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  • Bafta-winning Misfits actress Lauren Socha sentenced for racist attack on taxi driver - http://t.co/efIPrZQ0 May 03, 2012
  • Secret Osama bin Laden documents reveal dark days for al-Qa'ida - http://t.co/z0Igujyr May 03, 2012
  • Hackers target Serious Organised Crime Agency website http://t.co/69pGDzvj May 03, 2012
  • Wolverhampton man facing jail for £80k bank fraud while working for Indian firm ICICI http://t.co/zbWDpXgO May 03, 2012
  • Spy Gareth Williams was probably the victim of a 'criminally mediated' unlawful killing - http://t.co/JuhvhhKJ May 03, 2012
  • Protester barred from all Jubilee and Games events http://t.co/NmhR7wdW May 03, 2012
  • Tanning booth mother in court accused of child endangerment http://t.co/XwMd9Z62 May 03, 2012
  • JAPAN: Lost parakeet tells Tokyo police its address http://t.co/S1ogRzMM May 03, 2012
  • Mentally ill man's detention in police cell breached his human rights http://t.co/rxIkbUJK May 03, 2012
  • SAS soldiers facing shoot to kill allegations over IRA deaths 'used reasonable force', inquest rules http://t.co/yXiphXzC May 03, 2012
  • Teenager convicted for harassing Pagan http://t.co/6VZeDS3k May 03, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Conditional fee insurance 'will shrink by 90 per cent', DAS manager predicts http://t.co/YHXuFR3f May 03, 2012 This summer's London Olympics won't be immune to cyber attacks by those seeking to disrupt the Games - Francis Maude MP http://t.co/YvTyRWrZ May 03, 2012
  • What About Women in London? Women more likely to live in poverty http://t.co/SNbD39Pe May 03, 2012
  • Louise Mensch, Conservative MP Twitter Abuse 'Could Be Illegal', Say Police http://t.co/Xc1URVZh May 03, 2012
  • The Beginning of the End for the EDL http://t.co/dzwcxcE6 May 03, 2012
  • UK Border Agency: Home Office Thrown Into Further Crisis As Computer System Breaks Down http://t.co/OL67cxaD May 03, 2012
  • World Press Freedom Day 2012: Protecting Freedom of Expression Online http://t.co/YxTGDP5T May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Silks from Blackstone and Maitland secure Pirate Bay crackdown | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hLkwObQw May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst loses Melbourne partner to King & Wood Mallesons | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ciZSBH7Z May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: 'Go-to' technology partner defects from Herbert Smith to Taylor Wessing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/deuCGHrZ May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters leads as China's Bright Food takes £1.2bn stake in Weetabix | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9OIJc635 May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Exclusive: Dewey rainmaker Mort Pierce set to quit for White & Case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OvCGvwLZ May 03, 2012
  • Hunt’s handling of the NewsCorp-BSkyB deal was unlawful - Head of Legal http://t.co/l53S9vNr May 03, 2012
  • Roy Hodgson: Is it wrong to mock the way he speaks? http://t.co/vTTjJsoo May 03, 2012
  • Police remove last anti-war protest tent near Parliament http://t.co/EI2ocuWp May 03, 2012
  • "Murder most foul": The right to life investigating homicide: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/iGzDFxYO May 03, 2012
  • Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it'll still be here tomorrow...: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/MGzBEZRC May 03, 2012
  • Time, time, time, look what's become of me: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/9iMQnaoq May 03, 2012
  • When does an expert report constitute “independent evidence” of torture?: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/yoLoLkZ3 May 03, 2012
  • Delay in transferring mental health patient for treatment amounted to "inhumane treatment": UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/CYHodJ6D May 03, 2012
  • Osama Bin Laden documents released http://t.co/OyBGoJww May 03, 2012
  • Ashton Kutcher 'racist' advert dropped http://t.co/khnQ8zMh May 03, 2012
  • The chief executive of Mansfield Town, Carolyn Still arrested at Mansfield Town-York City game http://t.co/EnpQgbPF May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Justice chief to step down after 11 years http://t.co/88MAENuS May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Regulators agree to share data on ABSs http://t.co/Ff7rhnzU May 03, 2012
  • Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson to face Leveson inquiry http://t.co/CS2glBGT May 03, 2012
  • Hackers have breached top secret MoD systems, cyber-security chief admits http://t.co/AWuRQ5i4 May 03, 2012
