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- RUSSIA’s human rights envoy calls for retrial of Maxim Babayev adoptive father http://t.co/JTfY14e9
- JAMAICA: Arrest errant gays - Humanrights advocate says homosexuals who run afoul of the law should face its full brunt http://t.co/MXfQM7hm
- RWANDA: Judges Upgrade Knowledge On Human Rights http://t.co/pDpAehIc
- A Rabbinic Call for Human Rights http://t.co/YfLS2LQN
- UN human rights experts urge IRAN to halt execution of five activists: http://t.co/rhZ3cb2Y
- GUATEMALA: Ríos Montt Trial a Milestone for Justice http://t.co/Xlauldw4
- NIGERIA: Funds Released for Lead Cleanup should save untold rights, claimed by Human Rights Watch http://t.co/TMwuFZNa
- GERMANY: Rights holders sue YouTube in escalating royalty fight http://t.co/mbNSrnq6
- AZERBAIJAN: Spotlight on 'abysmal' rights record http://t.co/DG6CbPF7
- Industrial Rights Ballot for the Police Will Pose One Question http://t.co/qna3sm07
- INDIA street vendors fight for their rights http://t.co/cnLqUZvb
- Do pregnant women have different rights? http://t.co/ZdIgfqtP
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- GREECE crisis: Poor turn to illegal logging to survive http://t.co/bq9sGHp2
- US Law School Applications Crater http://t.co/oPhGOOeN
- Law Enforcement Rarely Uses Search Warrants in Getting Twitter Data http://t.co/cN1iNl8K
- Google will seek to limit law enforcement's access to emails http://t.co/JFN2XeUO
- Tomorrow's Lawyers: a virtual judiciary - extract | Richard Susskind http://t.co/kQZVHpXh
- GUATEMALA: Former dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt to stand trial for displacement of Mayan Indians in 1980s http://t.co/F7n8c7l8
- Judges will decide whether civil cases involving national security can be heard in secret in a climbdown by the Govt http://t.co/ekmC2O8j
- Number of litter fines rises 90-fold in 15 years http://t.co/OiHYRkB8
- Pump Court barrister named as first female chancellor of Norwich Cathedral | The Lawyer http://t.co/SrMlLyry
- More firms ask for help to fund tax bills | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/MxBhcIqu
- Julian Ponder jailed for six years for Bali drug possession http://t.co/ss76F47z
- 'Ban non-medics from giving Botox' http://t.co/LI2Nc9Dw
- New Iraq abuse cases by British forces go to High Court http://t.co/sgWJDSlr
- Criminal records check law breaches human rights, court rules http://t.co/NkLaA8DC
- UK bans sale of five invasive non-native aquatic plants http://t.co/j1ZT1iq2
- Briton arrested in Nimes murder probe http://t.co/ykN1lTqP
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- How hardware hacking (almost) made me a fraudster http://t.co/0MhhDBIs
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
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- RUSSIA puts dead lawyer on trial for corruption http://t.co/9OzaoIC8
- TUEKEY: Selek Case a Travesty For Turkish Judiciary http://t.co/ftQVs9WO
- US: Guantanamo Secret Censor Frustrates Judge In 9/11 Case http://t.co/lhLE4zgX
- ECUADOR: Judge says he helped cheat Chevron in $18.2 billion Ecuadorean judgment http://t.co/oKgj2135
- Commons set for crucial boundary change vote http://t.co/KPLThwDG
- Documentary reveals claims about firm responsible for delivering the Government's £5bn Work Programme http://t.co/SONHWgGS
- It's time for the RSPCA to face some hard questions http://t.co/qr3ZOMuO
- End this clock-watching - If doctors have to bypass an EU directive to treat patients, so be it http://t.co/4uiviY4B
- Two arrested after Nicole Falkingham, the wife of a millionaire property developer, is found dead in the back of a car http://t.co/n9ziG5jx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields' top earner took home £2.9m, accounts show | The Lawyer http://t.co/qR4doZl3
- Accused silk points finger at 39 Essex Street over VAT fraud charge | The Lawyer http://t.co/0486cIco
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Newcastle Airport takes Eversheds negligence claim to the CoA | The Lawyer http://t.co/NPyZwUE9
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- UAE to Issue New Bankruptcy Legislation Soon, WAM Reports http://t.co/yWv96BnA
