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- Mladic war crimes trial will restart after month's delay http://t.co/p5pOCFZ7 May 24, 2012
- Some prisoners have earned the right to vote, so let them | Jonathan Aitken http://t.co/iVqNpr6A May 24, 2012
- What really lies behind the 'war on women' | Naomi Wolf http://t.co/falT8rIX May 24, 2012
- Carina Trimingham loses privacy case against Daily Mail http://t.co/RJmElXXp May 24, 2012
- The venture capitalists and the scandal-hit children's homes http://t.co/Wsa2zotw May 24, 2012
- IPCC records 837 complaints about police corruption http://t.co/84zt0RaJ May 24, 2012
- Man who stole pensioner's life savings sweet tin jailed http://t.co/guHq8pRF May 24, 2012
- Littlehey jail mutiny pair given longer sentences - http://t.co/k1J4BDzv May 24, 2012
- Police to visit Libya over Yvonne Fletcher death http://t.co/Xz6zXt5D May 24, 2012
- YouTube Launches Human Rights Channel http://t.co/sM5Q0rZH May 24, 2012
- Amnesty Says Rights Abuses Continue in Burma, Despite Reforms http://t.co/q2PnB1Fr May 24, 2012
- Boy charged over death of Euan Craig after alleged fight at Rosshall Academy http://t.co/MZvKGaON May 24, 2012
- Leveson Inquiry: Hunt memo reveals BSkyB support http://t.co/mGYK1EOC May 24, 2012
- MOJ to monitor court interpreters after one in ten fail to turn up or get translation wrong http://t.co/ZFH9xeCo May 24, 2012
- Court cases hampered by translation failures http://t.co/Ca5dnAs5 May 24, 2012
- Eleanor Robinson has been named trainee solicitor of the year - Leicestershire http://t.co/SIti32WC May 24, 2012
- Birkdale solicitor takes over as managing partner at Liverpool's Maxwell Hodge http://t.co/YUJOrhfI May 24, 2012
- Solicitor warns over employees Facebook comments http://t.co/GhmdRKKg May 24, 2012
- George Davies Solicitors in Manchester sees 16 per cent fee income rise http://t.co/Y0KfqbDn May 24, 2012
- Solicitor appointed as arts charity trustee in Essex http://t.co/9BdXuQvP May 24, 2012
- Solicitor struck off after referring clients to tied adviser http://t.co/hHENqCXs May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Will the minister rule out the use of closed material proceedings in cases of non-national security?’ http://t.co/afQ5zZnJ May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw earned £100,000+ in extra-parliamentary earnings since last election http://t.co/7pebzaOI May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Sartorial tone by the judiciary at Legal walk http://t.co/derlk8OL May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Junior Lawyers Division was always on hiding to nothing at last week’s public session of the SRA board http://t.co/VKC5HRhm May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Insolvency exemption in latest no win, no fee U-turn http://t.co/7QS8Rd6L May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: No win, no fee climb down: a case of double standards http://t.co/AtHkQcFH May 24, 2012
- PHILIPPINES: Justice Corona Signs Waiver clearing Medical City in case he is impeached http://t.co/4erYKkcR May 24, 2012
- Scottish Parliament Justice Portfolio - http://t.co/SKU8NMXM May 24, 2012
- Why me? Putting restorative justice into action - MoJ features http://t.co/5lvrw0SP May 24, 2012
- Russian Ministry of Justice requests Yaroshenko’s extradition from the US http://t.co/rJTgHSkP May 24, 2012
- Religion and Social Justice: The Push http://t.co/Tjg3xvpZ May 24, 2012
- 5th Annual American Indian Justice Conference http://t.co/RkB7KTL4 May 24, 2012
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Chief justice charged with sedition http://t.co/VYNSnfTd May 24, 2012
- Lord Monson calls for justice following unexplained death of son Alexander in Kenya http://t.co/1zXEySzt May 24, 2012
- Inside justice: Thames magistrates court, Bow, east London
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- FeministLawPrfs: Feminist Saint Joan http://t.co/l0FHdIw0 May 24, 2012
- Scottish minimum alcohol pricing passed by parliament http://t.co/JoKVkqnh May 24, 2012
