FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board have hit out over a report commissioned by the LSB which suggested that the cab rank rule should be abolished. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- USl: Alabama lawmaker emails racist rant to gun-rights constituent and entire state http://t.co/AdqvF9GDfQ
- The human target: how do you protect human rights in a world that pushes for results? http://t.co/Z48UNFROaz
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- CHINA: Apple in Chinese court over patent rights for Siri http://t.co/zh1vndV9So
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- US law to restrict government purchases of Chinese IT equipment http://t.co/0s5o7yG0E0
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- Council gives Law Society chiefs a bloody nose | Legal Futures http://t.co/D1lbCHV4Qw
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey's former London landlord Prudential issues $10.3m claim - Legalweek http://t.co/56AZwFpGbm
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- Japanese firm opens three new offices | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k9CS7bpTyR
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF confirms 38 job cuts following Cobbetts acquisition | The Lawyer http://t.co/EdE1lgfiTw
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- Secretary of State for Justice: More European laws in Britain are simply not acceptable http://t.co/3OyBYj7Gsq
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- European Commission broadens the scope of its analysis of Member States\' justice systems http://t.co/hawgaCwDNO
- Technology Justice: a rallying cry for this century? http://t.co/chrDFlmrOG
- IRELAND: Schoolteacher claims solicitor misappropriated final mortgage draw-down http://t.co/czA07a5xWn
- AUSTRALIA: Barrister Christine Nash 'struck off' for misconduct http://t.co/XHk16rCOvA
- CHINA: History made as barrister Louie Mui is jailed for illegal deals with clients http://t.co/rAXY1ybJyh
- UK College of Law to Host Equine Law Conference http://t.co/Sh8zUY3SVW
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- Leicester Institute of Legal Practice has Legal Skills Suite sponsored by top Law Firm Irwin Mitchel http://t.co/MRjnlDCOYH
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- CANADA: Quebec's two most-established political parties are hesitating about reimbursing ill-begotten cash http://t.co/TeFTcdfDai
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