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- IRELAND: Striking out groundless proceedings - International Law Office http://t.co/1HltPzFh May 29, 2012
- Drunk literary agent convicted of assaulting a elderly man on London Tube train has failed to clear his name http://t.co/PIseePXf May 29, 2012
- Struck-off solicitor slammed as 'slum landlord' by Camden Council » http://t.co/rgNfXG5D May 29, 2012
- AUS: Solicitor blames legal team for guilty plea over alleged client sex assault http://t.co/fP2w1Xdh May 29, 2012
- Solicitor denies billing client £300-an-hour to play golf http://t.co/nf4cmJFx May 29, 2012
- IRAN 'finds fix' for sophisticated Flame malware http://t.co/XbAjiyNM May 29, 2012
- Court heard that Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble 'forced victim to touch his groin' http://t.co/S4AnHO4l May 29, 2012
- Rangers win court challenge over SFA transfer ban http://t.co/pZ2zZb7s May 29, 2012
- ITALY: Prime Minister suggests halt Italian football for 2-3 years after match-fixing row http://t.co/PnbSdPVy May 29, 2012
- Facebook shares dip below $30 to new low amidst legal wrangling from last week's earlier fall http://t.co/dsvJvx1K May 29, 2012
- Payday lender criticised for 'Jubilee loan' http://t.co/O2htl4zw May 29, 2012
- The Lockerbie Case: Blind justice http://t.co/0eLR5F4Y May 29, 2012
- Greece and tax justice – the last hope for its democracy http://t.co/IP1cOPr8 May 29, 2012
- Former Big Brother winner Brian’s court fight to pull plug on reality show TOWIE http://t.co/rUIzzMXR May 29, 2012
- EGYPT: Making Transitional Justice Work for the Arab Spring - protest outside Mubarak trial http://t.co/bw6s4pnQ May 29, 2012
- PAKISTAN: Still no justice a year on from journalist’s killing http://t.co/1k2x5hLq May 29, 2012
- Michael Gove v Lord Justice Leveson: more rounds to come http://t.co/B5jgsGNw May 29, 2012
- PHILIPPINES: Senate votes 20-3 to convict Corona http://t.co/25t8y80B May 29, 2012
- UK to deploy rape investigation squad to war zones http://t.co/wXoZNLFL May 29, 2012
- Secret justice bill not perfect, says Ken Clarke http://t.co/OqCAtbmA May 29, 2012
- Prisoner voting ruling - commentary by Scottish Human Rights Commission http://t.co/Qh3Y0CUs May 29, 2012
- Can Google’s New ‘Human Rights’ Channel Make A Difference? http://t.co/mJwWCy3S May 29, 2012
- Argentine Human Rights Lawyer Is First Head Of Fifa's Ethics Committee http://t.co/tZEAKciQ May 29, 2012
- MALTA: Ex-superintendent’s human rights breached by the police - http://t.co/cT65RZH3 via @timesofmalta May 29, 2012
- Top judge's son who had cocaine and ecstasy keeps job as barrister http://t.co/2dylfOui May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Foot Anstey has set out plans for how it will look to fight the FSA’s Arch cru redress scheme http://t.co/rfkoIW7C May 29, 2012
- Ex-magic assistant of Paul Daniels 'inflicted brain damage on partner after he covered her in hot lasagne' http://t.co/bJT2pYZo May 29, 2012
- Blair protester referred to DPP after his outburst at Leveson Inquiry http://t.co/AQUsoBZy May 29, 2012
- Analysis: A question of secret courts http://t.co/2jJK7855 May 29, 2012
- Law firm nominated in Young Business of the Year category for 'The Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo's 2012 Awards' http://t.co/ofa1LNok May 29, 2012
- Who’s Who Legal names Carey Olsen Guernsey Law Firm of the Year - http://t.co/7HtngUZR May 29, 2012
- AUS: Legal challenges mount up to oppose MDB draft plan http://t.co/Ilzk834b May 29, 2012
- Low awareness of 'legal high' risk in Dumfries and Galloway http://t.co/kabIvd43 May 29, 2012
- Who will fill legal RIM (Research in Motion) job after latest exec exit? http://t.co/GEqq0vip May 29, 2012
