16th February - LAW NEWS

418 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• US: House Judiciary Committee Approves Lethal Injection Bill http://t.co/vEgi3X7f 
• INDIA: Lawyers, judiciary should work together for speedy justice: Prime Minister http://t.co/zSmUnwKX 
• US: Judge postpones sentencing of boy who killed his neo-Nazi father http://t.co/JBVOzHXK 
• G20 vows to combat corporate tax avoidance http://t.co/WEjoEnvC 
• Doping in cycling: Operation Puerto trial gets to the nub of problem http://t.co/Fmc8nGQU 
• Kardashian-Humphries divorce to go to trial in May http://t.co/LVWFxHgB
• Ex-solicitor from Alnwick facing fraud allegations http://t.co/MIKMho4I 
• US: Renew the Violence Against Women Act http://t.co/p7iKC7X3 
• Amazon to Investigate Claims of Worker Intimidation at Distributor in GERMANY http://t.co/nF3SQmL9
• Law recruiters' interview advice http://t.co/FEOqGYvQ 
• Reeva Steenkamp: Glamour model, law graduate, and girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius http://t.co/WmAJn6Mw 
• Why should we believe that international law would not apply to Scotland? http://t.co/SeMyc1GL 
• Law firm stopped bothering with me after I became pregnant says trainee http://t.co/HC4dOT1M 
• Apple Accused by Greenlight of Breaking Law by Bundling http://t.co/MSIiZFQx 
• CZECH Republic: Law Legalizes the Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes http://t.co/PtDYxcVa 
• Driving law change alarms thousands of British holidaymakers heading for half-term holidays in Florida http://t.co/FniI8giD 
• The truth is discomforting: hatred and intolerance are moving into the mainstream in Europe http://t.co/47oI4AjX 
• Gun Rights: Are There Any Peaceful Solutions Left? http://t.co/1ogKqrfb 
• Insolvency of software sub-licensor did not end firm's rights of use under that licence, rules High Court http://t.co/dDZk6v8p 
• US companies eroding the privacy rights of European citizens http://t.co/aqhbexsV 
• INDIA: Land rights activists angered as forest act undermined http://t.co/DfdHEh9R 
• Subhan Anwar: Two charged with killing child murderer http://t.co/o5dOlz5z 
• Manchester United footballer Nani crash: Police driver suspended http://t.co/WP2XlJXk 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Horsemeat: Compass and Whitbread find horse DNA in products http://t.co/GWnBcFPf 
• Whistleblower safety net 'endangering society' with false promises http://t.co/ufy05EjO 
• Frances Andrade: A culture of abuse, denial and cover-up http://t.co/YWnO34I2 
• Mid Staffs: health and safety charges considered http://t.co/3IPOkBsD 
• Woman killed in gang’s car crash to earn insurance cash http://t.co/kUz8kAdp 
• A Case for Compassion & Dignity at the heart of Human Rights http://t.co/awWbBVkQ 
• The Eastleigh by-election could be improved by lawyers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/GLgzL27F
• Halt gagging order legal bid - MP http://t.co/hsvKW8K9
• Care watchdog 'needs more legal powers' http://t.co/PhMGK3UA 
• Bristol University legal win could see 1,000 new homes built next to Long Ashton http://t.co/ceGoKwOe 
• Pensioner in legal battle with millionaire Tory grandee over piece of land he paid £10,000 to clear http://t.co/gscq0kf5 
• Sunderland hospital legal payouts soar to £6million http://t.co/1Td4CtJB 
• Legal battle between blogger and Carmarthenshire Council chief executive reaches High Court http://t.co/LzCooqPn 
• German Lawyer To Head Vatican Bank http://t.co/KyTGh8Dc 
• Conservationists enlist lawyer to review legal case for Hampstead Heath dams project http://t.co/UqZdWWOV 
• Lawyer who left office at 6.30am after all-nighter 'criticised for going early' http://t.co/mCvHSee2 
• Kris Humphries lawyer quits following 'irremediable breakdown of the attorney-client relationship' http://t.co/Za0eZU14 
• Suspect fraud? Call your lawyer not an accountant http://t.co/p9RxUXHB 
• Is Sharing Illegal? In Many Cases, Yes. http://t.co/FzuevcKM 
• US: Federal Workers Made to Chant: 'The Pilgrims Were Illegal Aliens' http://t.co/ReE5IuXy 
• CANADA: Illegal purchase of sperm, eggs & surrogacy services leads to 27 charges against Canadian fertility company http://t.co/ZpvvWlUk
• MPs warn of London's illegal dog fighting 'epidemic' http://t.co/hWopJkpj 
• Chubby Checker sues HP over penis app http://t.co/3ywJZOXi 
• US: Jesse Jackson Jr charged with misusing campaign funds http://t.co/Dhuu0jIW 
• Facebook was targeted by 'sophisticated' hackers http://t.co/yjIHzbXK
• Supreme court denies government pressure to select a woman http://t.co/RWWhERuE 
• Justice denied to Bradley Manning http://t.co/z31tk2h3
• Whistleblowing laws to be overhauled as new claims emerge over NHS trust http://t.co/yFJwsHXx 
• Lawyer gives up Eagle badge in Scouts protest | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/25r6888L 
• Women often find it difficult to sell their achievements in the workplace | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3CKPpjQV 
• French labour firm moves into training | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/q6cN1lH4 
• Entry-level hiring stumbles at US firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/i00y946D 
• Cut out lawyers to save £1.5bn, says insurer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MLSoTvMw 
• DLA play down Oz fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rWuuWBlF 
• More law firms to collapse, say partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1Y8a0uWW 
• Model Paula Hamilton fined for sunflower police assault http://t.co/S549k9tk 
• Cabinet minister: Gay couples cannot provide safe environment for children http://t.co/TWQr5Sqi 
• Deal town and football club crest 'unlawful' http://t.co/PLo4Rube 
• MP Nadine Dorries faces expenses investigation http://t.co/Bi7tHmf0 
• Julian Assange police guard cost nears £3m http://t.co/vpVb9IcW 
• Denham 'crash for cash' men jailed for Baljinder Gill death http://t.co/6iCJyz2Q 
• Dartford pair accused of Kevin McKinley gun murder http://t.co/KyvdqYTC

15th February - LAW NEWS

417 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: UK law firms are tasting success in their efforts to improve diversity and inclusion performance but there is still more work to be done. Full story - The Global Legal Post

