15th April - LAW NEWS HEADLINES

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• TURKEY: Human rights activists stage rally to support missing Turkish journalists http://t.co/b6j0YyfC Apr 15, 2012
• PAKISTAN: Human rights defenders rally for justice for Rinkel Kumari http://t.co/UIX4lbTA Apr 15, 2012
• BAHRAIN: Rights Activists Aim to Stop Bahrain Auto Race http://t.co/1NP8akQK Apr 15, 2012
• US: Victor Bout, notorious gun-runner and sanctions buster, has been sentenced by a U.S. court to 25 years in prison http://t.co/lWnHMYQL Apr 15, 2012
• NORWAY: Anders Breivik mentally competent to stand trial http://t.co/pJomX1bT Apr 15, 2012
• IVORY COAST: Closer to Justice? Côte d’Ivoire and the ICC One Year On http://t.co/z1FUVC3Q Apr 15, 2012
• Men fined for facebook postings after complaint by SF Assemblyman - Ballymena http://t.co/eyjNUbgZ Apr 15, 2012
• Scottish police officers call for right to enter premises without a warrant - Scotland - http://t.co/EtqwAWeN Apr 15, 2012
• Three boys held in Rottingdean murder inquiry http://t.co/h45EhwuV Apr 15, 2012
• Blast furnace at former Corus Redcar steel plant relit http://t.co/yh9WaPtP Apr 15, 2012
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• Genuine justice or a gimmick - Restorative Justice? http://t.co/cHXoR3Pq Apr 15, 2012
• Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in IRELAND: The Need for a Legislative Basis http://t.co/LpPEmxSl Apr 15, 2012
• Dominic Raab: arbitrary diktats are based on the whims of European judges - http://t.co/mdv9J4gO Apr 15, 2012
• Three out of four right wing Brits think human rights laws are a charter for crooks and cheats | The Sun | http://t.co/VTT2uuSF Apr 15, 2012
• Rumours link Neil Heywood's China death to cyanide http://t.co/zTriNJrf Apr 15, 2012
• NATO Sees Flaws in Air Campaign Against Qaddafi: http://t.co/TZqFpYnX Apr 15, 2012
• The legal basis for keeping the Flytilla out - Pro-ISRAEL bloggers http://t.co/iyHKETty Apr 15, 2012
• Legal action against state-funded religious schools opening ‘by the back door’ http://t.co/eiFvKD4M Apr 15, 2012
• INDIA: UK hedge fund TCI has said it would initiate a legal action against state-run Coal India http://t.co/1l7zkgGB Apr 15, 2012
• Family are given legal aid to go to court over the death of son in tragic fall http://t.co/ALj1poCE Apr 15, 2012
• Please listen to the Lords on the dangers of legal aid bill | Letters http://t.co/MSTmKfJU Apr 15, 2012
• MALAYSIA: All arrested by police and remanded by the court for any criminal offence is now entitled to free legal aid http://t.co/brUdLNy3 Apr 15, 2012
• INDIA: UP govt seeks legal opinion to 2007 serial blast accused http://t.co/E6eU0eFy Apr 15, 2012
• Party funding reform: Ed Miliband offers union donations cap - http://t.co/HsCOEJ5a Apr 15, 2012
• Why instrusive evangelists should leave their beliefs at the door http://t.co/SbnR7ts6 Apr 15, 2012
• Do we need a law against incest? http://t.co/t58iMIV0 Apr 15, 2012
• US: A quirky constitutional query about quirky sentencing laws http://t.co/EzHLDmmo Apr 15, 2012
• US: New law allows entrepreneurs to sell securities via crowdfunding http://t.co/SGXqhLaW Apr 15, 2012
• US: Law Gives Zimmerman Extra Chances In Legal Fight http://t.co/blwsTLJO Apr 15, 2012
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• Sberbank Looks to Buy Banks in Eastern Europe: http://t.co/J9TVNDR7 Apr 15, 2012
• Increasingly in Europe, Suicides ‘by Economic Crisis’: http://t.co/ONN1nl8I Apr 15, 2012
• US: Agents for Secret Service Face Misconduct Inquiry: http://t.co/EQ56sQKM Apr 15, 2012