- Bristol Law firm runs charity challenge http://t.co/wvb6zqZk
- Stop moralising and change tax law, top accountant tells PM http://t.co/MaJWs38I
- Planning law review in Wales to help make homes greener http://t.co/rKKmR6On
- ABS specialising in claims by builders and cabbies eyes external investment | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/anJBavG1
- If at first you don't succeed... SRA tries again to increase £2,000 fining power | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/AEExR3yb
- Blocking new crime agency 'is mistake' says David Ford http://t.co/UeVCZsr7
- Brighton footballer 'exposed himself for photo' http://t.co/mykYoCm6
- Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria: Government accused of 'farcical' strategy http://t.co/LeiL14S5
- Rupert Murdoch apologises over Gerald Scarfe cartoon http://t.co/i37wwukE
- Changing the debate on rape http://t.co/Nc7wjyVz
- N. Ireland Justice Minister David Ford has signalled his intention to make the tribunal system more accessible http://t.co/KdvPBUeJ
- Case returns to first-tier tribunal after adviser arrest http://t.co/rfqYkpsR
- Studley nurse loses claim against former health trust employers at tribunal http://t.co/23RpffTl
- Scores hurt as Islamists take to BANGLADESH streets over tribunal http://t.co/yoXCusRS
- Swift Trade engaged in deliberate and manipulative market abuse, Tribunal finds http://t.co/okHU1vqW
- Tribunal upholds £8m Swift Trade FSA fine http://t.co/Pvu5ZUcS
- Soldier left suicidal after DWP accused him of faking injuries, tribunal told http://t.co/nHGXHjZP
- Regulator opposes management bid for troubled legal fund http://t.co/cch9K3LU
- Iceland wins legal battle to avoid paying back UK for Icesave collapse compensation http://t.co/tjsDRc3Y
- Keydata costs see FSCS legal bill for recoveries hit nearly £23m http://t.co/q1Ws1bht
- Google faces UK legal action over Apple privacy concerns http://t.co/PjSkOrPQ
- Legal bid to find who posted Facebook threats against Catholic http://t.co/KQQopYfb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bristol's Lyons Davidson denies Admiral acquisition - Legalweek http://t.co/5fVg9DY6
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents adds City partner with Addleshaws bank litigation hire - Legalweek http://t.co/MBjo6zFR
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang leads on landmark group legal action against Google - Legalweek http://t.co/2oVd7Drq
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Capita moves into legal process outsourcing after Pinsents deal - Legalweek http://t.co/LGnWKKvX
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- Trainee solicitor fined after dog is found roaming Brierfield without ID tag http://t.co/tHr396GW
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- Dunmurry Solicitor acquitted of molesting teenage boy http://t.co/dTxWUVT2
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- Tyrone Rowe murder: Grandmother appeals for justice http://t.co/oM3WoeGt
- Secret court bill 'threatens centuries of open justice and will erode Britain's moral standing http://t.co/hEWcCGHm
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- Tory MP Andrew Tyrie attacks secret courts bill http://t.co/t95Nq3wC
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- Court rules against UK in £2.3bn Icesave deposit guarantees battle http://t.co/MzfGqF0q
- Are there more women at your in-house legal department in senior positions than in other areas of your company? http://t.co/HTkJv8og
- Judging the judges in US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ALtPjOHE
- Caught short on foot-long claim | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tlDRDhzX
- Response from Britain's main lawyers' bodies to a proposed referendum on EU membership was surprisingly muted http://t.co/G6AsIS0o
- Regulating litigation funding | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dSQ6AWDk
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- Dreamliner: No fault found with Boeing 787 battery http://t.co/H2SJqkUZ
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- Mark Duggan jury inquest date set for September http://t.co/DNhZx0cw
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