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds and Cleary secure top roles on €150m Flybe-Ryanair deal - Legalweek http://t.co/jSy2puMC 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro and Eversheds take UK roles on $4bn care home acquisition - Legalweek http://t.co/5VxXsxWu 
• Media lawyers greet Tory royal charter for press regulation with mixed response - Legalweek http://t.co/O8LMK3Yb 
• Axiom sends legal work for key client EA to India as firm opens up new base - Legalweek http://t.co/sC3sw6qj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Australia chairman - Legalweek http://t.co/Uhpif7my
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose hands top global board role to Australia chairman - Legalweek http://t.co/HhXsqMAu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Weil among US firms checking in for $11bn US airline mega-merger - Legalweek http://t.co/8owGfQD0 
• LAW FIRN NEWS: Cobbetts faces creditor claim from HMRC over unpaid tax bills - Legalweek http://t.co/nnFJW6Om 
• LAW FIRN NEWS: Firms tackle debt conundrum as LLP accounts expose borrowing burden - Legalweek http://t.co/dInISOx4 
• LAW FIRN NEWS: Eversheds and Dundas move to dismiss talk of potential merger deal - Legalweek http://t.co/9LouMCjX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas scotches merger rumours as it prepares for delayed partner conference | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xm6EXcwB 
• UKRAINE's Tymoshenko Faces Turbulent Murder Trial http://t.co/p43A5vel 
• Oscar Pistorius: from 2012 stardom to murder trial http://t.co/MKNKzBqT
• Call for IRAN to end house arrest of opposition leaders http://t.co/UhJY388e 
• Health Secretary Hunt investigates alleged gagging of ex-NHS manager over patient safety http://t.co/3Hr1HqOm 
• Poundland penury - and a farewell to Dworkin | Guardian Law Week's Review http://t.co/VxlC6G4n 
• Oscar Pistorius: media unlikely to be in contempt, but could be libellous http://t.co/TwIHoJMT
• KENYA: Court clears way for Uhuru Kenyatta to run in election http://t.co/6yA3TUU0 
• Yorkshire law firm Atteys is to go into administration, putting at risk 140 jobs | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/jk9WhNFH
• Jackson implementation ‘a complete shambles’ say litigators | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iyOyk9ZV 
• A Case for Compassion & Dignity at the heart of Human Rights http://t.co/awWbBVkQ
• BURMA: Protesters Want Justice for Mine Crackdown http://t.co/nDLzDN8K 
• Justice for dinner lady who told of school bullying http://t.co/6ev2m2nu 
• PAKISTAN: Justice or gender bias? http://t.co/1GOOQugc 
• INDIA rape: Politicians 'evade justice' say campaigners http://t.co/YdlsRXG4 
• From arrest to prison in 24 hours, all in a day's work in Spalding http://t.co/DOF7XXU1
• SOUTH AFRICA Judiciary: Who guards the guardians of the law? http://t.co/2R2JK9a3
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary no longer upholds actions of usurpers: Chief justice http://t.co/aFznAysD
• INDIA: Mohan Parasaran appointed as new solicitor general http://t.co/YUrfIuX3 
• Lender dismissed in £2.5m solicitor fraud http://t.co/Ng770wTM 
• Members of London solicitor’s firm facing jail for fake marriage scam http://t.co/BoBCa5Mk 
• US: Democrats to target millionaires with tax legislation http://t.co/JE6cNFXu 
• Law School Dean Mutua on tribunal that issues verdict against IRAN http://t.co/hgD5HGqh 
• Employment tribunal finds racial divide at Camden Town Hall as long-serving employee wins discrimination case http://t.co/OAj9Wf9y
• Washing Up: We will all end up being consultants, running courses & writing books on how to be lawyers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/hjx2qgEh 
• Law Society pours cold water on the SRA’s red-tape bonfire | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/G0Yg5nZF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Walker Morris builds regulatory team with Lloyds competition expert | The Lawyer http://t.co/cR2jD5ur
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freeth Cartwright is third firm to be sued over MMR advice | The Lawyer http://t.co/LDuWwaJE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dutch Bakers spin-off adds Luxembourg office and Turkey capability | The Lawyer http://t.co/eYRfDNvZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose unveils Australia's Ahern as global chairman | The Lawyer http://t.co/1zvpSfJj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump and Skadden advise as Vimpelcom issues $2bn eurobond | The Lawyer http://t.co/6S1V31ba
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US firms Davis Polk and Kirkland feed on Heinz takeover | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZQnnMGcb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Inland Revenue chases Cobbetts over unpaid taxes | The Lawyer http://t.co/wE3do3tv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers 'discriminated against pregnant trainee', tribunal hears | The Lawyer http://t.co/8onsYqmC 
• ITALY's 10-metre Alpine mega-tunnel work begins despite local and environmentalist protests to stop it for 20 years http://t.co/DE7p8XM1 
• Oxford University, St Hugh's College faces financial discrimination claim http://t.co/PfacRb7E 
• Child murderer Subhan Anwar killed in Long Lartin Prison http://t.co/0uJl46tE 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius weeps as court hears murder charge http://t.co/k0CFpvRw
• Women and human rights in the Middle East http://t.co/Ebs00D7p 
• BANGLADESH: Post-Trial Amendments Taint War Crimes Process against Islamists who murdered and raped thousands in 1971 http://t.co/l6Z2O5TJ 
• CANADA: Prime Minister Harper’s Comments Ignore Victims’ Fear of Reprisal http://t.co/Z0wbmtyL 
• Terrorism watchdog questioned 'bewildering' array of terror powers http://t.co/Z1ozoB4O 
• Police targets created 'generation of bean counters' http://t.co/xazIeQ6u 
• American woman 'faked references to work in court as barrister’ http://t.co/vhGIX827 
• Mid Staffs: police chief challenged over failure to investigate http://t.co/qmoStNAs 
• Gay marriage: no opt-out for Christian registrars http://t.co/A6UMl9Ea 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Vicky Pryce jury to resume deliberations next week in trial over taking Chris Huhne speeding blame http://t.co/MUtzRcj8 
• Chetham School violin tutor Wen Zhou Li arrested on suspicion of rape http://t.co/xEGu7Ha7
• Juror in Dale Cregan trial discharged for 'legal reasons' http://t.co/mAz6znmY 
• Jailed as a man. Released as a woman: Robert Hilton becomes Rebecca Hilton in prison http://t.co/NAqlrPzJ 
• Apple-Samsung Judge Says She May Put Patent Case on Hold http://t.co/HSgajJFk
• UN rights officials call on VENEZUELA to immediately free imprisoned judge http://t.co/Zkdcgt0n 
• Derry Bloody Sunday families offered £50,000 compensation http://t.co/esQhPSOX 
• Coronation Street 's Michael Le Vell charged with child rape http://t.co/sejHspb9
• Multiple occupation houses are illegal in Isle of Man http://t.co/NUMqI2Ej 
• CHINA is the Main Source of Illegal Drugs in Sport http://t.co/Xmhf4tGw 
• Irony alert: Pirate Bay accuses anti-piracy group of illegal copying http://t.co/MbI411O5 
• Illegal Logging Costs MOZAMBIQUE, Other Countries http://t.co/12W6BAeH 
• Slave win law firm’s £5million MoD bill http://t.co/X8Uq3jHd 
• Oscar Pistorius murder charge: South African self-defence law http://t.co/bbMh4RtA 
• OFT calls for new law to curb letting agents http://t.co/E14Hm63r 
• US: Justice Thomas speaks at Harvard Law (video) http://t.co/6DcLMxrW 
• Germanic Medieval Law and Designed Rights http://t.co/fi9Ebn1h 
• Ronald Dworkin Dead: Legal Scholar And Constitutional Law Expert Dies At 81 http://t.co/K3Vsbuea 
• INDONESIA: Law Aims to Thwart Terror Funds http://t.co/qKq0qjIo
• SRA eyes quicker ABS application process as interest in MDPs strengthens | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/7Iy0Yaht 
• CILEx and CLC confirm bids to become will-writer regulators | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Ghlek5LP
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Linklaters reveal spring trainee retention rates - Legalweek http://t.co/dpAmZiq6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose, CC and Ashurst among firms on £550m Crest Nicholson IPO - Legalweek http://t.co/ee5MQBsZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents continues international expansion with move into Turkey - Legalweek http://t.co/5vSczxJO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk, Kirkland lead on Warren Buffett's $28bn Heinz acquisition - Legalweek http://t.co/jY75iW8e
• Employment tribunal hearing first claim for caste discrimination collapses http://t.co/bjDGoUw8
• Women's Rights in Africa Won't Change Overnight http://t.co/emSdYlav 
• When human rights organisations align with the far-right http://t.co/Covt2biO
• Consumer data protection rights at risk of 'destruction' http://t.co/lpfLXYZz 
• Rapper Lil Wayne causes outrage with rap mocking civil rights hero Emmett Till http://t.co/Gb0gQgED 
• AFGHANISTAN: One Billion Rising - Afghans march for women's rights - video http://t.co/Zh4iA9VX 
• 'Photographs of James Bulger's killer' removed from Twitter http://t.co/n6gAkf7S 
• BANGLADESH's 'Tahrir Square' protest demands death for war criminals http://t.co/ORkq3ctQ 
• Three held in horsemeat mislabelling investigation http://t.co/oLfs3Yu8 
• Oscar Pistorius: Olympian and Paralympian faces murder charge http://t.co/2vn1RZuB 
• Donald Trump's orangutan bet joke lawsuit against Bill Maher is a joke http://t.co/iny2iMJh 
• Brazil slaps Apple over patent wrangle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TLfmQikc 
• Lawyers to fight South Africa's payment ruling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MKugsKm3 
• Cameroon urged to address lawyer death threats | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sa6VStTR
• Pinsents heads to Turkey | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/a66sBbtU 
• Google takes swipe at Russia's firewall | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cGdeYzrY 
• SRA: evidence contradicts "popular myth" that conveyancing is low-value work | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/PMbKFfSy 
• Workfare: why yesterday’s legal victory wasn’t as big as it looks http://t.co/lVtq7H9i 
• Council considering legal powers to stop sale of cars at roadside in North East Lincolnshire http://t.co/M3VHRZYs 
• Six-inch strip of land sparks legal wrangle at luxury Westcliff flats http://t.co/Ult11DAS 
• Dale Cregan trial: Juror discharged for legal reasons http://t.co/GuJTH0Z1
• Taxpayers pay up as teacher sacked for 'selling sexy uniforms' wins legal battle http://t.co/jRHL4su1 
• Migrants may lose legal aid http://t.co/NxRNJZRD

14th February - LAW NEWS

416 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Judicial review is increasingly essential, judges warn government. Supreme court president and deputy strongly defend access to legal process as fundamental to rule of law. Full story - Guardian Law