  • IRAN: Lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah sentenced to nine years in jail http://t.co/oKsIKNyn May 03, 2012
  • UK riots: hundreds of alleged offenders still facing trial http://t.co/0zlWSpXi May 03, 2012
  • How Lee Ryan's horsing around deprived the court of a comedy mistrial http://t.co/irS4novJ May 03, 2012
  • CANADA: Tenacious Solicitor General on BC Rail trail http://t.co/U8aybb4U May 03, 2012
  • Paedophile set to give £16,200 to his victims - http://t.co/kk3jguZH May 03, 2012
  • Landmark ruling for lenders in solicitor fraud case http://t.co/dFgn8PtG May 03, 2012
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority offers new consumer advice - http://t.co/r5Yrg3JC May 03, 2012
  • Solicitor posing as journalist has been reported by Olympics protesters in Leyton http://t.co/pLM2R3zT May 03, 2012
  • Justice minister: 'Whiplash should go before independent GPs' http://t.co/njfz8CkU May 03, 2012
  • Kenny MacAskill, Scottish Justice Minister considering satellite tracking for sex offenders http://t.co/GdOpnppt May 03, 2012
  • AUS: Asbestos victims claim some justice in James Hardie ruling http://t.co/oO35zkTa May 03, 2012
  • US: Visa Drops After Disclosing Antitrust Probe Into Debit Strategy http://t.co/9IBZMOFq May 03, 2012
  • EU Court of Justice rules you can't copyright a programming language http://t.co/8s8BUqMX May 03, 2012
  • Conveyancing Alliance rumoured to be undergoing rebrand - http://t.co/PZAVMuHV May 03, 2012
  • US: STUDENTS: The California Supreme Court Historical Society invites you to enter the 2012 Student Writing Competition http://t.co/8ewryXUG May 03, 2012
  • Nokia wages legal war against HTC, RIM and ViewSonic on two continents http://t.co/VqSj63U7 May 03, 2012
  • Labour peer condemns legal aid cuts http://t.co/A2VECF2C May 03, 2012
  • Legal aid bill is law - the fight back starts now http://t.co/2jSkwIFq May 03, 2012
  • Financial contributions could be introduced for people who can "afford" to pay towards criminal legal aid http://t.co/RzViGCBZ May 03, 2012
  • IRELAND: Woman awarded EUR 38,000 for sun lounger collapse http://t.co/08DzSIV9 May 03, 2012
  • Plymouth Royal Marine is spared jail for attack http://t.co/1qD4urAx May 03, 2012
  • Are you the new pupil? One sugar please, love http://t.co/uNsg1CjA May 03, 2012
  • Grayrigg train crash inquest barrister paid £40,000 from public purse http://t.co/m4pGso7u May 03, 2012
  • Clock ticks on Koch case over fake Jefferson wine http://t.co/wuwSO5BX May 03, 2012
  • Bronzed U.S. mom denies taking daughter, 5, into tanning booth http://t.co/myPTTYTb May 03, 2012
  • Lawyer impersonates dead colleagues to lure clients in fraud scam as Law Society of Scotland’s self regulation fails http://t.co/6mEqKkCE May 03, 2012
  • Contradictions Temper Optimism in Deal on Chinese Lawyer http://t.co/rQzXAY7B May 03, 2012
  • SPAIN: Lawyer says no plea bargain agreed in corruption case of King's son-in-law -: http://t.co/zpd3dTzE May 03, 2012
  • JURIST: Mladic, former Serbian General fit to stand abuse trial: ICTY prosecutor http://t.co/X0PmRFsB May 03, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Human Rights Watch prompts Israel to stop jailing without charge or trial http://t.co/IGMw0MQD May 03, 2012
  • US: Ringing cellphones prompts ban at trial for man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s relatives http://t.co/gNhfRefG May 03, 2012
  • CANADA: Terri-Lynne McClintic to face inmate assault trial in Sept. http://t.co/f1SPC49o May 03, 2012
  • US: John Edwards trial: Daughter Cate leaves court in tears during testimony of parents' fight http://t.co/KkrCckbP May 03, 2012
  • HAITI: Federal regulators say 11 people exploited 2010 earthquake in Haiti to illegally sell stock in a US company: http://t.co/3mnNBAMa May 03, 2012
  • GPs are being warned that they must treat illegal immigrants or face legal action http://t.co/z13mYhwj May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: 2Birds beefs up venture capital team with BLP hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/2hjZj7Em May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy rebuilds in Germany with Linklaters hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gwBnV2WX May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Scotland's Harper Macleod posts 11 per cent turnover rise | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tAp6MFS8 May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: UAE's Fichte & Co bolster practice with two hires | The Lawyer: http://t.co/G7HFklSW May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Forsters sees turnover rise despite 'uncertain market' | The Lawyer: http://t.co/U4SlZs5t May 03, 2012
