13th April - LAW NEWS

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• Prosecuting sexual assault: 'Raped all over again' http://t.co/un8InTbjeT 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• IRAN: Ten Arrested in Orumiyeh on Charges of Cooperation with Kurdish Groups http://t.co/FeDZLSSTRX
• Cyberbullying law urged after alleged sexual assault http://t.co/wbMsuYClEZ 
• Alan Sugar slams ‘claim culture’ after winning Apprentice tribunal http://t.co/N8qJPzv00l 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Huge Obstacles for First Woman Lawyer http://t.co/sDXd248Y7e 
• GERMANY: Court backs foreign media access to neo-Nazi trial http://t.co/fQ8kG128G5 
• Not all firms are complying with rules limiting charges for credit and debit card use http://t.co/Iwhx9u37Jn 
• EGYPT judge withdraws from Mubarak trial http://t.co/s1MLITljJb 
• US: Rights Groups, in Letter to Obama, Question Legality and Secrecy of Drone Killings http://t.co/tJ9kpFol25 
• Tasting Good Life, Opposition in ZIMBABWE Slips Off Pedestal & human rights continue to suffer http://t.co/iPjxdHYLEw 
• AUSTRALIA: A byword for ferocity is softened by time as alleged 19 times murder suffers from cancer http://t.co/wqD7AGeaKs 
• Card charges complaints continue http://t.co/ACQ3nPMFbA
• NAMIBIA: Traditional Courts a Necessity http://t.co/UgRoaVT3RY 
• IRELAND: Garda loses High Court challenge to dismissal http://t.co/s6LCenljYR 
• PAKISTAN: Profession of lawyer is sacred, highly esteemed: Provincial Minister Pervez http://t.co/uWBf0iQXB5 
• US: Top Rutgers lawyer tied to coaching scandal gets more than $420K in resignation settlement http://t.co/vXLidvvFXd 
• US: Harvard and other elite Law Schools Can Learn From MOOCs http://t.co/7zQHi5Uk85 
• INDIA: New law to be enacted to prosecute sea pirates: Government to Supreme Court http://t.co/uWFA4idVBv 
• New anti-piracy law should keep Spain off US watch list http://t.co/0dfTvd5viF 
• FRANCE: Senate adopts gay marriage law http://t.co/BnXI2tI5C6 
• TURKEY: Turkish Parliament approves amendments to anti-terrorism legislation http://t.co/mjY0Xb66A3
• DIY in court: Bar Council launches guide for litigants in person | New Law Journal: http://t.co/jeP9iYC7ST 
• Fixed fees for family - Co-op calls for certainty over family fees | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LinuuRHv7Z 
• Rise in firms seeking finance for PC renewal payments | New Law Journal: http://t.co/NdyCVJ2jTG 
• Research emphasises regulatory burden on lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EPpQDjTGIm 
• Intestacy & family claims: MoJ consultation on draft Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill | New Law Journal: http://t.co/f87pOqtv7b 
• Pro bono takes centre stage: LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards are held | New Law Journal: http://t.co/egms4dBEOt 
• Expert funding stalemate - Children in limbo after court ruling on legal aid in family cases | New Law Journal: http://t.co/fDVyOV5Qlm 
• Court interpreter in the dock | New Law Journal: http://t.co/P3gEgqqX4f 
• Legal succession crisis - A profession for all? | The Firm http://t.co/pfz3CyjsDm 
• Merged Scottish police investigate allegations of criminality of Crown Office & police in Pan Am 103 case | The Firm http://t.co/EPwtGE9moK
• The Jury is Dismissed | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/6hrCjPeQZw 
• Originalism and the Colorblind Constitution | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/fcJLqt1NYV
• Originalism and the Colorblind Constitution | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/aUkjU18iiQ 
• The Non-Aggression Principle | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/Axi5YQRlUx
• Structure, Rights, Gay Marriage, and the Future | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/TcwecS5fpW 
• Originalism and Same Sex Marriage: Part II | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/omhRa24ue0 
