FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Wombs and weight: an eye-opening account of life as a female barrister. "I desperately want to believe that women have reached equality at the Bar. Am I being sensitive or is there still some way to go...?". Full story - Legal Week (The author of this article has an influential Twitter presence as - seeyouatthebar)
- Council backs down in equal pay battle : http://t.co/rleiUFwN Jan 11, 2012
- Solicitor and wife faked £100,000 expenses to pay for lavish holidays http://t.co/50GEGvuo Jan 11, 2012
- Manchester solicitor jailed for money laundering | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9bds2N6m Jan 11, 2012
- How Technological Justice Can Fight Global Poverty http://t.co/EmGeBdGu via @socialgood @mashable Jan 11, 2012
- US: Board of Juvenile Justice retains ban on discrimination based on youths' sexual orientation http://t.co/9EHRUyAb Jan 11, 2012
- Ken Clarke's criminal justice policy is failing and increasing crime nationally http://t.co/PqLCVlHv Jan 11, 2012
- BBC wins right to broadcast prisoner interview http://t.co/mFF3rIOH Jan 11, 2012
- Politicians must not curb the press, says Leveson - Telegraph http://t.co/l034tfbq via @Telegraph Jan 11, 2012
- Moldova: “Impunity remains a major concern,” says Thomas Hammarberg | HUMANERIGHTSEUROPE: http://t.co/O2AjAmY7 Jan 11, 2012
- Azerbaijani journalists sue Armenia in European Court on Human Rights http://t.co/5YTMzf0I Jan 11, 2012
- ICELAND: Tim Ward to Represent Iceland in Icesave Case http://t.co/D3jOqEBk Jan 11, 2012
- AUS: Sex offender Tyrone James Speechley 'tried to rob sex shop' in Toowoomba http://t.co/EJcjADdw Jan 11, 2012
- Council's bid to buy Dreamland 'riddled with uncertainty': http://t.co/iYiHTMGv Jan 11, 2012
- Hospital didn’t spot meningitis right away - Worcester http://t.co/v0VWom9j Jan 11, 2012
- @Baby_Barrister Spiders are scary but their webs can be so pretty, a familiar theme! Jan 11, 2012
- HSBC introduces 'approved solicitors panel' for conveyancing http://t.co/Zf4LeXVK via @guardian Jan 11, 2012
- US: Do Law Schools Discriminate Against Conservatives? http://t.co/CFVhoLZp Jan 11, 2012
- AUS: Legal eagles drink to a mouse, a snail and a can of worms http://t.co/ybZqcfko via @theage Jan 11, 2012
- Ministers will explore “legal commitment” to bringing the planned high-speed line all the way North within three years http://t.co/esv7RNjb Jan 11, 2012
- DIY Legal Site Rocket Lawyer Quickly Raises $29M http://t.co/5IgpAVdn via @reuters Jan 11, 2012
- Breast implant concerns spur legal action from South Americans http://t.co/dd4ga0O6 #cnn Jan 11, 2012
- EU threatens Hungary with legal action over new policies, warns about lack of deficit cuts http://t.co/m7T2NUc6 Jan 11, 2012
- David Cameron and Ed Miliband unite to back union - The Independent http://t.co/5Xkmg1EP Jan 11, 2012
- Solicitors Journal - Peers attack lack of evidence on impact of legal aid cuts http://t.co/i648GKOS Jan 11, 2012
- Supreme court justices debate FCC position on TV swearing and nudity http://t.co/nTHeAz5a via @guardian Jan 11, 2012
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- Sumption QC to be formally sworn in as Supreme Court justice- Legalweek http://t.co/ByglbQxU via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ogier to become first offshore firm with Luxembourg presence- Legalweek http://t.co/ol4lkQnV via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: UK law firm quartet line up on Blacks and La Senza administrations- Legalweek http://t.co/5puGvLlQ via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case and Linklaters head up Indonesia Govt's $1.75bn sovereign debt issue http://t.co/wjmEJGNj via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Online