FOCUS OF THE DAY story - The changing face of legal services and Chambers’ need to respond. It is a simple fact that a £4bn profit legal market is bound to be attractive to new entrants with low cost operating structures. These new entrants bring with them existing large loyal customer bases. Full story - The Barrister
- MP's 'flippant' Twitter outburst at train passenger http://t.co/tHbWwPfW May 25, 2012
- Leveson Inquiry: Hunt texted 'mon ami' to lobbyist http://t.co/zl1Q3WkZ May 25, 2012
- Ex-Met detective Ryan Coleman Farrow on misconduct charges http://t.co/2LBuwgjZ May 25, 2012
- Vatican detains 'Pope's butler' as suspect in leaks probe http://t.co/DuJTRXoh May 25, 2012
- Leveson Inquiry: Jeremy Hunt fair on BSkyB, says top civil servant http://t.co/4giAlea7 May 25, 2012
- London riots: Millionaire's daughter Laura Johnson jailed http://t.co/82g9M5xP May 25, 2012
- Priest sentencing adjourned over mental health concerns http://t.co/gyTraNiU May 25, 2012
- IRELAND: Art dispute at the centre of €75m case against solicitor http://t.co/AccmgViI May 25, 2012
- Three men from the London area and a solicitor have denied involvement in a scheme to arrange sham marriages http://t.co/R0jEXqTg May 25, 2012
- Solicitor jailed for crime linked to murder victim http://t.co/1QWMOKgZ May 25, 2012
- Fife solicitor says Dundee case is sign of things to come if courts close: http://t.co/eDRQmJQu May 25, 2012
- PHILIPPINES: Judge Corona Testifies in His Impeachment Trial http://t.co/pFZ86RbS May 25, 2012
- Lit cigarette probably caused illegal vodka factory explosion that killed five http://t.co/zgOcKu8N May 25, 2012
- Sex guide row halts Michaela trial http://t.co/j39fzRvE May 25, 2012
- 50% of women endure discrimination daily, research finds http://t.co/gqp4JCTl+ May 25, 2012
- AUS: International custody dispute could set precedent http://t.co/085Vrhvy May 25, 2012
- Lord Taylor of Warwick, the peer jailed for false expenses, has been banned for life from the legal profession http://t.co/qkyVnGFj May 25, 2012
- How to make cookies and influence people http://t.co/T8wNlVsZ May 25, 2012
- Exam board criticised for Jewish prejudice question http://t.co/HvVyxKSw May 25, 2012
- Full Text of Human Rights Record of the United States in 2011 http://t.co/aFcEtVPi May 25, 2012
- Nul points for Eurovision on human rights http://t.co/vL11bxVL May 25, 2012
- Anarchists claim responsibility for railway signalling sabotage in Bristol http://t.co/YbH3wFyC May 25, 2012
- Rapist Brian Witty jailed indefinitely : Former TA Parachute Regiment captain is told he must serve minimum of 8 years http://t.co/4iYr86mV May 25, 2012
- Co-operative bids to become big solicitors chain taking on 3,000 extra staff http://t.co/78d4I9Nl May 25, 2012
- CANADA: Strictly Legal: Phony ‘retired lawyer’ fined for illegal practice http://t.co/AQiWvM0H May 25, 2012
- Lawyers bid to disqualify ex-bosses of Farepak as directors http://t.co/KIhEuG8c May 25, 2012
- Facebook IPO: Nasdaq set to pay out $100million as tech giant faces legal trouble over hidden losses http://t.co/unJcPOp1 May 25, 2012
- US legal row over Dish Network's ad-skipping TV box http://t.co/kFKSwP1V May 25, 2012
- SRA licenses first non-solicitor firm as ABS | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/yWTseQxO May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Three Dewey lenders sell off debt as bankruptcy looms- Legalweek http://t.co/SQdLfkV2 May 25, 2012
- Google's copyright complaints flag up piracy of Microsoft http://t.co/w2L6CkKb May 25, 2012
- Tony Blair to appear before Leveson Inquiry http://t.co/8zRSccs1 May 25, 2012
- Former Lloyds head of fraud and security Jessica Harper charged over £2.5m fraud http://t.co/ZYn8oNMc May 25, 2012
- Spanish doctor ordered to pay for upkeep of child after failed abortion http://t.co/lM9QRshc May 25, 2012
- BABY BARISTA BLOG: Keep it complicated http://t.co/zJJA2E6p May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Belgium's De Wolf boosts IP with Capgemini hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UOiVQXbO May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Woolf calls for restrictions on inquiries | The Lawyer: http://t.co/52EFd1AG May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lord Goldsmith leads stellar line-up as Tchenguiz hearing kicks off | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fQfpcmTP May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields mulls female partnership targets in diversity push | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hP3Hu9MY May 25, 2012
