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- Lincoln Lawyer: How a flu remedy changed contract law forever http://t.co/Ab6LS2Fe Jun 15, 2012
- BAHRAIN: Medics Punished for Treating Injured http://t.co/xhGANFnA Jun 15, 2012
- SYRIA: Sexual Assault in Detention http://t.co/2VPJ6xvR Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: How firms can benefit from lawyers taking up non-executive appointments http://t.co/E45wkIIF Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: CCRC concern over advice given to refugees http://t.co/6rRAlxaq Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Church of England's wedding rules can be elastic when it wants them to be http://t.co/uCz7Wlqn Jun 15, 2012
- Lords join chorus of criticism over Government's secret justice plans | The Lawyer: http://t.co/N1OiPJvF Jun 15, 2012
- Historian Dan Snow 'pinned down London rioter until police arrived': court heard http://t.co/AYtgmeTz Jun 15, 2012
- LulzSec 'hacker' Ryan Cleary unlikely to be extradited to US because he has Asperger's syndrome http://t.co/JNrC4TIC Jun 15, 2012
- BALKANS: Srebrenica massacre: four former Bosnian Serb soldiers jailed http://t.co/EVDyICUr Jun 15, 2012
- GUARDIAN LAW week's review: Online anonymity, online legal advice and online abuse http://t.co/BSM4IiAh Jun 15, 2012
- Anorexic woman should be fed against her wishes, judge rules http://t.co/xqZDvfWp Jun 15, 2012
- AUSTRALIA: Law firm secretary stole over $500k http://t.co/ANSFigON Jun 15, 2012
- Barrister died in fall down spiral staircase - Oxford http://t.co/7B5Onk5r Jun 15, 2012
- The pitfalls of free online legal advice http://t.co/qoBUInEm Jun 15, 2012
- Courts in chaos as delivery of legal papers is privatised http://t.co/Fhucskfe Jun 15, 2012
- Edinburgh Legionnaires' outbreak: Victim makes legal bid for answers http://t.co/5MX5bJt2 Jun 15, 2012
- Kevin Costner Wins Legal Battle Against Stephen Baldwin http://t.co/Pby9uy38 Jun 15, 2012
- US: Legal Help For The Poor In 'State Of Crisis' http://t.co/U38xGsIF Jun 15, 2012
- Teenager went on the rampage and kicked policeman in the face after taking Benzo Fury http://t.co/S7AsFadv Jun 15, 2012
- Human Rights Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson Speaks at AUA in ARMENIA http://t.co/kx0EWXnW Jun 15, 2012
- Kissinger and Human Rights: An "Indifferent, Callous, and Perhaps Even Hostile" Record http://t.co/GRcB9Ueb Jun 15, 2012
- AFGHANISTAN: Reverse Suspension of Political Party http://t.co/xhZj7pwF Jun 15, 2012
- Dinner winner! Nine-year-old NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne beats council censors http://t.co/WDGF9qkM Jun 15, 2012
- GERMANY: Major Police Raids: Salafist Organization Banned in Germany http://t.co/5WXK1MkT Jun 15, 2012
- GERMANY: Childcare Draft Law Fuels Feminism Debate in Germany http://t.co/th2r8clu Jun 15, 2012
- GERMANY: Police Used 'Metaphysicist' in Search for Neo-Nazi Murder Cell http://t.co/HYbV4hVE Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Courier ‘teething problems’ hit London courts http://t.co/VoiOPzGa Jun 15, 2012
- Using the v word to tackle anti-abortion laws http://t.co/NDKBMgi6 Jun 15, 2012
- Using the v word to tackle anti-abortion laws http://t.co/NDKBMgi6 Jun 15, 2012
- Cabinet Office has no record of Gordon Brown's 'war vow' call to Rupert Murdoch - http://t.co/v43dYYdi Jun 15, 2012
- NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne school dinner photo ban lifted http://t.co/MV7ivBm0 Jun 15, 2012
- Parents warned over fake digital thermometers http://t.co/mDFKIkay Jun 15, 2012
- Bed-bound Sergei Zolotovsky jailed for murders http://t.co/IJ5t0aGa Jun 15, 2012
- NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne banned from taking school dinner photos http://t.co/MV7ivBm0 Jun 15, 2012
