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27th February 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Religion has been dealt a further blow when a devout care worker was told she had no legal right to take Sundays off. Full story - Mail Online
  • Man sentenced over racist tweets about Newcastle United http://t.co/RJ9pqZWE Feb 27, 2012
  • NIGERIA: How a thief almost became Nigeria's president http://t.co/HqmbQA0j Feb 27, 2012
  • Baby P's father sues The People for libel http://t.co/mAx73HRT Feb 27, 2012
  • US: Attorney General Disapproves Google Changes http://t.co/DFMj6NTU Feb 27, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky Records From Penn State University Sought by U.S. Attorney http://t.co/Fk7q7RPk Feb 27, 2012
  • Law students help convicted killer’s new appeal http://t.co/9v739KEP Feb 27, 2012
  • Leeds Solicitor raises over £6000 for Will Aid Charity http://t.co/lvhLYgJa Feb 27, 2012
  • The bear and the bar | Features | The Lawyer: http://t.co/bxI0BHZ7 Feb 27, 2012
  • Kenneth Jenkins stabbed friend 'who pinched his wife's bottom' http://t.co/wlBr23Ie Feb 27, 2012
  • The face of the Gujarat riots meets his 'saviour' http://t.co/2KdxSouY Feb 27, 2012
  • Video: Lord Leveson pays tribute to Marie Colvin work as 'the best in journalism' http://t.co/U4xejRG0 Feb 27, 2012
  • Scottish Justice Secretary 'told Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal to smooth ground for compassionate release http://t.co/ji3LUU2j Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Project management tools can increase efficiency for Law firm's case management http://t.co/z4m04BFk Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - How the theme based approach to SRA supervision works http://t.co/mpVkauiq Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Failure to allow disabled air passengers compensation is a breach of their rights http://t.co/wRKsX4oU Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Appointing administrators is not perhaps the most exciting area of law – but it is highly topical http://t.co/78ABjaNF Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Even a simple administrative mistake in a will could lead to severe consequences http://t.co/OstxpWpV Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - If potential criminals could see the devastating effect a prison sentence has on the families http://t.co/vxOYx7M0 Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Ban on age discrimination in services delayed to October 2012 http://t.co/zL2Epk6a Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Judicial review launched to save English badgers http://t.co/VO2u9wBK Feb 27, 2012
  • EXCLUSIVE: Fire Alarm Causes LPC Exam To Be Abandoned Mid-Way Through http://t.co/9v2N5J1D Feb 27, 2012
  • Does Studying Law Destroy Your Soul? http://t.co/SKpS0T0x Feb 27, 2012
  • WikiLeaks releases first 200 of 5m Stratfor emails http://t.co/0i8vy1so Feb 27, 2012
  • Those mistreated by the state, including children will have little recourse if the LEGAL AID BILL becomes law http://t.co/6B7moOnn Feb 27, 2012
  • Charlotte Church on phone hacking: 'I don't plan to let this lie' http://t.co/Y1vPakIn Feb 27, 2012
  • Non-Domiciled Tax Reforms: A Nice Idea in Theory but a Minefield in Practice http://t.co/JaqgiAkk Feb 27, 2012
  • Segregated Schools: Racism Begins Early http://t.co/5gQ0LHEd Feb 27, 2012
  • US: Justin Bieber to take legal action against game developers http://t.co/Csbd2TgF Feb 27, 2012
  • Legal Theory Lexicon: Causation http://t.co/3NBd59UF Feb 27, 2012
  • Defra Secretary Caroline Spelman facing large legal bill over injunction case http://t.co/wkmdsAHk Feb 27, 2012
  • SPAIN: Baltasar Garzón cleared over investigation into Franco-era crimes http://t.co/IJecGW7x Feb 27, 2012
  • Phone hacking: NI faces up to 200 more claims from alleged victims http://t.co/LGY3CFXI Feb 27, 2012
  • Wuthering Heights star sectioned after racially abusing ex-girlfriend http://t.co/M755K5PU Feb 27, 2012
  • BABY BARISTA blog - Judge not lest yet be judged http://t.co/YfNPZCLb via @guardian Feb 27, 2012
  • BBC News - Charlotte Church 'sickened' by NoW phone hacking http://t.co/3NeDVq45 Feb 27, 2012
  • TECH LAW: Apple 'deception' alleged in Proview iPad trademark row http://t.co/O22ZP5xA Feb 27, 2012
  • Charlotte Church wins £600,000 hacking damages http://t.co/2ZnhzTXC Feb 27, 2012
  • Scottish independence: Legal trio give evidence to committee of MPs http://t.co/eX7CmTAG Feb 27, 2012
  • Tax avoidance schemes unjustified even if legal, admits leading business lobby http://t.co/9rCN9iPd Feb 27, 2012
  • Successful appeal over a positive drug test in Baseball by Ryan Braun http://t.co/TTP7a8cB Feb 27, 2012
  • Hammarberg publishes 47 country report on Roma and Travellers | http://t.co/YJ3seO5e Feb 27, 2012
  • SRI LANKA: Protests against proposed UN human rights resolution: http://t.co/d5TOT6bE Feb 27, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Pub landlady's copyright convictions quashed in TV football ruling http://t.co/DVUkRMDL Feb 27, 2012