• Ronald Dworkin obituary - Brilliant philosopher of law who put human dignity at the centre of his moral system http://t.co/EaWVa4tL
• Google countersues BT over patents http://t.co/Kd3AjcNc
• EU warns Tories that UK security opt-out 'doesn't make sense' http://t.co/52Euzyvr 
• Rule change for challenges to public sector procurement decisions http://t.co/9RpGLWxF 
• William Hague calls for pragmatism in dealing with repressive regimes http://t.co/d9GxDAJK
• Fentons becomes an ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7ZRsRMIl 
• Hot 100: Alison Eddy, Irwin Mitchell | The Lawyer http://t.co/pU0PSHOX 
• ITALY: Soccer Fixing Inquiry Hinges on a Shadowy Singaporean http://t.co/UXKQGUN9 
• Cybercrime Network Based in SPAIN Is Broken Up http://t.co/XrNChJHT 
• US: To Reduce Suicide Rates, New Focus Turns to Guns http://t.co/Q0bkgz7C 
• Horsemeat allegations 'misleading', says Farmbox Meats lawyer http://t.co/XgdS9zUH 
• The Lawyer Management inaugural awards launches | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fvn3CzGk 
• ISRAEL's Prisoner X driven to suicide by interrogation, lawyer suggests http://t.co/yn5qzCvI
• Cobbetts’ debt recovery arm finds a buyer | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/KTP1CKA4 
• Bypassing lawyers would save £1.5bn, insurer claims | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/rfvGLEaa
• Lawyers and courts face secrecy challenge in trade secrets cases http://t.co/Q8VSxCa4 
• Defence barrister criticises police investigation into alleged rape http://t.co/1w5hatHU 
• 'Vicky Pryce is human, not superwoman', says barrister http://t.co/BqrUgkp0 
• Environment Tribunal in England and Wales Gaining New Powers http://t.co/httsOhtN 
• Farepak director to face disciplinary tribunal http://t.co/4nN7FtkL 
• Tribunal sets out new guidance on determining whether Freedom of Information requests are 'vexatious' http://t.co/tpVsv2iC 
• IRAN: An Unabashed Defense of Thugs http://t.co/767HGZtH 
• US: What’s Wrong With “Human Rights” http://t.co/MtWJtEPT
• CANADA Mounties Allegedly Abused Aboriginal Girls, Human Rights Watch Report Says http://t.co/upPbwVxs
• UK Foreign Secretary, 'Improving human rights overseas crucial to security goals, intelligence sharing' http://t.co/uqAc6BCV 
• US: Senate Judiciary hearing highlights call for high-skilled immigration reform http://t.co/46Vobobc 
• US: Chief Justice delivers 'State of the Judiciary' http://t.co/Wxb3OGdq 
• Trainee Freshfields solicitor gets romantic as love and economics collide : http://t.co/aKRwWUQK 
• Former Great Sankey solicitor helps win Aussie brain damaged woman's case http://t.co/uvo8Czb4 
• Solicitor David Horsfall struck off over fraud http://t.co/EwGU8aMQ 
• Advert starring Keira Knightley is banned from kids' TV for being sexually provocative http://t.co/O06y8Sjj 
• Middlesbrough Council to trial free car parking http://t.co/TRbYe4E6 
• US: High stakes if Apple e-books antitrust case goes to trial http://t.co/dtvZLWVb 
• Jury retires in terror trial of Birmingham men http://t.co/2IqCdiuv 
• Dale Cregan trial: Witness 'got one-eyed Scotchman threat' http://t.co/6fFJXfhs
• RUSSIA: Trial of public schoolboy behind plot to kill Vladimir Putin is fixed, warns his wife http://t.co/ihk8VAtL
• Naughty children, criminal responsibility and mental illness http://t.co/hjAWeaka 
• Young offenders: government plans to put education 'at heart of detention' http://t.co/Hv9MT1uK 
• Jon Venables Twitter 'photographs' investigated http://t.co/LxZTGs6r 
• Former Scotland Yard commander Ali Dizaei loses appeal against conviction http://t.co/MQYBwY9k 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Harneys expands Africa reach with Mauritius association | The Lawyer http://t.co/dd3lrwhz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Incoming Travers chief to shake up firm's sector focus | The Lawyer http://t.co/JKdV1zyX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: KPMG finds buyer for Cobbetts' debt recovery arm | The Lawyer http://t.co/mAb65Ey5 
• Police checks on partners broke data laws http://t.co/jSYibcPB 
• Google challenges RUSSIA YouTube video ban http://t.co/clUtpCfQ 
• Margaret Hodge tells HMRC to 'get a grip' on tax credit fraud http://t.co/sObCD94S 
• Home repossessions lowest since 2007, says CML http://t.co/CVIHorsL 
• NHS chief 'stopped from speaking on patient safety' http://t.co/HobwbjB5
• Secure colleges plan for young offenders http://t.co/NtJ6a5ER 
• Autism damages case: Met Police loses damages appeal http://t.co/BgoQf9fF 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius 'shoots girlfriend' and has been arrested by local police http://t.co/onGMrofA 
• Terrorism watchdog questioned 'bewildering' array of terror powers http://t.co/Z1ozoB4O 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Appeal judges quash back-to-work regulations | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kXUUnn4R
• Out of proportion? We're surprised by fat rich kids, yet expect it of the poor http://t.co/0wQIF4yU 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi royal family intervenes over preacher released despite raping and killing daughter http://t.co/s8ClEKs9 
• Fresh hacking headache for Rupert Murdoch: six arrested in new line of inquiry http://t.co/gosmrs2E
• RUSSIA's Lawless Art Group Voina Wages Legal Warfare on Its Own Documentarian http://t.co/R5fRyZc1 
• Kemback Resource Centre campaigners win legal backing to fight closure http://t.co/m8a8MNyw 
• GCSE English exams legal challenge fails http://t.co/cIM8quhW 
• Court delays 'enhancing' legal fees http://t.co/14DbyQds 
• US: Judge orders lawyer to take down Facebook posts re McDonald's settlement http://t.co/cFHGGhru
• Brixham skipper conviction 'will publicise Guernsey fishery law' http://t.co/zG6XuO1a 
• Law change aids freedom of expression in TURKEY http://t.co/X6F6ZU6w 
• MEPs 'copied lobbyist demands' into data law http://t.co/gNYjsgnn
• Court of Appeal: solicitor not liable for fellow partner's fraud | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/SOEUW3te 
• US: Georgia will violate both justice and the constitution if it executes Warren Hill http://t.co/gpfSMli7 
• Secret courts will let UK security services off the hook http://t.co/xDwHktLw
• Judicial review is increasingly essential, judges warn government http://t.co/hDnkrHoS 
• Victory of the unsung hero in the workfare battle http://t.co/JNOl2J2O 
• Naughty children, criminal responsibility and mental illness http://t.co/hjAWeaka 
• Mid-Staffs scandal highlights dangers of defensive culture in the law, says consumer chief | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/zDQuytB6
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil Gotshal and Davis Polk lead on latest multibillion-dollar media deal - Legalweek http://t.co/VmkkB8Sr
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary's London arm leads as Republic joins list of high-street collapses - Legalweek http://t.co/kjmPFOaT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills launches in Germany with Gleiss hire - Legalweek http://t.co/X0gz2m4i
• Solomon judge warns lawyers over truancy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4Tum0hp5
• Linklaters posts flat retention rate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/T4IgT6mu 
• Australian doping scandal to spark legal action | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aacEOA16 
• Apple bites back in shareholder row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vIFbS1zx 
• Leadership plans impaired by fear | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jLIadHBs
• US: A New Law School Ranking Says The University Of Alabama Is Better Than Yale Or Harvard http://t.co/7WRebFRh 
• US: Four Key Questions for Health-Care Law http://t.co/gHDUUf8U 
• Europe's ship-breaking proposals may be illegal, lawyers warn http://t.co/uYv6B37u 
• Illegal tobacco sniffed out - Lancashire http://t.co/QmLCn55f 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters joins Brown Rudnick and Cleary on Republic administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/hQKfB6HX 
• Why do Law firms run shy of campaigns? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/TzhX5RMQ 
• Autonomy Finances Before HP Deal Probed by UK Regulator | Bloomberg Law http://t.co/UehlNXkV 
• Horsemeat scandal: PM says criminals will face law http://t.co/GLUoFhfK 
• Progress report on Norfolk’s new rights of way regime http://t.co/gFf4c2cK
• What Rights Can be Defended by Means of War - http://t.co/woU8tY8P 
• Child fire deaths: Michael Philpott 'hit mistress' http://t.co/ul4Otqoa 
• BRAZIL: Apple loses Brazilian iPhone trademark ruling http://t.co/2i9MNNmS 
• Saudi human rights activist calls for child abuse law http://t.co/bQiun5g4