- Stop and search: there's an app for that http://t.co/7mnUDJpx Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Senior lawyers attack closed civil hearings http://t.co/ldeZteKr Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Quindell snaps up claims networker to sidestep referral fee ban http://t.co/C11LPoyF Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: LG secures non-exclusive association in Brazil | The Lawyer: http://t.co/a0fSOEr7 Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton exodus continues with SH and KBH Kaanuun benefiting | The Lawyer: http://t.co/VbYExt19 Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: O'Melveny to build UK film practice with hire of Olswang star | The Lawyer: http://t.co/3Sjpjgwl Jun 15, 2012
- US: Sensible Sentences for Nonviolent Offenders http://t.co/HrF0E64G Jun 15, 2012
- Forthcoming Facebook Motion Said to Discuss Nasdaq's Role in I.P.O.: http://t.co/3wjITYES Jun 15, 2012
- BAHRAIN: Court Upholds Convictions of 9 Doctors http://t.co/f217whLZ Jun 15, 2012
- POLAND: Courts should be tougher on hooligans - Polish minister http://t.co/SpQLGNoE Jun 15, 2012
- POLAND: Polish leaders want stiff penalties for football hooligans http://t.co/X3iVNRA3 Jun 15, 2012
- Italian man who won £650,000 in betting stake goes to High Court after UK-based gambling site refused to pay http://t.co/LqPEVBW1 Jun 15, 2012
- BSkyB shares hit by cost of football TV rights 'blowout' http://t.co/7LKn7ddO Jun 15, 2012
- LIBYA: Law Restricting Speech Ruled Unconstitutional http://t.co/Xw93HvNS Jun 15, 2012
- US: White House, lawmakers prepare for health law ruling http://t.co/Z4yAShN3 Jun 15, 2012
- Forced equal pay audits for sexist bosses who lose tribunal claims http://t.co/dgTRLtSc Jun 15, 2012
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a Jun 15, 2012
- UK law firms must tackle cybercrime http://t.co/ZLKDS6kn Jun 15, 2012
- UN tribunal on LEBANON: Lawyer of Hezbollah suspect opposed to trial http://t.co/RPuR4NfS Jun 15, 2012
- CANADA: Manitoba judge in indecent photo scandal says she's a victim http://t.co/I7Hlhedv Jun 15, 2012
- AUSTRALIA: Husband of Brisbane lawyer Melinda Taylor says arrest in Libya puts all ICC workers at risk http://t.co/6qrNMUj7 Jun 15, 2012
- PAKISTAN: Lawyers’ chaotic meeting ends in mini-rally: http://t.co/5QOkcfjX Jun 15, 2012
- LIBYA: Lawyer Melinda Taylor: Nato Demands Release Of Four ICC Delegates Held By Militia In Zintan http://t.co/eD2Igyw8 Jun 15, 2012
- Masseur to the stars cleared of sex assault claims after spending 9 months behind bars on remand http://t.co/NiIqXb8O Jun 15, 2012
- US: Penn State Police Officer Testifies He Warned Sandusky About Contact With Boys http://t.co/B9qiQSo8 Jun 15, 2012
- NORWAY: Breivik trial: Psychiatric reports scrutinised http://t.co/kRCCi1lI Jun 15, 2012
- NZ: Guy trial: Contradiction on tape http://t.co/o5B8rBvA Jun 15, 2012
- US: New TIME Magazine Cover Story On Illegal Immigrants: ‘We Are Americans…Just Not Legally http://t.co/gHuhyWaP Jun 15, 2012
- Nottingham targets illegal cigarette and tobacco sellers http://t.co/LaBltkKO Jun 15, 2012
- Operation Elveden: three more arrested over alleged illegal payments http://t.co/0dVoiwhr Jun 15, 2012
- Law Firm News Roundup: 3rd to 9th June http://t.co/KUOflJ33 Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Support for an independent solicitor-locating website http://t.co/ZNVl2dlX Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Solicitor loses case over conditions on his practising certificate http://t.co/nX23QOI3 Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Eurozone crisis had major impact on EU legislation in 2011 http://t.co/HLh7HLRH Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: ICO confirms that personal data can be properly anonymised to avoid legal compliance http://t.co/dPqI1Pvy Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: LSC to close its specialist support service in July http://t.co/15o1rCRS Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Government announces plan to criminalise forced marriage http://t.co/WlPYcQZb Jun 15, 2012
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Doreen Lawrence & her solicitor receive honours at LALY awards http://t.co/Pru2JjEg Jun 15, 2012
- Privacy on parade: Government plans to snoop on internet & phone traffic raise practical & ethical considerations http://t.co/0wc7PZGZ Jun 15, 2012
- Snooping powers could target speeding motorists on phone, warns officer http://t.co/C4ygurAS Jun 15, 2012