- A new proportionality test without accompanying guidance will be disastrous | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/xKkaeyAs May 29, 2012
- RTA portal should not be ‘one size fits all’, FOIL says | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/huu24nru May 29, 2012
- Managing director keeps pay in lieu despite gross misconduct | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/sgt1eAkK May 29, 2012
- Number of new laws falls to lowest level since 2002 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/xjfh5u14 May 29, 2012
- Racist Tube rant woman Jacqueline Woodhouse jailed http://t.co/gJSZbbvf May 29, 2012
- Justice Secretary Ken Clarke 'chillaxes' at the cricket as the coalition makes new U-turns http://t.co/nwvwrrAk May 29, 2012
- Actress Angelina Jolie backs UK fight against rape in war zones http://t.co/6EZmrmhG May 29, 2012
- Is Italian football more corrupt, or do they just get caught more often? | John Foot http://t.co/P5WFNVYQ May 29, 2012
- Courts to test 'battered woman defence' in drugs cases http://t.co/zYlz0Fo2 May 29, 2012
- Why under-18s can't be victims of domestic abuse http://t.co/G4QLgZ65 May 29, 2012
- Justice and security bill: section 13 is an affront http://t.co/yX3ZRu5n May 29, 2012
- UK firms prepare applications as Singapore announces new QFLP licences | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jQQwPYvv May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst's turnover rises 6 per cent at end of expansive year | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XNF6GMur May 29, 2012
- No charges for Guardian reporter Amelia Hill over 'leaks' http://t.co/MI9mBVDt May 29, 2012
- SYRIA: Most Houla victims 'were executed' http://t.co/47LHy03R May 29, 2012
- Derby fire deaths: Parents arrested on suspicion of murder http://t.co/ADvdr6N2 May 29, 2012
- Four New Square pupil reprimanded by BSB after drug arrest | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OxCXuRWt May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie launches Johannesburg base with Dewey team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/3uIqAyOa May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper hires Frankfurt team as fallout from Dewey collapse continues | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Iaby28u3 May 29, 2012
- Punctuating the largest law firm collapse in United States history - Dewey & LeBoeuf : http://t.co/E5Nf3hA2 May 29, 2012
- US: Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will http://t.co/kgCCxDZw May 29, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: The number of legislative changes last year fell to its lowest in almost a decade http://t.co/DYiSWopo May 29, 2012
- Dewey & LeBoeuf Files Bankruptcy as Partners Flee, Debts Surge http://t.co/pDVx049V May 29, 2012
- US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy http://t.co/Sa86gNIi May 29, 2012
- Banter Bigotry: It’s only a joke, love | Independent Editor's choice Blogs http://t.co/b6v4rXRA May 29, 2012
- Twitter, power lists and the question of gender http://t.co/j2skZSD5 May 29, 2012
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a May 29, 2012
- Argos and Homebase can reclaim toxic sofa damages | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/naM8TdAr May 29, 2012
- High Court in stalemate over Twitter bomb hoax case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/g1G2DKnc May 29, 2012
- Judge's son caught with cocaine and Ecstasy keeps job as barrister http://t.co/6iwPPEgo May 29, 2012
- Does it matter that Google was gathering personal information - That car in your street was a Street View search engine http://t.co/Xcd5yZnB May 29, 2012
- New judicial powers 'aren't just secret justice but no justice at all' http://t.co/Skm0Vls2 May 29, 2012
- Civil courts to hear evidence in secret, but not inquests http://t.co/gtZKIboz May 29, 2012
