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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - Immigration Minster Damian Green ignores warnings that student immigration policy will harm The UK . Full story - Huffington Post

  • London LLB Examination release dates 2012 http://t.co/sUMHyzeb Jun 01, 2012
  • Victim critical after attack outside Small Heath mosque http://t.co/PUpry5Pb Jun 01, 2012
  • Stephen Lawrence: Home office orders police probe review http://t.co/htfKu6wS Jun 01, 2012
  • CANADA: Quebec government's talks with protesting student groups collapse http://t.co/LdEcnYNk Jun 01, 2012
  • US: George Zimmerman's bond revoked as judge rules he 'deceived' court http://t.co/Oqin2i6u Jun 01, 2012
  • News International could face more than 500 claims of Phone hacking: http://t.co/jtMZuDvn Jun 01, 2012
  • US was 'key player in cyber-attacks on Iran's nuclear programme' http://t.co/wUd39DV0 Jun 01, 2012
  • Lawyer to watch: Bajul Shah http://t.co/6jSogSch Jun 01, 2012
  • Microsoft and Nokia hit back at Google 'patent troll' claims http://t.co/gR3L4pye Jun 01, 2012
  • Court hearing for judge’s protest at Ukraine Supreme Court dismissal | http://t.co/mO83u2tx Jun 01, 2012
  • Rights groups slam death-by-stoning sentence for Sudanese woman http://t.co/YzYPAjpg Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith and Olswang advise on MoneySavingExpert sale | The Lawyer: http://t.co/dCUXq4zs Jun 01, 2012
  • OFT to investigate Ryanair's Aer Lingus stake after failed Supreme Court bid | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UtjyerSQ Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Turnover and PEP up at Manchester's DWF | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6BJ2qWyA Jun 01, 2012
  • Lord Judge to hear Twitter bomb hoax case after High Court stalemate | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Ui2hrvQU Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Law firms have until the end of September to provide diversity data about every member of staff http://t.co/fqHOOo1C Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Portal won’t cope with extension, says Law Society http://t.co/xv20fvmn Jun 01, 2012
  • Price tag for Google-Oracle ‘World Series’ trial pegged at $50 million http://t.co/2NQOyNAq Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Goldman Sachs group member Gupta trial - Closet call and promotional fund meetings http://t.co/wg6x7lRK Jun 01, 2012
  • Illegal tobacco seized in raids across Cumbria http://t.co/0FfQYImv Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Appeals Court Turns Back Marriage Act as Unfair to Gays http://t.co/6dpmVGQK Jun 01, 2012
  • RIM Wins Legal Suit Over BBM Trademark http://t.co/9jHvtsWI Jun 01, 2012
  • BURMA: Suu Kyi calls for ‘urgent’ legal reform http://t.co/2DieDyeN Jun 01, 2012
  • Ubisoft launches legal action over Assassin's Creed copyright row http://t.co/mgybYKyp Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Candidate Changes Legal Name to dot com web address http://t.co/illw3nFr Jun 01, 2012
  • Coventry's Henley Green school in legal wrangle http://t.co/z0M291ub Jun 01, 2012
  • London Welsh consider legal action against RFU over blocked promotion http://t.co/ALjGLPWG Jun 01, 2012
  • Facebook's flotation: why the legal grey areas in future IPOs will get bigger http://t.co/TDfDNSJ0 Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Legal battle over Twitter subpoena heats up http://t.co/lgTJY6s3 Jun 01, 2012
  • Call of Duty creators settle legal row http://t.co/YFr33B5E Jun 01, 2012
  • The UK's Legal Profession: Darwinian Times http://t.co/TKT8PQ1r Jun 01, 2012
  • Banned despite 'only drinking after crash' for failing to provide sample to police http://t.co/I49Rvzkb Jun 01, 2012
  • Author Will Self fights insurance firm for payout over collapsed roof http://t.co/Qf6u9K8U Jun 01, 2012
  • Shropshire solicitor says Probate Service data uncovers dangers http://t.co/jsCTiJRF Jun 01, 2012
  • Solicitor tells court driving ban will 'end working life' http://t.co/Fw0gwKWz Jun 01, 2012
  • New SRA requirements could help IFAs post-RDR http://t.co/RzpQBNV5 Jun 01, 2012
  • Last-minute reprieve for Sri Lankan deportees http://t.co/NlLhc8Kq Jun 01, 2012
  • Leading barrister to review Scotland Yard investigation into allegations of corruption on Stephen Lawrence murder case http://t.co/rZG7Ho8n Jun 01, 2012
