4th May - LAW NEWS

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• HUNGARY: Jobbik rally against World Jewish Congress in Budapest http://t.co/bWg3fh444w 
• Foreign Students to Face New Checks at US Borders http://t.co/nWF5ShfL2c 
• US: Path From ‘Social Butterfly’ to Boston Suspect’s Widow http://t.co/MDZUBWxKLu 
• Jackie McNamara in legal battle for £40,000 bonus for helping Partick Thistle seal SPL promotion http://t.co/xpKlpeTIc3 
• Alcohol price legal challenge fails http://t.co/rStctLgfKo 
• Payment by results plan for rehabilitation of offenders http://t.co/1MeaoBqpqP 
• Writer Hanif Kureishi 'loses £120,000 life savings in suspected fraud' http://t.co/7hEHujbQg9
• Defamation Act 2013: New era of libel law is ushered in | New Law Journal: http://t.co/xAbHUmyCGd 
• Red tape re-run: SRA consults on new initiatives | New Law Journal: http://t.co/0aLe0w3BpG 
• Assent for Growth Bill: Employee shareholder scheme receives green light | New Law Journal: http://t.co/azfDEOxx7I 
• SFO funding: Concerns over Serious Fraud Office's dwindling budget | New Law Journal: http://t.co/kp6dR2jIS8 
• Whiplash figures contradict government: Figures show significant drop in whiplash claims | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WW1iJyazp0 
• Proposed changes to legal aid will block immigration cases with “excellent prospects of success” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bV4QcXsRau 
• Concerns over judicial review curbs: Immigration lawyers express dismay at government’s proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ms0fHlSrvF 
• RTA portal fees slashed: Cuts go ahead despite concerns that lawyers won't be able to cover costs | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ftZTeD8Nhq
• Supreme Court finds UK government is in breach of the EU Air Quality Directive | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eTKES4Bhla 
• Harper Lee sues for copyright of To Kill A Mockingbird http://t.co/YmihJXwKR6 
• Boy wins Birmingham Magistrates' Court cell ruling http://t.co/1zH0i4HFxx
• Family court 'delays' on care decisions cut http://t.co/E0znZMkt4N 
• Andrew Mitchell's 'plebgate row' bike sold on eBay for £10,600 http://t.co/Zg0c94U9vf 
• From the archive, 4 May 1978: Liberals unveil plan for human rights http://t.co/wiH9hZTJlP 
• Why Stuart Hall would never have been convicted in the US http://t.co/GQPTa3pda7 
• US: Law Student Arrested for Anti-Semitic, Racist, Threatening Comments http://t.co/uEXEvAVfQL 
• Ubiquitous Liberalism: Amr Shalakany on Law and Revolution in EGYPT http://t.co/HT3KmerW52 
• Neo-Nazi gang trial to get under way in Germany after chaotic start http://t.co/1HbDB4zwKV 
• Mark Bridger trial: final CCTV images of April Jones shown in court http://t.co/SkDJbhaKvo
• US: Burial wrangle for Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev http://t.co/SKnQI1nG6g 
• Lawyer Gerard Nesbitt convicted in cannabis supply trial http://t.co/R03gwHglwY
• Actress Lindsay Lohan ‘rehires former lawyer’ http://t.co/4GSGZXv2ld 
• LIBYA expects ICC ruling on Saif al-Islam trial in May - lawyer http://t.co/NW6ks3zTEY 
• IRELAND: Juvenile court judge wants Minister to explain lack of spaces available in detention centres http://t.co/NOgJIUHaDR 
• IRELAND: Man acquitted of murder of British soldiers at Massereene http://t.co/lA33K6ExYa 
• 'Make online bullying illegal': Ricky Gervais and Katie Price back autistic man's campaign to stop harassment http://t.co/D88XAbabXB
• Shared Channel Islands appeals tribunal suggested http://t.co/5Ag2JwvHPg 
• Greene King takes tax case to upper tribunal http://t.co/w1QH9EAcPg
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• How JAPAN’s “Stealth Constitution” Destroys Civil Rights And Sets The Stage For Dictatorship http://t.co/HPOuMcqlNn
• PAKISTAN human rights body says prison guards involved in Sarabjit attack http://t.co/mwKmw71fxc 
