNAM: Prison sentences handed down to human rights defenders http://t.co/MrWyaR8E 
• Community Land Scotland has just submitted evidence to the Land Reform Review Group http://t.co/JmhnRw5Q 
• CANADA: First Nations Canadians fight for rights http://t.co/AUkleEFC
• Gosport Teenagers have made a film with police to ensure young people know their stop-and-search rights http://t.co/c7gQMnIh 
• BAHRAIN: Rights activist Maryam Alkhawaja risks arrest http://t.co/AmVt7t0e 
• INDIA's current outpouring of anger is unprecedented. Can it bring change? http://t.co/FH72Fzy6 
• Extremists attend more than 200 university events http://t.co/V5jVQAoS
• Ulster flag protests: police injured in petrol bomb attacks http://t.co/W0b8pdmW 
• Streatham flat death: Murder accused due in court http://t.co/TtsV5Nms 
• US: Porn companies sue to overturn Los Angeles condom law http://t.co/h5sz5RD3 
• Miliband to outline plans to protect private tenants http://t.co/YrvK1x2Q 
• Catholic priests voice same-sex marriage fears http://t.co/Xyc35nz3 
• Birmingham stabbings: Plea to 'hundreds' of witnesses http://t.co/sa8g9Wo1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Tory plans for royal press charter attacked http://t.co/A8afk626
• Driving licence fines threaten two million drivers http://t.co/AILcXJys 
• Porn councillor David Sprason to face no further suspension http://t.co/blfBV5Bl 
• ARGENTINA police raid international paedophile ring http://t.co/gCU2fNTm 
• Lord Patten accused of reneging on BBC pledge for Jimmy Savile hotline http://t.co/eBP8OYP8 
• Police told Savile victim she would be 'mincemeat' http://t.co/yNKL5MhI 
• Jimmy Savile threatened police who interviewed him over sexual abuse http://t.co/6J3lcXfA
• Leveson debate prompts criticism over 'draconian' punitive damages plan http://t.co/jzxeyBIr
• Police errors left Jimmy Savile free to 'groom the nation' http://t.co/9nqdWY30 
• Amazon's AutoRip: a great service – with strings attached http://t.co/rADJyoUb
• Britain's voodoo monarchy http://t.co/0U0LFOVd 
• Jimmy Savile: the way he fixed it | Editorial http://t.co/VxdizknX 
• Maya Evans case: secret courts, torture and avoiding embarrassment http://t.co/4LPesmK2 
• UK law: Top 5 common myths – separating fact from fiction http://t.co/nhfFZdjj 
• Rangers Football Club could use sex discrimination laws to sue Uefa http://t.co/HexRXbtp 
• NIGERIA: Law Professor Urges CJN to Rid Judiciary of Corruption http://t.co/k6IcjEWm
• GHANA: Don't doubt integrity of judiciary - Justice Atuguba http://t.co/Ej4W3s5E 
• UNESCO recognizes Brazilian friar's contribution to social justice in Latin America & Caribbean: http://t.co/sksKzLIL
• EGYPT: Islamic justice in the Sinai http://t.co/OYEGaIHY
• SRI LANKA Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is impeached http://t.co/8SNIkSKC
• Trainee solicitor from Arnside wins national law award http://t.co/me9nIGe7
• Immigration solicitor 'raised millions of pounds organising sham marriages' http://t.co/SjraMSJw 
• Councillors vote to seek injunction to prevent harassment by Rutland Anti-Corruption Group http://t.co/JApUPbMl 
• Council may face legal action over flag http://t.co/zhhmTSWJ 
• BELGIUM: Queen Fabiola criticised by her own PM over legal tax dodge as the country's economy falters http://t.co/xggDhgMn 
• Alex Salmond gave incomplete answers on EU legal advice, inquiry finds http://t.co/sBXU5y4l
• Liverpool reach settlement with Tom Hicks and George Gillett with all legal proceedings with former owners over http://t.co/dZybbD4U 
• Guantánamo Bay is still open, but the Bush-era of legal blackholes is finally coming to a close http://t.co/V0BDsblE
• Legal bid to allow the public to see graphic autopsy photos of Osama Bin Laden after he was shot http://t.co/tVuWvh6F 
• Jody Scheckter takes legal action over Laverstoke beer http://t.co/b6NZ0daZ
• RUSSIA: Russian Law Could Ban Foreigners Working In State Media http://t.co/9s4fHR9C
• CUBA: Cubans Eager to Try New Law Easing Travel Rules http://t.co/ERVRUOZE
• CANADA: ‘Big money’ in illegal garlic http://t.co/BlVMUruN
• GREECE: Police beat up another ‘illegal immigrant’ who’s actually a tourist http://t.co/cUYpsIzU
• New warning over illegal minicabs in East London http://t.co/mYVgf5TK 
• CHINA: CCTV reporters beaten while investigating illegal sewage treatment in Hunan Province http://t.co/2akGkRTm 
• Twelve countries sign UN treaty to combat illegal tobacco trade: http://t.co/JITr3p35 
• ‘Obsessed’ lorry driver hoarded 500 illegal birds’ eggs http://t.co/qGpn8if1
• Civil servant wins sacking tribunal http://t.co/1OepJtLW 
• Body full of air bubbles, Shropshire surgeon tribunal told http://t.co/8rZhzY2n 
• Stress, depression and alcohol | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5c14UZJG
• Top global lawyer backs Britain's position in EU | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w2XeB6aN
• Brussels piles pressure on Google | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rHLCfGmw 
• Rolls-Royce bags ex-Herbies man to lead bribery review | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Fr5gSvHh 
• Merger bonanza for UK law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W8HyCJpE 
• Global M&A keeps pace with 2011 levels | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wKfc4ebU 
• Hong Kong discusses move to bring in class actions - Legalweek http://t.co/8QPlEYpX 
• Tesco law conversions gather pace as SRA ends ABS year one with spate of approvals - Legalweek http://t.co/0lhzPaWR
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton secures new Kuwait association - Legalweek http://t.co/eINkwBca 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith promotes London duo in 22-strong partnership round - Legalweek http://t.co/NbDjim4U 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Law firms name first compliance officers for new regulatory regime - Legalweek http://t.co/YMnf2g3H 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shell advisers in focus as global panel review gets underway - Legalweek http://t.co/3NKP9GMm 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields leads rivals for Europe and Asia-Pac M&A in 2012 rankings - Legalweek http://t.co/cROOSb0d
• LAW FIRM NEWS: KPMG in talks over PRIME-style work experience scheme for accountants - Legalweek http://t.co/qbsRHXBi
• SRI LANKA: Lawyers boycott courts in support of senior judge http://t.co/SkKuxgDp 
• US: Tough Path Seen by Obama on Ban of Assault Weapons http://t.co/bGzFpN7H 
• Birmingham city centre stabbings leave two men dead http://t.co/TichHvMS 
• April Casburn: Trial opens lid on Met hacking probe http://t.co/jsIR0HAw 
• Magaluf trial told to jail British barmaid’s ‘evil rapist’ for 23 years http://t.co/xtUiNW9K
• Clearwire investor loses bid for fast-track trial versus Sprint deal http://t.co/wzSoqGUr 
• US: James Holmes to face trial over Aurora movie theatre shooting http://t.co/bTsF05fZ
• Top lawyer Lord Gold to lead Rolls-Royce bribe review http://t.co/pMLDXDlY 
• Rape accused's lawyer claims victim was to blame for bus attack http://t.co/aTyyDMpu 
• Image Rights London Seminar http://t.co/bhEJtQhS
• ‘You’re wrong on Human Rights Act’, Hertfordshire Euro MP tells Potters Bar’s MP http://t.co/ZBEYKMIc
• Call for domestic workers' rights by governments of PHILIPPINES & INDONESIA http://t.co/ZFb5kO0b 
• UK tenders to train Ethiopian paramilitaries accused of abuses http://t.co/eg2PrxIH 
• US: President Obama signs Netflix-backed amendment to video privacy law http://t.co/sDHTZY3c 
• EU debate: Conservative MEP deplores 'pitbull UK' image http://t.co/PK4t9mml 
• Hibernian footballer Leigh Griffiths facJan 11, 2013
• Olympic 100m final bottle thrower Ashley Gill-Webb guilty http://t.co/oYh4VxpO