- Yes, marriage is the 'gold standard’ http://t.co/27TMDFhO May 29, 2012
- Sex, chaos and law in Mauritius | | Independent Editor's choice Blogs http://t.co/26ih9pTG May 29, 2012
- ICO updates advice on Cookie law for businesses http://t.co/4XvijY5A May 29, 2012
- UK cookie law comes into force, now with added confusion http://t.co/xM14l4aS May 29, 2012
- Retailer slams ICO over "embarrassing banality" of revised cookie law guidance http://t.co/w3W1EgjF May 29, 2012
- JAPAN: Japan lacked sufficient laws to handle nuke crisis http://t.co/Wa5IgnBh May 29, 2012
- HCL tribunal case verdict in June - Kate Bleasdale case http://t.co/m6Tgst2G May 29, 2012
- Farmer loses profit averaging tribunal http://t.co/Ts7AXLmL May 29, 2012
- The Hague Tribunal’s response to “Voice of Russia” http://t.co/grvjI2IK May 29, 2012
- Michael Woodfood may settle with Olympus over unfair dismissal http://t.co/PtFAXjZk May 29, 2012
- BANGLADESH: Islamic party leader indicted for alleged war crimes in 1971 http://t.co/j1W7MHoi May 29, 2012
- Human Rights vs. Natural Rights: A right wing critique http://t.co/k2WXFY4r May 29, 2012
- INDIA: National Human Rights Commission hears rights violation cases http://t.co/ydKvmY8F May 29, 2012
- CHINA: Local chengguan law enforcers in China are rife with abuses of power, fuelling social instability and tension http://t.co/TINjoGyb May 29, 2012
- US: Pastor who supports gay rights risks losing his church http://t.co/eke4RDou May 29, 2012
- MEXICO: Rights activist Sicilia rips Mexico's presidential campaign http://t.co/MMjGcR7A May 29, 2012
- VATICAN: What exactly are we meant to think about a criminal trial in Vatican courts http://t.co/W9w7Ylvk May 29, 2012
- Civil courts to hear evidence in secret, but not inquests http://t.co/gtZKIboz May 29, 2012
- Abu Qatada: Can he get a fair trial in Jordan? http://t.co/RgWvfZGk May 29, 2012
- Secret courts plan: Ken Clarke to approve shake-up for security and spy cases http://t.co/kVNNe3wz May 29, 2012
- CANADA: Tory MP asks Supreme Court to uphold Toronto riding result http://t.co/oKDwaR2g May 29, 2012
- 'War criminal' protest makes mockery of courts' security system http://t.co/VDIV1O47 May 29, 2012
- NORWAY: Lawyer: Norwegian killer vows not to appeal guilty verdict if found sane http://t.co/G30wbKZW May 29, 2012
- INDONESIA: Bali bomber Patek ‘only an accomplice’, says Lawyer http://t.co/mJiJzVK6 May 29, 2012
- VARICAN: Pope's butler pledges to cooperate with Vatican scandal probe, meaning other heads may roll http://t.co/67w2bNqC May 29, 2012
- US: Pismo Beach lawyer gets 5 years of probation for embezzling $275,000 | http://t.co/bj3Ew3Sb May 29, 2012
- Top war crimes lawyer joins Fifa in ethics and corruption drive http://t.co/9uOckuvy May 29, 2012
- BAHRAIN: Hunger striker Al-Khawaja to end his strike Monday, 110 days after he began refusing food, according lawyer http://t.co/jjxI9qiP May 29, 2012
- EGYPT: Lawyer Ali joins protests in Tahrir against Egypt poll results http://t.co/fslmatTq May 29, 2012
- The top lawyer at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned and will soon leave the struggling BlackBerry maker http://t.co/sm8mcnFF #blackberry May 29, 2012
- CANADA: Lawyers take to the streets with students for Montreal’s 35th consecutive night of protest http://t.co/qYz7GTOC May 29, 2012
- CHINA: Apple TV trial production begins at Foxconn China plant? http://t.co/Iyfp817t May 29, 2012
- Twitter joke trial stalemate reveals laughable gap in British justice http://t.co/lE013J8E May 29, 2012
- PHILIPPINES: Law students' verdicts on Corona trial http://t.co/4eNmY7Ru May 29, 2012
- PAKISTAN: Shakil Afridi Trial - Family Of Pakistan Doctor In Bin Laden Hunt Calls Trial A Sham http://t.co/1VRVv1cG May 29, 2012