• Scandal of unqualified experts who advise family courts: Decisions for care of thousands of children routinely flawed http://t.co/OJuDBsc3 Apr 15, 2012
• INDIA: Apex court slams misuse of leniency for minor accused http://t.co/kucFltmX Apr 15, 2012
• US: Massachusetts: Court Rules for Breast-Feeding Test-Taker: http://t.co/3H8PO7UB Apr 15, 2012
• U.S. says MegaUploads hosting service is no innocent bystander http://t.co/ZSZjDOdO Apr 15, 2012
• County court closures hitting poorest hardest - Shropshire http://t.co/QeWlIX2l Apr 15, 2012
• Inner-city neighbourhoods to be given power to hold 'street courts' in bid to tackle gangs http://t.co/8Id98UI2 Apr 15, 2012
• Lawyer for victims of CIA drone strikes in PAKISTAN again denied entry to US http://t.co/Gv6d6XRt Apr 15, 2012
• INDIA: Senior lawyer Singhvi dead http://t.co/7oPcChaj Apr 15, 2012
• EGYPT: Lawyer for Egyptian Salafi candidate warns of major crisis http://t.co/Bzt1XEF6 Apr 15, 2012
• US: Key Figures In The Roger Clemens Trial « CBS New York http://t.co/WqpokrsL Apr 15, 2012
• US: Rupert Cornwell: Edwards trial reeks of partisan, personal bias - http://t.co/UwZHE3eK Apr 15, 2012
• NORWAY: Final preparations are made for trial of Anders Behring Breivik, Norway families fear it could become a circus http://t.co/t7rq0LAI Apr 15, 2012
• INDIA: Unsettled by illegal firearms http://t.co/TCZ0HrkW Apr 15, 2012
• US: New York City Tourists Turned Away At Illegal 'Hotel' On West 73rd Street In Manhattan http://t.co/rOCOUtYf Apr 15, 2012
• Chinese Traditional Medicines Found Containing Illegal and Toxic Ingredients http://t.co/K7tCNmRN Apr 15, 2012
• GUYANA: Golden Grove man electrocuted by illegal wire to his house http://t.co/Yly3sHpq Apr 15, 2012
• US: Proposed illegal immigrant detention center jeopardized over private contractor use in Ill. http://t.co/yjDv96Pa Apr 15, 2012
• CANADA: Air Canada flights returning to normal after illegal strike: http://t.co/rLFYWnSk Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - The lawyer is often the last line of defence against oppression and abuse of power http://t.co/8qZHLtVl Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - Latest revelations of the safety of the conviction of Al Megrahi leave no excuse left http://t.co/UjuhBa1V Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - Surrendering our principles when we deal with the worst forms of crime is the wrong moral course to adopt http://t.co/Ss6Dlx1N Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - The role of the independent prosecutor has quietly but effectively been replaced by Procurators Fiscal http://t.co/wbqJiy4N Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - In defence of the jury system http://t.co/nITADERj Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - Law Centre Facebook appeal puts spotlight on Councils’ “aggressive” jump to enforcement - Scotland http://t.co/AdpT3Tu9 Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - Police Officer "not arrested as part of Operation Rubicon", force says - Scotland http://t.co/s1rMDs5n Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - Sheridan's solicitor lodges complaint to BBC Trust over "Rise and Lies" documentary - Scotland http://t.co/FsybgMVd Apr 15, 2012
• THE FIRM - 13 Council members sought - deadline in hard copy is Tuesday noon - Scotland http://t.co/V7UxUWeI Apr 15, 2012
• The Scotland Yard officer in hot water over phone hacking - http://t.co/qqsuYmz6 Apr 15, 2012
• The dangerous connections of an Old Harrovian - http://t.co/CB9lUt6R Apr 15, 2012