11th January - LAW NEWS

382 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: A number of chambers have signed up to the new Barco initiative, which has now been approved by the FSA. The service, introduced by the Bar Council, is a secure third-party holding escrow account, which is designed to make direct access to the bar easier. Full story - The Lawyer

• Jimmy Savile report: key findings http://t.co/rfv4IOdk 
• Savile case prompts call for wider review of sexual abuse complaints http://t.co/dT8aKxy6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW, Mayer Brown advise as Abramovich invests in Oxford green-tech group | The Lawyer http://t.co/SYH1C79r
• Time for competition law to"get real", says incoming CAT chairman | The Lawyer http://t.co/P0rCi1og
• Publication of Legal Education and Training Review put back for second time | The Lawyer http://t.co/XYHXsfVR 
• Fifty-day Liverpool FC hearing averted as high-profile case settles | The Lawyer http://t.co/DPMYobCy 
• Law Society president proposes targets to get women into management | The Lawyer http://t.co/amcLlA88 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst's NQ retention rate falls to 70 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/BfKmKLaz 
• Firms promoting “mediocre men”, Law Society president says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/l4UYLf7S 
• Managing the risks posed by tablets | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/aAodSpV7 
• Plea over fixed costs for mesothelioma cases | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/yIU8bwwO 
• 2012 ‘record year for mergers’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/gNbV9NWI 
• Alan Greaves murder: two men charged over church organist's killing http://t.co/HLrfHFXu 
• High-stakes gambling machine crackdown rejected http://t.co/rJHalIUy 
• Two in court over Alan Greaves Christmas Eve murder http://t.co/Z8KUdIkZ 
• England prison closures 'to continue in 2014' http://t.co/F6CqjXAH 
• Woman teacher 'caught in lay-by with sixth-form boy after ball’ http://t.co/HpQj5T5m 
• US: Californian teacher talks student out of school shooting http://t.co/IQU7Rq0V
• Jimmy Savile scandal: Police to publish inquiry report http://t.co/MTOwnbzd 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Does the SRA practise what it preaches over OFR? | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Rrjlnzr2 
• LSB backs end to minimum salary and to IFA referral requirement | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/VAapZh15 
• Chambers sign up to escrow account pilot after FSA gives green light | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Ke34WTvm
• Cost of acquiring PI cases is £700 - and the referral fee ban will have no effect, says report | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/cNuRmm2p
• Some UK energy efficiency firms may breach consumer law - OFT http://t.co/fa09Mtyj 
• CHINA's amended law and what it means for older people http://t.co/vWHC8Axb
• One in five women are victims of sexual assault http://t.co/uemINkn3 
• US: Governor Jerry Brown, California's prison crisis is not over http://t.co/R17XlAUg 
• 69,000 female, 9,000 male rape victims per year visualised: get the full data http://t.co/cDTvGDNm 
• US: Judge Postpones Sentencing for Wells Fargo Broker http://t.co/JKo0DtM1 
• SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi judiciary - An imperfect picture http://t.co/xxOT0NS0 
• KENYA: Mutunga restructures judiciary: http://t.co/ELUT3KHV 
• US: Judiciary member removed from committee on drunken boating charge http://t.co/sksSETpv 
• CAMEROON's Human Rights Review Report Presented http://t.co/lGKHeoVv 
• ZIMBABWE: Rights Reforms Needed Before Elections http://t.co/vqXCOGVS 
• Ethiopian force accused of human rights abuse to receive UK millions http://t.co/eg2PrxIH 
• Bury solicitor is in the running for a top award after being named one of the region's brightest legal stars http://t.co/xYI89RE5 
• Ministry of Justice confirms long-term safeguarding of Lincoln Prison http://t.co/GKy0N69l 
• Ministry of Justice announced plans to close part of Chelmsford Prison http://t.co/nOBtYnkT 
• Jason McGovern murder: Woman to face perverting justice charge http://t.co/YPyI3ErK
• Protesters threatened with legal action over Battersea Park occupation http://t.co/OgGonrIr 
• Browne Jacobson extends legal apprenticeships http://t.co/JmxVnyKB 
• FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy facing fresh legal headache http://t.co/layRwIdY 
• Brabham family name wins EU legal protection http://t.co/5MvruplC 
• Chavez swearing-in delay legal, rules VENEZUELA court http://t.co/UL1bfGuv 
• Alex Salmond in clear over Europe legal advice row http://t.co/7biyIhKn 
• Christians and working on Sundays: what the tribunal really said | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/Ntfxztw6
• Torture claim redactions 'show dangers of secret courts' http://t.co/b4noupNR
• What John Brennan's support for CIA torture meant for Sami al-Hajj http://t.co/xWRHTNBi 
• Chris Grayling takes one step forward on probation, then one giant step back on jails http://t.co/gx8RehwR 
• Berlusconi slates 'communist' female judges | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/25OxZTq9
• Average Kiwi lawyer clocks in with 18 years' experience | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p7udrvLN 
• California firm kicks off Libor lawsuits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Nk810TmK 
• Quebec probes drugs allegations over two judges | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TnZVtQci 
• Covington heads to Shanghai amid blitz of New Year moves | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MTS4C4uf 
• China cracks down on poor quality listings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6EHcErrX

10th January - LAW NEWS

381 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: The Solicitors Regulation Authority will not ask for a delay to the imminent ban on referral fees, despite warnings that the timetable is being rushed. Full story - Law Gazette

