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

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

4th January - LAW NEWS

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

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

3rd January - LAW NEWS

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

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

2nd January - LAW NEWS

373 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

1st January - LAW NEWS

372 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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