• What is Social Justice? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/TkkpYR5nhh 
• 'Plebgate' inquiry has cost £144k http://t.co/volWGgobis 
• 'Disgraceful' Arsenal fan fined for throwing banana at Tottenham forward Gareth Bale http://t.co/vDiaTxy1X0 
• Police widen inquiry into TV weatherman Fred Talbot http://t.co/Ad16sNQx9d 
• The Hounslow Slasher: 'every woman's nightmare' Sasha Masamba is jailed for 18 years http://t.co/PTe1YbnRw0 
• Met Police Sergeant Jeremy Scott resigns over offensive messages about Thatcher death http://t.co/9IdnJUhk3s
• Man in court accused of biting off Game of Thrones actor Clive Mantle's ear http://t.co/ADyKzY1HHq
• Police fear ‘death parties’ will disrupt Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession http://t.co/KOuDaqoajw 
• Two men face trial for murder of church organist on Christmas Eve http://t.co/4YdHejGFon
• US risks wrath of Moscow with threat to officials on 'Magnitsky list' http://t.co/BpHAjnpl2C 
• Court papers claim tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz 'spied on his own spies' http://t.co/GX4jAX2hl5 
• CANADA: Airdrie court case prompts changes to justice system http://t.co/0tN8BN2zRw 
• CANADA: Rape victim's family: We want justice, not vigilante justice http://t.co/FGErX4bur1 
• Solicitor head jailed in £5.7m mortgage fraud http://t.co/UBCzyWmQyN 
• Retired solicitor Christopher Pope 'took blame' for wife's alleged drink-driving http://t.co/xcvsl1mvn2 
• IRELAND: Gerald Kean laughs off €40m-a-year tax bill claims http://t.co/6ByR4H8QTD 
• Defamation reform bill faces new threat http://t.co/R2Q2vVWgQK
• EU Law Blocking 'Urgent' Finance Help for UK Exporters http://t.co/7miDwNxPEw 
• One in three UK SMEs infringe copyright law through software mismanagement http://t.co/SejxMUgB3v 
• UK investigates in-app purchases for possible consumer law violations http://t.co/fHN0oIrsGx 
• Amanda Knox memoir put on hold in UK over libel law fears http://t.co/L70WGoHq7f 
• Destitute woman pocketed £150,000 in parish cash given to her by priest http://t.co/M857O2fk6f 
• Union flag protest woman always kept on the footpath, court told http://t.co/L44Rnyhsms 
• HMRC defeats barrister over £190k tax avoidance scheme http://t.co/9YdBOKnKJo 
• EU urged to remove 'chilling effect' hanging over green legal action http://t.co/f7fjdNOrdL 
• INDIA: Heightened litigation & arbitration activity fuelled Corporate legal spending topping $1 billion in fees http://t.co/LH7dw1m0rr
• HONG KONG Law Society argues for increase in rates of solicitors to be paid by losing party http://t.co/rDPst2MkXg 
• US: Guantanamo pretrial hearing delayed as legal files vanish http://t.co/8vYpwZv43I 
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyer accused of intimidating colleague http://t.co/l95b4YwzBR 
• CANADA: McConnell lawyer to file complaint against justice minister http://t.co/mF5SPlo5wg 
• Manchester City defender Micah Richards banned from driving http://t.co/a79eyPXmVh 
• IPad filming rapist Hesam Khosravi's sentence increased http://t.co/Zepr4mx9ES 
• Baby ashes scandal: Glasgow City Council calls for public inquiry http://t.co/nV53gcAO4N
• Baby P case: Jason Owen returned to prison http://t.co/R1yN5gHSFp 
• MALAWI's president 'furious' after Madonna criticised http://t.co/sQltkguDra
• Actress age claim against IMDb rejected http://t.co/Ubv7FQm3Me 
• Fears for CHINA's shuanggui detainees after Wenzhou official dies http://t.co/KZe0NGiy8L 
• The law offers little protection to those targeted by vindictive exes http://t.co/iAp8Pi2vmg 
• Data protection law is in danger of lagging behind technological change http://t.co/I4yWz92Ruz
• Unpaid interns: 100 firms being investigated by HMRC http://t.co/P7AwEnFt8e 
• No iPod allowed for terror suspect student http://t.co/Ykbrl9zzrY 
• Sally Bercow faces first high court hearing in Twitter libel battle http://t.co/RwmAg16GBr