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  • Band's 4am name prompts licensing officer and police visit http://t.co/kNsB29bx Jun 19, 2012
  • Tom Maynard death: IPCC refers case back to police http://t.co/ufO6Ib1S Jun 19, 2012
  • Locked-in man 'faces years of misery' http://t.co/q5itKxtM Jun 19, 2012
  • David Cameron refuses Falklands letter from Fernandez http://t.co/EJk2akUH Jun 19, 2012
  • Wikileaks' Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy http://t.co/nyggWrgv Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Human Rights Worker 'Insufficiently Religious' - Courthouse News Service http://t.co/y5wMLlBn Jun 19, 2012
  • ERITREA Government Accused of Human Rights Abuses http://t.co/AQ9qIG5B Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclay Murray confirms six job cuts after redundancy round closes- Legalweek http://t.co/MlEQj0si Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy in talks to extend Saudi association- Legalweek http://t.co/8SKluRkH Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: UK quartet line up on Hammerson’s £518m City commercial property sale- Legalweek http://t.co/EtU4qduC Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Manny Pacquiao promoter asks Nevada Attorney General's office to investigate scoring in Tim Bradley fight http://t.co/r2R2S4kM Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Attorney general struggles to balance dueling political and apolitical roles http://t.co/w8TqgD52 Jun 19, 2012
  • Why the attorney general is wrong to prosecute the Mirror and Mail http://t.co/akb5ICoX Jun 19, 2012
  • RWANDA closes tribunals overseeing genocide prosecutions http://t.co/i0TOfTyf Jun 19, 2012
  • IRELAND: Developer disputes tribunal findings http://t.co/LZSCPaSy Jun 19, 2012
  • Hospital manager bombarded by emails while recovering from childbirth wins £18,000 http://t.co/PnQbHf5F Jun 19, 2012
  • BALKANS: War Crimes Trial of Mladic Delayed Indefinitely, Tribunal Rules http://t.co/4Ss1PUN6 Jun 19, 2012
  • S AFRICA: Where courts meets custom - Traditional Courts Bill http://t.co/D8KfK2Dx Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Trauma in the ER: Who covers the uninsured? http://t.co/ZLl2035U Jun 19, 2012
  • US: White House planning its strategy on health-care law http://t.co/GC5eX532 Jun 19, 2012
  • Folk law | RIP Messrs Tulk and Moxhay | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/57BBhOSh Jun 19, 2012
  • Editor's blog | Complain and earn up to £150,000 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/3c4CqJAv Jun 19, 2012
  • On the beat |Total surveillance | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/4XRpW8lO Jun 19, 2012
  • Stealth tactics: making unfair dismissal worthless | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/UWhZRxLw Jun 19, 2012
  • Rise of the new lawyers: the growing role of part-qualified paralegals | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/C8nJOMsv Jun 19, 2012
  • New joint parenting laws are not just unnecessary, they are dangerous | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/y1NblUqP Jun 19, 2012
  • Locked-in syndrome sufferer starts right-to-die appeal | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/eUViNIR7 Jun 19, 2012
  • Trustee liable to account for auction ‘cock up’ | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/PqUKQ2vW Jun 19, 2012
  • Berman Book Discussion: Paul Berman’s “Global Legal Pluralism” http://t.co/kgj0Crtf Jun 19, 2012
  • Two Cheers for the "Undertheorized" Critique in Legal Scholarship http://t.co/GeWe3frv Jun 19, 2012
  • Dot Earth: Dispatches from Rio - The Legal Environment http://t.co/j1uitM2S Jun 19, 2012
  • Michael Winterbottom's 'King Of Soho' Faces Legal Challenge As Rival Project Mounts, Possibly Starring Tom Hiddleston http://t.co/2E5qJwUb Jun 19, 2012
  • Why Goldman Sachs foots Rajat Gupta’s $30 million legal bills http://t.co/2J13DnpB Jun 19, 2012
  • CANADA: Budget watchdog fights federal government secrecy http://t.co/cuQoLhab Jun 19, 2012