  • College of law makes Singapore move | The Lawyer: http://t.co/RrU3gMqI May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Motor Insurers’ Bureau unveils six-strong legal panel | The Lawyer: http://t.co/G3Lba7eC May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: RJW advises as Hodgson lands job as new England manager | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9Syxy0as May 03, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths announces redundancy talks with 93 jobs to go | The Lawyer: http://t.co/bXepMSz5 May 03, 2012
  • INDONESIA: Atheists face battle for religious freedom http://t.co/pNQLdgSx May 03, 2012
  • Kickstarter video game project exposed as a scam http://t.co/t7PAaC9x May 03, 2012
  • US man left in cell for five days 'drank own urine' http://t.co/MwzAjCph May 03, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  May 03, 2012
  • Metropolitan Police 'stockpiling' rubber bullets http://t.co/N9ykMroU May 03, 2012
  • More than 100 people asked Information Commissioner's Office if they are named in Motorman files http://t.co/ALda4r1A May 03, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal imposes sanctions on 15 solicitors http://t.co/kdKXt045 May 03, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Coleridge J launches pro-marriage organisation http://t.co/1WrgRoaz May 03, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Peers call for UK citizens to be guaranteed minimum standard of rights in EU http://t.co/cEWAZrjq May 03, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Rise in senior-level candidates on legal job market http://t.co/nqcM4Tjw May 03, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Peace protestor loses High Court challenge against new rules http://t.co/yNc83DqI May 03, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Court of Appeal: parent companies are accountable for the activities of their subsidiaries http://t.co/cF19P9Gi May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: What’s in a name? Networks and franchises http://t.co/HmBwpxqS May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: 'Safe harbour’ compliance advice for whole profession http://t.co/vFpPECLy May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Clarke asks top judges to probe disclosure sanctions http://t.co/9qA48v03 May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Seldon: ‘I’d fight age bias claim again’ http://t.co/HLT8R4l5 May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: News International under pressure to waive advice privilege http://t.co/WoIknnOp May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: SRA reprieve for financial advice law firms http://t.co/nkqdikLy May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Italian firm applies to become an ABS http://t.co/u0xVXRs6 May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: JAC commissioner: 'let solicitors become judges' http://t.co/VmJacmlN May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Post-legislative scrutiny of the 2000 FoI act http://t.co/LpA77nQ5 May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Labour would ‘rebalance’ justice system and legal aid http://t.co/8AoazuTr May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Female partner boost at magic circle http://t.co/idf5tOPc May 03, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Law firms remain cautious despite profit growth http://t.co/qPCkLxWP May 03, 2012
  • Abu Qatada's appeal claim to be heard next week http://t.co/UFw2JZ1M May 03, 2012
  • Financial adviser 'belittled client for not drinking enough' http://t.co/dlEpsDkl May 03, 2012
  • 'She was gone in a split second': inquest hears how woman died after her wheelchair rolled into the sea http://t.co/SIxsTCNd May 03, 2012
  • UK immigrant plotted suicide bombing in Sweden, court hears http://t.co/UD7VxSRT May 03, 2012
  • Judge tells doctor it is 'inappropriate' to say he is a Christian at work http://t.co/ZKcLrK8u May 03, 2012
  • Police to take DNA samples from MI6 spy's colleagues as coroner says death was probably a crime http://t.co/xWcrsFTd May 03, 2012
  • Our magistrates' courts are being decimated by cuts. The Tories should be ashamed of themselves http://t.co/z9c6vnxS May 03, 2012
  • Are Drug Courts the Solution to the Drug Problem? http://t.co/nTj4whZL May 03, 2012
  • Review of Expert Determinations of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association by Domestic Courts http://t.co/5Y3i5nf6 May 03, 2012
  • INDIA: Aarushi murder case: Court rejects Nupur Talwar's bail plea - http://t.co/4l85gTvc May 03, 2012
  • US: Kentucky's cash-strapped courts to shut temporarily http://t.co/BYOjUy3o May 03, 2012
