17th November - LAW NEWS

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• CROATIA's 'war crime' is no longer a crime after UN tribunal verdict http://t.co/4ErAnLGz 
• SERBIA blasts UN war tribunal after court clears CROATIA generals of crimes against Serbians http://t.co/2zE2tZBK 
• US: Refco Lawyer Convicted Of Criminal Charges – Again | Law Blog  http://t.co/9pR7LZKF 
• Judge irked by lawyer for Sinn Fein in libel case http://t.co/naTDxthm 
• European Court of Human Rights rules on transsexual case http://t.co/CvbltDjz 
• ARGENTINA asks US judge to wait for bond dispute appeal http://t.co/upsTAOSD 
• US: Court clerk suspended after tweeting pro-abortion comments http://t.co/ZPsOihJ5
• LIBYA: New Government Should End Illegal Detention http://t.co/eRdzJvxo 
• HONG KONG seizes $1.4m of illegal ivory http://t.co/nGLXL74t 
• Parents not liable for their son's illegal music sharing, GERMAN court rules http://t.co/XIIgfyh4 
• IRELAND: 12,000 tonnes of illegal waste to be returned to Irish Republic http://t.co/lYV9nKCw 
• Joan Rivers mistaken for illegal immigrant by UK border guards http://t.co/6cBzOad5
• Koo Stark's trial for stealing £40,000 painting is delayed so she can meet the Dalai Lama http://t.co/VU590Qy5 
• City Of London Police Trial New Crimefighting Tactics http://t.co/xkx6QCf2 
• New trial over data privacy in GREECE http://t.co/rqU7Nf1b 
• RUSSIA warns U.S. over human rights bill http://t.co/QdJyDMJv
• US: Magnitsky human rights bill helps US House vote to end Soviet-era trade law http://t.co/421eGLWn
• PAKISTAN: Human rights groups decry first execution in four years http://t.co/c784UXeB 
• More Companies Come Out For LGBT Rights http://t.co/BZaM5T7y 
• GERMANY & RUSSIA Clash on Human Rights http://t.co/qpMwGXaH 
• BURMA: President Obama Must Carry a Human Rights Message to Myanmar or Risk Setting Back Momentum http://t.co/meNV2xWH 
• US: Judge allows religious company to reject Obamacare contraceptive coverage for time being http://t.co/wleTRIn8
• US Judge accepts $22.5 million Google fine in Safari privacy case http://t.co/iML8Naj1 
• BULGARIA: European Commission Expects Transparency in Judiciary Appointments http://t.co/goH8Skr3 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary committed to render justice http://t.co/9rJSDbem 
• Dave McLuckie charged with perverting the course of justice http://t.co/TGHwIW69 
• Niger Delta Villagers vs. Shell: Seeking Justice Abroad http://t.co/RSNwu2qV 
• US: Defence lawyers accuse Justice Department of making BP workers scapegoats for 2010 rig blast http://t.co/S8i03If8 
• “Yours is an extraordinary and terrifying story” - Justice Irwin's sentencing remarks regarding Alesha Ahmed http://t.co/SaimuqOa 
• NIGERIA: Eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Kayode Eso, has died at the age of 87 http://t.co/rJZ2APRm 
• Law firms face same merger risks as their clients http://t.co/0ENiXwHr 
• Pot Law Reaches Congress in URUGUAY, Government to Become Dealers http://t.co/OqXHOpdz 
• US: Petraeus case shows ease of government email snooping http://t.co/XUfd3Yh7 
• US: 8 Months After Trayvon: "Stand Your Ground" Law Deemed Just Fine by Florida http://t.co/bmTQccTU 
• eBay accused of violating antitrust laws with Intuit accord http://t.co/KmDuRu49 
• Apple and Samsung add iPhone 5, Note, S3 to brewing law-storm http://t.co/90pqjEP5 
• Essex County Council broke employment law on driver hours http://t.co/EZRmCuBD 
• Rules of International Humanitarian Law violated by ISRAEL http://t.co/Qx9c4Tmo 
• JAMAICA to abolish law allowing prisoners to be whipped with cat o'nine tails http://t.co/2VnBK5Xf 
• George Monbiot faces legal action over McAlpine tweet, but should inaccurate tweets be subject to libel laws? http://t.co/aVkRNCyV 
• 'I benefited from apartheid' T-shirt sparks South African race row http://t.co/cOdzEvhU 
• The Hut avoids VAT by shipping via US http://t.co/UmOOBbp9 
• UK government threatens firms over hidden customer data http://t.co/a1ELMcu2 
• US: New York bomb plotter Adis Medunjanin sentenced to life http://t.co/n8uNiK2K 
• 'Breakthrough' meningitis B vaccine set to receive UK licence http://t.co/59cDCHzr 