13th February - LAW NEWS

415 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI may have come as a shock, but it is entirely lawful under Canon Law. Full story - The Lawyer

• MoJ sets out rules for post-Jackson civil justice system | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/p3RJvheO 
• GCSE English students lose court battle http://t.co/YNNfRnml 
• Saudi princes warn of damage to UK relations if allegations emerge in trial http://t.co/10XCfvDN 
• Court rejects bid to overturn GCSE grades http://t.co/37LeIBXS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: International Air Transport Association hires GC from Hogan Lovells | The Lawyer http://t.co/roEFwlbz
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's Heuking records moderate turnover growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/b84794iE 
• 11KBW silks go head-to-head as GCSE judicial review is thrown out | The Lawyer http://t.co/qPm3mn2n 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Global turnover and PEP nudge up at Latham & Watkins | The Lawyer http://t.co/IzqX65QF
• Landmark defeats 11KBW in back-to-work schemes appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/RBOJtnq6
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood launches Paris disputes team in wake of failed association | The Lawyer http://t.co/77HRmrtM
• Youth and child crime rates fall in Wales, YOT figures show http://t.co/odWrsVYx 
• Paramedic investigated for Julie Bailey Facebook comments http://t.co/ZfUNeCkf 
• UK workers earning the same as they were ten years ago http://t.co/HxkKu40O 
• Coroner appointed for fresh Hillsborough inquests http://t.co/fQtCiV6F 
• Court rejects bid to overturn GCSE grades http://t.co/3u4xihaB 
• Horsemeat scandal: FSA inquiry 'will be relentless' http://t.co/ghpk5RfI 
• Ex-News of the World staff held over 'phone hacking' http://t.co/wcRg2clM 
• How safe do women feel on a night out? http://t.co/zkT3zCcs 
• Jimmy Savile estate and BBC sued over alleged abuse http://t.co/ooZmqCMd
• US: $9,000 in prizes offered to law students who accurately predict Supreme Court outcomes - ABA Journal http://t.co/6Cy34WQT
• YouTube Fights RUSSIA's New Censorship Law http://t.co/emCcJEEo 
• A Bracing Challenge to Conservative Natural-Law Theorists http://t.co/waut4KBH 
• US: Laying Down the Law - Why Obama's targeted killing is better than Bush's torture | Foreign Policy http://t.co/AVCLS8RD
• The Enlightenment's 'Race' Problem, and Ours http://t.co/nQMeaQYM
• US: A Call for Drastic Changes in Educating New Lawyers http://t.co/lyVQrAj3 
• VATICAN: Only the pope has authority to make changeless church change but his authority stands in the way of change http://t.co/gwnZaKpV
• President Obama vows US will back human rights in Middle East http://t.co/FtTl8wgN 
• PAKISTAN: Afzal Guru’s secret hanging a human rights violation: Prosecutor http://t.co/8ZpMs1Cm 
• BAHRAIN Should Protect Right to Protest on Second Uprising Anniversary http://t.co/gfzEwE7K 
• ISRAEL: Gaza Airstrikes Violated Laws of War http://t.co/ZXZJs9sV 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Free Ex-Judge Sentenced to 15 Years http://t.co/AeSUGIQ4 
• RWANDA: Judiciary Sacks Ten Over Corruption http://t.co/k8QkgmPY
• ITALY: Lawyer Demands Public Prosecutor Investigate Bilderberg Group http://t.co/TK6ajM8J 
• US Lawyer Offers Free Valentine's Day Divorce http://t.co/n8SG3YTO 
• Valentines increases risk of divorce says Liverpool lawyer http://t.co/C4yDIeQK 
• Heart attack kills witness who was due to appear at doping trial of Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes http://t.co/kuggmfGC 
• Kent huntsman Brian Fraser attempted murder trial: Jury retires http://t.co/TBOfEfX1 
• Dale Cregan trial told man in car shouted abuse before fatal gun attack http://t.co/osZGXfyZ 
• SITA UK site in legal action over ‘foul smells’ http://t.co/NA0yPbZN 
• UK Conservatives seek to break media law deadlock http://t.co/rsaGz9wo
• US: The death of climate legislation revisited http://t.co/orAws7o6 
• Defence barrister criticises judge's questioning in Kidderminster clergyman case http://t.co/hoCRb5pI 
• Barrister: Stafford Hospital problem "people who didn't care" http://t.co/7bsWgLzc
• This barrister was only doing her job - outrage, which is being directed at Kate Blackwell http://t.co/0HXLxTOZ 
• Assessing costs: a nasty shock | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/4SU3K6Qo 
• Regulate will-writing but not estate administration, LSB recommends | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/1h710gUB 
• LSB fails to back regulation of estate administration | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/93P86YJM 
• LPA waiting period should be abolished, Lush says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2pu2Fee0
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies hires partner from ex-ally Gleiss for German launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/EG3yYvmT F
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• How often does food fraud happen? http://t.co/jrVwbybr 
• The Pope: Journey from liberal to conservative http://t.co/FACYDB5Q 
• Elderly 'suffer from poor home care' http://t.co/0U1n4S7O
• Law Society chief: failure to embrace flexible working holding back diversity | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/2UhTYijd 
• The absurd laxity of Britain's police http://t.co/7LXZTqdI 
• Horsemeat: Regulation doesn’t taste so bad now, does it? http://t.co/LqvMsqQ6 
• Police and Food Standards Agency raid Yorkshire abattoir accused of supplying horsemeat 'kebabs' http://t.co/V48oxI0F 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L takes Fulbright partner ahead of Norton Rose tie-up for Houston launch - Legalweek http://t.co/kSR4OSNm 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith recruits top-rated white-collar partner from Slater & Gordon - Legalweek http://t.co/cMRdjJ61
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, DLA and Skadden take roles on biggest IPO since Facebook - Legalweek http://t.co/SnVqAnim 
• Ken Clarke fights amendments to security bill http://t.co/ZJ56wKH1
• Hackers call US government's latest cybersecurity efforts 'a train wreck' http://t.co/EazM2YIY 
• US: 'Fugitive LA cop Dorner' in police shoot-out http://t.co/zCQVgf6k
• Council starts legal process against A&E downgrade http://t.co/nJyoU9aB 
• Fife councillor says mining union legal bill is ‘ridiculous’ http://t.co/lDHveLpl
• Boris takes legal action against fire authority over defiance on station cuts http://t.co/IaVQuB3C
• Dundee legal expert draws advice on international child disputes http://t.co/h7EEnrT7 
• BRAZIL: Affirmative action law offers a huge hand up http://t.co/AT21H3uA 
• YouTube Files Suit Over Russian Content Law http://t.co/F3o8idkT 
• The key to success in “Business Law and Practice” of the Legal Practice Course http://t.co/B5X9BHO3 
• Churchill would now not recognise the human rights laws he inspired, says hardline Justice Secretary Chris Grayling http://t.co/S4H1TZvw 
• Judge who jumped red light 'wasted court resources’ http://t.co/xLswTQQU 
• Royal Courts of Justice host students from Greenwich http://t.co/e3pJZdh1 
• As unrest grows, EGYPT's courts block YouTube but fail to protect women http://t.co/4HCil7VO 
• FRANCE gay marriage: National Assembly backs law http://t.co/ToU2d3Qk
• ISRAEL's 'Prisoner X' was Australian Mossad agent, documentary claims http://t.co/8lfilP8p 
• Sri Lankans expelled from UK allege torture after deportation to Colombo http://t.co/MlEDFHUU 
• Slaughterhouse and meat firm raided http://t.co/vsPthkBj 
• CANADA: Conservatives’ claim to curb illegal guns falls flat http://t.co/WDcEgm4z
• Google built up position with 'illegal network of agreements', claims Microsoft-backed industry group http://t.co/L956bJf6 
• Indonesian youths to sue AUSTRALIA for illegal detention http://t.co/P0cNJXqn
• Volunteer Squads To Chase Illegal Migrants In RUSSIA http://t.co/ISz53n1t 
• Workfare ruled illegal, but only on narrow terms http://t.co/YvCLIKNt 
• A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wLdBEJ3Z 
• Facebook sued over 'like' feature | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/THqTMyj5 
• Cambodian government keeps lawyers on short leash | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/m7FvJprQ 
• Accountancy watchdog launches Autonomy inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZwamsnDn 
• Diversity improving at UK law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MC6mgrtI 
• White & Case posts bumper profits rise for 2012 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/u1NVCCjj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Walker Morris recruits former Everton lawyer for sports team | The Lawyer http://t.co/cSWShWnX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates hires Fulbright partner for Houston launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/obAmK8DH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon de Reya adds Tanzania to international dispute reach | The Lawyer http://t.co/0sIDwM4F 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: International Air Transport Association hires GC from Hogan Lovells | The Lawyer http://t.co/roEFwlbz
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Arthur Cox takes lion's share as Irish state legal fees revealed | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8PYovl3 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters reveals flat retention rate following year of alliances | The Lawyer http://t.co/CH3YIkmZ 
• Poundland ruling 'blows big hole' through government work schemes http://t.co/aHjFc8Lr 
• Governor named in Chethams Music School sex abuse case quits http://t.co/Obvoiqqa 
• Martine McCutcheon declared bankrupt http://t.co/7J0rIWSG 
• Mince ban' linked to horsemeat scandal' http://t.co/1PL2R0wX 
• Dale Cregan trial: Defendant admits killing police officers http://t.co/YYb865YE 
• Are you advising on Cumulative Impact Zones? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/enWrMUZe 
• Law firm must pay £323,000 for remortgage error | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aCti4hdO 
• MoJ moves to change law on discount rate | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vkOfjpVi