- US: Proposed Law Would Limit International Enrollment at University of California Schools: http://t.co/x1VeTgJE May 25, 2012
- US: Law Firms Lose Ruling in Fight Over Coudert Brothers Bankruptcy http://t.co/WcredBby May 25, 2012
- ARGENTINA: Transgender Advocates Hail Law Easing Rules in Argentina http://t.co/wNppvbSs May 25, 2012
- Cookie law: websites must seek consent from this weekend http://t.co/FRJoAeCG May 25, 2012
- US: Chicago Law: What next for outgoing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald? http://t.co/efYexbXk May 25, 2012
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ May 25, 2012
- Lloyds uses search specialists to monitor conveyancing panel | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/M4lvS24W May 25, 2012
- Divorce clients will earn points from the Co-op | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/M0WYokj0 May 25, 2012
- Golden chocolate rabbit cannot be trademarked | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/VbSDzyFZ May 25, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: A helping hand: sponsorship programmes http://t.co/egR3mqdB May 25, 2012
- US: Food stamp fraud raising concerns in government offices http://t.co/IfBviA6x May 25, 2012
- US: John Edwards Jury Focuses on Second Donor's Cash http://t.co/xqTuCUMn May 25, 2012
- US: The trial of Rajat Gupta: The prosecution of one of the corporate elite gets under way | The Economist http://t.co/B1MgJ3t1 May 25, 2012
- US: Goldman Sachs trial - Email, wiretaps, at trial link Gupta to Rajaratnam http://t.co/sJkpZxo4 May 25, 2012
- Lawyer-Turned-Teacher Says Desire for Family Time Explains Why More Men Go ‘Pink Collar’ http://t.co/lOnBkGOk May 25, 2012
- CZECH: Lawyer of Rath's family reports attack, pressure on him http://t.co/yzdTYEEt May 25, 2012
- US & BALKANS: Vegas grocer accused of war crimes sent to Bosnia http://t.co/xQXfRUER May 25, 2012
- Google lawyer touts Oracle trial victory http://t.co/76Qwz7ia May 25, 2012
- AUS: Ted Bundy killed more than 100 people, lawyer says http://t.co/CXBbgZsf May 25, 2012
- ISRAEL offered $6 million to Turk raid victims - lawyer http://t.co/abqyoww4 May 25, 2012
- TUNISIA: Exiled Tunisian leader Ben Ali denies role in protester deaths - lawyer http://t.co/le8aXs92 May 25, 2012
- US: Lawyers want Obama, Bush to testify in 9/11 case http://t.co/nEB0pexZ May 25, 2012
- China Lawyer, in U.S., Voices Fears for His Family http://t.co/7eYnLbSB May 25, 2012
- S. AFRICA: Jacob Zuma's lawyer weeps in court case against artist http://t.co/IOpFbqdi May 25, 2012
- US: Judges Impose Dress Code - Anyone heading to court in central Indiana’s Grant County shouldn’t wear pajamas http://t.co/yW1FcmCE May 25, 2012
- AUS: Hard-working family man paid 12-year-old girl $10 for sex act, court hears http://t.co/1iPx02Dv May 25, 2012
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Courting trouble | The Economist http://t.co/1Q7Wk0Cj May 25, 2012
- US: Supreme Court says families cannot sue mortgage company over loan discount fee http://t.co/98ACANgG May 25, 2012
- S. AFRICA: ANC heads to court to force ban on defaced Zuma painting http://t.co/XT11rjaL May 25, 2012
- Confessor to murdering Michaela McAreavey had his head held under water & suffocated during interrogation, court heard http://t.co/dc1KiK7l May 25, 2012
- A new human rights channel on YouTube http://t.co/5klvDvFn May 25, 2012
- US critical of IRAN and SYRIA in human rights report on 'tumultuous' year http://t.co/MjeYuWSX May 25, 2012
- AZERBAIJAN: Azeri rights row drowns out Eurovision Song Contest http://t.co/XiXYm0Ox May 25, 2012
- INDIA: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in rights row, cancels lecture in UK http://t.co/XU3VGtFQ May 25, 2012
- TUNISIA: Tribunal demands death for Ben Ali http://t.co/L8rHNJn5 May 25, 2012
- The Charity Tribunal upholds Commission's merger decision on 2 independent schools but orders changes http://t.co/Tjp0JHQ8 May 25, 2012
- ZAMBIA: Ruling to suspend a special tribunal maintained http://t.co/lINpunP8 May 25, 2012
