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  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith reels as Europe litigation head quits for Dechert | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TrcIOOme Jun 21, 2012
  • LSB chairman: it's not all about ABS | The Lawyer: http://t.co/oCp30sbr Jun 21, 2012
  • FSA celebrates Blue Index victory | The Lawyer: http://t.co/33DkXbOd Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA appoints new German leader | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Kt9Q8ZF2 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths merges with Edinburgh's Archibald Campbell | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jDahEOi7 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith to vote for full financial integration with Freehills | The Lawyer: http://t.co/BEFJGFKv Jun 21, 2012
  • Judge grills Apple in Google smartphone case http://t.co/ZHoxaBeC Jun 21, 2012
  • US: FBI worried about IPv6 public traceability, says legislation may be needed | http://t.co/rtM9xbK1 Jun 21, 2012
  • Pirate Bay Founders Pin Their Hopes On Human Rights Court http://t.co/8KG0h4ZL Jun 21, 2012
  • KENYA: Maasai elders vow to protect and support rights of women and girls http://t.co/Fx8cedu5 Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Southern Baptists: Gay rights not civil rights http://t.co/hWUXncXA Jun 21, 2012
  • UKSupremeCourt: Judgment in Fairclough Homes Limited v Summers, on court's power to strike out fraudulent damages claim, next Weds http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/current-cases/CCCaseDetails/case_2010_0212.html Jun 21, 2012
  • EGYPT Intrigue Rises as Lawyer Says Mubarak Merely Fell http://t.co/jt1LjNSb Jun 21, 2012
  • CANADA: Party lawyers grill key witnesses in Quebec’s corruption inquiry http://t.co/MAI4j70K Jun 21, 2012
  • Police Surveillance – New tribunal decision http://t.co/kGykQHIZ Jun 21, 2012
  • Smithwick Tribunal - Ex-garda says he had not known of murders http://t.co/1oRYNnYm Jun 21, 2012
  • IRELAND: 'Religious bias' in SF minister's office http://t.co/qkkzkM6E Jun 21, 2012
  • "I was very scared of Naz Malik," Awema employee tells tribunal - Wales http://t.co/x7dfdY8v Jun 21, 2012
  • Apple-Motorola Trial Set For start http://t.co/61svbkCB? Jun 21, 2012
  • BAHRAIN puts boy aged 11 on trial for alleged role in roadblock protest http://t.co/0imGhJyC ] Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Jury deadlocked in Philadelphia abuse trial; judge asks for more deliberations http://t.co/gjyWncIu Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky trial judge says jury could have case by Thursday http://t.co/5Oomsq2z Jun 21, 2012
  • Lianne Smith trial: 'neither child fathered by paedophile partner' http://t.co/eSkLfWB4 Jun 21, 2012
  • N. ZEALAND: Guy trial: Wife confronted accused http://t.co/sHplyVSw Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Will Lynch trial: Man 'who beat up priest for raping him when he was seven' goes on trial http://t.co/1qQT3X4u Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Jail Term Ends After 20 Days for Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi http://t.co/lLu7jvyQ Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Payments for Victims of Eugenics Are Shelved http://t.co/BXsSYjtF Jun 21, 2012
  • Meek Mill Cancels European Tour Due to Legal Restraints http://t.co/VyTSU1n2 Jun 21, 2012
  • Legal scholarship highlight: An empirical analysis of the Court’s shrinking docket: SCOTUS blog http://t.co/24FbgzjF Jun 21, 2012
  • Latin Legalisms and HTTP legal restriction messages http://t.co/ez8pDcZj Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Executive privilege: A rocky legal and political road in U.S. history http://t.co/gLYdgZnN Jun 21, 2012
  • HM's physio and a legal fees scandal http://t.co/FR2s9QnL Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Slow and furious legal fight looms http://t.co/cZMGAXRD Jun 21, 2012
  • Motorola seeks new legal maneuver with Microsoft http://t.co/im8sRDuA Jun 21, 2012
  • Farepak victim 'rages' at legal challenge abandonment http://t.co/0YzH546C Jun 21, 2012
  • Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne thought it unlikely any UK minister would attend the Euro 2012 final in Ukraine http://t.co/w1Jd6Kp5 Jun 21, 2012
  • ECUADOR: Dubious human rights record of country considering Julian Assange asylum http://t.co/7TG2Khsk Jun 21, 2012
  • Silk, BBC One, review http://t.co/CpgBDxOt Jun 21, 2012
  • AUSTRALIA: 'Offensive' barrister pulled up http://t.co/AMdMzA9E Jun 21, 2012
  • Actor Brad Pitt drops in on Solicitor friend at Hall Green, Birmingham http://t.co/VgOWZVvf Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Boy, 16, gets 15 years for attempted-murder in Beaufort shooting http://t.co/Q0KV1arF Jun 21, 2012
  • Sex attackers should declare new wealth, says law chief http://t.co/uCltFGzV Jun 21, 2012
  • New Solicitors Office Opens On Wrexham’s Charles Street with provision for Welsh language instructions http://t.co/YZ4GY1Pe Jun 21, 2012
  • Call for a solicitor – I may be singing a copyright song http://t.co/migQH5Sr Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Strasbourg holds a whip-round to clear backlog http://t.co/uFo1M2jf Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Justice and Security Bill threatens principles of ‘open and natural justice’ http://t.co/pjYMPtpl Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Republicans vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt over gun-running case http://t.co/7q5bLBtQ Jun 21, 2012
  • Census faces high court challenge over right to privacy http://t.co/3zriIlPp Jun 21, 2012
  • Man who used Facebook to try to incite riots jailed for three years http://t.co/frchD0Db Jun 21, 2012