- Academies' refusal to admit pupils with special needs prompts legal battles http://t.co/61BqonHb May 24, 2012
- You gotta fight for your employment rights http://t.co/JkdcwNPL May 24, 2012
- Court clerk who was first to be jailed under Bribery Act has sentence cut http://t.co/5NoXtejK May 24, 2012
- Now for an arms trade treaty | Kate Allen http://t.co/O3n7Zpbq May 24, 2012
- Dissident republican's sentence for killing officer referred to court of appeal http://t.co/3PKIqcMN May 24, 2012
- Leveson Inquiry: News Corp contact not 'inappropriate' http://t.co/mGYK1EOC May 24, 2012
- Reoffending rates reach record level http://t.co/s5BNRW0I May 24, 2012
- 'Credible evidence' MI6 spy died alone, says pathologist http://t.co/VS0lv5Uv May 24, 2012
- Former member of Cabinet Chris Huhne's partner Carina Trimingham loses privacy case http://t.co/v26FI88q May 24, 2012
- OTA’s Ryanair sales prompt demand for legal clarification - http://t.co/Lm2ArTQ5 May 24, 2012
- Bedfordshire Farm owner fined after overlooking legal requirements http://t.co/vcuRrQEh May 24, 2012
- Facebook Fallout: Morgan Stanley May Face Legal Liability, Attorney Says http://t.co/6LXgFlwq May 24, 2012
- Geeks rejoice at Google's legal triumph over Oracle http://t.co/q8A1dMft May 24, 2012
- Murderers now allowed to work as bouncers in Northern Ireland pubs and clubs http://t.co/srb006HU May 24, 2012
- Legal face-off for Facebook?: http://t.co/TvGMdIkN May 24, 2012
- US: Legal experts weigh in on effect of FAMU band member statements in hazing death case http://t.co/qH8LJjTx May 24, 2012
- London Welsh rugby club ready for legal fight after RFU Premier snub http://t.co/5LvSIrNK May 24, 2012
- Tories give Jeremy Hunt's ex-aide Adam Smith Leveson legal advice - http://t.co/U8rlnYZ9 May 24, 2012
- The Co-operative Group is to create 3,000 new jobs in the legal sector through a continued expansion http://t.co/vi3HiI28 May 24, 2012
- What kind of prime minister gives a free vote on a 'fundamental human right' http://t.co/S0NG9m2a May 24, 2012
- Human rights crimes still taking place in Syria - UN http://t.co/kc3ZM9Hl May 24, 2012
- Young mans’s teaching dream ends with brawl in the street: according to barrister - Halifax http://t.co/UVO5l1Ws May 24, 2012
- IRELAND: Man hit on head by barbell in gym is awarded €14k damages http://t.co/JHlbPVWC May 24, 2012
- Fraud office rebuked in Tchenguiz case http://t.co/yipDIm7o May 24, 2012
- AUS: Farquharson 'should have had manslaughter' option http://t.co/AsJS7hiQ May 24, 2012
- Google Analytics and the EU cookie directive. Who will fall foul of the law? Google or the developer? http://t.co/hVmHdL2v May 24, 2012
- US: Rutgers School of Law Accused False Advertising of Salaries In Excess of $130,000 For Top Students http://t.co/MBgKJdTb May 24, 2012
- US: Proponents of Tougher Intellectual Property Law Try to Shift Debate http://t.co/6XHg67fk May 24, 2012
- L.A. Law and the Fake Picasso: http://t.co/uThbfo00 May 24, 2012
- US: Law Graduate in Immigration Limbo Hopes California Court Approves License http://t.co/gymWYf5t May 24, 2012
- US: The Law of the Sea treaty will sink America's economy http://t.co/dh59J6z6 May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert opens Chicago office as expansion continues | The Lawyer: http://t.co/nXTxq2Mb May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly Bircham dragged into private investigation row | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9WJB8hvz May 24, 2012
- RPC wins landmark media harassment case for Daily Mail | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OY7jNvOS May 24, 2012