trading company LCG recruits former Slaughters lawyer as first-ever GC- Legalweek http://t.co/361M2PJT via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP turns to CC for latest London structured finance partner hire- Legalweek http://t.co/mnStA2e4 via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Matrix QC takes on key bonuses case as Sumption joins Supreme Court- Legalweek http://t.co/WP1qa1k7 via @LegalWeek Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: London Capital Group hires legal chief from Axiom | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Hz1pGh7n Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes scoops Trowers' ex-Saudi head for Middle East push | The Lawyer: http://t.co/GP1gROQl Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts Law bolsters employment team with hire of RJW partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/QymSkFP7 Jan 11, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons ranks in Stonewall's gay-friendly employers top 10 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/P6lYQT4H Jan 11, 2012
- THE LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: An obscene waste of money? http://t.co/D5wnONxk Jan 11, 2012
- TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: Wombs and weight: an eye-opening account of life as a female barrister by @seeyouatthebar http://t.co/gIjNG1F8 Jan 11, 2012
- US: Judge refuses to halt law banning Tucson ethnic studies program http://t.co/rAEFRuZZ via @nationnow Jan 11, 2012
- US: New Illinois law raises earned-income tax credit http://t.co/7vx8IV0X Jan 11, 2012
- US: 'Law & Order' star Tamara Tunie blasts real-life crook who stole her $1 million http://t.co/MG5xkdwn via @newyorkpost Jan 11, 2012
- US: Texas May Enforce Abortion Law http://t.co/rBGqLAqe via @WSJ Jan 11, 2012
- PAKISTAN: President, PM, Law Minister can incur disqualification on verdict non-implementation: SC: http://t.co/JX6HPtxt Jan 11, 2012
- US: Appeals court affirms order blocking Oklahoma sharia law ban http://t.co/GkJOzFEI Jan 11, 2012
- EGYPT: Prominent Egyptian Copt Will Face Trial For Tweeting Picture of Bearded Mickey Mouse http://t.co/mSxaY7MN via @gatewaypundit Jan 11, 2012
- US: Trial begins for last US Marine charged in Haditha killings http://t.co/DyQ3DxmJ Jan 11, 2012
- LIBYA: Is Libya prepared for the trial of Gaddafi’s son? — RT http://t.co/jDv1HXL8 Jan 11, 2012
- US: woman accused of convincing her lover to shoot dead her millionaire boyfriend is on trial - 17 years after
http://t.co/Ys8siGug Jan 11, 2012
- TURKEY Clears Way for Trial on Coup http://t.co/O3rJxTlW via @WSJ Jan 11, 2012
- Witch torture trial: Parents 'unaware' of beatings http://t.co/R4plzYB9 Jan 11, 2012
- Five men on trial for 'burn gays' leaflet http://t.co/igtLfjUR Jan 11, 2012
- Egypt: Mubarak’s Trial Extended: http://t.co/Gvozfddc Jan 11, 2012
- CANADA: Shafia trial: Accused says she lied to police to save her son http://t.co/3cQ1SYWa Jan 11, 2012
- US: Trial begins in Texas lawsuit seeking $1 billion from J&J over anti-psychotic drug http://t.co/1NRvlivP Jan 11, 2012
- US: Arizona trial begins for Illinois brothers accused in bombing that wounded black city official http://t.co/kdXRgS37 Jan 11, 2012
- US, AUS: Lottery winner Freddie Young allegedly shot dead Aussie Greg McNicol http://t.co/VCqQVfXP via @news_com_au Jan 11, 2012
- Hampshire illegal rave teenager collapses http://t.co/ix0IjHXA Jan 11, 2012
- ‘Illegal’ cigarette raid foul-up anger - Doncaster: http://t.co/lQyJ9sJ6 Jan 11, 2012
- INDIA: Illegal colony scam bigger than 2G, says Malhotra http://t.co/G5acIThB Jan 11, 2012
- NIGERIA: Strike is illegal, says govt http://t.co/dDtTma8O Jan 11, 2012