• BANGLADESH factory collapse a catalyst for workers’ rights http://t.co/i3GhJYTKgz 
• CANADA: Federal crime legislation casts ‘dark shadow’ on principles of justice, Ontario judge says http://t.co/H76hLnKTja
• UKIP’s law and justice policy | Law Gazette http://t.co/iur0i9Xg2u
• Lawyers fight for justice, armed with tweets and blogs | Legal Futures http://t.co/V4f1gz5zGa 
• Sandwich shop banned from using 'Cobfather' logo http://t.co/cigP1dQucV 
• Conservative councillor Brian Coleman caught on CCTV assaulting café owner http://t.co/RlhnZEuhci 
• Stuart Hall accused of dodging payout for abuse victims http://t.co/RRc8PJszGJ
• Committal for Contempt of Court - Practice Guidance | Lord Judge http://t.co/qgsogxQXoJ 
• ETHIIOPIA: Terrorism Law Decimates Media http://t.co/QlqoWZD78K 
• US: Indiana law-school student plans to hit golf balls across 9 states for charity http://t.co/87PO9Jjm0J 
• US attorney general says Kansas gun law is unconstitutional http://t.co/jgRZIkewtT 
• ARGENTINA: UN Rapporteur insists in criticizing Argentine ‘politicization’ of the Judiciary http://t.co/WzvRuh26va 
• Impartiality of Scottish judiciary undermined by religious ceremonies, say NSS: http://t.co/fOsbXxQCpI 
• NIGERIA: Nigerians Are Encouraged By Judiciary Reforms http://t.co/FNi7DnCv04 
• IRELAND: Sentencing must ultimately remain a matter for the judiciary http://t.co/RV8lFYxtbW
• Roxie Jo-Anne Archer death: Man jailed for life for toddler murder http://t.co/cO5Do9UOXd 
• Cyclist killer Gary McCourt sentence 'scandalous' http://t.co/AZ5iB6e8CD 
• Care home companies face tougher financial checks http://t.co/DCEnNysADh 
• Planning changes to boost mobile broadband http://t.co/G84SVEij3R 
• Unpaid internships – no wonder my grandmother doesn't understand them | Libby Page http://t.co/G1oW7z0i1l 
• US: Bloomberg and Kelly prefer airwaves to courtroom in stop-and-frisk trial http://t.co/kKKu5jgWum 
• Royal Charter for press regulation is delayed http://t.co/jRhmlK4ehJ 
• PF2: a new approach to public private partnerships? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7jppVEdWy2 
• NI libel laws need reform, says Tweed. | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SuZizm3QHp 
• Eversheds elects Irish international chair | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5L1CMnxl8K 
• Rajah & Tann in Indonesian alliance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/427ZhiLWWK 
• China in antitrust delays | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xiVOUqWV8i 
• Second law firm lists in Australia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xo5Am0rO2s 
• Security and legal professionals claim 24-hour breach notification will not be a complete burden http://t.co/CBGnr1NKMR 
• Proposed Dutch laws grant police hacking powers – in the NETHERLANDS and abroad http://t.co/eFZ1MGSfqY 
• Solicitor Ivan Geffen's obituary http://t.co/77NURuFNMS 
• Afghan Interpreters Launch UK Legal Bid http://t.co/EkrplsYLVz 
• IRELAND: Former Lynn apprentice in running for top legal award http://t.co/5CxX68pZKT 
• Lord Justice Goldring confirms new Hillsborough inquests will be held in the North West http://t.co/QVXEZwBShv 
• US: Justice Department's solution for crowded federal prisons: Release more inmates http://t.co/8zLEosW81y 
• 'Secret justice' warning from leading judges http://t.co/ncD0BcVYCy 
• AUSTRALIA: Judge approves $82.5 million settlement of class action by Storm Financial victims against Macquarie Bank http://t.co/T3hbAUY29L
• Scottish court rules minimum alcohol pricing is legal http://t.co/kPH0Wci38n 
• Afghan interpreters in legal bid for UK settlement http://t.co/9hnLtkWZ7l 
• The ATL Top 50 US Law School Rankings 2013 http://t.co/mo87AR4dbO 
• Body found in chimney of law firm after staff noticed a bad smell http://t.co/UZbtyVHPuM
• Africa’s logging permit crisis puts EU at risk of laundering illegal timber imports http://t.co/nuc3eOQQ12