22nd December - LAW NEWS

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• New service 'could stop nine million spam texts a day' http://t.co/G0jbNRe4 
• Have the men in blue crossed the line? http://t.co/J6eEaYI9
• Neon Roberts: judge criticises mother over lost cancer treatment legal row http://t.co/dWDzh9TU 
• Police Federation launches review after 'Plebgate' http://t.co/wGFi7x9z 
• Law quiz 2012: statutory underpinning to spring onions http://t.co/znEi2XSQ 
• Consultant wins aggravated libel damages against Daily Mail http://t.co/dGRcWRMo 
• My first Christmas… since winning our fight against extradition - Janis Sharp, Gary McKinnon's mother http://t.co/2FKhbwyQ 
• PAKISTAN: Mob beats to death Muslim accused of blasphemy http://t.co/B53KTlbX 
• VATICAN: Pope Benedict pardons former butler Paolo Gabriele http://t.co/hlp9XNBp 
• Police Federation reviews 'plebgate' http://t.co/OE6A7WiC 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Riot police using excessive force and abusing power, says watchdog http://t.co/ZTN4yGyF
• Judges to watch Jeremy Kyle show to decide whether innocent man was jailed for murder http://t.co/svijYjBu
• Man jailed for having Crossmaglen PSNI station bomb http://t.co/kJeOmc7D 
• Sham marriage: Sharon Creaghan, Naseer Awan sentenced http://t.co/48vzSl73 
• ARGENTINA angry after Antarctic territory named after Queen http://t.co/FkK1K7k8 
• Met riot police 'must reduce use of excessive force' http://t.co/Emg8FfRR 
• I'll go to jail before paying police bills, says legal-battle Harpurhey dad http://t.co/gY8e3fT5 
• Hearts look at legal options after being hit with transfer embargo http://t.co/ArGWWlOj 
• London landmark hotel orders rural minnow to change name http://t.co/ED8S1x66 
• Secret courts for sensitive military cases ''a possibility'', Ken Clarke confirms http://t.co/NF5Emr5V 
• INDIA: Nearly 1,000 rape cases await light of justice in Delhi’s courts http://t.co/z07obJft
• New head of the High Courts Family Division is a strong supporter of gay equality http://t.co/VDpxk1aO 
• Men now as good at driving as women, courts decree. Where is the 'reality-based community' now? http://t.co/TR4FmhD2 
• CAMEROON: Court Upholds Unjust ‘Homosexuality’ Conviction http://t.co/5oHQCXpk
• BULGARIA: Biggest Human Rights Group Slams, Quits Highest Juridical Body - http://t.co/8wwAuND5 
• MALI: Rising Ethnic Tensions Threaten New Violence http://t.co/5yqFZcnn 
• IRAN raps UN 'political' HR resolution http://t.co/qQwhzAom 
• US: In GPS Tracking Case, Judge Keeps Alive Drug Evidence http://t.co/PkUFpHuw 
• You and Yours investigation uncovers illegal HIV testing kits http://t.co/htsJZmui 
• 'Illegal' bacon should be in a supermarket near you by 2013 http://t.co/ILM3f5X0 
• Labour Would Give UK Border Agency Power To Arrest Illegal Immigrants http://t.co/54ZpreUk 
• LIBERIA Urged to Come Clean on Illegal Timber Shipments http://t.co/CRA5CH9l
• AUSTRALIA: Sydney solicitor charged with stealing $4 million from clients http://t.co/uGubaIO8 
• Wirral Solicitor admits charges of improper behaviour http://t.co/13tNOEPD
• US: Law Firm Hit With $429,000 Verdict Over Faked Asbestos Suits http://t.co/F1PRjBgr 
• NETHERLANDS: The Dutch Introduce New Downloader-Friendly Piracy Law http://t.co/b4YigLJ0 
• ITALY: Monti to Resign Today After Italy Budget Law Is Passed http://t.co/pHdLislI 
• PHILIPPINES only a signature away from passing reproductive health bill into law http://t.co/VCwrLoz3 
• In INDIA, the law seems firmly on the side of the rapist http://t.co/Wa8WJVvL
• US: Obama out to make gun law his Lincoln memorial http://t.co/SWqoe0Uv
• Lawyers easy, says con artist | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1nYtokge 
• January deadline for Google competition case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QYDO23uZ 
• Californians expand in China with third office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5XfB4lyE 
• School dodges 'misleading' job figures charge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5PXtyX7Q 
• German regulator targets Ryanair | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6T4XDbaT 
• Pharma giant settles bribery charges | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R4POhEwX
• UN RWANDA genocide tribunal, former government minister sentenced to 35 years in jail: http://t.co/noLLhjtb 
• Upper Tribunal backs FSA mortgage broker ban http://t.co/sadlW41q
• CHINA: Chinese Lawyer Supports Falun Gong http://t.co/x7LuZCYs 
• ‘Can You Be A Lawyer With Tattoos?’ Asks Wannabe Barrister Professor Green http://t.co/nfiHCQ2V 
• Microsoft lawyer: Google is an anti-democratic Internet "emperor" http://t.co/RmRdRfiR 
• AUSTRALIA: Australian refugee lawyer condemns deportations to Sri Lanka http://t.co/O1ZZH47s 
• CANADA: Lawyer Yasmin Nakhuda Fights for Custody of Ikea Monkey http://t.co/iPMMldHI 
• IRELAND: Chief Justice launches guides on civil partnerships and cohabiting http://t.co/5PABgkiA 
• FRANCE: Paris court admits miscarriage of justice in murder case http://t.co/tfxR5HmV 
• SRI LANKA: Chief Justice becoming anti-government rally point http://t.co/wAbzoN6Q 
• NIGERIA: Musdapher asks judiciary to restore confidence in justice system http://t.co/sAjLRarC 
• RUSSIA: President Putin claims that the Russian Judiciary is independent http://t.co/ZxLY1BHZ 
• Baha Mousa death: Army doctor Derek Keilloh struck off http://t.co/5iSdZDtf 
• Phone-hacking: Hugh Grant in News of the World settlement http://t.co/Ja1lDgbH 
• Neon Roberts mother loses radiotherapy court battle http://t.co/9UZcDszp