• US: Tax law is just too confusing http://t.co/jW05V6VA
• FRANCE: At Once Catholic and Secular, France Debates Gay Marriage http://t.co/nSuca5XH 
• Learning difficulties woman gets pregnancy choice - court http://t.co/YDCyFAHI 
• No 10 defends probe into Andrew Mitchell 'plebgate' row http://t.co/KrwqQ4zF 
• IPCC to supervise Stuart Lawrence race case investigation http://t.co/L4zi9wOB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Line-up of chambers to lead Bar client money initiative after FSA backing - Legalweek http://t.co/Ai4HbkdZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey's US LLP files claim of £36.7m from defunct firm's UK arm - Legalweek http://t.co/cNhfbVsb
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons to launch new base in Munich led by three-partner team - Legalweek http://t.co/pzEFd8Or 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Rolls-Royce turns to former Herbert Smith chief Gold for corruption probe - Legalweek http://t.co/hMRgh14y
• Slaves of DUBAI: The price of creating a modern tourist capital and shopping heaven lies in the sweat of immigrants http://t.co/FKOZwOWJ
• GREECE: The tourists held by Greek police as illegal migrants http://t.co/l61ggkYn
• ‘If we are called before courts, that is our opportunity to give witness’ - Catholic Bishop http://t.co/jpeP27pN 
• ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi hits out at courts over £163k-a-day divorce http://t.co/KZjNnIkA
• Do INDIA's 'fast track' courts work? http://t.co/vGn88ged
• High street PI giant announces redundancies | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/FZAVZ5yA
• Aberdeen 'Helena Torry' mannequin election woman Renee Slater acquitted http://t.co/kJok7CrN 
• Four men arrested in London in Syria terror inquiry http://t.co/Xgu9uNZz 
• RBS braced for hefty Libor fines http://t.co/le1INZOc 
• Detective guilty of offering NoW leak for cash http://t.co/eQS6rMmj
• Can accountants change the legal sector? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/F8zPYe3f 
• Law firms defy City gloom with 20,000 new hires | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/FbNFeBFO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon rocked by departure of in-house frontman | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ak4eCthm
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Follett Stock managing partner accused of bullying female solicitor | The Lawyer http://t.co/JXaUpKnD 
• Direct access bar payment scheme launches with 10 chambers on board | The Lawyer http://t.co/C8wPxGdt 
• Paul Hastings picks up former Dewey partner for Italian energy push | The Lawyer http://t.co/5YbLMz3u
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Estonia's Glikman and Alvin Rödl join forces | The Lawyer http://t.co/EmMVDZCP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ropes client Google drops claims against Microsoft after FTC agreement | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZmGouy3w
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case strengthens mining team with in-house hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/sDyGmDKb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper adds global international arbitration co-chair in Singapore | The Lawyer http://t.co/QptgzRLY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons expands German footprint with Munich launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/MWG7olVy
• Rolls-Royce hires ex-Herbies chief Gold for corporate governance review | The Lawyer http://t.co/89aw3Uqe 
• Entries open as The Lawyer Magazine prepares for expanded awards ceremony | The Lawyer http://t.co/abTjLPW8 
• US: New York Is Moving Quickly to Enact Tough Curbs on Guns http://t.co/39k6A8cO 
• CHINA gets ready for Bo Xilai trial http://t.co/d40DnBK5 
• AFGHANISTAN & POLAND: New trial for Polish soldiers over Afghanistan killings http://t.co/XzfHAHsa 
• US: Bradley Manning trial delayed until June after sentence reduction granted http://t.co/fvoT2See 
• Review of North Wales Abuse Tribunal calls for evidence http://t.co/15Nnrixk 
• The Football Lawyer: The pressure of transfer deadline day is incredible http://t.co/IX30Iwg5
• US: Failed law student puts legal rights to his NAME on eBay in desperate bid to pay off student debt http://t.co/eBLAC90S
• Potters Bar’s MP: ‘Scrap the Human Rights Act’ http://t.co/Xlyx1NyK 
• Jessops vouchers: your rights http://t.co/ljRapmdv 
• Caravan 'rights' plan for Gypsies in Wales http://t.co/5kosfz5E 
• BAHRAIN: Rights activist Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha in first court hearing http://t.co/oakyxwya
• US: Legendary Harvard Law Professor Gives The Ultimate Verdict On Whether The Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin Is Legal http://t.co/IS8JDdUT 
• MEXICO enacts law to help victims of crime with costs of medical and psychiatric care http://t.co/HlTGqia5 
• Calls for law changes after Croydon North spends £160 million on gambling http://t.co/DH4erlpk
• Fly-tipping fears after new law curbs Essex councils’ use of surveillance cameras http://t.co/AyYDq3ZZ 
• Truro law firm Follett Stock boss Chris Lingard accused of bullying at tribunal http://t.co/UWRJgiAw 
• Christopher Tappin wife in extradition law vow http://t.co/iplwKRap 
• US: Texas school can force students to wear locator chips, judge rules http://t.co/MJm6ckpB 
• INDIA: Judiciary never treated women with dignity, says former Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly http://t.co/2xFxcNAl
• Business Must Address Human Rights http://t.co/aHbgI4S3 
• Faces of IRAN: Citizens Unjustly Imprisoned http://t.co/bEKgm5xW 
• As the International Criminal Tribunal for RWANDA Completes its Final Trial, Search for Historical Consensus Begins http://t.co/GC2Dd5ml 
• BRAZIL: São Paulo Acts to Curb Police Cover-ups http://t.co/gQKrCWd4
• Human Rights Watch: Time to stand with human rights defenders http://t.co/B6XeYbDY 
• Yorkshire Dales Law firm opens new office and appoints family solicitor http://t.co/gxfj6a2D 
• ‘I won’t rest until I get justice for Scott’ – mum of murdered Sunderland teenager http://t.co/CMZeOlaq
• US: Justice Department against most sales bans for infringing key patents http://t.co/E0ddi2pR 
• CANADA: A veiled witness obstructs justice http://t.co/nNRsEiN7 
• INDIA: 'Invest money in judiciary for speedy justice' http://t.co/BBGNQrma 