  • £8m bursaries bonanza on the cards post-CoL sale | Lawyer2b: http://t.co/oWrU4Im0 Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Over 50 law firms join breast implant action http://t.co/fKJ60TN6 Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Sale reports ‘speculation’ says College of Law http://t.co/zMv2HtLe Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders signs up DLA duo for Birmingham construction team- Legalweek http://t.co/L37JuiDI Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP secures high-profile corporate hire of ex-Links corporate chief- Legalweek http://t.co/2sSZwPGZ Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: McGrigors appointed sole adviser to Belfast's Queen's University | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fQQDAZp7 Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells set for Rio de Janeiro launch | News | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LlhSnnQf Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Knowles under pressure after DLA kept in dark over personal LawVest stake | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XsHFgdC8 Feb 27, 2012
  • Charlotte Church and parents agree hacking settlement http://t.co/3NeDVq45 Feb 27, 2012
  • The Sun had 'culture of illegal payments to sources', Leveson told http://t.co/rNfPlRLd Feb 27, 2012
  • UN war crimes archive 'should be open to public' http://t.co/w3oUnI34 Feb 27, 2012
  • Our duty to Sri Lanka, and human rights | Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson http://t.co/epvE2E6N Feb 27, 2012
  • The Dehumanising of Rights http://t.co/y7qnXxSR Feb 27, 2012
  • IRAN: International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran http://t.co/fJyYbhTf Feb 27, 2012
  • The ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES has welcomed a landmark judgement in an employment tribunal against an NHS trust http://t.co/vfNtTQ4Q Feb 27, 2012
  • Mark McCammon becomes 1st footballer to sue his club for race discrimination http://t.co/5FBxiUQD Feb 27, 2012
  • EGYPT: Labour lawyer to become youngest candidate in Egypt presidential race http://t.co/WgtX7Rrv  Feb 27, 2012
  • INDIA: ‘Lawyers can play a unique role in world peace’ http://t.co/N2WoBsoG Feb 27, 2012
  • EGYPT: Trial of U.S. Nonprofit Workers in Egypt Is Put Off: http://t.co/muNpRKsc Feb 27, 2012
  • BUSINESS LAW: Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks http://t.co/GTmqDTyX Feb 27, 2012
  • BAHRAIN: Civilian courts now dealing with most protest cases http://t.co/vooyDtER Feb 27, 2012
  • Missile suspect Christopher Tappin due in US court http://t.co/7I33uMNP Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Links leads as private equity house nears £200m College of Law buyout http://t.co/VRRMcP5n Feb 27, 2012
  • US: Supreme Court to weigh torture lawsuits against corporations http://t.co/Dr8AwX16 Feb 27, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Six firms would make FTSE100, says survey http://t.co/oUkfYgY5 Feb 27, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Feb 27, 2012
  • Equality law 'should be extended to cover faith' http://t.co/nxEvSInp Feb 27, 2012
  • Jennifer Reoch was destined for a life as a barrister — until the legal eagle was crowned Miss Scotland http://t.co/TzjKQIpO Feb 27, 2012
  • Six law firms ‘big enough for FTSE 100’ http://t.co/PBK6Ymq2 Feb 27, 2012
  • Equality legislation is putting the rights of others above Christians, an inquiry has found http://t.co/CdlhfVtp Feb 27, 2012
  • US: When business & rights collide - Supreme Court may deny victims abroad recourse against corporate-sanctioned abuse http://t.co/V4pSKOHE Feb 27, 2012
  • RUSSIA: West Abuses Human Rights Rhetoric – Putin http://t.co/t0JDCD7V Feb 27, 2012
  • Leveson returns to tackle police's bungled phone hacking probe http://t.co/lxhPOoMz Feb 27, 2012
  • Harrison hired despite A4e fraud warning - http://t.co/8v2XB79P Feb 27, 2012
  • Man in court on Belfast carjacking charges http://t.co/5cDqzTdj Feb 27, 2012
  • Woman faces Belfast firearm offence charge - Northern Ireland http://t.co/zjUJUZaO Feb 27, 2012
  • Rangers football club administration: HMRC says club was 'treated fairly' over tax debts http://t.co/UZ77MFMX Feb 27, 2012
  • More crime cash to go to Scottish youth projects - proceeds from crime http://t.co/CAaxKHWW Feb 27, 2012
  • Woman arrested over man's death in Coatbridge http://t.co/yJoHP7hr Feb 27, 2012
  • Barclays worker Gaynor Russ jailed for £167,000 fraud http://t.co/H3s6sAdD Feb 27, 2012
  • Torfaen council pays £400,000 for IT hub under inquiry http://t.co/HJ6g4Iu3 Feb 27, 2012
  • SNP dismisses Donald Trump legal threat over Menie wind turbines http://t.co/QtW24CRg Feb 27, 2012
  • Glossop station attack death: Teenager arrested http://t.co/1jT5lS5N Feb 27, 2012
  • SRA set to delay COLP and COFA deadline http://t.co/hFW3wGxx  Feb 27, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Jailed cricketer Mohammad Amir returns home to Pakistan http://t.co/9VUX6sTN Feb 27, 2012