- Security guards to form 'private police force' in city centre http://t.co/Cgppfa8q Jun 15, 2012
- Ministers not judges will decide secret hearings, experts warn http://t.co/7uKT2ZXc Jun 15, 2012
- Two-thirds of tagged youths go on to re-offend http://t.co/DzUMpsOh Jun 15, 2012
- Tagged criminals commit nearly 900 offences a year http://t.co/GBALJdor Jun 15, 2012
- ISRAEL: Nearly three months without food, as Israel looks away | http://t.co/zTnKvVlf Jun 15, 2012
- Gay marriage? Get your priorities straight, people | http://t.co/EZPs5cu6 Jun 15, 2012
- Leveson, and why the public do care http://t.co/qlJV69c9 Jun 15, 2012
- CHINA: Graphic abortion photos prompt outrage at China's one-child law http://t.co/twryoxIK Jun 15, 2012
- Cameron defends Hunt, Coulson – and his Christmas with Murdoch http://t.co/FIFf0MyX Jun 15, 2012
- GREECE: Pharmacist's murder highlights Greek economic plight http://t.co/qZELbVyu Jun 15, 2012
- FRANCE: Will xenophobia go mainstream? http://t.co/h7FFlC1l Jun 15, 2012
- An embarrassing day for the Prime Minister t http://t.co/jLtfC1QV Jun 15, 2012
- UK banks step back from involvement in cluster bombs http://t.co/oHVJWOYi Jun 15, 2012
- Belfast woman loses final bid to save pit bull terrier-type dog http://t.co/AgSf4Klp Jun 15, 2012
- Two Northern Ireland arrests in Ceop internet paedophile operation http://t.co/3SsO8fds Jun 15, 2012
- Ex-bank manager jailed for stealing from Ulster Bank and customers http://t.co/JGuZrA5k Jun 15, 2012
- Police federation calls for 'whole life' terms for killing officers http://t.co/pqtbiTk8 Jun 15, 2012
- Doctor tells murder trial Michaela McAreavey died in violent struggle http://t.co/o24FVAyZ Jun 15, 2012
- IRELAND: Sean Quinn's children's assets frozen by Dublin High Court http://t.co/PgnLVac2 Jun 15, 2012
- Eight arrested in paedophile probe http://t.co/Vfzdg4u1 Jun 15, 2012
- Black fish: Four fishermen admit £6.5m Lerwick and Peterhead scam http://t.co/PTrxGRBO Jun 15, 2012
- Glasgow kirk quits Church of Scotland over gay clergy row http://t.co/wdQo1Rht Jun 15, 2012
- Alex Salmond defends not telling police about Observer hacking claim http://t.co/QKwaSQNj Jun 15, 2012
- Eden Festival 'pink ecstasy' warning http://t.co/C8DFIYBz Jun 15, 2012
- Charity campaign for murder victim's families http://t.co/9vVnY7HR Jun 15, 2012
- Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Jury sent home after considering verdict http://t.co/sL9m9rvb Jun 15, 2012
- Holywell town councillor Michael Mills jailed for dead wife benefit fraud http://t.co/cLJKbMls Jun 15, 2012
- Surgeon Dr Ahmed Abdelgawad admits public decency charge http://t.co/SzqQTwLF Jun 15, 2012
- Swansea mother Michelle Smith 'murdered baby with painkiller' http://t.co/FS0fHA36 Jun 15, 2012
- US: Three doctors charged in Armstrong doping case http://t.co/qUFXouxn Jun 15, 2012
- UK's data communication bill faces tough criticism http://t.co/0VxshpcJ Jun 15, 2012
- UKBA staff 'unfairly rejecting' African visas, report finds http://t.co/tD9hudbo Jun 15, 2012
- JAPAN: Last Aum cult fugitive Katsuya Takahashi arrested in Japan http://t.co/iHICZIRS Jun 15, 2012
- INDIA: Female athlete arrested on 'rape' charges http://t.co/IX1PjtWp Jun 15, 2012
- EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood warn of 'dangerous' days http://t.co/8ypcdj8b Jun 15, 2012
- ARGENTINA: President Fernandez demands Falklands talks http://t.co/XalWDJJr Jun 15, 2012
- Guardian hacking journalist David Leigh won't be charged http://t.co/OxniwuTO Jun 15, 2012
- Met pays lawyer £210k for libel claim http://t.co/ReM1bbRU Jun 15, 2012
- Three arrests in corrupt payments investigation http://t.co/iXv7fHox Jun 15, 2012
- 100 held in web suspected internet paedophile raids http://t.co/7pnxKOwv Jun 15, 2012
- Man stabbed with his own samurai sword after trying to scare off intruders http://t.co/QbfhxYN6 Jun 15, 2012
- Paralysed men sentenced for murdering ex-wife and mother-in-law. http://t.co/YjhbNuwI Jun 15, 2012
- Warning on financial scams targeting the elderly http://t.co/ycNyX8rP Jun 15, 2012