- Facebook sued over alleged IPO losses | The Lawyer: http://t.co/JUlWJ4Pu May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Co-op ABS plans to create thousands of legal jobs | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eHleVjMr May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O picks up Mayer Brown partner for Vietnam launch | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MaMilfRl May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: International expansion drives Holman Fenwick to 10 per cent growth | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tS7p6yVR May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP to spin off Lawyers on Demand business | The Lawyer: http://t.co/yj2mrSWJ May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: FCO must disclose details of Blair/Bush conversation http://t.co/VL60YPcc May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Deferred prosecution agreements may be introduced to tackle economic crime http://t.co/IPl7xHZs May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Legal indemnity insurance provider First Title Insurance plc launches insurance policy for homebuyers http://t.co/eBZwe9ug May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The shortlist for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs) has been announced http://t.co/XDDuj055 May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Mediation market witnesses massive growth http://t.co/1sYcyZqW May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Legal walk is a massive success - Walk raises £500,000 & counting http://t.co/HJEVO5de May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has reacted furiously to regulatory decision to drop minimum salary http://t.co/rTSa5kiH May 24, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Illegal workers cannot claim race discrimination http://t.co/WlshzWI4 May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Official statistics reveal ALS performance failure http://t.co/XTeXOF7D May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: 'Customer’ or 'client’? http://t.co/W1RKnCIJ May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: City firm must defend whistleblower accusations http://t.co/zYQT2C6l May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: 'Work to rule' blow to troubled civil courts service http://t.co/9xsAZLnx May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Call for ‘maturity of young adult' test in prosecution http://t.co/zhtUQDXt May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Local government career least popular option for students http://t.co/PACzON3B May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Regulators apply for ABS licence http://t.co/7g3ckL1W May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: High Court backs Collyer Bristow http://t.co/x8wpwtH6 May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: SARs ruling brings relief to law firms http://t.co/tra6JGsV May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Co-op goes nationwide with 3,000 new hires http://t.co/0obLE6Iw May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Official statistics reveal ALS performance failure May 24, 2012
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ May 24, 2012
- US: More Thoughts on the Dharun Ravi/Tyler Clementi hate crime Case: http://t.co/7oUx8yNm May 24, 2012
- US: A persistent problem in American courts is the lack of translators http://t.co/Ujs4B96v May 24, 2012
- Chris Huhne Partner Carina Trimingham's Damages Ruling Due http://t.co/9vEnAvlu May 24, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares and Harvey Ingram in talks to create £50m firm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Z3y2lQex May 24, 2012
- CHINA: Chen Guangcheng brother flees captors http://t.co/FqdlciRR May 24, 2012
- CANADA: Quebec’s new protest law will be struck down by court challenge over charter violation: lawyer http://t.co/KNBpQgmh May 24, 2012
- US: Law of the Sea Treaty Is Found on Capitol Hill, Again http://t.co/juQRCAw9 May 24, 2012
- AUS: Disgraced lawyer 'should be struck off roll' http://t.co/JEo2DtoW May 24, 2012
- TUNISIA: Military tribunal seeks death penalty for Ben Ali http://t.co/HaFTqvQS May 24, 2012
- RUC intelligence report so unreliable it was not given to Garda, tribunal told http://t.co/Evv6cB81 May 24, 2012
