FOCUS OF THE DAY: Rogue claims management companies providing bad service and bombarding people with nuisance calls will soon face hefty fines based on annual turnover and the nature of its offences, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Full story - Solicitors Journal
 |
| Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance |
- US: Leftover embryo adoption where choice of biological features exist causes controversy http://t.co/KoZo4QIAtz
- INDIA: Former Kashmiri fighters say they were deceived about amnesty's promise of a new life http://t.co/MJ52padIMW
- MONGOLIA's overcrowded ger district lacks most basic amenities, but now that could change under a new government plan http://t.co/Xom2CbWOir
- SPAIN plans to allow Jews expelled during the Inquisition a fast-track to citizenship - so would they take it http://t.co/Te6YVAh0ph
- N ZEALAND: Son of Maori king cleared of theft and drunk driving charges to safeguard his chances of succeeding father http://t.co/ZdXK5jzJIv
- HONG KONG democracy rally organisers arrested http://t.co/ch9IwrgH0D
- Rolf Harris mural in Sheffield to be painted over http://t.co/k2X5AVlLSB
- Tennis match with Cameron auctioned off for £160,000 http://t.co/8CjmVUm38M
- Sparkbrook murder: 'Shot' man was actually stabbed http://t.co/3GR4eHZknE
- Tour de France fever cranks up in Yorkshire http://t.co/TQZ74VC5JX
- FRANCE: Teacher dies after being 'stabbed by parent' http://t.co/lUZ0CdlDxv
- Rolf Harris jailed for five years and nine months http://t.co/6jqtnvWZua
- Actress Scarlett Johansson wins defamation case against French novelist http://t.co/POBHx8UpAA
- Court rules back-to-work legislation incompatible with European law http://t.co/vZKHVoxsbo
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells snares ENS tax and China specialist | The Lawyer http://t.co/As2NcYIzEC
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith turns to Pinsents for latest finance hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/WabZTsdA6x
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang revenue up 7 per cent to £117.6m as PEP falls below £500k | The Lawyer http://t.co/xSih5yKuMe
- For all its laudable efforts, the bar is still conspicuously pale and male | Law Gazette http://t.co/aEucrnn5DE
- Lloyds defends recovery letters naming ‘SCM Solicitors’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/haTPp4JCvu
- MPs urge compulsory sharing of whiplash fraud data | Law Gazette http://t.co/vks8GibOjq
- Society names IT partner for online conveyancing | Law Gazette http://t.co/k5m1YqHH3F
- City leader warns of legal dangers of Scottish ‘yes’ vote | Law Gazette http://t.co/BtlmkstMqt
- Peers add to criticism of judicial review changes | Law Gazette http://t.co/2eD3uVBtcC
- Rolf Harris viewed websites of indecent images of children http://t.co/iIMXrStQX2
- Lord chancellor Chris Grayling's role and lack of legal qualification under scrutiny from lords' inquiry http://t.co/BgaY26JZB6
- UK stands accused over extradition of Ethiopian opposition leader http://t.co/1oJt5stJpH
- Schools 'must train teachers' to tackle homophobia http://t.co/64ugRNCt8z
- Trojan Horse: Golden Hillock governors 'needed more time' http://t.co/jqiJRiLJrS
- High Court ruled laws underpinning back-to-work scheme "incompatible" with European Convention on Human Rights http://t.co/LbDRL8SNoC
- Systematic bribery at GlaxoSmithKline CHINA 'credible' - investigator http://t.co/zqADwoukgV J
- Children's TV 'packed with junk-food references' http://t.co/IrdjBktf7t
- 'Kidnap' mother Eileen Clark extradited to the US http://t.co/1vaODMmRYG
- IRAQ crisis: Isis rebels 'hunt opponents', say refugees http://t.co/2Yn67v1zYr
- Google reinstates 'forgotten' links after pressure http://t.co/0QW3geQuta
- British Gas staff mis-sold deals, says regulator Ofgem http://t.co/8c1vcewo3K
- PALESTINE: Hamas 'ready for Gaza ceasefire' if Israeli raids stop http://t.co/cooETqVBGJ
- Rolf Harris abuse had 'catastrophic effect', says victim http://t.co/kSxhsqmPQR
- ITALY: Costa Concordia - Police video shows inside wrecked ship http://t.co/zorR4Ac9mi
- Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months over phone hacking http://t.co/JXx7BlNvnn
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- The US war on workers: The Supreme Court Ruling on Harris v. Quinn Is a Blow for Unions http://t.co/n9GHPatUTl
- US: Outside Legal Work Proves Fruitful for New York’s Top Legislators http://t.co/XLSZcsgA72
- US: Colorado Clerk Won’t Halt Marriage Licenses for Gays http://t.co/lk23QxIqRe
- PAKISTAN Approves Sweeping Antiterror Bill, Prompting Warnings From Rights Groups http://t.co/wZwhiyvTQe
- US Privacy Panel Backs N.S.A.’s Internet Tapping http://t.co/cuxXRN9Okn
- FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy’s Many Legal Hurdles http://t.co/NOc7PSYRdy
- The Price of Prevention: Vaccine Costs Are Soaring http://t.co/95CCbxJBNZ
- ISRAEL: Arab Boy’s Death Escalates Clash Over Abductions http://t.co/nDAU6PfegJ
- After Harris and Coulson, isn't it about time for a historic banking crime investigation? http://t.co/Dcln2UN58R
- Our prison system is costly, overcrowded and doesn't make us safer — so let's change it http://t.co/JavkX1lexF
- Now we can see where the right to be forgotten leads, and it’s not good? http://t.co/wH1pnA6MSI
- The French ban on the niqab has been upheld. Quite right too? http://t.co/nvd4u1Azdb
- Teresa May appoints Baroness Nuala O’Loan to head up inquiry into the notorious unsolved Daniel Morgan murder case http://t.co/a5iSmPr5DS
- Pressure mounts over file on alleged Westminster paedophile ring http://t.co/IZqth2sNtH
- Rolf Harris leaves house by boat to be sentenced for indecent assaults http://t.co/REGXYKN6QV
- Andy Coulson sentencing: Former News of the World editor could face up to two years in jail http://t.co/yxpC69ricb
- Banks routinely send legal demands that scare struggling customers into paying up http://t.co/d57QN0U8bv
- MPs urge compulsory sharing of fraud whiplash data | Law Gazette http://t.co/zxzkpBn8mb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O's Wim Dejonghe - Higher plateau means partner hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/J58p5T2lSf
- A stripped-down telephone advice service for a single pre-payment fee launched as Naked Legal | Legal Futures http://t.co/V8ZT4qNFMP
- Undermining Our Conversation About the Right to Arms | Online Library of Law & Liberty: http://t.co/tI2VluuG0J
- The racist video that's shocked AUSTRALIA http://t.co/dRXijdhdBa
- Systematic bribery at GlaxoSmithKline China 'credible' - investigator http://t.co/zqADwoukgV
- London fraudster Fizzy jailed for '£30m' lottery scam http://t.co/XSYfmla9Hg
- Police investigating murder of Muslim PhD student release e-fit image http://t.co/0lU2Absf7r
- Teenager fined after taking selfie in court http://t.co/VR7ytzmvWU
- SPAIN's royal family fraud case: first evidence against King Felipe VI's brother-in-law http://t.co/giJLzaWptF
- Cowboy builders jailed for fleecing elderly victims of more than £1m http://t.co/HW0YFmpvRw
- Rolf Harris: eBay to review sales of artist's work http://t.co/RHAaaWJV42
- MPs demand SRA crackdown on personal injury lawyers “playing the system” | Legal Futures http://t.co/YwG957B7ME
- GERMANY Votes For First-Ever Minimum Wage, Around $11.50 http://t.co/I2PoDjLU7X
- ZIMBABWE's Robert Mugabe tells white farmers 'to go' http://t.co/aKJ5J5AnQv
- NETHERLANDS: Dutch Black Pete is 'negative stereotype' - court http://t.co/7snGDItGGh
- African nations give rebels in CONGO six months to disarm http://t.co/hiYiSzpp9d
- Deportation Threat Doesn't Diminish Young Migrants' US Hopes http://t.co/MIUfUYTYl6
- BRAZIL: World Cup police cooperation nabs Argentine 'dirty war' torturer http://t.co/A0TWgW8oBp
- The Rise of Adversarial Corporatism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/YOJ1ribWTF
- Ex-Serco chief of custody contracts is a director of firm also involved with MoJ http://t.co/D45sy2a23S
- Loving liberty means embracing human rights http://t.co/rdp8M0ofQ1
- Google will be happy with media anger over 'right to be forgotten' http://t.co/KEsoIxIRPT
- UK news organisations criticise Google over implementation of new law http://t.co/UjA4wvorUm