- US: Former Marine sentenced for illegal gun trafficking - http://t.co/72o10EVx via @newsobserver Jan 11, 2012
- Google pockets money from illegal Olympic ticket touts - Telegraph http://t.co/J7LUw0JW via @Telegraph Jan 11, 2012
- INDIA: Illegal mining in West Bengal, Jharkhand causing heavy loss: CIL http://t.co/Z5T9fU7m Jan 11, 2012
- FRANCE: Expulsions of illegal migrants soar under Sarkozy http://t.co/ipeh7Isp via @reuters Jan 11, 2012
- ISRAELI lawmakers approve harsh penalties for illegal migrants, Israelis who help them http://t.co/qqSc8jHY Jan 11, 2012
- US: Jones Day Trial Lawyer Moves to Cozen O’Connor http://t.co/ZXPnG1Ku Jan 11, 2012
- 1,000 South Americans to sue over French implants: lawyer http://t.co/9HeawU37 Jan 11, 2012
- US: Cop charged in fatal DUI passed field sobriety tests http://t.co/OoSRtzse Jan 11, 2012
- MALAYSIA: Lawyer says sorry to Kalimullah and withdraws remarks: http://t.co/ipK4SfZt Jan 11, 2012
- Marine’s Unusual Résumé May Have Attracted Iran’s Suspicion: http://t.co/WyOoaAmN Jan 11, 2012
- PAKISTAN: Lawyers observe strike over killing of colleague: http://t.co/oLPmASwl Jan 11, 2012
- US: Alpha settles wrongful death cases with families of 29 killed in W.Va. mine explosion http://t.co/iopTwTTW Jan 11, 2012
- RT @SWLAWCOUK: SWLaw: Legal News is out! http://t.co/SQ4DIMYm ▸ Top stories today via @timeslaw @swlawcouk @thelawmap Jan 11, 2012
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸ Top stories today via @libcon @adamwagner1 @sir_benfro Jan 11, 2012
- PAKISTAN: Move Swiss courts if cases against Zardari fake, PML-N tells govt: http://t.co/8JpgAScn Jan 11, 2012
- IRELAND: Quinn bankruptcy case set for Dublin court on Monday http://t.co/yUL2KqrX via @the_irish_times Jan 11, 2012
- US: Court won't allow private prison employees lawsuit http://t.co/euacEEh1 Jan 11, 2012
- US: The Supreme Court and the Filthy Words You Still Can't Say on TV - The Atlantic http://t.co/Xa0NfG9T Jan 11, 2012
- US: Court rules for arbitration in credit card case http://t.co/NO1w6JfR via @reuters Jan 11, 2012
- @seeyouatthebar I've chosen your excellent blog Wombs & Weights as our FOCUS OF THE DAY story. Link to blog and you at http://t.co/u0Q5Gifa Jan 11, 2012
- London Riots: Council eviction looter is jailed http://t.co/dDSgANQo Jan 11, 2012
- Businessman Sean Quinn loses bankruptcy case http://t.co/gNizL5M7 Jan 11, 2012
- Government kicks off review of LSB and Legal Ombudsman’s roles http://t.co/K78vHyPW RT @legalfutures Jan 11, 2012
- BSB initiates review over huge rise in complaints against barristers by litigants.. http://t.co/wFzuo2H6 RT @legalfutures Jan 11, 2012
- CUBAN rights monitor reports brief arrests doubled in 2011; nearly 800 in December alone http://t.co/tKWxc4cS Jan 11, 2012
- Al-Azhar sheik proposes bill of rights, aiming to balance out Islamists in Egypt constitution http://t.co/zajWTulH Jan 11, 2012
- Malaysian gay rights activists challenge government in court to quash ban on arts festival http://t.co/wxL0vwbX Jan 11, 2012
- UK law-enforcement watchdog arrests ex-police officer in bribery, phone-hacking probe http://t.co/cQFJ81wU Jan 11, 2012
- CANADA: Are Canada's digital laws unconstitutional? http://t.co/a9d6Ffqr Jan 11, 2012
- United States defends immunity law for Yemeni president Saleh http://t.co/lNkA7z2D via @guardian Jan 11, 2012
- US: Oklahoma Sharia law ban 'unconstitutional', court rules http://t.co/2GmdoYCa Jan 11, 2012
- US: Appeals court: Texas can enforce abortion law – http://t.co/FJobK7CO via @USATODAY Jan 11, 2012
- Shock as horse mutilated and killed - The Independent http://t.co/wkWEeA6E Jan 11, 2012
- 'Witch' boy was killed over a pair of pants, sister tells court - The Independent http://t.co/ibYYilqn Jan 11, 2012