- Smithwick Tribunal hears RUC source 'warned of 'mole' in Dundalk station http://t.co/EK0kvxyo May 24, 2012
- Securing Indigenous Rights to Sacred Places with the UN Declaration at Parliament of the World's Religions: http://t.co/bxEg1HA5 May 24, 2012
- UN to scrutinize INDIAN progress on rights http://t.co/OUZ3omUt May 24, 2012
- RUSSIA: Human Rights Council moves to obstruct bill on illegal rallies http://t.co/tkLcWL0U May 24, 2012
- CANADA: Wrongs and rights: how did Quebec’s student standoff come to this? http://t.co/nMFDQmv1 May 24, 2012
- INDONESIA: Human rights still lacking in Papua http://t.co/odi26sTk May 24, 2012
- Premier League’s TV rights auction is set to smash its £3.5 billion record - http://t.co/lRxV49EN May 24, 2012
- Business Secretary Vince Cable attacked by business leaders for failing to scrap workers' rights http://t.co/Yr6ONv1Z May 24, 2012
- RUSSIA: Rights chief urges Putin to veto protest law http://t.co/KTrSEooA May 24, 2012
- The Barrister Magazine - The Problem With Lawyers http://t.co/2J3yHxjb May 24, 2012
- The Barrister Magazine - The changing face of legal services and Chambers’ need to respond. http://t.co/Sjkt84Zv May 24, 2012
- The Barrister Magazine - Expert Witness immunity- Where Now? http://t.co/ueELHkLj May 24, 2012
- The Barrister Magazine - Innovative marketing – do the current BSB rules discriminate against chambers? http://t.co/LSYG5wEA May 24, 2012
- The Barrister Magazine - Another Surveillance Law: One More Step towards the Big Brother State http://t.co/0n2kBm0v May 24, 2012
- The Barrister Magazine - The international expansion of the English Bar http://t.co/pbC64Hfi May 24, 2012
- Police to prosecute in magistrate's court http://t.co/GzskmFu9 May 24, 2012
- No 10 backs down over David Cameron's gay marriage plan http://t.co/plPA7sGX May 24, 2012
- Abu Hamza's daughter-in-law caught smuggling SIM card into prison beneath burkha http://t.co/ykcScrEo May 24, 2012
- Justice Secretary Ken Clarke: popular press to blame for thousands of criminals being in jail needlessly http://t.co/MGhl6dDE May 24, 2012
- Turkish man boasted he would 'cover London in blood' before 'family murder' http://t.co/KDz1LLsT May 24, 2012
- Treasury whistleblower 'frogmarched from the civil service', tribunal hears http://t.co/RqFmZD3w May 24, 2012
- Prime Minister David Cameron vows to defy Europe on prisoner voting http://t.co/XiQXsZbZ May 24, 2012
- MI6 spy Gareth Williams may have locked himself in bag, pathologist suggests http://t.co/ls5Monl7 May 24, 2012
- Tripoli vs. The Hague: two courts vie to try Gadhafi’s son http://t.co/lwLz7CNu May 24, 2012
- US: FBI takes Kim Dotcom's data without courts consent or knowledge http://t.co/VjcEC8Ao May 24, 2012
- INDIA: Court issues contempt notice to 67 pilots http://t.co/Gjl1ey7n May 24, 2012
- PAKISTAN: A group of lawyers beat up a staffer at the subordinate courts on Wednesday http://t.co/RBaoMdql May 24, 2012
- Russian diamond moguls go to war over $1bn dispute - http://t.co/A1qS45HK May 24, 2012
- The issue isn't prisoners getting the vote, it's about who really governs Britain says Tory MP Pritti Patel http://t.co/7bnGCzB6 May 24, 2012
- US: Lawyer blasts military justice, leaves practice http://t.co/AiH4pWaG May 24, 2012
- Lawyer for Film Producer Threatens TechDirt with Legal Action http://t.co/FnMB9jtS May 24, 2012
- US: State forced Lady Vols' media director to retire or be fired for 'insubordination' in 4 hours http://t.co/CpyWIXht May 24, 2012
- Tabloid story prompted Serious Fraud Office to nab Tchenguiz - lawyer http://t.co/B1MFeEzs May 24, 2012
- Google's Android doesn't infringe Oracle's patents, jury decides http://t.co/NS4g7pYE May 24, 2012
- Footballer Garry O'Connor ready to stand trial on cocaine charge http://t.co/JrF9i2KY May 24, 2012
- GUATEMALA: Judge orders second genocide trial for former dictator http://t.co/J0hHzah8 May 24, 2012
- Oracle vs Google Trial Over – Android Did Not Infringe On Oracle Patents http://t.co/L3W1sCCy May 24, 2012