• Businessmen, lawyers and justice http://t.co/GB7iO7d9
• Act of vandalism based on ideology http://t.co/9w3QiuX8 
• Seven prisons in England to close http://t.co/JFlmMzsa 
• 2013: the year for legal apprenticeships http://t.co/oX7kYhMz 
• BARCO approved by FSA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Z1auQXgB 
• Regulator approves bar’s client money scheme | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/x51AbwaN 
• Drugs counsellor smuggled cannabis into prison in rice pudding, court hears http://t.co/B3MrPWGz 
• Judge forced to revoke jail term after sentencing teenager for wrong crime http://t.co/zELUnFiJ
• Female solicitor told not to have a relationship or babies by boss, tribunal hears http://t.co/TbAcOPLh 
• Civil partnership recognised as 'marriage' by court http://t.co/ujPku7vf
• Taxi driver goes on trial for lover's murder 17 years after she vanished http://t.co/EnRt3Ywr
• Return of the super-prison as the Coalition changes tack http://t.co/t4vQM2Pi 
• Boy awarded £7m over hospital errors at birth http://t.co/0xdBcXMF 
• VENEZUELA: Chavez swearing-in delay legal, rules Venezuela court http://t.co/UL1bfGuv 
• North Wales 'super' prison plan by UK government http://t.co/ZgZ4kbg9
• Scottish independence: Salmond cleared of breaching ministerial code http://t.co/f3MszWSU 
• Tasered blind man Colin Farmer seeks damages from Lancashire Police http://t.co/FCKZQTZz 
• PPI disputes lead to 1,000 more jobs at ombudsman http://t.co/5fXDbmHS 
• INDIA: Delhi gang rape suspects 'tortured to force confession' http://t.co/QmPKpeFZ
• Seven prison closures in England announced http://t.co/YkgFrEHq 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Runkerry resort approval 'unreasonable' http://t.co/Di5S4pHf
• Bath Rugby quiet on Brad Davis's future for 'legal reasons' http://t.co/7zI3fdVG 
• Pub giants face legal crackdown over 'greedy’ tactics http://t.co/E5oXejCJ 
• Footballer Michael Chopra says he cannot afford legal fees for BHA inquiry http://t.co/a23vvjXR 
• Stephen Lawrence's brother to sue Met for discrimination http://t.co/q2AKX9st
• A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dhVp0RkU
• Plain packaging: the domino effect | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d69NHtGw 
• Magic circle partner takes IBA reins | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X6G20lMM 
• New York firms end face-off to secure ice hockey deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s6PRbBiW 
• Brazil mining giant slapped with $1.86bn tax fine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/czMZoEdH
• Irish lawyers duck abortion law reform debate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oTp2mqFL
• Firm pressed to hand back millions in bankruptcy fees | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mbEuzjIz 
• Employment tribunal award limits set to increase next month http://t.co/M1fkbpmD
• US: South Carolina taco restaurant in race storm over 'illegal immigrant' T-shirts http://t.co/sg0rwSxL 
• Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek beheaded in SAUDI ARABIA http://t.co/ey0WU6pN
• Christopher Tappin sentenced to 33 months in US arms case http://t.co/tAxZQDHt 
• Detainees in North East held in 'inadequate' cells http://t.co/ALonz0mO
• In court for impersonating a PC http://t.co/p8WpYpuY 
• Warning closure of courts will limit access to justice http://t.co/ywmu9RYq
• Mental health patient on trial for knife attacks killed her mother, jury told http://t.co/o3pWOZSq 
• Fishermead shooting: Jury out in Milton Keynes teen murder trial http://t.co/DxVS8TaK 
• VIETNAM: Activists accused of subversion go on trial http://t.co/10xKHEG0 
• Renee Slater on trial in Aberdeen over 'election dummy' http://t.co/tQsQnQHc 
• COLOMBIA: Uribe Lawyer Says Colombia Death Squad Investigation Is Baseless http://t.co/C0ZUHY2r
• FRANCE: Gerard Depardieu missed court hearing to meet film producers, says lawyer http://t.co/8M4QqGnu 
• Scottish Church: Bigotry fight like US civil rights struggle http://t.co/A7zXm4Np 
• No will for a bill? Bill of Rights Commission members speak out over internal strife - Legalweek http://t.co/AKBz2dWj 
• KFC animal rights campaigner abandons protest after being pelted with chicken wings http://t.co/w8rUGrxj 
• US Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens http://t.co/g8zH5FHz
• Justice for INDIA’s Rape Victims http://t.co/onolJNeR 
• CHINA: Tentative Deal Reported in Chinese Censorship Dispute http://t.co/tZOBdiN3 
• Is Dignity the Foundation of Human Rights? - Jeremy Waldron, New York University (NYU) - School of Law http://t.co/gogBarjy 
• RUSSIA: Court awards €20,000 to Russian robber after prison conditions complaint http://t.co/pU0c7igE 
• SWEDEN Launches The Academy For Human Rights In Business http://t.co/kCJJkxwY 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Execution of Sri Lankan Migrant Worker ought to be halted http://t.co/M54V2Ajz 
• Muddy challenge for law firm team - Wiltshire http://t.co/1sgcfttl 
• Facebook faces minimal penalties for flouting GERMAN law http://t.co/Oo2AAWqC
• CHINA: Activist held incommunicado under new secret detention law http://t.co/k1AHfJXo 
• Clegg hits back at Charles over 'rushed' law change for royal baby to take the throne http://t.co/NHycjiWe 
• Council will not rescue Birmingham Law Centre http://t.co/FjNHTUm4 
• US Judge: Army GI in WikiLeaks case illegally punished http://t.co/xFYKs9rQ 
• US: Judge weeps as 'Dating Game' serial killer Rodney Alcala sentenced http://t.co/eEqQvOJ7 
• EGYPT: Former Judge Challenges Constitution http://t.co/iBKIm7Ff 
• The Internationalization of Women's Issues http://t.co/gito69bm 
• US: Police Stop-and-Frisk Program in Bronx Is Ruled Unconstitutional http://t.co/5FedtoL7
• SRI LANKA: Government and judiciary at loggerheads Australia http://t.co/62XpJ6TP 
• Wirral solicitor fabricated invoices and took money from clients’ accounts http://t.co/QTnFgqUm 
• PHILIPPINES: A year after, still no justice for journalist http://t.co/7xJUBMZO
• ‘Pressure’ on staff in Scottish criminal justice http://t.co/D530Kn0n
• INDIA: 'Amanat' case: Justice Markandey Katju slams lawyers for scuffle in Saket court http://t.co/7EchAsU4 
• JAMAICA: Bar president lashes Gov't over justice system http://t.co/q420AKRJ
• US: Steubenville Justice http://t.co/MEEgOAB5 
• Driving equality, diversity and inclusivity at the Ministry of Justice http://t.co/YahIRBB1