  • Legal high set for ban after death http://t.co/GTuQcoOX Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Goldman paid bulk of Rajat Gupta's legal fees http://t.co/mx0r1Psp Jun 19, 2012
  • ETHIOPIA: Pastoralists Forced off Their Land for Sugar Plantations http://t.co/5kHvJ8qh Jun 19, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Eric Cantona slams Israeli ‘human rights abuses’ as Palestinian player is released from custody http://t.co/CoYWASGz Jun 19, 2012
  • CANADA: Quebec students cheered by criticism of Bill 78 by UN human-rights agency http://t.co/8Bq13Msw Jun 19, 2012
  • CANADA: Aboriginals exercising their human rights http://t.co/DBl6uEKz Jun 19, 2012
  • Albanian waiter who wed student, 23, after Greek island romance set to be deported after losing human rights case http://t.co/zmzO3lid Jun 19, 2012
  • INDIA: Human Rights Commission seeks report from West Midnapore SP http://t.co/fvxy9KKx Jun 19, 2012
  • Barrister hits out over the trial of an innocent dad http://t.co/1JTHkaYb Jun 19, 2012
  • Right-to-die case: poor face 'DIY death' or continued suffering, says Tony Nicklinson lawyer http://t.co/TsoiqTCP Jun 19, 2012
  • Candidate misses his own launch ceremony - Oxford http://t.co/IeYF7oVP Jun 19, 2012
  • US Justice Department calls for return of tarbosaur fossil http://t.co/cZAXoOrf Jun 19, 2012
  • Lord Justice Leveson questioned David Cameron’s support for his inquiry http://t.co/gg0r2YJB Jun 19, 2012
  • CHINA urges justice as 'Canadian Psycho' is extradited http://t.co/GW70TVk8 Jun 19, 2012
  • Secret justice for civil servant 'security risk' cases http://t.co/ZsBpPoPT Jun 19, 2012
  • Leveson considered holding emergency hearing over MoS's Gove story http://t.co/TA1Uocj0 Jun 19, 2012
  • Inside justice: Southwark coroner's court http://t.co/lREM6fOH Jun 19, 2012
  • Justice minister told to reconsider Christy Walsh compensation move http://t.co/wMyDMHVp Jun 19, 2012
  • Leveson asks for comments over 'quit' claims http://t.co/TIbNYIbI Jun 19, 2012
  • Marion Millican jury hears antique shotgun was never licensed http://t.co/RKOCLVFn Jun 19, 2012
  • AUS: Camera footage to be subpoenaed http://t.co/0BGMhSpb Jun 19, 2012
  • IRELAND: Nama in £60m court move against solicitors http://t.co/STV3uuxc Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: LG raids Bird & Bird to beef up banking ahead of merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Y2ItxFq5 Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: OFT refers Ryanair stake to the Competition Commission | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Rw9IBDm0 Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton’s Hall quits as Middle East managing partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FKayydA9 Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton makes up three to partner in the UK | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ddA8ozSg Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy considers future in Saudi as local firm deal ends | The Lawyer: http://t.co/skqI1B9r Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton revenue falls as PEP rises by 51 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jdA6BU1d Jun 19, 2012
  • Gloster J tipped for Court of Appeal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Kq9bwMbj Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Bill threatens principles of ‘open and natural justice’ http://t.co/pjYMPtpl Jun 19, 2012
  • Why the supreme courts can make Rio+20 a success http://t.co/EMfc9xDa Jun 19, 2012
  • Private prison companies look to CANADA as industry faces lawsuits in US http://t.co/mLTjzGHs Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Congress unlocks America's hidden shame of solitary confinement http://t.co/anNGXy6l ] Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Cheer for SNR Denton partners as profits soar 48% http://t.co/PD4vRYAq Jun 19, 2012
  • TheLawMap's weekly roundup of news from Law Firms: Law Firm News Roundup: 10th to 16th June http://t.co/z8DTHW9e #lawfirms #legal #lawyers Jun 19, 2012