12th February - LAW NEWS

414 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A legal challenge to halt cuts to personal injury fees will be fast-tracked through the High Court, it was revealed today. The judicial review application by two claimant groups in opposition to new recoverable fixed costs in the RTA Portal has been listed for a ‘rolled-up’ hearing as soon as possible. Full story - Law Gazette

• MPs confirm public order law reform in free speech victory http://t.co/e2plCG2y
• Law could see end to double jobbing MLAs in Stormont http://t.co/xpNWIypY 
• JERSEY Planning Companies Law Enhancements http://t.co/90BqGYQP 
• Charter firms improve their diversity profile | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IsbEU22Z 
• Millwall Football Club at centre of 'appalling' racism abuse investigation http://t.co/8MIppN06 
• Derby house fire deaths: A plan that went horribly wrong, court hears http://t.co/hGHrWCWX 
• Britain's youngest ever ASBO holder, once branded an 'imp of Satan', turns to murder 10 years on http://t.co/WJfhTTQC 
• US: Securities Exchange Commission Nominee Discloses Law Firm Wealth http://t.co/clTGHgTD 
• The Comment Group: The hackers hunting for clues about you http://t.co/0b4x47z9 
• G4S Olympic losses increase to £70m http://t.co/wG1RDA96
• Solicitors must “comply or die”, says new LexisNexis white paper | Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/caqshdh 
• Evidence may back up discount rate rise, says MoJ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/dYT3HC0C 
• US: Partners of Gays in Service Are Granted Some Benefits http://t.co/r4OU2G4E 
• VATICAN: Successor to Benedict Will Lead a Church at a Crossroads http://t.co/DkzWjZLS 
• Tribunal Demands ECUADOR Cease Enforcement of $19 Billion Chevron Case http://t.co/jBxLXiHm 
• INDIA: Preparing samosa for sale is a manufacturing activity & entitled to tax exemptions, rules income tax tribunal http://t.co/jaP7VU08
• CYPRUS: ‘Wasteful’ tax tribunal to be abolished http://t.co/C7Me3V4A 
• Stafford doctor to face tribunal http://t.co/SiUFTmzJ 
• Legislators in INDIA should substantially amend or replace the new criminal law on violence against women http://t.co/30gzVV9t 
• Human Rights and the Failings of US Public Diplomacy in Eurasia http://t.co/R5f6Od9k 
• Pope Benedict XVI's Tenure Marred by Human-Rights Failures http://t.co/sW608QKk 
• US: Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Delivers 2013 State of the Judiciary http://t.co/qNfjNdPo 
• BANGLADESH: Clashes over war crime trials hit Bangladesh capital http://t.co/8fTcfQy2
• US Judge Dismisses Axl Rose's $20M Guitar Hero Lawsuit http://t.co/zNLKiBmb 
• US Judge speeds up schedule in Apple versus Einhorn case http://t.co/FsBSC8ae 
• INDIA: Noted lawyer M P Vashi passes away at 83 http://t.co/RGmqUAHF 
• Greater Manchester Police officer faces trial http://t.co/ZiXvT3uz 
• PAKISTAN: Lahore High Court seeks Benazir murder case record from trial court http://t.co/ZSBZvAdy 
• US: Amanda Knox To Break Silence On Murder Trial http://t.co/cu8gsk1l
• ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi trial postponed until after Italian election http://t.co/JEaphQSq 
• A Time for Leadership on Climate Justice http://t.co/OQPtWZMh
• PAKISTAN: Justice is blind: SC turns tables on Qadri with help of the Queen http://t.co/AvTLF3mu 
• INDIA: Suryanelli case - petition filed against Justice Basant http://t.co/6waUov44 
• US: Two Systems of Justice? Why No Arrest? http://t.co/Uc6fjhkF 
• Mumbai-born violinist for change in UK law http://t.co/BQZIQDac 
• Scottish independence: At-a-glance of UK government's legal case http://t.co/aVt2BRFw
• US: These Maps Show Why Implementing Gun Control Legislation Will Be So Hard http://t.co/iFB5pREE 
• CAMBODIA: Government Muzzles Lawyers http://t.co/JcINd82l 
• Listing our rights serves only to curtail them http://t.co/YgQ7pv7o 
• A Pope who opposed human rights http://t.co/Fd9llN9k 
• Disclosure and Barring Service checking scheme may breach human rights law http://t.co/HaXXFuVz 
• Same-Sex Marriages Need Equal Rights Before It's Too Late http://t.co/uKvMXpaI
• Men's rights activists: Symantec branded us a 'hate group' http://t.co/giGzuWz8 
• Barrister's report into Norfolk council leader cost £35,275 http://t.co/a6bLw0lH 
• 9/11 defendant’s attorney claims US is listening in on client conversations http://t.co/N79xA8lx 
• First time since 1948, propaganda is now legal in the US http://t.co/6onSn5Dh 
• IT expert in Microsoft monopoly case faces £2.5m legal fight http://t.co/05xBPla2
• New legal challenge over child heart surgery http://t.co/468sYq7t 
• Legal experts in warning over Scots independence http://t.co/5ajl3sg8 
• Icelandic MP who released WikiLeaks video plans US visit despite legal threat http://t.co/zWjGJ8xA 
• Oligarch Boris Berezovsky's legal bill tops £250k http://t.co/EiCXe0A5 
• Horsemeat scandal: legal action expected across Europe http://t.co/fWtGAa80 
• Government advice indicates Scotland would have to reapply to join international groups and renegotiate treaties http://t.co/fz4itewW 
• Tens of thousands of 'moonlighting' police officers to declare second jobs http://t.co/bdtAQEoe
• Council's answer to Dale Farm... another site just down the road http://t.co/5AnGl0dx 
• Britain vulnerable from cyber attacks for at least 20 years http://t.co/ppsekzal 
• Father of James Bulger fears toddler's killers could strike again http://t.co/nk99yqHq 
• Is INDIA facing a 'cultural emergency'? All sides silent on attacks on Free Speech http://t.co/2LkULExn 
• Graduate's Poundland victory leaves government work schemes in tatters http://t.co/vCWwZCOZ 
• Un-savvy leaseholders are paying the cost for hidden or unexplained terms http://t.co/uWWeNhJu 
• INDIA's CBI removes telecoms scandal prosecutor http://t.co/lf29hplu 
• Merger for 4-5 Gray's Inn Square is "not a rescue" says chambers head | The Lawyer http://t.co/AMgQRQ0G 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies adds Slater & Gordon partner to disputes team | The Lawyer http://t.co/YHonK6Qj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: OC turns to Wragges for latest City hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/yad8E8RC 
• Minister clashes with MP over 'gold standard' marriage claim http://t.co/j9lFaX3D 
• JAMAICA in crisis debt-swap plan http://t.co/0TKwpFwI 
• Woman's Hour power list: Queen tops BBC Radio 4 survey http://t.co/UwTEoQpu 
• National Audit Office warns UK needs more skilled cyber-crime fighters http://t.co/GJonKQ31
• Back-to-work scheme breached laws, says Court of Appeal http://t.co/tt0OuYiV 
• Negligence action against Slaughter and May can go ahead | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sFANvq8o 
• Leading merger broker enters the law after striking deal with ABS consultancy | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Cddsz8i1
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Conservatives to publish draft royal charter on press regulation http://t.co/W3GyqITK
• Barristers appeal disciplinary findings in wake of Bar tribunal failures | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/77RctZFL 
• EU anti-money laundering plans put client confidentiality at risk, Law Society warns | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/5C1XWNIW
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke boosts litigation and TMT with double partner hire - Legalweek http://t.co/TaC5Wnvq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA and SJ Berwin straighten out issues on Lion's ghd acquisition - Legalweek http://t.co/rPuYX9OA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields launches diversity scholarship with Stephen Lawrence charity tie-up - Legalweek http://t.co/5I4Limqf 
• 4-5 Gray's Inn set to merge with public law set Atlas Chambers - Legalweek http://t.co/bJAS5Fk1 
• No go for GAYGUY licence plate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L1Y0epDs 
• Billionaire sues Apple over shareholder cash | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UzoEnmQW 
• British sugar giant 'denies emphatically' Zambian tax avoidance scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qfHrL18n 
• Top Oz firm recruits international chair | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p6ScUgzK
• Brussels rejects US privacy 'double standards' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DNCDEpD5 
• Retired Dewey partners reach settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OlfAKeEf
• How To Run A Law Firm Like A Startup http://t.co/9ZNs0muQ 
• US: What Legal Industry Problems? Law Firms Reported Major Revenues In 2012 http://t.co/JT3ZuDDm 
• The Pope's Resignation, A Legal Guide | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/ljLMWVnG 
• US: The Law Against Unlocking Cellphones Is Anti-Consumer, Anti-Business, and Anti-Common Sense http://t.co/5cCMgSii 
• US: 'De-lawyering' of problem-solving courts suggested by Delaware chief justice http://t.co/zHJSKgsq
• INDIA: Top courts have convicted killers based on child witness depositions http://t.co/do4X8KO0 
• SFA to sue over unpaid Whyte fine http://t.co/cHCQlCfo 
• PAKISTAN: Despite legal barriers: Military men turn to high courts http://t.co/zkCD2uHE 
• Liverpool’s Victoria Street magistrates’ court to close in May http://t.co/x8wrDjEY
• US: Calls for Barack Obama to set up 'assassination courts' to target terrorists http://t.co/oKVDsAuk 
• Regulators’ approach to failures | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IwacN6sX 
• FSA wins 'important precedent' case against illegal land bank http://t.co/p6Q2mwvg 
• UK nurtures Israel illegal settlements http://t.co/VZlr2gGf 
• Warning over illegal meat sales in Carlisle: http://t.co/42VWB37O 
• Farmer fined £11,000 over illegal landfill site at his own farm http://t.co/RKLZ82zF
• Bishop of Shrewsbury in new gay marriage law attack http://t.co/Jkn9DjZj
• New homelessness law could fall victim to cost and 'homeless tourism' concerns, fears expert http://t.co/x153uHG8
• BANGLADESH approves law to swiftly execute war criminals http://t.co/EHsS2R21
• Growing client list boosts East Lancashire law firm http://t.co/sjVEtLDf 
• 'Leveson without the law is meaningless' - Gerry McCann http://t.co/duiNexQm
• James Bulger killing: 20 years on http://t.co/ZiK9w5Kf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case posts 15 per cent rise in average profits for 2012 | The Lawyer http://t.co/83MwCTpU
• LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates loses IP partner to UK tech boutique Kemp Little | The Lawyer http://t.co/QNOe5UH7
• Merger for 4-5 Gary's Inn Square is "not a rescue" says chambers head | The Lawyer http://t.co/e4A8nl7w 
• Former 39 Essex Street silk guilty of £600,000 VAT fraud | The Lawyer http://t.co/N3BdpKje
• Preachers of hate who spread their violent word on British TV channels http://t.co/QDB4icoN
• Opera singer's life 'destroyed' by childhood deal http://t.co/UUlZ9lZs 
• Wisbech attackers 'fought off by landlord holding chips' http://t.co/mevC8KT2
• Chimney sweep Philip Jones fined £5,000 over Derwyn Rees's death http://t.co/GV3XvXVf 
• UK 'must not be soft touch' for migrants from Romania and Bulgaria, says Minister http://t.co/4f3dCxb3 
• Gas and electricity firms' 15,000 daily complaints http://t.co/omdkOKH0 
• Facebook sued over 'like' button http://t.co/4CN950Sj 
• Ian Brady's mental health advocate will not face charges http://t.co/BV1HeS9T 
• Theresa May: Chethams abuse case death 'may deter victims' http://t.co/3FhJuC18 
• Horsemeat scandal: Tesco reveals 60% content in dish http://t.co/xtic3daI 
• QC faces jail after pocketing VAT for 12 years | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ACLmr6Ul 
• Contingency fee caps ‘not high enough’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hcKNn6nE 
• QC convicted of £600,000 VAT fraud | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZqkzYZ4q