9th January - LAW NEWS

380 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Birmingham Law Centre may be forced to close if it cannot secure at least £100,000 in funding over the next three months, its chief executive has warned. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• LeO promises to ‘isolate’ claims management complaints | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/iDu318WS 
• LASPO boosts motor insurer’s shares | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xb7qChxZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: McDermott builds German restructuring team with Taylor Wessing hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/BbssAh0o 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bingham promotes two City lawyers in 13-strong round | The Lawyer http://t.co/zsJUU8sS 
• Quinn Emanuel London posts 30 per cent revenue hike for 2012 | The Lawyer http://t.co/AtYFT5U6 
• Birmingham Law Centre appeals to council in survival battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/Eb7cNa5a 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders hires DLA regulated procurement specialist | The Lawyer http://t.co/nMTY3r8e 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary's Freeman leaves for CAT as one of four new chairmen | The Lawyer http://t.co/Gb0z5quU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes hires boost New Jersey base | The Lawyer http://t.co/fRNEQ2sO 
• Tugendhat J allows Katie Price privacy case against Peter Andre to proceed | The Lawyer http://t.co/LrjH5IgB 
• Weil leads as MF Global reaches transatlantic settlement | The Lawyer http://t.co/05vpGna3 
• Dewey's US LLP seeks to recover £36.7m from UK arm | The Lawyer http://t.co/8LUulElI
• SFO's legal bill for Tchenguiz investigation hits £1.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/4QiJHK3s 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst and SNR Denton take lead roles on Jessops administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/YHKYeIss 
• Behind closed doors | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/btrnvA51 
• Birmingham Law Centre faces the axe after a century | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/oeda6Cgd 
• We’re still on course for referral fee ban, says SRA | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/zIFDWlkz 
• How the Steubenville case exposes the cruelty faced by rape survivors http://t.co/hW1xODCa 
• Police chief loses high court battle to block successor http://t.co/BzFIab1t 
• Bradley Manning granted 112-day reduction in possible sentence http://t.co/VTyV59Lu 
• Probation service 'revolution' means wholesale privatisation http://t.co/Yyv4Dmht 
• INDIA: Delhi gang-rape trial: judge upholds ruling to hold trial behind closed doors http://t.co/LJzCXny9
• Grayling admits probation privatisation will not cut reoffending dramatically http://t.co/xUn7jwLw 
• Privatising probation makes no sense – and will put the public at risk http://t.co/bZKcUqAk 
• If David Cameron has never broken the law, he's a very unusual sort of citizen http://t.co/cRDz0CCM 
• Hoax bomber Lloyd Jones' seven-and-a-half years jail http://t.co/x41NiBLG 
• Aloysius Hackett: Murder accused at father's funeral http://t.co/gOMNDTU0 
• Chef Peter Cumming admits Lynda Brown dinner party murder http://t.co/FSPxp5PF 
• Sandra Brown believes Moira Anderson suspect father was paedophile http://t.co/PCOPXrLH
• Yorkshire Ambulance Service 'took half an hour' to reach dying boy http://t.co/u1V7lFeG 
• Fatal flight charge tutor Ian King guilty http://t.co/ihtvU2jM 
• John McCririck to sue over 'ageist' Channel 4 sacking http://t.co/atWsT8C0 
• UK university suspends Uganda degrees in gay law row http://t.co/SfBpFPPb
• Stephen Lawrence's brother begins race case against Met http://t.co/FdRB2TqZ
• Private sector rehabilitation plans defended by government http://t.co/Od3EvgeK 
• NI union flag violence 'threatening jobs' says Villiers http://t.co/LUqWmksB 
• Google withdraws patent claims against Microsoft http://t.co/60vAdw6E 
• UK risks 'turning inwards' over EU referendum - US official http://t.co/CjjBCTAU 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Lesbian couple 'tortured OAP to death for bank card PIN' http://t.co/zxggrSat 
• SRA and claims regulator dismiss Law Society speculation of referral fee ban "difficulty" | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/JFiRKGXx
• Microsoft: Google's FTC settlment should end Motorola legal fight http://t.co/YGRz8299 
• Families take legal action over odours from compost facility http://t.co/BotZIpS1 
• UKBA's 'Competence' Questioned After Deportation Text Messages Sent To Legal Immigrants http://t.co/98jtSaNF 
• Catholic midwives in legal move to be exempt from abortion work http://t.co/hCqhf7qH
• Three accused in Indian rape case finally get legal help http://t.co/Iu4hKdCb 
• Legal challenge to put an end to court papers http://t.co/pW1M5Gwx
• Goole docks waste 'should be removed by March' http://t.co/G7vkiKs6 
• Who, What, Why: Is it legal to restrain air passengers? http://t.co/bNXTKDUh
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers adds partner to Tokyo IP team with Hogan Lovells hire - Legalweek http://t.co/yyXFnhgE 
• SRA appoints seven to slimmed-down disciplinary panel - Legalweek http://t.co/RogOPV44 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Pearce continues post-merger hires with ex-Pinsents IP chief - Legalweek http://t.co/PZqTsYHK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Long-serving A&O antitrust partner takes IBA presidency - Legalweek http://t.co/bNQiYlYf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman and Norton Rose act on $1bn ArcelorMittal Canada-Asia deal - Legalweek http://t.co/1Yn3yCrz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert, Wachtell take key roles on BoA's $11.6bn toxic loan settlement - Legalweek http://t.co/YrLpTouj
• How the Steubenville case exposes the cruelty faced by rape survivors http://t.co/hW1xODCa 
• Police chief loses high court battle to block successor http://t.co/BzFIab1t 
• Law students face bird beheading charges | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1mLityvR 
• Plain packaging: the domino effect | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Qt0h0tsu 
• Barristers call on Indians to back rule of law in rape case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qfQtm9gL 
• DLA latest firm to open doors in Seoul | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nE16s1Tp 
• Third-party funding in spotlight as firm beats negligence rap | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fqvMXGFL 
• Judge received $85,000 in 'free services' from law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/08wCo1o7 
• Legal sector mergers keep up 2011 pace | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WlHWgGW6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Varul relaunches in Latvia via merger with BDO Zelmenis & Liberte | The Lawyer http://t.co/aVPB15Ig 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O partner Michael Reynolds elected as IBA president | The Lawyer http://t.co/5r7ixy1F
• Matrix leads as Chris Huhne's partner appeals Daily Mail judgment | The Lawyer http://t.co/ep8hbNWI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Success for Schillings as Kate Winslet's husband blocks Sun images | The Lawyer http://t.co/b7mQ6yAK
• Doctors seek court order to carry out abortion on mentally disabled woman http://t.co/cNWS37S6 
• Record number of parents convicted over child's truancy http://t.co/F0zLwug3 
• Recalled prisoners given televisions in their cells http://t.co/5hQFLs0X
• Former Moulin Rouge dancer enjoyed 41 holidays while cheating taxpayer in benefits scam http://t.co/FOzWjyXr
• Foreign national prisoners lose right to legal aid http://t.co/SoHKWOvd 
• Pared down portal fees ‘high but acceptable’, FOIL says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UiSsdFSo 
• Norwich pair 'tortured and killed' pensioner Barry Reeve http://t.co/i0HnelF3 
• 'New Tricks' style police unit could deal with historic allegations http://t.co/uVfg8Cl2 
• Kate Winslet's husband Ned RocknRoll blocks Sun photos http://t.co/y0hvy9ir
• Avon and Somerset Police boss Colin Port loses court action http://t.co/v4IYKgXa 
• Detective April Casburn: NoW cash claim 'ludicrous' http://t.co/S5FbKpVq 
• Matrimonial property rules ‘not sustainable’, family solicitors say | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DFbKOfdx