- CANADA: B.C. Human Rights tribunal upholds important right to wear hiking boots while performing lunges http://t.co/uXGqLKYp May 25, 2012
- INDIA: Green tribunal suspends environmental clearance for Cuddalore power project http://t.co/z105zmue May 25, 2012
- BALKANS: Yugoslav war crimes tribunal says Mladic trial to resume June 25th with first witness http://t.co/rDy3pefn May 25, 2012
- INDIA: Tribunal suspends TN power project’s clearance http://t.co/yWPWtPn2 May 25, 2012
- IOC fails to take sanctions against Saudi Arabia as desert state looks set to send team with no women http://t.co/ylhYh4g2 #women May 25, 2012
- Apple chief Tim Cook gives up $75m dividend payments http://t.co/YOnJABhK May 25, 2012
- Government goes to court to ban Sir Clive Thompson from being director http://t.co/p5r8WVOx May 25, 2012
- A tale of tyranny behind the kitsch of Eurovision in AZERBAIJAN http://t.co/74wv9uup May 25, 2012
- 'Sin is such fun’ vicar faces calls for sack over Facebook posts http://t.co/dfBSbrSM May 25, 2012
- Ministry of Defence pays millions to rehire sacked civilians http://t.co/XuGEwqr6 May 25, 2012
- Jeremy Hunt and the secret BSkyB memo to David Cameron http://t.co/46SSKlCe May 25, 2012
- Court case over drone strike 'could force Britain to reveal intelligence exchanges with US' http://t.co/VO146AdC May 25, 2012
- Judges in Europe 'exceeded their authority' over prisoner votes, say David Davis and Jack Straw http://t.co/vAYDcEgn May 25, 2012
- Mark Zuckerberg saved $111m by selling Facebook shares before stock slumped - http://t.co/XryxLMLA May 25, 2012
- RUSSIA: Release of jailed activist gives Putin a new protest problem - http://t.co/ltA3GX7J May 25, 2012
- Catcalls, whistles, groping: just another day for a young woman - Govt. urged to take abuse seriously
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- Leveson Sketch: The QC damned – with great praise - http://t.co/jNdGiiuR May 25, 2012
- How the 'Minister for Murdoch' made case for BSkyB deal - http://t.co/13Ah2IDT May 25, 2012
- We're nowhere near migration target, admit Tories - http://t.co/5VjJn2Ev May 25, 2012
- David Cameron knew Hunt would back BSkyB bid http://t.co/kYLdzvY8 May 25, 2012
- Police seize £4m in fake coins - http://t.co/IIVUy8tW May 25, 2012
- McAreavey suspects 'tortured' http://t.co/xRl01StW May 25, 2012
- Prisons grow more crowded despite falling crime rate - http://t.co/TFXekFU4 May 25, 2012
- Sister is haunted by 'honour killing' - http://t.co/JWKQDrDn May 25, 2012
- Thousands of police accused of corruption – http://t.co/GPf7RSaf May 25, 2012
- McKeown trial told sexual assault 'did not contribute' to death http://t.co/OJBKUJyk May 25, 2012
- Soldiers murder verdict 'wrong' says defence http://t.co/FYppVdaU May 25, 2012
- Stephen Carroll sentence to be referred to Court of Appeal http://t.co/nrCoq2P7 May 25, 2012
- Nipsa brands PSNI rehiring policy 'jobs for the boys' http://t.co/oBZZOQuj May 25, 2012
- Police in Newry attacked with petrol bombs http://t.co/MFpIIIuf May 25, 2012
- Armed police at Ysgol Plas Coch in Wrexham for traffic issues defended http://t.co/ryPwREx1 May 25, 2012
- Gabor Sarkozi murder trial: Final statements to jury http://t.co/38eSncQc May 25, 2012
- Cardiff business district review warning http://t.co/2yOc2k5z May 25, 2012
- William McTaggart painting stolen from Perth framers http://t.co/0rSbO8ci May 25, 2012
- Man avoided jail for Celtic Twitter comment about Peter Lawwell http://t.co/QTyOXflN May 25, 2012
- Nat Fraser trial: Police saw 'atmosphere' between accused and Arlene family http://t.co/5xPv2wNb May 25, 2012
- Edinburgh bus lane camera fines to be cancelled http://t.co/cIbGvYRx May 25, 2012
- Edward Johnston admits Glasgow restaurant bomb threat siege http://t.co/zpdgFauL May 25, 2012
- Lockerbie bombing: Libyan prime minister meets Scots authorities http://t.co/8e0IRx2M May 25, 2012
- US: Etan Patz death: Man confesses to NYC killing in 1979 http://t.co/fvF0fzZ8 May 25, 2012
- Scottish independence: 'Yes' campaign to be launched http://t.co/OxIAsV6k May 25, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: The London Legal Walk: a show of solidarity http://t.co/Jf23xCx7 May 25, 2012