11th February - LAW NEWS

413 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Consumers like indemnity insurance, LSB panel research finds. Making it optional would hit vulnerable consumers the hardest. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Video journalist fights court application over EDL footage http://t.co/v058mAvd 
• The Truth About Law Professors in US http://t.co/rohDISLB 
• One US Law School Dean Tells Us The REAL Reason Nobody Wants A JD Anymore http://t.co/1Z52nMW0 
• Scotland Faces More Hurdles if It Approves Independence http://t.co/xjkPFe02
• Why a practising Christian lost a discrimination case http://t.co/WqhqrssN 
• CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge tribunal faces fresh funding crisis http://t.co/62IjBKLx 
• Culture, Human rights and homosexuality in GHANA: what is the way forward? http://t.co/0WI5Stfp 
• IRAQI KURDISTAN: Free Speech Under Attack http://t.co/xX9AKJv4 
• EGYPT’s YouTube Ban Undermines Transition to Democracy http://t.co/t0hLvvy9 
• IRAN’s Judiciary Is a Subsidiary of the Intelligence Ministry http://t.co/4vIuuWIz
• US Judge rules that it’s illegal to sell custom Batmobiles because the Batmobile is itself a fictional character http://t.co/VJmBHb8q 
• AZERBAIJAN: Megalomaniac Aims to Destroy Azerbaijan With Artificial McCity ignoring laws http://t.co/LqNSQukK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: German firm CMS Hasche Sigle poised to set a new high in insolvency fees | The Lawyer http://t.co/BDkMgyAZ 
• In House Lawyer Interview - Eurostar's GC Scott Marshall | The Lawyer http://t.co/eYRZz0dt 
• All change in transatlantic referrals | The Lawyer http://t.co/vaqDR8lJ 
• In praise of religious arbitration | The Lawyer http://t.co/cKYJzZYj 
• Supreme Court on side of part-time judges, ending eight-year fight for MoJ pension contributions | The Lawyer http://t.co/qfj4DEiR 
• Building a green China - Environmental lawyers can help to meet the demands of this exciting new market | The Lawyer http://t.co/D8Vem9TR
• Libor claims are next in line to plague beleaguered bankers, with a streamlined claims route proposed | The Lawyer http://t.co/H21p9yJl 
• Insurers pulling fraud & regulatory cover for directors is having a major effect on corporate defence | The Lawyer http://t.co/KNeHq0pj 
• Deal activity is at a record level and heading upwards in Turkey | The Lawyer http://t.co/JTU0cxPR 
• Barclays' - Bank tipped to replace GC Mark Harding with internal candidate after Libor scandal | The Lawyer http://t.co/gsvavD4u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New boss Reid is taking Davis Polk down path that calls longstanding links into question | The Lawyer http://t.co/fnZMmiIz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case and Speechly advise on Handelsbanken-Heartwood deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/uU3giWEY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Halebury hire brings England football team to client list | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rq3PKjOb 
• Frontrunners emerge for Barclays general counsel role | The Lawyer http://t.co/dp5C6otj
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst to restart paying partner distributions | The Lawyer http://t.co/88BPaOxE 
• Islam Channel legal chief joins gaming business Konami | The Lawyer http://t.co/4YNxJXmA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell puts flotation plans on a backburner | The Lawyer http://t.co/eiKoheBm
• Lawyers and the new money laundering directive | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/SHoknUxq 
• SRI LANKA: Govt refused to allow international delegation to assess the rule of law & independence of the judiciary http://t.co/lLHhCmGQ 
• European AML directive ‘unlikely to be effective’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/bVHRey9M 
• Majority against IFA referral move | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/a6bmtwNV 
• Keystone offers £1 top-up insurance cover | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/0jBygeW9 
• Cobbetts creditors must wait and hope | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/BkkS3FGe 
• City firms eye China scheme | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/5OEu6OHR 
• Maintenance pending suit applications | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/OTMtYwPi 
• Fraud hotline set up for homeowners | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/WBCsRLJZ 
• LSC drops legal aid contract changes | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/TvDpq7LQ 
• MoJ closes 103 PPI claims management companies | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Kyt2QTzi 
• James Bulger's mum wants 'justice' 20 years after murder http://t.co/AWHXKp1f 
• INDIA: Hindu religious festival Kumbh Mela's organising chief resigns over stampede with 36 fatalities http://t.co/DybX32RP 
• High Court legal bid to save Leeds child heart surgery http://t.co/ftuPFso5
• Barclays misled shareholders about source of £3bn http://t.co/X0WKjx3H 
• VATICAN: Pope Benedict in shock resignation http://t.co/9EYB2Vbt 
• Former wealthy oil executive brutally murdered in South West London home http://t.co/1vySLAPq 
• Violinist in rape trial could not cope with questioning by woman QC http://t.co/CHSUO8BB 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Tory's cash help for Deidre Dare - the City lawyer fired for writing a 'bonkbuster' http://t.co/mtbA7Tad
• Glen Daly Crete death: Anger of parents as trial put back http://t.co/02v2ZJia
• INDIA: Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir has denied any delay in hanging of Afzal Guru http://t.co/mVRyVutj 
• AUSTRALIA: Chief justice decries funding and fees crisis http://t.co/5EGv9JaN 
• PAKISTAN: No justice for Pakistani rape victims http://t.co/sVujBd8Q 
• CANADA backs LIBYA on justice http://t.co/E8xWbYe6 
• Sex assault victim tells how the criminal justice system let her down http://t.co/ReNbfbZI 
• The Law Business: 4th to 10th February http://t.co/DNfc9crq
• Croydon PI solicitor teams up with local newspaper in novel approach to referrals | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/gcTKM0qt 
• Bristol 'law shop' given new lease of life by local solicitors | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/fQKpVtEE
• US: Christopher Dorner hunt: $1m reward for ex-LAPD officer http://t.co/34WOxzjk 
• 'Colombian drug lord' alias Pichi arrested in PANAMA http://t.co/2GdufIZ2 
• Rent arrears 'threaten housing associations' viability' http://t.co/2lERe81i 
• Two men in court over dissident republican terrorism http://t.co/RzbDtExK 
• Willie Frazer: Car destroyed in arson attack at his Markethill Home http://t.co/dkFVnnUk 
• Families to sue over hospital deaths in Bristol http://t.co/8e4cFCVW 
• 'Armed' man in Coatbridge demands late-night drink http://t.co/hig3eoho 
• Two men charged after police officer killed in stolen vehicle crash http://t.co/lqzRtKgo 
• EGYPT court bans YouTube over Innocence of Muslims trailer http://t.co/8zqdQCog 
• No justice for student protesters Alfie Meadows and Zak King http://t.co/D0TJZcKm 
• Consumer rights: Think before firing off a social media complaint http://t.co/ATl2Xuf8
• Youngsters at risk after EU ruling http://t.co/z9orn74D 
• Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in a Future Scotland http://t.co/zHSZKiPL 
• Marlborough College alumni guilty of alcohol-fuelled wrecking spree http://t.co/tkFsVNmF
• Bristol Children's hospital may face legal action http://t.co/U459vlFo
• Pirate Bay documentary now up for (legal) download http://t.co/rGPreHlG 
• US: Legality Vs Morality: The Law Allows the Use of Drones, But Should We Do It? http://t.co/AxlALw2w
• One US Law School Dean Tells Us The REAL Reason Nobody Wants A JD Anymore http://t.co/1Z52nMW0
• BANGLADESH to amend war crimes law amid protests: minister http://t.co/qaT7fUpW 
• Horsemeat scandal: Focus switches to ROMANIA http://t.co/Wjr1jI3E