8th January - LAW NEWS

379 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Stress continues to dominate calls to legal healthcare charity LawCare, and this in turn leads some lawyers to alcoholism later in their careers, its review of 2012 has said. Full story - Legal Futures

• EU disintegration is still possible and the theories behind supernational governance offer little guidance http://t.co/0gS3wF4l 
• Man to stand trial over 2006 Dundee knife attack claims http://t.co/a1GE9BPU 
• Tribunal judges former Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall manager was unfairly dismissed http://t.co/L4k5Xqrz 
• Rape trial of Florida extradition man David James http://t.co/0rA4fPWS 
• When To Call A Lawyer And When To Walk Away From The Phone http://t.co/paJcxvti
• EDL leader jailed for being illegal immigrant after entering US on friend's passport http://t.co/pwDsQtzJ 
• Illegal stun guns bought online clear UK customs http://t.co/gfiVMsp4 
• CAMBODIA: Sham Court Cases Undermine Rights http://t.co/xLhplIfJ 
• US: Guantánamo - In his second term Obama must correct human rights failure http://t.co/fWkmWZdm 
• Pope warns that selfish individuals are deliberately abusing the Human Rights Act to get what they want http://t.co/8epBs7Z1
• The Bid to Stop Gun Trafficking http://t.co/xRCCDDfO 
• FRANCE: Ad Blocking Raises Alarm Among Firms Like Google http://t.co/WqYNxVL4
• Protest Grows Over Censoring of CHINA Paper http://t.co/57Shyrq6 
• Law Student Unveils Life in IRAN http://t.co/KKUOEVtc 
• US: Law firm mergers kept up pace in 2012 http://t.co/RlsqpSLs 
• Fulbright, SEC GC, Latham, Zuckerman: Business of Law http://t.co/Z545C1SL 
• US: Judge Bryson Assumes Senior Status | Patent Law Blog http://t.co/YeDhpqwb 
• FRANCE: Judge Warns of Attacks on French Soil in Wake of Mali Intervention http://t.co/ZML4FmET
• Retrying Socrates, in front of Judge Posner http://t.co/8wofSLoT
• CHINA: Activist held incommunicado under new secret detention law http://t.co/k1AHfJXo 
• How to appeal if you fail at university http://t.co/7HQ3jNbE 
• Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal respond to Zero Dark Thirty torture row http://t.co/SA8FmlMi 
• Robert Jay gives Wagner what for | Media Monkey http://t.co/cPix3U5f 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and White & Case lead as Bupa buys Polish healthcare group | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZTt2gGik
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG, Norton Rose, W&C advise on investment group Seref's £230m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/0fBHyqTT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Liverpool's EAD vows to grow clin neg capability after ABS conversion | The Lawyer http://t.co/i6a4fzBa 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates adds first post-merger partner to Aussie base | The Lawyer http://t.co/DdSB5Byx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bevan Brittan advising on first local authority defamation claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/pKSYkqLk 
• Court of Appeal refuses to delay Liverpool FC trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/6tuTNaMX 
• Come on, let’s fix this car insurance racket | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/M7CaNA5Z
• Law Society adds voice to India rape trial concerns | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/3pvmmNo5 
• Persenal Injury sector predicts jobs haemorrhage | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/aULY4OKl 
• Wales child abuse: Judge appeal to Waterhouse witnesses http://t.co/nujRO6Vu 
• Ex-Australia cricketer Shane Warne fined over 103mph speeding charge near Gretna http://t.co/xc7e41VF
• Baha Mousa death: Derek Keilloh's patients lead campaign http://t.co/zT7iPmx3 
• Chinese man pleads guilty in $100m software scam http://t.co/q6Wk91ey
• Moira Anderson search: Police open Old Monkland Cemetery grave http://t.co/QdLD4hVn 
• Theresa Villiers: NI being 'held to ransom' by flag dispute http://t.co/PDiJZSEg 
• Amy Winehouse inquest: Singer drank herself to death http://t.co/Bj1hORl7 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Man accused of going into shop armed with knife - Derry http://t.co/Ogt39Vie 
• Consumers not empowered enough to drive competition in legal market, says study | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/H79aMSbS 
• ABS start-up targets combination of legal and non-legal advice for SMEs | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/V4CGlY2y
• SRA mulls making firms that want to hold client money seek permission | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/mwqoo87t 
• Romania in 2013: What will happen to ROMANIA’s judiciary? http://t.co/GBWry6QO 
• N-Dubz rapper Dappy denies petrol station affray charges http://t.co/TadDtRLw 
• British grandmother facing 15-year drug trafficking prison term in Bali 'feared for children' http://t.co/BylxAGrn 
• Traders' email messages give frauds away, study shows http://t.co/PNg5bAxE
• GERMANY: Facebook Will Fight German Anonymity Law And $26K Fine Against Zuckerberg To Keep Real Name Policy http://t.co/b73NoT7c 
• Top Ten Internet Law Developments of 2012 http://t.co/i8Spo5Kp 
• Islington Council welcomes proposal to change law on subletting http://t.co/WdHpaPAe
• Law and order must be enforced in Northern Ireland http://t.co/gE2gbhzh 
• Agricultural team at law firm in Bury St Edmunds expands http://t.co/QHAbI35W 
• A biologist, a vet and a law adviser http://t.co/bZy5c2KC
• Fast-track vote for Duchess of Cambridge's baby law http://t.co/L5FfKF0X 
• TURKEY’s new Capital Markets Law: a lot of misunderstanding http://t.co/ot5OO1Ao 
• IRELAND: Documentary On Human Rights Defenders To Air On RTÉ One http://t.co/7v0OH9a7 
• Court of Human Rights overturns COSTA RICA’s ban on IVF http://t.co/RlKLy4gV
• CANADA: Ottawa needs a human-rights strategy http://t.co/GIArVJCY 
• Human rights group worried at ‘alarming level of violence in JAMAICA’ http://t.co/4pH3cwRQ 
• Pope attacks human rights culture http://t.co/Mxk7onCJ Jan 08, 2013
• BAHRAIN: Another Human Rights Activist Faces Twitter-Related Charges http://t.co/1MuJwIyA 
• Mum slams 'joke' Scottish justice system as son's killer prepares for release after serving just six years of sentence http://t.co/wETGOVA7 
• INDIA: In strong letter, Chief Justice of India says slow trials could provoke more rapes http://t.co/qQghLXt8 
• US: Comedian Writes Elaborate Revenge Fantasy Involving Justice Scalia http://t.co/OVUsQWMQ 
• US: Lindsay Lohan attorney says club altercation charges 'not ready' http://t.co/ELZeftnh 
• New Cross pursuit crash: Man charged over girl's death http://t.co/tqc9xGim 
• Khyra Ishaq family to sue Birmingham City Council http://t.co/qyG8okie 
• Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Colin Port taking PCC to court http://t.co/mRGWMROS 
• US: Oikos University accused One Goh unfit for trial http://t.co/9gg0JiPe
• Legal bill over wheelie bin dispute hits £37k http://t.co/sdyVEtDs 
• Ex ACPO Officer's Legal Action: Met Pays Out http://t.co/ML4iWXsh
• Co-op backs down on legal challenge to Swaffham Tesco decision http://t.co/RFEMdlNr 
• SAS hero agony as £40,000 trickster targets legal fund http://t.co/v9aI153w 
• Olympic fans threaten legal action after London 2012 auction site promises memorabilia it doesn't have http://t.co/hut9Wsj4
• RUSSIA: New Beer Law Draws Cautious Support, With Notes of Pessimism http://t.co/DSad2yKM 
• Prince Charles 'worried about changing laws of royal succession' http://t.co/PgsthLAY 
• Hooters 'Barbie' lands law degree | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BrtvtFla 
• A happy Hollywood ending | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KoU7LOuk 
• Boutique launches in wake of Herbies' alliance bust up | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2pXLUl8K 
• UK legal sector to get 2013 boost, predicts survey | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bmGNprvg 
• Cherie Booth consultancy wins ABS approval | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iM1hhY3K
• US watchdogs rake in record settlements | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/e3G0N0XG 
• New Yorkers take global dealmaker crown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jJq3vNYM
• INDIA: Fury as Indian guru blames Jyoti Singh Pandey for vicious gang attack which killed her http://t.co/OwuHt0Iz
• IRELAND: Daughter defends GP's illegal adoptions - http://t.co/aJJcox7T 
• Critics of Google Antitrust Ruling Fault the Focus http://t.co/fXCcdAY3 
• CHINA: Test for New Leaders as Chinese Paper Takes On Censors http://t.co/aQtmsOgi 
• US: Lance Armstrong - Lawyer says Tour de France winner will not admit to 'doping guilt' http://t.co/WyWCqDbM 
• US: Batman killer James Holmes returns to court for a 'mini-trial' in Aurora massacre http://t.co/WwJY3sXw 
• EGYPT & SYRIA: President Morsi backs calls for Assad war crimes trial http://t.co/ZDC7nrWG 
• LGBT rights are human rights and part of JAMAICA's heritage http://t.co/229rD5Ht 
• A blow for the rights of US women http://t.co/jfJxNh7r
• Aamir Siddiqi murder: Co-accused Ben Hope denies killing http://t.co/Ty756Fjx 
• Landlord John Tatton forced girl to 'pay' for rent in sexual favours http://t.co/sGhghzjZ 
• ITALY: 'Racist chants' charge for Lazio Football Club http://t.co/ziS3frDh
• Google turns off CHINA censorship warning http://t.co/0lnSwSGa
• Organist Alan Greaves murder: Police in CCTV appeal http://t.co/KWfrVBSI 
• Stress remains lawyers’ top well-being concern | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RiJNHsWZ 
• Birmingham Law Centre faces closure as LASPO approaches | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EXF7h93i 
• Family barristers question commission’s matrimonial property principles | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Zah6ArSp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields quartet quits Milan office to join Italian boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/QHK881gw 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper takes projects quintet from King & Wood Mallesons | The Lawyer http://t.co/g6l720Sy 
• Singapore looks to set up International Commercial Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/X1H9mequ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys looks to offer regulatory defence advice to accountants with RJW hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/liu1ErKD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Wilson Sonsini, Paul Weiss advise as Google makes deal with US watchdog | The Lawyer http://t.co/rsFR5olE
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper gains approval for South Korea launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/MAYlyOSj
• Solid last quarter boosts US law firm merger activity | The Lawyer http://t.co/bcd5b9Z4 
• Leading sets prepare for boom year in litigation as The Lawyer reveals 2013's top cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/X56jg2sB
• SRA slashes law firm roster after move to handle more work in-house | The Lawyer http://t.co/0ehwh75C
• Indian bar must represent Delhi gang rape defendants, says Bar Council | The Lawyer http://t.co/qmBkBwbI 
• An alternative honours list | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/oM4xQVnT