- Regulation and Enforcement, Shoosmiths, Beecroft Report on employment law reform - a storm in a tea cup? - Legal Week http://t.co/FYcwKOn7 May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro and K&L among advisers as Farepak directors trial gets underway- Legalweek http://t.co/dwuu7QIy May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: UK trio join legal line-up as Thai company trumps Shell with £1.2bn Cove bid- Legalweek http://t.co/iG9F1KZ2 May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil London team leads on major Israel investment for US industrial company- Legalweek http://t.co/DlL2N4Xx May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP votes to retain 80% stake in Lawyers on Demand spinoff- Legalweek http://t.co/4zoV1KJp May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds promotes nine lawyers to new director role- Legalweek http://t.co/Uq3lwfn4 May 25, 2012
- Shell to appoint line-up of firms to new global litigation panel- Legalweek http://t.co/ioQ4AFEm May 25, 2012
- China approved for India-related arbitration work- Legalweek http://t.co/rCF1Xjqk May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws switched off as ITV finalises new legal panel- Legalweek http://t.co/vVLCTw0V May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields tightens exit terms with six months' notice for partners- Legalweek http://t.co/HZWCemgY May 25, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates latest to target Australia market- Legalweek http://t.co/01carAE9 May 25, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Fighting the good fight, if not always winning http://t.co/ML937wgr May 25, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Firm claims RTA portal “breakthrough” as insolvency cases granted stay of LASPO e.. http://t.co/6pIlCf5e May 25, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op eyes up conveyancing firm acquisition http://t.co/7FhEES6y May 25, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Revealed: niche property firm becomes newest ABS http://t.co/qIpKGZWO May 25, 2012
- US: Law Enforcement Busts Car Theft, Export Ring http://t.co/7vvhsFFt May 24, 2012
- Airlines say carbon law cutting EU off from growth http://t.co/xVWFUR1F May 24, 2012
- Our employment laws - the weakest in Europe - aren't weak enough for some http://t.co/by0RwpNu May 24, 2012
- INDIA: Panel suggests review of Indian laws in Kashmir http://t.co/BXgGbPWS May 24, 2012
- S. AFRICA: Analysis - South Africa's new security laws: who will they protect? http://t.co/68Yzuwy8 May 24, 2012
- CANADA: Quebec's 'truncheon law' rebounds as student strike spreads | http://t.co/OIoJ7iq4 May 24, 2012
- Combatting Cyber-Victimization - Berkeley Technology Law Journal Berkeley Technology Law Journal May 24, 2012
- From Preemption to Circumvention: If Technology Regulates, Why Do We Need Regulation? - Berkeley Technology Law Journal http://t.co/6PFjGnyF May 24, 2012
- Legal Scholarship & US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: An Empirical Study - Berkeley Technology Law Journal http://t.co/cGqICKxR May 24, 2012
- Governance of Intellectual Resources & Disintegration of Intellectual Property - Berkeley Technology Law Journal http://t.co/wWBqbseW May 24, 2012
- Toward Reasonable Standards for Law Enforcement Access to Location Data - Berkeley Technology Law Journal http://t.co/6KI3a8T3 May 24, 2012
- Mixed Reality: How the Laws of Virtual Worlds Govern Everyday Life - Berkley Technology Law Journal http://t.co/dCS1P8Ha May 24, 2012
- Anticompetitive Innovation & the Quality of Invention - Berkley Technology Law Journal http://t.co/9R52rjVj May 24, 2012
- Prison Reform Trust: harsh sentencing will not bring down UK reoffending rates http://t.co/Z3DaIhvM May 25, 2012
- Bradley Manning military trial: group petitions for a more open court http://t.co/nejA4V3o May 25, 2012
- CANADA: Student protests erupt into political crisis with mass arrests http://t.co/1QETY2c3 May 25, 2012
- PFA to make racist abuse a sacking offence for professional footballers http://t.co/eztNLBdD May 25, 2012
- ISRAEL: African asylum seekers injured in Tel Aviv race riots http://t.co/9kJH93ib May 25, 2012
- ISRAEL offers compensation to Mavi Marmara flotilla raid victims http://t.co/UjZJ2SUr May 25, 2012
- US cuts Pakistan's aid in protest at jail for doctor who helped find Bin Laden http://t.co/SQMwQcVN May 25, 2012
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