• EGYPT: Ten Egyptian candidates barred from elections http://t.co/Rn1HiIbk Apr 15, 2012
• Ngaire Woods: 'Democracy is not just about being elected' – video http://t.co/4hVs41Gz Apr 15, 2012
• Two £100,000-plus BBC staff avoid income tax http://t.co/0dVJMzSj Apr 15, 2012
• PAKISTAN militants free hundreds of prisoners http://t.co/ZUVjTHl9 Apr 15, 2012
• US secret service scandal widens to include military http://t.co/I9s6qJQE Apr 15, 2012
• Chinese police seek blogger who revealed death of Neil Heywood http://t.co/omP66LNV Apr 15, 2012
• Middle-class children most likely to try alcohol by 12 - http://t.co/F7P0Mw6F Apr 15, 2012
• Struggling Tesco to take on Amazon - http://t.co/RHw9GCng Apr 15, 2012
• Neil Heywood 'poisoned by cyanide drops' in China - http://t.co/HZ5muR4l Apr 15, 2012
• Ministers sound retreat in charity tax row - http://t.co/VFzp8Fx5 Apr 15, 2012
• Judges signal distaste for Theresa May's human rights reform - http://t.co/xA4gOfnx Apr 15, 2012
• EU law may spike Cameron's alcohol price strategy - http://t.co/USBHlRMF Apr 15, 2012
• INDIA: Tribunal informed poor waste disposal a major worry - http://t.co/OPzLJQ05 Apr 15, 2012
• Pressure for changes to ‘right to roam’ law - Scotland - http://t.co/zJ2qrZME Apr 15, 2012
• Miriam Clegg paid £400 an hour by mining giant accused of trampling on rights of Saharan tribesmen http://t.co/su57Wh11 Apr 15, 2012
• US: Newt Gingrich: Everybody on EARTH deserves gun rights http://t.co/fRV1XQri Apr 15, 2012
• Royal Marine in love triangle with widow of best friend killed in Afghanistan speaks for first time - http://t.co/3ZmEW1Qj Apr 15, 2012
• Isn't there a right to have your human rights case heard? - http://t.co/S02V0Wcs Apr 15, 2012
• Divorce could break the bank after legal aid changes next year http://t.co/64MHzGfU Apr 15, 2012
• The Penge Mystery: the terrible story of Harriet Staunton http://t.co/BJlgyZ6w Apr 15, 2012
• Lib Dems face growing pressure as legal aid bill returns to Commons http://t.co/br8kLeQE Apr 15, 2012
• US: Obama: 'Drug legalisation not the answer to drug war' http://t.co/ZXIOjDhS Apr 15, 2012
• Worcester murder inquiry after woman's body found http://t.co/mBuAG8TC Apr 15, 2012
• Durham University Oriental Museum treasures recovered http://t.co/s2ouIOi1 Apr 15, 2012
• Memorial to Real IRA murder victim Kieran Doherty vandalised http://t.co/V8kULFUY Apr 15, 2012
• Northern Ireland nurses urged to report assaults http://t.co/oBmpAGl9 Apr 15, 2012
• Police investigate Larne newspaper office blaze http://t.co/xlD1CgRD Apr 15, 2012
• Women lawyer jailed for managing brothel at Belfast apartment http://t.co/Z9lJYmFW Apr 15, 2012
• Catholic group hands gay marriage petition to Nicola Sturgeon http://t.co/MPlg6BNZ Apr 15, 2012
• Death row Scot Kenny Richey admits threatening judge http://t.co/xUbXlYXt Apr 15, 2012
• John Swinney issues warning over tax relief cap plans http://t.co/LzvyWezW Apr 15, 2012
• Neil Heywood China death: Foreign Office defends response http://t.co/R9GMT0Nf Apr 15, 2012
• Lord Carey: Christians 'vilified' by courts http://t.co/jl41qSed Apr 15, 2012
• Youth charged over terror hotline hoax calls http://t.co/qGv1WPu5 Apr 15, 2012
• Pontefract baby death: Man and woman on murder charge http://t.co/xm3FEh6B Apr 15, 2012
• Wife of British businessman who died in China 'is gagged by authorities' http://t.co/CHz6VntP Apr 15, 2012
• Police hunt killer of Worcester woman - http://t.co/Hd9uL4Qs Apr 15, 2012
• The Scotland Yard officer in hot water over phone hacking - http://t.co/qqsuYmz6 Apr 15, 2012