7th January - LAW NEWS

378 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Buyers of legal services are unlikely, on their own, to help stimulate competition in the legal services sector, the Consumer Panel has warned in response to the Legal Services Board’s request for advice on ways to empower consumers. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• CHINA to reform forced labour camps, say state media http://t.co/mf7heRTZ 
• BAHRAIN upholds activists' life sentences http://t.co/ZVbwAso5 
• CHINA: Demonstrators stage rare protest over newspaper censorship http://t.co/NTTY57bK 
• INDONESIA: Aceh province moves to ban women from straddling motorbikes http://t.co/kfyeLrSg 
• Law school sends letter to prospective vacation scheme firms marking out 2:2 students | The Lawyer http://t.co/vVp1LfDR 
• Government’s plan to introduce a UK Bill of Rights could have hit a wall | The Lawyer http://t.co/1TmrLTp4 
• Single patent court system for Europe & high-profile phone wars putting IP at the heart of client strategy | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z4bRfIT2 
• Romania’s political feuding is not helping the economy, as a much-needed IMF loan hangs in the balance | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vq0hbt2g
• Foreign investors looking keenly at the Burmese market but the legal infrastructure still needs some work | The Lawyer http://t.co/HaHfGgra 
• Tough markets mean firms need to be more in tune with their clients and their needs in order to survive | The Lawyer http://t.co/o2uB2AK7
• Jersey ruling is a welcome step towards tackling the blight of corruption in Brazilian politics | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z8DgGfby 
• As far as business is concerned, the EU-wide patent system may not be the boon it’s cracked up to be | The Lawyer http://t.co/OMCIkfaK 
• A fascination with Russia since has paid off for Jeffrey McGhie, group GC at Russian telecoms giant | The Lawyer http://t.co/pKBsjAI9 
• Top 20 Cases: This promises to be bumper season in courts, so here’s a selection of the bust-ups to watch | The Lawyer http://t.co/9QS7uO6T 
• US: President Obama to nominate CIA veteran John Brennan as CIA head http://t.co/UidxMcj9 
• EDL leader Stephen Lennon jailed for false passport offence http://t.co/Mz6xOa2x 
• Sara Ege: Life jail for son's murder over Koran studies http://t.co/JDzkELQ1 
• Detective 'offered NoW leaks for cash' http://t.co/FmkeS5kc
• BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall pleads not guilty to indecent assault charges http://t.co/51RZWxIs 
• INDIA: Delhi gang rape suspects charged in India court http://t.co/ovXO2AXS 
• Belfast flags trouble: PSNI chief says senior UVF members are involved http://t.co/z63ZSfn0
• Stress tops lawyers’ concerns in 2012 | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/GoDMJOv5
• Teenage girl killed in police chase crash in New Cross http://t.co/gDUT51Tu 
• INDIA: Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal to decide on Loop's plea against Airtel on SMS agreement http://t.co/NbU4idg6 
• CANADA: Court for dogs: Muzzle tribunal hears canine cases http://t.co/wTIAnA8J 
• INDIA: Delhi gang rape suspects to appear in India court http://t.co/ovXO2AXS 
• Transsexual doctor faces investigation for allegedly providing inappropriate treatments http://t.co/LskICeft 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Cherie Booth's international government consultancy wins ABS licence | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/XTev4V20
• Stress dominates calls to LawCare as charity outlines concerns over alcohol danger | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/lOqfuSIs
• Government seeks to overturn Lords vote bringing bailiffs within LeO's remit | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/fussn6In
• Leveson report: Hacked Off publishes draft bill http://t.co/gpZ7PwHn 
• Ius Laboris elects Engels as chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/wJWC2LQO 
• Everything Everywhere lawyer relaunches Lawyers' Secular Society | The Lawyer http://t.co/yV0pQYUr
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Appleby elects Asia-based partner as new group chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/fj6fqQ0w 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas turns to Cass for help delivering more for less | The Lawyer http://t.co/jUoDfRa0 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stibbe's Clevenbergh teams up with fellow heavyweights for boutique launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/gs1nKeaU 
• Police officer killed while on 999 call is named http://t.co/dZ8QU3mX
• Surge in Belfast violence blamed on resurgent UVF http://t.co/UHN2i21q
• Leveson's Fatal Contradiction http://t.co/mYpsUN0y 
• Why Not Use Bank Fines to Alleviate Poverty? http://t.co/0DgLna5Q
• Britain and Argentina Are Both Wrong to Lay Claim to the Moral High Ground http://t.co/SaF3kk0E 
• Government Assault on Our Welfare System Is Based on Myth and Prejudice, Not Evidence http://t.co/FiOOLoGP
• US: Failed law student puts legal rights to his NAME on eBay in desperate bid to pay off loan debt http://t.co/eBLAC90S 
• New office for law firm in Milnthorpe http://t.co/w09lVGa7 
• INDIA: Why a national water framework law http://t.co/gUNWIDbI 
• US: Gangster's lawyers to ask court to remove judge http://t.co/RyS28xYq 
• RUSSIA: Orthodox urge Kremlin restraint in new law punishing religious offences http://t.co/ZBoImYLn 
• Riverside, Cardiff: Arrests after Clare Street stabbing http://t.co/isDDYA5u
• Civil partnerships: Churches 'must prioritise civil unions' http://t.co/1k7dPwtS 
• Janelle Duncan-Bailey: Man charged with murder http://t.co/knPLdxzU
• Banks win more flexible liquidity rules from Basel http://t.co/aeho7xXr
• INDIA: Castration violates rights of rapists: Bihar Human Rights Commission member http://t.co/oUb5k6eS 
• SRI LANKA : The last five days of Sri Lanka’s democracy http://t.co/R22EX7Av 
• PAKISTAN: Human rights vs victims’ rights http://t.co/F3Duulca
• Former solicitor ends up on wrong side of the law http://t.co/ZorYE2Ao 
• SOUTH AFRICA: 24-year-old woman who was raped and murdered for being a lesbian http://t.co/gFwwUbwi 
• US Department of Justice pledges to respect Swiss law in tax probe http://t.co/9f31hxrt 
• Stafford Hospital scandal: the bosses who escaped justice http://t.co/nHdWE8H4 
• Are our lawyers being used by the Kremlin kleptocracy? http://t.co/yJLlwkkH 
• Marikana mine massacre: why British lawyer has joined fight for justice http://t.co/LHJa03lB 
• Making crime pay – how the Tories can save the economy http://t.co/Ft1xfbus
• UK defends decision to prosecute Nepalese colonel accused of torture http://t.co/nTsFPxCb 
• Rolls-Royce accused of bribing a Chinese airline executive http://t.co/AxyL1GAQ