  • Intelligent kill: The dirty art of secret assassination http://t.co/dpxBpzUo Jun 19, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op accuses solicitors of hiding conveyancing charges in small print http://t.co/37Fgwp3L Jun 19, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: LSB calls on profession to engage with comparison websites and “will consider” accrediting them http://t.co/reC2CV2j Jun 19, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: The referral fees hospital pass http://t.co/w7ioWkYR Jun 19, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸  Jun 19, 2012
  • SFO drops Tchenguiz probe as investor prepares £100m claim- Legalweek http://t.co/gixDY2Rm Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Florida’s governor, Rick Scott, is itching for a fight with the Justice Department: http://t.co/TcZ2r3KD Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Dropping Helmet Laws to Reduce a Town’s Risk http://t.co/RoJwckJs Jun 19, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Crackdown on Migrants Tugs at Soul of Israelis http://t.co/taBFpOO4 Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Roger Clemens Found Not Guilty of Lying About Drug Use http://t.co/dSuaWQwo Jun 19, 2012
  • News of the World 'hacked emails of witness' http://t.co/H7NNe6a2 Jun 19, 2012
  • Mother suffocated children then slept with bodies in hotel room, court hears http://t.co/KlQiytWl Jun 19, 2012
  • Cricketer Tom Maynard 'killed by train after fleeing police' http://t.co/6DtvBNqy Jun 19, 2012
  • Pretty vacant: An advert for a gig led to two constables and three licensing officers being sent to raid a pub http://t.co/rF3RxFlM Jun 19, 2012
  • Mother 'suffocated children because she feared they would be taken into care' http://t.co/TMuI1PC5 Jun 19, 2012
  • 'Locked-in' Tony Nicklinson to ask High Court for right to die http://t.co/T9xSf0Ib Jun 19, 2012
  • Seven former Labour ministers selected for police chief elections http://t.co/eVNWO9nR Jun 19, 2012
  • Ministers criticised over power used to strip Met of terror role http://t.co/QEVFEaR4 Jun 19, 2012
  • Parliament to tell courts to get tough on human rights http://t.co/1dbni4T7 Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Can I Sue You People? Troll Lawyer Sues The Charities The Oatmeal Supports http://t.co/6s0jkLG8 Jun 19, 2012
  • In-house Lawyer of the Year: Hassan Bouadar, FedEx- Legalweek http://t.co/yhjmZnJQ Jun 19, 2012
  • LIBYA & AUSTRALIA: Lawyer could be freed if ICC apologises: Carr http://t.co/PZlcWuH5 Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Lawyer convicted in first trial stemming from judicial corruption investigation in Brownsville http://t.co/m7hTBwed Jun 19, 2012
  • US: FunnyJunk lawyer doubles down on Oatmeal Operation Bear Love http://t.co/8TQr5ctb Jun 19, 2012
  • FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy to be questioned in Karachi affair via @Telegraph http://t.co/AtKL8vAP Jun 19, 2012
  • LIBYA: Australian ICC Lawyer body search row looms over fate of Gaddafi’s son http://t.co/0VUAMBOi Jun 19, 2012
  • US bishops welcome presidential decision on illegal immigrants http://t.co/Y2Gx93iB Jun 19, 2012
  • Amazonian tribe use Google Earth to battle illegal logging http://t.co/dvUTna7J Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Mother of Christmas Eve killer on trial for murder http://t.co/9nWbRB2l Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Clemens found not guilty in perjury trial http://t.co/7XFthixr Jun 19, 2012
  • Simon Harwood trial: Pc's 'blood was up' when he hit IanTomlinson at G20 protests http://t.co/lJXLBlDO Jun 19, 2012
  • Derby house fire parents to face trial next year http://t.co/t7BJO2XO Jun 19, 2012
  • Latest poll reveals support for independent Scotland is decreasing 'dramatically' http://t.co/4sgdsCK5 Jun 19, 2012
  • Lianne Smith trial: Mother tells of 'perfect holiday' before deaths in Spanish hotel room http://t.co/YzqbXK6a Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky trial: defence opens with testimony from colleagues http://t.co/MK5N6mL3 Jun 19, 2012