10th February - LAW NEWS

On the holiest day in Hindu religious festival Kumbh Mela, LawNewsIndex is brought to you by TheLawMap

• Staying Private on the New Facebook http://t.co/tSwTLC3c
• US: I’m Begging, Don’t Hack the Hacks http://t.co/VvJwYCMr 
• AZERBAIJAN: Human rights & democracy before fame and fortune http://t.co/21fogh5u 
• INDIA: Reviving the economy requires New Delhi to make hard regulatory & legal reforms http://t.co/ACpx5LMn
• Successful action against people smuggling & illegal immigration | Europol https://t.co/4t3eAbW3 
• PAKISTAN Government plans to extradite more African nationals http://t.co/mp5dcDe5
• Sexual abuse victim's suicide sparks call for review of court procedures http://t.co/fmS0fRu5 
• Dagenham thief caught with 44 phones down his undies http://t.co/3TsryoBX
• PAKISTAN: Lawyers boycott courts to protest Jarrar’s murder http://t.co/3J2xAMca 
• Tribunal Finds ECUADOR in Breach of its Obligations Under International Law http://t.co/sWiAlIS1 
• INDIA Gang-Rape Case: Do Human Rights Go Global? http://t.co/Z8WDmVPK 
• BERMUDA: Discrimination law move welcomed by human rights groups http://t.co/VUdErRXY
• INDIA: Secret Hanging a Major Step Back http://t.co/QjxNf0FD 
• NIGERIA: Intervene And Protect Bayelsa State Judiciary Now - An Open Letter http://t.co/x9F10r9O 
• US: Private Firearms Bill HB 77 passes House Judiciary, mortally wounded; HB 402 still awaiting scheduling http://t.co/yXKjQgj7
• CRB Checks, Equal Marriage and Secret Trials - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/5PvDfo6s
• Another critique of the new Immigration Rules' codification of Article 8 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/vdQnpntV 
• Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry report published | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/o2lxOhR6 
• Mid Staffs Inquiry report: Human rights abuses need human rights solutions - Sanchita Hosali | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/fBMURrks 
• Another Iranian bank released by the EU - Wikileaks here as well | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Qf1Nr5J5
• No cash from the UK to avoid Indonesian firing squad | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/56seu0Sa 
• Frances Andrade death: Charity calls for review in child abuse trials http://t.co/36fMG94J 
• Stafford Hospital scandal: Jeremy Hunt calls for police inquiry http://t.co/sExV8fnB 
• WWI Christmas truce football matches 'to be replayed' http://t.co/pfbeH34c 
• Much more is wrong here than horse labelled beef http://t.co/VQIeE2Dj 
• FRANCE: Intervention in Mali is not colonialism. The Islamists really are our enemies http://t.co/wBR0EZlR 
• For the victim trials can be a second ordeal http://t.co/u09dN0wu 
• Where Tories are talking skittles before same-sex marriage http://t.co/hau2OXwv 
• Did 'target culture' in the police and CPS drive the tragic case of Frances Andrade? http://t.co/OWcLI0UE Feb 10, 2013
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Horsemeat scandal: 'Tougher testing' by retailers ordered http://t.co/Sdz69LXO 
• EGYPT: Judge Orders YouTube Blocked for a Month Over Anti-Islam Film That Spurred Riots http://t.co/ojzSRLrV
• US: Spying on Law-Abiding Muslims http://t.co/revp9zcI 
• Lawyer takes on duke in £4m da Vinci legal battle http://t.co/A0VvhGAa 
• ISRAEL: Netanyahu lawyer defends $18,000 advisory position at Plant Board http://t.co/A7qONtSa 
• Celebrity lawyer tricked Chris Tarrant and jockey Richard Dunwoody into backing bid for OBE http://t.co/o6P3Re2w 
• US: Man’s prosthetic eye falls out during trial, judge declares mistrial http://t.co/dL8VFSbN
• MOROCCO rejects demand for civilian trial of Sahrawis http://t.co/xPcQQ8dn 
• PAPUA NEW GUINEA: UN condemns ‘sorcery’ witch trial http://t.co/UKWcPTjg 
• US: Florida Republicans Brace for a Fraud Trial, and an Airing of Old Grudges http://t.co/e6KaYTdj 
• Witnesses are not on trial | The Independent Editorial http://t.co/r5ix6cCb 
• KENYA: Uhuru Kenyatta, presidential candidate, faces trial for crimes against humanity the day after election http://t.co/rhTlEVyc
• Bus and coach passenger rights - Written statement to parliament https://t.co/zxN5EQQO 
• GREECE: EU rights commissioner worried by police brutality http://t.co/Fm5fGCGr 
• GHANA: Students against gay rights activist as new minister http://t.co/JPwwRpS0 
• US: Constitution and Bill of Rights Explained by Absolute Rights Managing Editor http://t.co/HVxOaxWO 
• Rights Group suggests that INDIA Should Work to Abolish Death Penalty http://t.co/HbchyrDi 
• Exiting US general says Afghan women's rights are key http://t.co/nXqHFDYa 
• US: Internet, tech firms not too worried about privacy legislation http://t.co/xc0u5FKu 
• INDIA: Buddha-mamata row turns legal showdown http://t.co/KdxhpJhQ 
• Political row breaks out over council's £78,000 High Court legal bill http://t.co/1qHcV14u 
• Grand National winning jockey Thorner may take legal action over Song death http://t.co/ALdgOhwy 
• Bradford City seek legal help in Mark Stuart's compensation case http://t.co/NCqYtQhf 
• Findus to take legal action against its suppliers http://t.co/7zpVft77
• Pensioner 'held prisoner' by local council wins legal victory http://t.co/KTj3OV1i 
• Einhorn case against Apple rests on unusual legal tactic http://t.co/nXTmH6iN
• Moody's shares fall amid rating agency legal fears http://t.co/au6GV4To 
• The Queen's finances to be investigated by powerful Westminster committee http://t.co/mtiik5nZ 
• Police fight over tragic death of sex abuse victim http://t.co/C4ktr6ZS 
• Former JJB chair charged over misleading market http://t.co/RU2gqAgV 
• Michael Gove must do more to protect vulnerable girls, say women's groups http://t.co/qLKs3gRH 
• Gerry McCann calls for press control laws – and 75% of the public agree http://t.co/BKn4JEau 
• Judges 'should talk to children before making care decisions' http://t.co/SqkoLHBk 
• MEXICO rapes: 'I wish I didn't know the details' http://t.co/bFkhQjQm 
• Rare Cropsey landscape in export bar http://t.co/WhlMaWZI 
• DNA crime-fighting in UK 'lagging behind', experts say http://t.co/l3YQxZMS 
• FRANCE probes suspects 'linked to African jihadists' http://t.co/Bls1oBnm 
• Barclays to close 'tax avoidance' unit http://t.co/rct0zLmz 
• Scottish independence: David Cameron launches defence of UK http://t.co/NQAnmaCr