  • Beating Austerity in Liverpool: Barristers set up new online advice service - http://t.co/4HkqpbOT Jun 01, 2012
  • Barrister accused of dodging £210,000 VAT bill cleared by Old Bailey - http://t.co/JRKwCXKi Jun 01, 2012
  • Legal experts criticise justice secretary's new powers to select judges http://t.co/Fehe2NgJ Jun 01, 2012
  • RWANDA: Minister sentenced to life for key role in genocide: Callixte Nzabonimana 'encouraged the killing of Tutsis' http://t.co/DIOlWF5o Jun 01, 2012
  • Nottingham police station firebomb riot gang sentenced http://t.co/zM0chJS7 Jun 01, 2012
  • Husband and friend guilty of Chatham family arson murders http://t.co/6wz5M8LP Jun 01, 2012
  • Kiaran Stapleton admits killing Indian student Anuj Bidve http://t.co/WCQE2zDg Jun 01, 2012
  • Man cleared of Bedford lake murder wins libel against police http://t.co/Vf087xJ7 Jun 01, 2012
  • UN calls for investigation into Houla killings in Syria http://t.co/rfbWEDkQ Jun 01, 2012
  • US: The Second 100 chalked up a healthy increase in revenue per lawyer in 2011, but costs kept gains in profits small http://t.co/HzdlAtM4 Jun 01, 2012
  • US: In-House Litigation Counsel Dismissed in Ongoing Eaton Corp Legal Saga http://t.co/Sr95uGvc Jun 01, 2012
  • Women in both Europe and the U.S. are losing their appetite for the top jobs. http://t.co/VJ6kmPhc Jun 01, 2012
  • Former Partners, Vendors Selected to Advise on Dewey Bankruptcy http://t.co/lF44XhhN Jun 01, 2012
  • New investigation into police corruption in Stephen Lawrence murder case http://t.co/xYXW2P8f Jun 01, 2012
  • The ambitious teenager with a fun-loving streak - Stephen Lawrence profile http://t.co/KxVWG14c Jun 01, 2012
  • Staff at troubled UK Border Agency receive £3m in bonuses http://t.co/afoA21oP Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper moots office closures as practice review kicks off http://t.co/htfr25OU Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith deploys former global corporate head to Singapore http://t.co/NLZ9MVca Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance out in the cold as Australian government revamps panel http://t.co/Qhp4VtOK Jun 01, 2012
  • SOLICITORS JOURNAL: Grierson spent £630,000 on mistress - Fraud exposed by partner who questioned 42,000 travel claim http://t.co/MjqN13ZJ Jun 01, 2012
  • SOLICITORS JOURNAL: Baroness Neuberger hits out at Clarke over judicial appointments http://t.co/J06SZMsf Jun 01, 2012
  • SOLICITORS JOURNAL: Protestor loses challenge over domestic extremism database http://t.co/keBCJRtM Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Let’s stop car insurance blame game http://t.co/THR0M4VS Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Case management - a more robust approach http://t.co/rxrbUKww Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE Osborne Clarke continues strong revenue trend http://t.co/QK9AL8I5 Jun 01, 2012
  • Men in Black 3 extra sues after costume causes 'serious bodily injuries' http://t.co/Qotp0Bon Jun 01, 2012
  • Vicky Pryce pleads not guilty over Chris Huhne speeding points http://t.co/6ypXv14a Jun 01, 2012
  • EGYPT: What Hosni Mubarak's trial can and can't tell us http://t.co/G5YZcBSL Jun 01, 2012
  • GUARDIAN LAW The Bundle - Move over Robert Jay, Dinah Rose is this week's star http://t.co/iZitABnD Jun 01, 2012
  • House of Commons to vote on whether Jeremy Hunt should face investigation http://t.co/02RUBIwe Jun 01, 2012
  • Charities claim 'landmark' ruling could end care postcode lottery http://t.co/kFjTCbiW Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: 2Birds posts 10 per cent revenue rise for 2011-12 http://t.co/pn8tfZn1 Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Commerzbank to pay ex-bankers' £5.3m legal bill from Mishcon and Stewarts http://t.co/xptyKQs9 Jun 01, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸  Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Lawyer Is Reprimanded for Threatening Ethics Complaint http://t.co/RtFhCNdQ Jun 01, 2012
  • CZECH: Rath's lawyer accuses police of manipulating investigation http://t.co/jT34Y0AV Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Tropicana latest target of 'all natural' product lawsuits http://t.co/p6sjpU4z Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Trial Lawyers’ Support of Republican Candidates Yields Less Than Stellar Results http://t.co/DUov09Hf Jun 01, 2012
  • Megaupload lawyers move to kill U.S. internet piracy charges http://t.co/xzhQ1SgZ Jun 01, 2012