- Arlene Fraser murder trial: Key witness is habitual liar, trial hears http://t.co/FAMnLHRn May 29, 2012
- Sunderland Footballer Titus Bramble sexual assault trial begins http://t.co/xZSv9YGr May 29, 2012
- CANADA & RWANDA: Rwandan schoolteacher Jacques Mungwarere pleads not guilty at Canadian war-crimes trial http://t.co/lMy3hQMp May 29, 2012
- GM crop-trial website taken down by cyber-attack http://t.co/cbLDLiM3 May 29, 2012
- US: Jury deliberating for 7th straight day in Edwards trial http://t.co/rAH89634 May 29, 2012
- TURKEY & ISRAEL: Four former Israeli military commanders indicted in Turkey for their role in the Mavi Marmara raid http://t.co/BGsa9Ral May 29, 2012
- Jury has been told the suggested motive for why a man would want his estranged wife murdered is feeble and unconvincing http://t.co/cR7SSOat May 29, 2012
- Abu Qatada loses bail bid but will still be in UK for five more months http://t.co/CXHcgwn2 May 29, 2012
- ISRAEL: Netanyahu delays vote on bill to sanction illegal West Bank outposts - http://t.co/JeMPlF0y May 29, 2012
- US: States are considering laws that would make it illegal to film police making arrests or otherwise doing their duty http://t.co/uCCk7KNs May 29, 2012
- PHILIPPINES: Justice Corona's dollar trades in 1960s were 'illegal' http://t.co/hnie9sqZ May 29, 2012
- NIGERIA: Joint Task Force blames illegal oil bunkering on multinationals http://t.co/532dwAAP May 29, 2012
- BAHRAIN: 'Close illegal labour camps' call http://t.co/b0IqJcoh May 29, 2012
- INDIA: Hyderabad MP Jagan sent to jail for 14 days ⁰in illegal assets case: http://t.co/UusaOSg0 May 29, 2012
- CHINA: Chinese networking company Huawei has denied accusations that it benefits from illegal state subsidies http://t.co/s31A7Fvo May 29, 2012
- The global problem of kidney trafficking - http://t.co/rXL8Sql0 May 29, 2012
- INDIA: Illegal mining is bleeding Rajasthan dry http://t.co/lWFc7mkt May 29, 2012
- Balcony death accused pleads guilty to manslaughter http://t.co/XOPIoXMl May 29, 2012
- 20% of NI students 'to exploit Irish passport loophole' http://t.co/JrllTgIQ May 29, 2012
- Michaela McAreavey murder trial hears police officer 'lying' http://t.co/F3phccKl May 29, 2012
- Andrew Wyper faces racist abuse charge over Evan Mohammed site http://t.co/FABoqwCz May 29, 2012
- Francisco Roselli jailed for life for murdering William McKenzie http://t.co/EG9HrwHQ May 29, 2012
- Nurofen Plus tampering: Christopher McGuire jailed http://t.co/OASC0gtw May 29, 2012
- Nat Fraser trial: Defence QC says Arlene murder case 'is difficult' http://t.co/82WTGXgu May 29, 2012
- Scottish Independence: TV clash over Scotland's future http://t.co/vWJcHUu6 May 29, 2012
- Hibernian striker Garry O'Connor 'gave false name' to Police when questioned over drugs - court told http://t.co/1waHLkEC May 29, 2012
- Rangers' CVA proposal on Tuesday http://t.co/zEalR7I3 May 29, 2012
- NHS Lothian contract questioned by health secretary http://t.co/a7JznLwZ May 29, 2012
- Gabor Sarkozi murder: Two men found guilty http://t.co/thhHtgUP May 29, 2012
- Merthyr Tydfil crime project reduces victim numbers http://t.co/lwiGEFLR May 29, 2012
- Government scraps 'secret inquests' plan http://t.co/pghuiNX7 May 29, 2012
- Conservatives Michael Gove and Theresa May to appear before Leveson http://t.co/gfT4s7mi May 29, 2012
- Women hold fewer than third of top jobs - http://t.co/izJoDQBs May 29, 2012
- Kim Kardashian accuses British Airways of theft http://t.co/ikLkZAsA May 29, 2012
- Pasty tax: U-turn 'a shambles' says Labour http://t.co/Jr4tjlM6 May 29, 2012
- Richard Benyon: Aristocrat whose enthusiasms have clouded his judgement - Shooting & conservation no happy bedfellow http://t.co/OtoT2P68 May 29, 2012
- Thanks to The Sun, for enriching each of our lives | | Independent Notebook http://t.co/WPNGlgWG May 29, 2012