- Serving police superintendent questioning continues over allegedly passing unauthorised information to journalist - http://t.co/b9mWnWPT Jun 15, 2012
- LAW GAZETTE: Appeal tribunal slaps down serial employment litigant http://t.co/dVdvERJk Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith, Olswang, Taylor Wessing among line-up on sale of Hoxton Hotel- Legalweek http://t.co/k7uOdfbJ Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis, Bakers lead on Kazakh oil company deal- Legalweek http://t.co/tZtskJ80 Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose brings in Vinson capital markets partner as firm pushes forward on integration- Legalweek http://t.co/2gTgeKUF Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O breaks ranks amid slowing Hong Kong market with partner cutbacks- Legalweek http://t.co/glNcpjaP Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood hires from SNR continue with partner duo- Legalweek http://t.co/nle7U4pl Jun 15, 2012
- LG enters Brazil market with local association as FFW talks continue- Legalweek http://t.co/K2ov6nOM Jun 15, 2012
- Russia calls to overturn foreign rulings prompt strong criticism- Legalweek http://t.co/oNIos0EA Jun 15, 2012
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Kingfisher hands key roles to top duo on reduced roster- Legalweek http://t.co/RxWZPUJD Jun 15, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Law firms need to wake up to importance of apps, urges report http://t.co/rq231oqZ Jun 15, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Consumer panel calls for five-fold increase in LeO’s compensation limit to £150,000 http://t.co/JWfsJjSs Jun 15, 2012
- LEGAL FUTURES: Mid-market private equity house targets law firm investment http://t.co/pqyTzpki Jun 15, 2012
- Eurozone crisis: Banking sector could be 'wiped out' if weakest nations leave http://t.co/Vx9KSs4y Jun 15, 2012
- CANADA: Quebec had no choice but to intervene with protest law: government lawyer http://t.co/HNneg0Hm Jun 15, 2012
- 'Snooping' laws will stop paedophile rings, says Theresa May http://t.co/zCct7SHN Jun 15, 2012
- Rangers players 'can walk away' according to legal expert http://t.co/w9lqLqm7 Jun 15, 2012
- LIBYA: Muammar Gaddafi praise law revoked http://t.co/ljWbuFPc Jun 15, 2012
- US: Judge rules Mayweather to stay behind bars http://t.co/7DoFaq0I Jun 15, 2012
- US: Judge: Guatemalans can't sue US officials over syphilis and gonorrhea experiments http://t.co/DV26AsO8 Jun 15, 2012
- CANADA: First Canadian judge to ever stand trial for murder found guilty of shooting wife http://t.co/gMFYLoyL Jun 15, 2012
- US: Richmond Circuit Court appoints openly gay judge http://t.co/7JZXZOjV Jun 15, 2012
- US: Judge Halts Facebook Fishing Expedition Before It Can Grow Into A Suit http://t.co/UlKSx6pF Jun 15, 2012
- US: Schneiderman Introduces Legislation to Protect New Yorkers From Foreclosure Fraud http://t.co/6xiMrT3C Jun 15, 2012
- UK Treasury Proposes Legislation To Ring Fence UK Bank Deposits http://t.co/JiFmo7EC Jun 15, 2012
- US: Senator's Legislation Takes on Telephone Bill Cramming http://t.co/V1IP41FR Jun 15, 2012
- BULGARIA: Bulgaria PM Makes U-Turn on Amendments to Judiciary Act - http://t.co/bjCd77kZ Jun 15, 2012
- US: Former President Jimmy Carter honored for appointing minority judges http://t.co/x0gOz0Vf Jun 15, 2012
- PHILIPPINES: For better judiciary, reforms in appointment process needed http://t.co/sOkZBATm Jun 15, 2012
- UGANDA: Prisons Boss Blames Judiciary for Congestion http://t.co/eOBgEPNv Jun 15, 2012
- PAKISTAN: Allegations against Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry aimed to paralyse judiciary: Imran Khan http://t.co/FDmMbE5p Jun 15, 2012
- Met police pays damages to phone-hacking solicitor accused of lying http://t.co/AIOF35n1 Jun 15, 2012
- Mental health problems no longer a bar to becoming an MP http://t.co/WjrUijEh Jun 15, 2012
- IRAN: Justice for the victims of Iranian massacre http://t.co/GU7OwpUO Jun 15, 2012
- Mining firm Bumi accused of human rights abuses http://t.co/2wdhcJ61 Jun 15, 2012
- Supreme Court rejects Assange’s attempt to reopen appeal | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/wb8AeQBb Jun 15, 2012