  • ITALY: Lawyer for Italy goalkeeper Buffon denies betting reports http://t.co/Jegr0eKL Jun 01, 2012
  • CANADIAN and US polices ignored tips about murder video, U.S. lawyer says http://t.co/btWIJuoB Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Court Rules Against Key Part Of Gay Marriage Law http://t.co/HzQ4izsG Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Barristers are branching out by setting up fixed-price consumer businesses http://t.co/5nB93sj5 Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Co-operative Legal Services (Co-op LS) is to recruit a further 3,000 people to its legal team http://t.co/mz0YZa1J Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Copyright protection for certain artistic works could extend to 70 years plus the life of the creator http://t.co/0eEPOS00 Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The pace of legislative change has slackened, according to research by Sweet & Maxwell http://t.co/YlZUX6Fd Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Social workers in the Baby P case, have lost their unfair dismissal appeal http://t.co/hvqGAmeE Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lord Woolf to co-chair “inquiry into inquiries” for CEDR http://t.co/SQE83JBS Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Employer’s & public liability portal “drop-outs” http://t.co/R1yVc7od Jun 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lawyers invited to solidarity campaign with lawyers imprisoned for carrying out their duty http://t.co/Oj0QW1rk Jun 01, 2012
  • TUC opposes workers' rights changes http://t.co/bjTOcBWt Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Rights group joins lawsuit over solitary California prison cells http://t.co/B2Hp8604 Jun 01, 2012
  • BOLIVIA says right-wing senator's asylum bid seeks to embarrass Morales on eve of OAS summit http://t.co/zakJmsDn Jun 01, 2012
  • F1 IPO only when time is right - Ecclestone http://t.co/UbrF87mD Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Victory for voting rights groups as judge blocks key sections of new Florida law http://t.co/gznV51j9 Jun 01, 2012
  • CANADA: Maher: Animal rights activists started chasing Magnotta years before mutilation murder http://t.co/pfwSE6XU Jun 01, 2012
  • INDIA: Green tribunal says no to filling Maheshwar dam reservoir http://t.co/FiYriCE5 Jun 01, 2012
  • Rangers’ court triumph over transfer embargo could backfire http://t.co/KUy8me0Y Jun 01, 2012
  • EGYPT: 31-year emergency law ends http://t.co/YINHlbov Jun 01, 2012
  • US: Federal court strikes down key part of federal law banning same-sex marriage http://t.co/9W3nVLyW Jun 01, 2012
  • Michaela McAreavey trial: Officer denies torture claims http://t.co/eysMGXBe Jun 01, 2012
  • Two men charged over pipe bomb find in Dungannon http://t.co/O6CHCWcF  Jun 01, 2012
  • Warrington IRA bomb memorial theft attempt man jailed http://t.co/0l8GFyik Jun 01, 2012
  • Larne Council's £250,000 bill over power station rebate http://t.co/ZybJCupG  Jun 01, 2012
  • Court told of alleged UVF link to Simon Tang murder http://t.co/yYq41qf3  Jun 01, 2012
  • Three charged with child sex offences in Londonderry http://t.co/rQefDQsM  Jun 01, 2012
  • Former judge Anthony Hart chairs NI child abuse inquiry http://t.co/sutBRyTq  Jun 01, 2012
  • Year in prison for ship crash captain Miroslaw Pozniak http://t.co/BQDV0Cci Jun 01, 2012
  • Lord Rana is cleared of assaulting his wife http://t.co/0gBYWMgo  Jun 01, 2012
  • Report says Union flag should fly only on certain days http://t.co/bIMUgZaJ  Jun 01, 2012
  • Man skips community service order for Jeremy Kyle appearance http://t.co/4YJ1h2MP  Jun 01, 2012
  • Mother guilty of killing lover Lisa-Ann Quigley in Fife http://t.co/v9p76LFD  Jun 01, 2012
  • Rangers 10-point penalty 'meaningless' says Neil Doncaster http://t.co/TKWX9nId Jun 01, 2012
  • Bangor armed robbery trio sentenced to 26 years in jail in total http://t.co/huPRP5iF  Jun 01, 2012
  • DVLA staff in Cardiff and Bangor join strike over cuts http://t.co/NgIAtFRr  Jun 01, 2012
  • British woman held over Bali cocaine haul taken to hospital http://t.co/de6VUriH Jun 01, 2012
  • Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott due in court http://t.co/lqXZg9yY Jun 01, 2012
  • So Butler-Sloss, our women and ethnic minority lawyers aren't up to the job? http://t.co/aBazgZzb Jun 01, 2012