• PCC elections: Watchdog to probe record low turnout http://t.co/MzO6s6mo 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• BBC legal costs may spiral as Nick Pollard inquiry hires Hutton lawyer http://t.co/uMC1RQkW 
• ST. KITTS: Star athlete, netballer and psychologist turn lawyer, accepted to practice at the bar http://t.co/3BSDQa4o 
• Winston Roddick elected as North Wales police and crime commissioner http://t.co/JeDI1XDs 
• Abuse by rugby star in childhood wrecked my life, woman tells court http://t.co/V1pvdOcU 
• Payout for family of A38 collision victim Richard Neale http://t.co/jFggneGH 
• Deep pan spam | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4esKsw7Z 
• State drops bar in bid to boost post-storm free advice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FnvBtdSh 
• Record fine for BP in Deepwater disaster fallout | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EiUcFPm1 
• Google faced with 'perfect storm' of litigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iY0bxXIP 
• Gay rights campaigners target law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ovIl5cSP 
• Lawyers pan Vietnam's proposed restrictions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LMqjS9F6
• Ex-Leicestershire police officer Toby Day killed his family http://t.co/lSGlNqKr 
• Anonymous hacker group attacks Israeli websites http://t.co/ewj1ddta 
• JP Morgan and Credit Suisse pay $417m to settle securities charges http://t.co/8rGdYIAs 
• INDIA textbook says meat-eaters lie and commit sex crimes http://t.co/tLW87Bnn 
• David McConaghie arrested over David Simpson office 'toilet camera' http://t.co/sK1YbUhx 
• DJ Dave Lee Travis says arrest not linked to children http://t.co/EXJpzLqI 
• First police commissioners chosen amid turnout concerns http://t.co/hWa5oOEn 
• Brazilian businessman hid taxpayers' millions in Jersey bank account http://t.co/0C79Kund 
• How BP's historic Deepwater Horizon fine will be paid by the US military http://t.co/sApckXNy 
• Ikea 'deeply regrets' use of forced labour http://t.co/FMeseeTt 
• IRELAND: Hundreds of Irish women forced to come to Britain for abortions http://t.co/KeInsvjI 
• Theo Huckle links legal shake-up to powers over police http://t.co/e58QwSrT 
• Huge rise in legal highs alarms drug experts at European monitoring centre http://t.co/1xneTvkQ 
• BP and the Deepwater Horizon disaster: Cleaning up the legal spill http://t.co/2IU4BhQT
• US: Pentagon reviews senior officers' legal and ethical conduct http://t.co/WJNJaeTZ 
• SPAIN Blocks Evictions in New Anti-Suicide Law http://t.co/G4lUHv5a
• VIETNAM: Critics slam Vietnam's proposed lawyer law changes http://t.co/aw72ZY0P 
• NIGERIA: Appeal court orders tribunal to hear suit on Oshiomhole’s qualification http://t.co/Z41IPkgP 
• Hague war court acquits Croat Generals Gotovina and Markac http://t.co/SNDy0OLe 
• CANADA: Toronto lawyer stripped of licence after $3M taken, mostly from charity http://t.co/RV750G9E 
• Lawyers acting for Lord McAlpine draw up list of Twitter users for potential legal action http://t.co/mqK7jLQj 
• TUNISIA: Man held over US embassy attack dies in hunger strike - lawyer http://t.co/K2KlFp8o 
• Google faces 'perfect storm' of legal action from EC and United States FTC http://t.co/WB1z5BkA 
• Lawyer sues Microsoft rather than slot an SD card into his Surface http://t.co/i4zBylCW 
• AUSTRALIA: Court bomb hoax 'absolutely disgraceful': top judge http://t.co/ynXe92bZ 
• Illegal school exclusions: how pupils are slipping through the net http://t.co/1GfOZE4B 
• ITALY: Prosecutors Seek Trial for S&P, Fitch Officials http://t.co/4jLvYODP 
• CANADA: Glen Davis murder trial: Renovator guilty in philanthropist’s murder http://t.co/hvczRiGk 
• Man faces trial for feeding police horses sausage rolls http://t.co/P6u58aMj 
• CANADA: Defamation trial exposes viper’s den that is municipal politics http://t.co/PFN87ioU 
• ‘Keep ABSs out of the Compensation Fund’, Law Society insists | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GAkypG4R 
• Don’t meddle with education and training, Neuberger warns | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/uEM4Jmbw