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Today's Video Focus: A new book detailing sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court
Justice Brett Kavanaugh has brought the controversy that dominated his
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for Kavanaugh’s impeachment, Chris Cillizza explains what that process
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Focus of the Day Article: An alternative regulatory regime that sees all legal services regulated, but providers subject to different requirements depending on the work they do, has today been mooted by the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation. Full story - Legal Futures
- England: Watchdog chief warns criminal justice system 'dysfunctional and defective' https://t.co/rDTtEufx2
- SYLA to usher in new legal year with launch parties in Glasgow and Edinburgh https://t.co/xhAhXPuAry
- Andrew Lang to deliver inaugural lecture on global markets and law https://t.co/Hn4lweimsP
- Law Society of Scotland announces strategic partnership with Braemar Finance https://t.co/U96r4IgJQz
- South Africa: High Court rules bulk interception is unlawful https://t.co/2HNSmnfYf
- Usman Tariq named for ‘exciting and daunting’ Stair project https://t.co/7cAuMwxAwe
- Gibson Kerr promotes Stuart Millar and Caroline MacBeath https://t.co/wPKg8mUvj2
- First Division of Court of Session reaffirms notion of equivalent rights in allowing appeal on interpretation https://t.co/84HlIsg5Ep
- Estates solicitor struck off after undervaluing client assets by £50k https://t.co/C2CzZ0VTQ4
- We will continue fight to reduce probate backlogs https://t.co/0mcDKUPzx3
- Legal charity intervenes in Miller Supreme Court appeal https://t.co/QfEKn7ttQI
- Government must regulate ‘gig economy’ - Lib Dems https://t.co/SOAv93ieyn
- Former Hodge Jones & Allen chief explains 'brave' decision to quit https://t.co/PBON7Yj8ju
- Report on legal services regulation presents case for further reform https://t.co/2bIEyZtWmJ
- Law centre helps 2,300 people in its first year https://t.co/DBXj5isibM
- NAHL profits down as £800k spent preparing for PI reforms https://t.co/pKlgl1flw
- Unduly lenient sentence review scheme extended further https://t.co/IHKmOvOwe8
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/8nhOu6MZTj
- Sam Walker: Prisoner posted YouTube videos of life behind bars https://t.co/KBmEdLTX1b
- US academic given two weeks to leave UK after eight years https://t.co/22314QX2CE
- Supreme court prorogation hearing: who are the judges? https://t.co/Sr5uFKU3c
- ‘I thought I was guilty’: how the law can fail county lines victims https://t.co/Jx1G6htHx9
- #US government files civil lawsuit against Snowden over publication of memoir https://t.co/ubmp3IOfz6
- Child victims of human trafficking prosecuted despite CPS rules https://t.co/dLIVm653VG
- Government declines to rule out fresh prorogation if it loses case https://t.co/pK2HFMZso
- Lord Pannick stays calm and Keen lacks interest at supreme court https://t.co/rKgeK5WTtp ilemma of politics versus the law https://t.co/XnKq1ZbpuS
- Rome stall owner from #Bangladesh refuses reward for €2,000 cash find https://t.co/e2MAQzAE5b
- Gatwick Airport commits to facial recognition tech at boarding https://t.co/xOALZcFDk2
- Jodie Chesney: Teenager 'murdered in drug turf war' https://t.co/txMaILg4j1
- No charge for 91-year-old's boiler 'under any circumstances' https://t.co/iQ1F4DrGjN
- Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze https://t.co/7UkHv2vZLX
- Boris Johnson likely to lose supreme court case, says Labour https://t.co/O1YABrgwn2
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ypCERbR0Qe
- Boris Johnson to 'see what judges say' on recalling Parliament https://t.co/MZpjuCBcEa
- PC Andrew Harper murder probe: Four suspects arrested https://t.co/Omm9pW8aFl
- For Palestinians, #Israel’s elections promise nothing but defeat https://t.co/MZwHtbj1gN
- 'He's a barbarian': Māori tribe bans replica of Captain Cook's ship from port #NewZealand https://t.co/aWT4XQ0bjk
- Iceland hosts first major international #MeToo conference https://t.co/mPJZOKlWgo
- New York prosecutors subpoena eight years of tax returns from Donald Trump #US https://t.co/3zw8UW6kW
- The homeless death of Aimee Teese: 'I didn't think it would come to this at 30' https://t.co/OszcYU0FIz
- Brexit: EU citizens feel safer in Scotland than in England, report says https://t.co/DXjJDwek2C
- Gerry Adams' IRA denial 'a lie', says veteran republican https://t.co/RWc8IDV0fM
- Tories knew probation service was 'a mess', says ex-minister https://t.co/ZLHNart8Sp
- “Confusion reigns” in applying tech to access to justice | Legal Futures https://t.co/JVa36UvFkI
- City firm gives away email management software | Legal Futures https://t.co/RGRoLxi5rn
- CA quashes paralegal’s “unfair” contempt sentence | Legal Futures https://t.co/nYkB0sQx0w
- We are talking about lawyers who dictate every letter verbatim or who reply to emails by printing them off | Legal… https://t.co/35Jo3131fe
- My legal life: Michael Culver, Bolt Burdon Solicitors https://t.co/qjxtX7DouS
- Lawyer in the news: Ciaran Moynagh, Phoenix Law https://t.co/fP4S3PPJII
- Brexit places judges in uncomfortable territory https://t.co/1bZLGVKaOL
- Struck-off solicitor who misled client was dishonest, rules judge https://t.co/P04nA95vm0
- News focus: Why comparison sites can't seem to crack the legal sector https://t.co/h0GKBcL7M
- Hong Kong abandons new constraints on foreign lawyers https://t.co/lADeb9Wl7m
- Rosenblatt spreads its wings with corporate finance acquisition https://t.co/91NVGSoztQ
- Society urges long term approach to justice technology https://t.co/bNHbksbHUm
- Bar delays 'anti-abuse' written contracts for pupils https://t.co/JtmY112DMw
- Paralegal’s contempt conviction found to be ‘manifestly unfair’ https://t.co/LRdDYhWwud
- 'Care crisis': Sent-away children are 'easy victims' https://t.co/OAR5n9XB9Z
- More crimes added to 'lenient' sentence appeal scheme https://t.co/PsA9gcoL1
- UK apology over 'inadvertent' Saudi military sales https://t.co/l2Ud1BjXJG
- Universities 'failing' victims of sexual misconduct https://t.co/dh17kcnTEL
- Impoverished #IvoryCoast farmers who grow cocoa beans taste chocolate for the first time: https://t.co/vDwTVr629p
- Public to be able to ask for longer sentences for stalkers and abusers https://t.co/hd1AeLYmXC
- The Guardian view on county lines: victims, villains and everything in between | Editorial https://t.co/D9yAYtUXeE
- Elon Musk claims he didn't intend to accuse British diver of pedophilia https://t.co/BCgoFU17Pc