  • GERMAN court rules against Microsoft in Motorola patent fight http://t.co/Ahe3ZqtW May 03, 2012
  • US: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit http://t.co/cY2OZIEg May 03, 2012
  • Goldman CEO: support for gay rights "not without price" http://t.co/I10mlYZ4 May 03, 2012
  • SYRIA: Army guilty of 'war crimes' - Human Rights Watch http://t.co/j3gwxwqH May 03, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Russian rights advisers balk at serving under Putin http://t.co/jOGYNqXj May 03, 2012
  • Social worker wanted mum to strip off, tribunal told - Oxford http://t.co/FLYQTmjS May 03, 2012
  • Unfair dismissal claim by gardener over growing mangoes in Berkshire estate of Jordan's Queen http://t.co/Bl2VpOTj May 03, 2012
  • HONDURAS murders: Where life is cheap and funerals are free http://t.co/s4TuRg4x May 03, 2012
  • US man left in cell for five days 'drank own urine' http://t.co/MwzAjCph May 03, 2012
  • 'I was only doing a favour', ex-garda tells tribunal http://t.co/q6ZBC5ST May 03, 2012
  • US: A “Huge Win” for Homophobia - Grenell Resignation: Bryan Fischer Claims a "Huge Win": http://t.co/LCyAxqLN May 02, 2012
  • US: Armed With Data, Fighting More Than Crime: http://t.co/0wDaRnIx May 02, 2012
  • US: Berkeley law professor cannot be sued over Bush-era torture memos - San Jose Mercury News http://t.co/K9VNxAOO May 03, 2012
  • Jersey's immigration laws 'need to be clearer' http://t.co/3bkpaZF9 May 03, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Scrapping minimum salary will stimulate more, if lower-paid, training contracts http://t.co/b0WCGFrm May 03, 2012
  • US: NRA ends silence and comes out fighting for stand-your-ground laws http://t.co/9v1VS3wH May 03, 2012
  • 'Forced-to-work' man feared being beaten http://t.co/XqtjPXFX May 03, 2012
  • Fitzwilliam Museum Chinese art theft: Two held in London http://t.co/ZncxfUwF May 03, 2012
  • Herbie Hide house death: Man charged with murder http://t.co/7NEy2Thd May 03, 2012
  • James Allen charged with Whitby and Middlesbrough murders http://t.co/ZXdqAhs4 May 03, 2012
  • Police plea to Scunthorpe waste site baby's mother http://t.co/YQNp4YeY May 03, 2012
  • Family call for Western Health Trust chief to resign http://t.co/CbPyr5BW May 03, 2012
  • HET review must be independent say victims' families http://t.co/wnmwDWz8 May 03, 2012
  • Man charged over murder of Simon Tang in Carrickfergus http://t.co/NYe0tBSd May 03, 2012
  • Bertie Acheson's family heartbroken over killing http://t.co/K0lthqQX May 03, 2012
  • Care worker sacked for feeding dementia patient dog biscuit http://t.co/nYPavpJB May 03, 2012
  • Nat Fraser trial: Arlene hitman allegation 'a lie' http://t.co/F8t2eJlz May 03, 2012
  • Top Scots lawyer Frank Mulholland on Libya mission with FBI chief http://t.co/umd4pGTO May 03, 2012
  • Nasserdine Menni on trial in Scotland over Stockholm explosion http://t.co/l65sn0ha May 03, 2012
  • Cash gap at Craig Whyte's broker http://t.co/z7cPYSVJ May 03, 2012
  • Scoutmaster David McDonald to pay abuse victims http://t.co/JlHIhgBf May 03, 2012
  • First Minister Alex Salmond refuses to say if he was hacking victim http://t.co/Uu8spXAu May 03, 2012
  • Jordan McCready, 17, admits murdering 13-year-old Jon Wilson http://t.co/DoYZXgRv May 03, 2012
  • Theft of Dirk the penguin: Rhys Jones and Keri Mules fined http://t.co/cntdeepx May 03, 2012
  • Many tanning salons not checking ages, says charity http://t.co/KdDf4YPd May 03, 2012
  • Chittering murder: Missing poker sought by investigators http://t.co/qUQg5qfe May 03, 2012
  • David Cook jailed for life for Leonard Hill murder, 24 years after killing woman http://t.co/LxsPTCus May 03, 2012
  • Yaseen Ali Ege murder trial: Father knew nothing of boy's injuries, court told http://t.co/RdjFfiNF May 03, 2012
  • Yulia Tymoshenko badly beaten in prison, daughter claims http://t.co/uHs97xdV May 03, 2012
  • More than 2,000 public sector officials are paid off the government payroll http://t.co/hIduntYI May 03, 2012
  • Rover workers get £3 redundancy pay compensation after seven-year battle http://t.co/VhD7xqwc May 03, 2012
  • Murdoch facing new challenge as US senator contacts Leveson over hacking http://t.co/8AJqHhNI May 03, 2012
  • Inside justice: Court 1A, Glasgow Sheriff Court http://t.co/7VpxxvMa May 03, 2012
  • Pirate Bay blockade begins with Virgin Media http://t.co/3699IODa May 03, 2012
  • Labour peer condemns legal aid cuts http://t.co/A2VECF2C May 03, 2012
  • US: Drone attacks and the Brennan doctrine http://t.co/K3cotI3a May 03, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Council plans joint venture ABS with law firm to target public sector clients http://t.co/Y7yi9jSi May 03, 2012