- Arlene Fraser murder trial: Returning victim's rings to husband a 'mistake' http://t.co/w1ZV5rZY May 24, 2012
- US: John Edwards trial: Jurors seek information on ‘Bunny’ Mellon’s role http://t.co/DPvQU55L May 24, 2012
- Michaela McAreavey murder trial: Court hears of newlywed's frantic bid to revive honeymoon bride http://t.co/fCOVMOAs May 24, 2012
- US: First wiretap played at ex-director of Goldman Sachs Gupta insider-trading trial http://t.co/rqwYAqFw May 24, 2012
- CHINA: Government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon http://t.co/RlocOWrI May 24, 2012
- ISRAEL: Knesset passes law to encourage illegal settlements in the West Bank http://t.co/BfNDuWto May 24, 2012
- INDIA: 464 of 1,279 illegal religious structures likely to be demolished http://t.co/iMN7VeAl May 24, 2012
- Free banking a dangerous myth, says Bank official http://t.co/4fisP6kU May 24, 2012
- SOUTH AFRICA: Illegal miners trapped after accidents http://t.co/qvkPwlHH May 24, 2012
- NIGERIA: Arrests of 45 illegal Chinese textile traders http://t.co/4zt3435k May 24, 2012
- Four arrested over 'bribes' of £20,000 to Met Police http://t.co/QiGK0HSp May 24, 2012
- Vast fraud alleged at welfare-to-work firm - http://t.co/rIIsTzY0 May 24, 2012
- The venture capitalists and the scandal-hit children's homes http://t.co/Wsa2zotw May 24, 2012
- McKeown trial told injury was 'only cause' of bleeding http://t.co/waCc2zXZ May 24, 2012
- Man due in court over 1998 murder of Thomas Lockard http://t.co/5yq7Ujmf May 24, 2012
- Michaela McAreavey murder trial - police photographer cross-examined http://t.co/Vt39OZGU May 24, 2012
- Robert Lipp fined £500 over break-in bid which led to 'lazy PC' case http://t.co/BKAr9yQg May 24, 2012
- Serial rapist Chan Wright gets lifelong restriction order http://t.co/ZYe4WMUW May 24, 2012
- Scottish minimum alcohol pricing to be passed http://t.co/JoKVkqnh May 24, 2012
- BBC Wales strike called off as Olympic torch arrives http://t.co/PzJD2PGD May 24, 2012
- Gabor Sarkozi murder trial: Gary Bland 'tried to help' http://t.co/wtM59dt9 May 24, 2012
- Yaseen Ali Ege murder trial: Mother Sara Ege faints in dock http://t.co/qxlWhENl May 24, 2012
- Amnesty says actions did not match words in 2011 http://t.co/sI0gCMbH May 24, 2012
- Gay marriage: Conservative MPs to get free vote http://t.co/KG5pfXfg May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Spousal maintenance - how much and for how long? http://t.co/IJsTXqB7 May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Solicitors must 'wake up and smell coffee' over advocacy scheme http://t.co/viVLmzGW May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: SRA defends trainee minimum salary cut http://t.co/elNmKQEj May 24, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Hudson: bar strike would ‘damage profession’ http://t.co/tciZnPC1 May 24, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Fixed fees to fore as barristers launch public access service http://t.co/ShHNbDYT May 24, 2012
- A 3 minute law degree? Clever but no mention of Eddie Stobart barristers | http://t.co/DiZmfJPT May 24, 2012
- Justice bill delayed by inquest row between Cameron and Clegg http://t.co/j5u2OLq6 May 24, 2012
- UK to resist giving prisoners the vote despite European court ruling http://t.co/NSGkPIY4 May 24, 2012
- Vince Cable attacked by business leaders for failing to scrap workers' rights http://t.co/Yr6ONv1Z May 24, 2012
- As the Balkan economies struggle, the temptation for nationalist solutions will grow. Europe must take note http://t.co/RjrmhFUm May 24, 2012
- Serious Fraud Office chief calls on judges not to throw out Tchenguiz case http://t.co/AMJl45C3 May 24, 2012
- Beecroft proposals: how Tory donor's radical blueprint split the government http://t.co/hO4Qxz7r May 24, 2012
- BALKANS: Srebrenica, genocide denial and the responsibility to protect http://t.co/pirPPpdM May 24, 2012
- US: The scandal of phone call price-gouging by prisons http://t.co/ZjOxpoSt May 24, 2012