6th January - LAW NEWS

377 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• CHINA: Legal group produces handbook for protesters http://t.co/HY1uQNmC 
• £11,000 for legal fees for Craigavon Borough Council http://t.co/E8W9Fqp8 
• Ford Tycoon makes legal history as he is jailed for two years for hiding money from former wife in divorce battle http://t.co/ERYXSbPl 
• DIY divorces set to surge as legal aid vanishes http://t.co/AYhZC0JY 
• INDIA rape: Name my daughter, says victim's father http://t.co/XUyB2OdF
• Lance Armstrong's lawyer denies drug confession is coming http://t.co/TQD6uHqi 
• Superfit British lawyer died of of undiagnosed heart condition in triathlon http://t.co/ThzZqPqA 
• INDIA: No fast track courts for women in Gujarat http://t.co/zbxtl1GM 
• Jersey cops’ lawyer speaks out over illegal bugging that led to Curtis Warren being jailed http://t.co/B5PmXFMH 
• PHILIPPINES: Police to intensify campaign against illegal drugs after shooting rampage http://t.co/Wr06NIXi 
• ISRAEL: Settlers removing illegally built recreational structures near the disputed Ein al-Kis well http://t.co/fPLFbVJk 
• Hawks in danger of extinction in illegal hunting campaign http://t.co/ib3C2V8Z 
• Pagan Federation withdraws appeal to charity tribunal over charitable status http://t.co/0SS1yp8x 
• Mother tells employment tribunal of her depression after her husband came out as gay http://t.co/AJUPI9sp
• MALAWI: Women stand up for healthcare rights under HIV/AIDS http://t.co/IGqC2xpu 
• How to Champion Womens Rights in 3 Essential Steps http://t.co/r2JXWH5e 
• The American Woman Who Wrote Equal Rights Into JAPAN Constitution http://t.co/9sJAg90o 
• CANADA: Idle No More: Canada’s Growing Indigenous Rights Movement, Fast Going Global http://t.co/zHoMXttw 
• When are you entitled to a sales refund http://t.co/4dI7Gpzs
• East Lancashire community leaders welcome debate over women's rights in India http://t.co/eJ16XU5s 
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Bemba Opposes Suspension of Trial Hearings http://t.co/01nbyNPf
• GREECE: Vice-rector of Aristotle University of Thessalonikion trial for misusing funds http://t.co/kKLb3GZb 
• LIBYA: Trial set for Gadhafi son, brother-in-law http://t.co/ddAQM898 
• Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice? http://t.co/l3kVWcwD 
• More Guns = More Killing http://t.co/EmuaY4GE 
• US: The Quality of Mercy, Strained - Barack Obama has rarely exercised presidential clemency to grant pardons http://t.co/NXZAiqtz 
• Google Wins an Antitrust Battle http://t.co/K9GUhCer 
• US: Ex-Officer Is First From C.I.A. to Face Prison for a Leak http://t.co/poamd0sq 
• GREECE: Tax Scandal Distracts From a Collection Shortfall http://t.co/ck3UcqHr
• US Law firm's Nashville office set for next step into future http://t.co/qBMGMTYz 
• US Law firm helps propel needy Dallas ISD students into college as ‘the chosen’ http://t.co/nqoNBhZ2 
• North Yorkshire Police officer killed in road crash http://t.co/18muP7eO 
• Rapists and other violent criminals let off with a 'slap on the wrist' http://t.co/tUqHiw7g 
• Great Train Robbers 'planned second Royal Mail rail heist' http://t.co/rMgI9XkN 
• Stafford Hospital: Report to suggest 'sweeping' NHS change http://t.co/cB0i2reC 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Special report: Female genital mutilation - unreported, ignored and unpunished http://t.co/5NvoV5Hb
• Biopolitics of Transnational Private Law – Sovereign Debt Crises, Market Order and Human Rights http://t.co/sgudCvtK 
• Transnational Governance Models: Codes of Conduct, and Monitoring Agencies as Tools to Increase Workers’ Rights http://t.co/WYaLLyOM 
• Do Lenders Make Effective Regulators? An assessment of the Equator Principles on project finance http://t.co/OaG0Sbks
• Transnational Private Regulation and the Changing Media of Rules http://t.co/zpz6cjHS 
• Evaluating the Exposure of Commercial Lenders to Socio-Environmental risk http://t.co/O9iTizc3
• Canadian Mining Companies and Domestic Law Reform: A critical legal Account http://t.co/KtZ0A2VU 
• Public-Private Hybrid Governance for Electronic Payments in the European Union http://t.co/TigUT2mm
• The Limits of Responsible Investing as Environmental Regulation http://t.co/prCSmRB0 
• Regulation of Environmental Human Rights Harms As Transnational Private Regulatory Governance http://t.co/k3SWsuDh 
• Public Participation in Global Environmental Governance and the Equator Principles http://t.co/1HxWCtTj 
• Beyond Taxonomies of Private Authority in Transnational Regulation http://t.co/bpxc7dLy
• The Ins and Outs of Transnational Private Regulatory Governance http://t.co/vbaYrQIl 
• In a Settled Country, Everyone Must Eat: 4 Questions About Transnational Private Regulation, Migration & Migrant Work http://t.co/1sgXd7h3
• NIGERIA: Deportation of Monarch’s wife: Human Rights group threatens court action http://t.co/t2oflBwY 
• US court to hear human rights case against Indian province Punjab's Chief Minister http://t.co/YyWBK8Cu 
• IRAN: Human rights abuser appointed to key social services post http://t.co/81W4RhxT 
• Human rights or human wrongs? http://t.co/Aspn1wAw
• International law, tool in the hands of ISRAEL’, according to IRAN MP http://t.co/146WNNOU 
• TURKEY to Clarify Capital Markets Law to Quell Concern, HT Says http://t.co/fEiCBteI 
• Monti, in Twitter Q&A, says new voting law priority for ITALY http://t.co/cePeEhI6 
• US: Their Apps Track You. Will Congress Track Them? http://t.co/aPeyhqpe
• Justice secretary urges end to early release for prisoners http://t.co/jQUOx4pT
• Marriage is legal matter for state http://t.co/qP1eCzk4 
• Potter twice legal drink drive limit in Helston http://t.co/kauTH9WE
• Consider tougher regulation in obesity fight - Labour http://t.co/606p4Hvf 
• £50m A5 spend pends legal action - Londonderry http://t.co/7WQLYSda 
• Goldman Sachs seeks $7m legal fees from Rajat Gupta http://t.co/gLZGIY0P
• Fair access to the legal profession: City firms are working to take down social barriers http://t.co/OtQy2YUs 
• Criminals should spend longer in jail, says Chris Grayling http://t.co/vF6ILrtE 
• Lance Armstrong: is he really ready to confess to doping? http://t.co/BTHKIvRr
• The 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/7Lylh0gG
• Judges on Same-Sex Marriage, and a Bit of a Recap - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/F08pcmhD 
• Extraordinary rendition gets to Strasbourg - a right to the truth | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/KOLvlTpE 
• Avalanche! Daily Mail on new year dishonour list for dodgy prisoner human rights article | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/17hQzDFx 
• The biggest human rights stories of 2012 - Part 3 | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/XA0SVOYw 
• Bill of Rights Commissioners speak out over internal strife | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/BHREvN4E 
• The biggest human rights stories of 2012 – Part 4 of 4 | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/iMug4VpC 
• Husband's complaint after suspected food poisoning death http://t.co/UlwuUTKr 
• Cyclist Lance Armstrong may confess of doping, says paper http://t.co/otSAzv6P
• US: Judge dismisses employment data suit against Albany Law School http://t.co/FwOzvOw6 
• US: UCI law school beats UCLA, Berkeley on bar exam http://t.co/Hmz8nhQB 
• US: 'Arcane' 1872 California law cited in overturning rape conviction http://t.co/kzZphRW6 
• US: Legislators vow to change law on rape by impersonation http://t.co/fVHe6fFL 
• Jason McGovern death: Five people from Omagh in court http://t.co/KWPYtQkz
• Man charged over crash which killed Steff Sakatiuk http://t.co/hBHbUFP9 
• Gerard Depardieu in RUSSIA to get new citizenship http://t.co/BtHuLh6C 
• Mixed response to CofE decision to allow gay bishops http://t.co/znx6ARjP 
• INDIA rape: Delhi court hears of forensic evidence http://t.co/uZJIpqbN 
• BRAZIL: Cat 'arrested' for break-in at Brazilian prison http://t.co/qVnCbao9 
• NEPAL's Colonel Kumar Lama held after court appearance http://t.co/mMURWc8R
• East Belfast trouble follows union flag protest http://t.co/SbErPthm 
• INDONESIA: Suspects in Koran scandal to stand trial http://t.co/28rN1FZE
• CANADA: Blanchette fit to stand trial for first-degree murder http://t.co/MY6Ac19W
• Teens to face trial for putting Gosport man in coma http://t.co/m7xUuyLy
• US: Jodi Arias trial: Frantic 911 call reveals the moment friends discovered the sliced body of Mormon http://t.co/4eFVn1k2

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