  • N ZEALAND: Guy trial: 'I have nothing to explain' http://t.co/k5CLK6Za Jun 19, 2012
  • IRELAND: Former amateur boxing coach Frank Mulligan jailed for raping boy http://t.co/kjnJNnPe Jun 19, 2012
  • Michaela McAreavey trial - defence teams drop CCTV footage issue http://t.co/sf1b6SE8  Jun 19, 2012
  • Both Constable Stephen Carroll murder sentences appealed http://t.co/fRjtUxO7 Jun 19, 2012
  • Edwin Poots criticised over African blood donation remark http://t.co/wunBzlbo  Jun 19, 2012
  • Officers disciplined after Newtownards gay couple complain http://t.co/x2x30E4M  Jun 19, 2012
  • Families claim soldiers given go ahead to shoot-to-kill http://t.co/QFh2GJAI Jun 19, 2012
  • Nightclubs to be rated on number of violent and drunken incidents http://t.co/h3d7xDzg  Jun 19, 2012
  • Michael Keggans resigns NHS role after animal neglect conviction http://t.co/koAOKaFL  Jun 19, 2012
  • Rangers have case to answer - SPL http://t.co/ecTbGfiZ  Jun 19, 2012
  • Fatal M5 crash: Coach driver Daniel Parr make guilty plea http://t.co/mAMQV9FX  Jun 19, 2012
  • MIB Manufacturing fined over Blaina factory injury http://t.co/7MKXujR5  Jun 19, 2012
  • Tom Maynard death: Glamorgan decision expected over match http://t.co/1FGtHFUH  Jun 19, 2012
  • Hoax 999 calls 'cost £3m a year' in Northern Ireland http://t.co/B8DqpjhP  Jun 19, 2012
  • Belfast Health Trust fined £225,000 over patient records breach http://t.co/lc4qMNUP  Jun 19, 2012
  • New law on prostitution proposed at Scottish Parliament http://t.co/4kG4QEO4  Jun 19, 2012
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland independence warning http://t.co/NtHopdJy  Jun 19, 2012
  • Facebook makes $10m charity payment to settle lawsuit http://t.co/ahBo8tC4 Jun 19, 2012
  • Crime rates compared in university league table http://t.co/aK52ddUb Jun 19, 2012
  • Lords reform: Tory MPs meet to oppose the plans http://t.co/39ilWdM2 Jun 19, 2012
  • Row over Tory sponsored Lords dinner http://t.co/Md5AxKUZ Jun 19, 2012
  • Under-achieving civil servants 'could be sacked' http://t.co/dAix16Qm Jun 19, 2012
  • 'Locked-in syndrome' man right-to-die case starts http://t.co/q5itKxtM Jun 19, 2012
  • NHS care, including knee and hip operations, 'rationed' http://t.co/ntJ4Oi7z Jun 19, 2012
  • Gay marriage and the Apocalypse – you have been warned - http://t.co/qdCk2XAL Jun 19, 2012
  • Almost half of pupils suffer bullying with taunts over weight and hair http://t.co/p5WoWJXY Jun 19, 2012
  • PM takes swipes at both Fernandez and French tax laws as G20 gets off to a fractious first round of talks http://t.co/z7uGD22D Jun 19, 2012
  • BURMA: Two Burmese children a week conscripted into military http://t.co/XqSVBkon Jun 19, 2012
  • David Cameron's fundraiser caught in £6,000 corporate deal for House of Lords dinner http://t.co/B4o6evuD Jun 19, 2012
  • Pc Simon Harwood's 'gratuitous act of aggression' left homeless alcoholic Ian Tomlinson dead http://t.co/wf1Ct28b Jun 19, 2012
  • Hate crimes against disabled people soar to a record level http://t.co/quQdgYMt Jun 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton makes up trio of of UK lawyers after 17 promoted in the US- Legalweek http://t.co/8tzUmos2 Jun 19, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: The chubby blue line: Pakistan declares war on obese police http://t.co/Y9g0Bnk6 Jun 19, 2012
  • NORWAY: Anders Breivik believes court will rule this week that he is sane http://t.co/F9FFwaZG Jun 19, 2012
  • Met refers two more files on journalists' alleged phone hacking to CPS http://t.co/G9hnw5sL Jun 19, 2012
  • Lap dancer Nadine Quashie: Why I took on Stringfellows http://t.co/f3nOcVe1 Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Support for online sales tax legislation gains momentum http://t.co/pKartLnp Jun 19, 2012
  • US: Executive discretion: Mini-DREAM and the rule of law | The Economist http://t.co/kv5gD51U Jun 19, 2012
  • US: No Clear Script If Health Law Falls http://t.co/9bm3Iwuw Jun 19, 2012