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Civil liberties stance over secret courts plan too simplistic, says Ken Clarke. Minister in charge of justice and security bill says opposition based on 'legal purism' could wreck chance for sensible reform. Full story - Guardian Law
- Ash dieback: Government faces possible legal action http://t.co/KctZIvWx
- A UK legal system still based on class http://t.co/UbgA9EqX
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- INDIA: Tata Steel, Essel Mining among cos asked to pay Rs 50K cr for alleged illegal and excess mining in Odisha http://t.co/9Sn8gXKr
- BANGLADESH: Abul Kalam indicted - 8 charges of war crimes committed in 1971 http://t.co/xva4jbJ6
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- Former Tote staff could take Betfred to employment tribunal http://t.co/uHDEbVmL
- IRELAND: The cases for and against televising Irish justice http://t.co/tQ2csCrL
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- FRANCE: Justice minister 'had eight boyfriends when she fell pregnant http://t.co/BFavD7hp
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- CHINA: Disgraced Bo Xilai facing trial after expulsion confirmed http://t.co/MbigpEB3
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- SOUTH AFRICA: Urgent court bid to stop asylum deportations http://t.co/WVO3nh3R
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- PHILIPPINES: Cybercrime law must protect, not harass, citizens http://t.co/dS4ff2gp
- Australian clothing company files law suit against International Cycling Union http://t.co/2DF66Vub
- US: Arizona Law Criminalizing Abortions Raises Roe v. Wade Argument http://t.co/4oHe3hM9
- US: Copyright on Imported Works http://t.co/KLiH5tY4
- INDIA: In Fractious Political Times, a Scion of India’s Dynasty Stays Quiet http://t.co/7SfSdhB9
- EGYPT: Coptic Church Chooses Pope Who Rejects Political Role http://t.co/WUKAj7Zx
- US: As Candidates Make Final Pleas, Legal Battles Begin http://t.co/E91prWL2
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- Determination & religious inspiration are central to the remarkable story of the GC at the Islam Channel | The Lawyer http://t.co/HmkVUl8y
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- Third-party funders must accept statutory regulation to protect the integrity of the justice system | The Lawyer http://t.co/CpGjdR6T
- New anti-bribery laws are about to force both public and private companies to clean up their acts | The Lawyer http://t.co/bnYLL0zY
- Malaysian firms can gain from a liberalised market if they change their mindset and learn from newcomers | The Lawyer http://t.co/wwCd0Bt0
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- Plea for unification of international legal bodies | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/WppflX3D
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- Law Society attacks notion that education and training regime is broken | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/qoOdbjJF
- Niche corporate firm and conveyancing arm of property MDP become latest ABSs | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/uRZWZuVM
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- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
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- Freedom of Information: “Spellbinding Pain in the Butt” http://t.co/DevBwYTc
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- INDIA & PAKISTAN: Above The Law And Out Of Control http://t.co/wBDwYsAI
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- SOUTH SUDAN expels U.N. human rights officer http://t.co/qp4ah0Fc
- US: Judge extends early voting in central Florida following lawsuits http://t.co/pAcon4Hf
- AUSTRALIA: ABC mini-series on the James Hardie asbestos scandal packs a punch http://t.co/HG21Zb1p
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- Police face legal action over Jimmy Savile failures http://t.co/wtDz96wL
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- Suspected war criminal accused of slaughter of nearly a million in RWANDA is working as a taxi driver in Britain http://t.co/XwygmQmB
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- SRI LANKA chief justice impeachment - an unconstitutional witch hunt http://t.co/v2P3OAOL
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- IRAN: Khomeini regime committed gross human rights abuses, finds tribunal http://t.co/agexgmZV
- The 2012 US election and web freedom: who to vote for? http://t.co/JvAhHQx3
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- SYRIA: Rights group calls for release of Syrian lawyer http://t.co/Ni9q1ccD
- CANADA: Windsor lawyer helps ease drunk-driving law http://t.co/CxdBl962
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