  • SUDAN: Woman sentenced to stoning death over adultery claims http://t.co/ILjRVTM0 Jun 01, 2012
  • Don't mock 'hug a hoodie'. It was, and still is, the right message http://t.co/AMy8ynnX Jun 01, 2012
  • Robert Jay delivers another English lesson at the Leveson inquiry http://t.co/XZlzosYp Jun 01, 2012
  • Is Jeremy Hunt a scoundrel or a fool? He has been driven to absurdity http://t.co/Y4taS746 Jun 01, 2012
  • Oracle suffers major setback in Google case: Judge dismisses copyright claims against Google for parts of Java http://t.co/ZXSpQ0DY Jun 01, 2012
  • US: The John Edwards saga: marriage, career and trial, all miscarried http://t.co/shAiIgDT Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells recruits Linklaters corporate partner duo in Milan- Legalweek http://t.co/qU50zf1p Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: CC sets out new salary bands with pay rises for 1-3 PQE associates- Legalweek http://t.co/icBRIXOK Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey team finalises first deals since Dechert move- Legalweek http://t.co/VEdwg7iX Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith corporate veteran takes Southeast Asia managing partner role- Legalweek http://t.co/oevCFcHk Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: OC sets out plans for Paris launch as ink dries on Spain and Italy tie-ups- Legalweek http://t.co/PD8O2elG Jun 01, 2012
  • Brazilian Bar debates implementing tougher rules for foreign law firms- Legalweek http://t.co/8PjpngPO Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds trials low-cost team in Leeds- Legalweek http://t.co/tMH3N1jM Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: LG and Field Fisher set for summer merger vote as talks move forward- Legalweek http://t.co/DO7iT9B5 Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper's regional offices under scrutiny in profitability review- Legalweek http://t.co/G2eDBWBj Jun 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey's UK partners unlikely to face clawback for US debt- Legalweek http://t.co/dYpROQxH Jun 01, 2012
  • Panorama: Stadiums of Hate – a Polish fan’s response from the stands. http://t.co/Bj7SBoyY Jun 01, 2012
  • Preserving the essence of personal injury http://t.co/ynCJ3QwP Jun 01, 2012
  • Chav-hating is not always about class http://t.co/noZXTGBh Jun 01, 2012
  • US: John Edwards walks free: judge rules mistrial in case of the ex-senator's sex scandal http://t.co/FlL4Uv99 Jun 01, 2012
  • INDIA: Nothing's sacred: the illegal trade in India's holy cows http://t.co/yNdGD9xy Jun 01, 2012
  • Murdoch's men on the inside - George Osborne sucked into row over BSkyB deal http://t.co/RKjOdSXF Jun 01, 2012
  • Judge halts Travellers 'slavery' case http://t.co/yqhNGSa2 Jun 01, 2012
  • Anger at parents charged with murder of children http://t.co/dkdOA8Cn Jun 01, 2012
  • Boy aged 12 raped girl after viewing online porn http://t.co/ORIoxKEt Jun 01, 2012
  • Lawrence murder: Met criticised after finding no corruption evidence http://t.co/TRDoEijp Jun 01, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: SRA and OISC make competing land-grabs for immigration work http://t.co/I3T9VnUi Jun 01, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Biggest debt recovery firm eyes acquisitions and is “open” to external investment http://t.co/4Zsj6mri Jun 01, 2012
  • Oswestry Solicitor criticises ICO as new Cookie regulations crumble into confusion http://t.co/VCmPl1nF June 1, 2012
  • SRA to launch consultation on IFA referrals | Money Marketing http://t.co/NfaLzWwq June 1, 2012
  • US: Retired justice says campaign finance ruling made cash king http://t.co/RdaXmOhZ June 1, 2012
  • Leveson Inquiry: Britain needs a free, aggressive, irreverant press, says Ken Clarke http://t.co/dNSjJiDp June 1, 2012
  • Diamond Jubilee celebrations must finally bring freedom and justice for Gary McKinnon http://t.co/3IwjgbDy June 1, 2012
  • PHILIPPINES: Corona camp won't appeal conviction http://t.co/puZN1zmx June 1, 2012
  • VATICAN justice medieval - French lawyer http://t.co/6Z695wRR June 1, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Constitutional rights of women in Pakistan: http://t.co/GaCf4f9B June 1, 2012
  • IRELAND: Man charged with threat to 'kill or cause serious harm' to barrister at Four Courts http://t.co/d8rjZt2D June 1, 2012
  • Captain jailed for £1m ferry crash - Northern Ireland http://t.co/t1s5962m June1, 2012