- Asylum seekers: When the questions tell us so much more than the answers | http://t.co/zmk9QZF5 May 29, 2012
- A Big, Fat victory for Travellers as 'racist' adverts to be investigated http://t.co/sqj5hwXL May 29, 2012
- Help me decide future of press, Leveson asks Blair http://t.co/fBVhCgbP May 29, 2012
- VATICAN: Vatileaks: Hunt is on to find Vatican moles - http://t.co/80wiQcop May 29, 2012
- The 'suburban smuggler' facing death penalty in Indonesia - Cheltenham housewife arrested with nearly 5kg of cocaine http://t.co/DjGgDWzh May 29, 2012
- Stalemate in airport hoax appeal - http://t.co/xstmJ8rm May 29, 2012
- Couple jailed for locking their son in coal bunker http://t.co/usUctdIf May 29, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Panel to celebrate firms and chambers which sign up to vulnerable consumer standard http://t.co/K3ls3jh4 May 29, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: COLP/COFA advice service launched, referral fee offensive, and more http://t.co/EoF8Rb1Z May 29, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Pioneer calls on will-writers to become ABSs and level playing field with solicitors http://t.co/6Mstt5w9 May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, Weil and Bakers field London teams on $1.3bn private equity deal- Legalweek http://t.co/f8K7pQQd May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro sees revenues inch up as firm reviews partner performance- Legalweek http://t.co/186vEEXq May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws spinoff Enyo hires former Howrey partner duo from Nabarro- Legalweek http://t.co/uZ6Cml6H May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Holman Fenwick and Fulbright sign up trio of Dewey London partners- Legalweek http://t.co/l3oiQhBb May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley becomes latest firm to post double-digit growth- Legalweek http://t.co/RN8bEiAf May 29, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: SFO criticised for 'hollow threats' as FOI request reveals dawn raid freeze- Legalweek http://t.co/biPGm0o3 May 29, 2012
- IRELAND: Students to take appeal against grant reforms to the Supreme Court http://t.co/FaFUoEIZ May 29, 2012
- From Solicitor to gastro pub owner: Brothers who raised quality of the London pub http://t.co/UebNA5QS May 29, 2012
- Bungled redundancy procedures led to a worker being awarded compensation of £50,000 by an employment tribunal http://t.co/xo94tuep May 29, 2012
- Care home payments warning - Bradford http://t.co/kFdCLTSX May 29, 2012
- Insurance firms cash in on ambulance chasers - and we're paying http://t.co/ib5y039Z May 29, 2012
- Solicitor’s firm brands the practice of auctioning books of personal injury claims morally repugnant and bankrupt http://t.co/X2OLEjFo May 29, 2012
- Twitter joke trial: new hearing for man who tweeted about blowing up airport http://t.co/Uf5i3Vbd May 29, 2012
- Leveson: press regulator would have to be independent of industry http://t.co/ir4KII2E May 29, 2012
- Abu Qatada denied bail due to pressure of Olympics on security forces http://t.co/B567p5lM May 29, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Can mediation always rise to the occasion? http://t.co/v7eB3NI4 May 29, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Litigation partner acted for care providers in fees dispute http://t.co/7wMZmAy4 May 29, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Solicitor-advocate acted for teacher in abuse acquittal http://t.co/2GLJrgcV May 29, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Call to halt referral fee ‘auctions’ http://t.co/pbsBMW4t May 29, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Money-laundering report warns of new risks http://t.co/wOWMCgAQ May 29, 2012