9th February - LAW NEWS

411 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• South Shields man charged over US death threats http://t.co/9nm9hlm7 
• Horsemeat scandal: Minister 'determined' to get answers http://t.co/Sdz69LXO 
• Appeal court orders release of severely disabled prisoner http://t.co/mOQ0egdM 
• An Assassination in TUNISIA http://t.co/Is4mkOud
• US: Jesse Jackson Jr. Said to Enter Plea http://t.co/rT0FwfYH
• US: Debating a Secret Court to Vet Drone Strikes http://t.co/l03DHJVF 
• Law chief apologises to Gail and Tommy Sheridan after admitting blunders in probe into alleged police bigotry http://t.co/27M2aIZP 
• KENYA: China apparently has a zero tolerance on Illegal Ivory Trade despite almost all illegal ivory ending up there http://t.co/15exmaUT 
• The best way to protect CHINA's environment would be to make Courts and Judiciary independent http://t.co/05dnkZ1A 
• Sex abuse victim 'failed by courts' http://t.co/aQRgIVrx 
• FIJI: Late Ayinde Barrister’s distributor dragged to court over copyright http://t.co/AruYoYBv 
• AUSTRALIA: Celebrity barrister Chris Murphy reveals woman on the take http://t.co/xFyZAXPz 
• It's Time to Put Respect for Human Rights at the Heart of the NHS http://t.co/2rUEhefF 
• New Encampment Policy Fuels Xenophobia in KENYA http://t.co/Eu635s96 
• SENEGAL: Hissène Habré Court Opens http://t.co/ZqDnmKcF 
• SOUTH AFRICA: UN human rights chief 'outraged' at 'pandemic of sexual violence' http://t.co/xnsD7LYh 
• GUINEA BISSAU: Untenable Human Rights Situation since being destabilised by a coup d'etat last year http://t.co/ka3jbOu8 
• Top priorities of the UN Human Rights Council http://t.co/oIk1ZtfC 
• IVORY COAST: New scrutiny of Ivorian judiciary as Gbagbo allies extradited http://t.co/vifkf4Wt 
• IRAN Judiciary Chief Says Will Reveal Nature of Deviant Current http://t.co/vzF0KkTq 
• What are the Top 5 US law schools for having a social life? http://t.co/ABKecj3L 
• US: Squatter Relying On Obscure Law Is Kicked Out Of Florida Mansion http://t.co/i4f6vpbo 
• INDIA: Mohan Parasaran to be new solicitor general http://t.co/hmthq1Z9 
• US: Making Law School Less Terrible http://t.co/QfAhAe4l
• US: Local agencies concerned about N.Y. gun law http://t.co/HV2BYMbu
• Justice for Oscar Wilde: UK's House of Commons votes for marriage equality http://t.co/nCkoNdk1 
• Southern KYRGYZSTAN: Justice for Anybody? http://t.co/FTXXNvVW 
• Rachel Manning trial: Boyfriend 'admitted murder' http://t.co/mpDnXJF8 
• Claims of witnesses in Kenya ICC trial 'disappearing' http://t.co/MZtJgH6Z 
• SENEGAL Tribunal to Try Ex-Chad Dictator Begins http://t.co/wZcTEVTy 
• Tribunal Finds ECUADOR in Breach of Legal Obligations in Chevron Amazon Dispute http://t.co/yyrYvGLq 
• Police officer loses ‘discrimination’ tribunal case http://t.co/TlshMnb1 
• Google to reveal name of blogger who called Rabbi a cheat http://t.co/sjgVNUC1 
• Law on runaway children being routinely ignored, warns Ofsted chief http://t.co/kglBFGZm
• London's East End: a melting pot simmers closer to the boil http://t.co/m8wdlNwV 
• Former lawyer sues duke for £4.2m 'reward' over stolen Leonardo http://t.co/x9UgkvHI 
• Frances Andrade 'traumatised’ by reliving abuse of 30 years ago http://t.co/OODdKkBr 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Nurse spared jail for killing baby in botched circumcision http://t.co/P89kBIn5 
• Escaped Manchester police dog attacks four in Derbyshire http://t.co/H38fIJU3 
• Row blows up over ownership of 'space marine' term http://t.co/G1St5Bwl 
• Delacroix Liberty painting defaced in Louvre http://t.co/pu17VzWd 
• Kids 'using coding skills to hack' friends on games, expert says http://t.co/Wttllqqz 
• Aamir Siddiqi murder: Jason Richards and Ben Hope given 40 years each http://t.co/UgNMsBWS 
• CHILE judge orders exhumation of Pablo Neruda's remains http://t.co/tzsBH7Cr 
• Huge BANGLADESH rally seeks death penalty for war crimes http://t.co/GPgrtz9K 
• CANADA: Prison for Canadian navy officer turned Russian spy http://t.co/XOunPLJ0 
• Asylum seeker alleges assault during Heathrow deportation http://t.co/jml92KGe 
• US: Samuel Mullet and Amish beard-cutters jailed in Ohio http://t.co/AN2VREEq 
• Michael Brewer: Victim 'killed herself' during trial http://t.co/JbKoId3O 
• Horsemeat scandal: Owen Paterson calls food summit http://t.co/Sdz69LXO 
• Lewisham Council launches legal action against A&E downgrade http://t.co/zPCEYsr6 
• Tearful Bank of Scotland adviser jailed over £7,000 fraud http://t.co/SUefoHuT
• Rangers facing new legal threat http://t.co/P02iDwD7 
• Nurses must have separate legal teams, Raychel death inquiry told http://t.co/70GRoKlm 
• Legal test for Sheffield taxis CCTV plan http://t.co/23avq2nZ
• Legal battle could loom over Royal Sands site http://t.co/yhdHZjwU 
• Lord Hanningfield takes legal action against police over expenses arrest http://t.co/8soFJNqh 
• Danish shop ordered to stop selling kits to create replicas of Detective Sarah Lund's famous knitwear http://t.co/0dRKSQuo 
• RAF Fairford protesters win legal battle against police http://t.co/Tz77jllm 
• US: Obama nominates openly gay lawyer for patent appeals court http://t.co/jZdMQjur 
• Lawyer calls for chief inspector of hospitals in Wales http://t.co/mYYlZbdX 
• SDT removes Italian lawyer from European lawyers register | The Lawyer http://t.co/sYDW5zeH 
• Transfer Pricing: Bring on the whistleblowers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BA5BUsBv
• US looks to join Venice Commission | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wk2VXozG
• Economic woe creates 'hostile landscape' for lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pRIItftL 
• Former Dewey partners continue to boost hiring | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YreBM8u7 
• Law firms re-engineer practice offerings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zk7Lh5ky 
• Police breached campaigners' rights http://t.co/K2IVIXB2 
• US: Obama praised for releasing kill list memo but rights groups call for more http://t.co/UwAtHFcY 
• Jean-Claude Duvalier fails to attend Haiti rights trial http://t.co/z6fS0SB7 
• BURMA: Urgent human rights need: citizenship for 'the Roma of Asia' http://t.co/MZ1a2kg8 
• RUSSIA: Pussy Riot Appeals Convictions for 'Hooliganism' to European Human Rights Court http://t.co/JYf8x222