  • BALKANS: Serb elite face exposure over aid to war crimes suspects Karadzic and Mladic http://t.co/6aTYh0Uw Jun 21, 2012
  • Army 'waterboarding victim' who spent 17 years in jail is cleared of murder http://t.co/oYKxB9A9 Jun 21, 2012
  • London 2012: Bus strike prevented by injunction http://t.co/5lf4sOuc Jun 21, 2012
  • SYRIA: Fighter pilot defects to Jordan seeking political assylum http://t.co/Vf6svXZi Jun 21, 2012
  • INDONESIA: Bali bomb-maker Umar Patek jailed for 20 years http://t.co/lCo2RRlN Jun 21, 2012
  • NORWAY: Prosecutors in Norway call for Breivik insanity verdict http://t.co/7gh4kWbS Jun 21, 2012
  • Rochdale grooming leader guilty of child rape http://t.co/Y0q3Dupa Jun 21, 2012
  • Comedian Jimmy Carr: I've made terrible error over tax http://t.co/DTnwuvm3 Jun 21, 2012
  • Staff who fall ill on holiday entitled to further paid leave, court rules http://t.co/Mv3j0Nvk Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: O'Melveny recruits Korea duo for Seoul launch- Legalweek http://t.co/0NZdxZh6 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary checks in for competition role on new Ryanair Aer Lingus bid- Legalweek http://t.co/3wneMXRd Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters restates commitment to real estate as UK practice chief resigns- Legalweek http://t.co/byjsC7jm Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw set to lay off 24 fee earners as partner profits rise 37% - Legalweek http://t.co/uyWlZdrc Jun 21, 2012
  • Crime and Courts Bill - UK Parliament http://t.co/fJxSfuAb Jun 21, 2012
  • GEORGIA: Report identifies problems in Georgian courts http://t.co/4aAjRW1o Jun 21, 2012
  • PAKISTAN Supreme Court cited INDIA judgments to remove Prime Minister http://t.co/z0uf8qPz Jun 21, 2012
  • CHINA: Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says tax hearing is unfair http://t.co/FlT6GNSx Jun 21, 2012
  • ROMANIA: Ex Prime Minister attempts suicide after court upheld jail-term http://t.co/nLZtjGKk Jun 21, 2012
  • CANADA: Heirs want Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly axed as executor http://t.co/iP2EGYKO Jun 21, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Life after Pakistan judicial coup http://t.co/xwaBmcZl Jun 21, 2012
  • ISRAEL: The Jewish Law That’s Keeping Ultra-Orthodox Women From Getting Pregnant http://t.co/gXNszxUQ Jun 21, 2012
  • JORDAN passes reformed law for 2012 elections http://t.co/L7OkfEsH Jun 21, 2012
  • Americans Want Health-Law Revisions Rather Than Repeal http://t.co/5533vC2G Jun 21, 2012
  • Judges reminded to correctly assess right to family life in extradition cases | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/GioREeuV Jun 21, 2012
  • Alcohol became ‘only source of calories’ for anorexic woman | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/Bihp07xA Jun 21, 2012
  • Police 'overlook vulnerable antisocial crime victims' http://t.co/QQAlft1p Jun 21, 2012
  • Scottish National party must 'grasp thistle' of a written constitution before referendum http://t.co/1EqKBqDz Jun 21, 2012
  • Last man sentenced to death in UK has conviction quashed http://t.co/EE4rAZSx Jun 21, 2012
  • LIBYA dashes hopes of early release for Australian ICC official http://t.co/gWyhfxvH Jun 21, 2012
  • Man who used Facebook to try to incite riots jailed for three years http://t.co/frchD0Db Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Fried Frank set to exit UK real estate as associates walk | The Lawyer: http://t.co/v0A40EPl Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Blackstone Chambers stars line up for London Welsh appeal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MyVagyu1 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas partners confirm Penley, Wernham as new management team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mSRa8xyT Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters UK real estate chief quits | The Lawyer: http://t.co/z0O3acGP Jun 21, 2012
  • Farepak Christmas saver case collapses after Insolvency Service backs down | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XCU4gosU Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws cuts fee-earners as profits rise 30 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UFX2vptd Jun 21, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸  Jun 21, 2012
  • Eternal damnation, the punishment that truly deters criminals http://t.co/npusm3Dv Jun 21, 2012
  • Police privatisation to spread, says G4S executive http://t.co/4UDfLaEo Jun 21, 2012
  • Julian Assange's celebrity backers face losing £240,000 bail money http://t.co/qOyYrwme Jun 21, 2012
  • Police target 'anonymous' paedophiles on 'hidden internet' http://t.co/Y1YD0TLW Jun 21, 2012
  • Police treat anti-social behaviour victims in 'tick-box' way http://t.co/ExIOzyK2 Jun 21, 2012
  • Court of Appeal in key corporate veil ruling | The Lawyer: http://t.co/b91zO2XW Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SFO investigation into quartet of banks halted | The Lawyer: http://t.co/CAfyJGXH Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon unveils turbo-charged results as turnover leaps 20 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OuraS8O1 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Outcry over family court closure plan http://t.co/bjIXpnPQ Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: ‘Huge mistake’ in College of Law exam paper http://t.co/hsByf2Q7 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Plans drawn up to expand patent opinions service http://t.co/dsCcWA6A Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Canadian firm among .law domain applicants http://t.co/in3SOQui Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Applications to vary or revoke an order pursuant to Civil Procedure Rule 3.1(7) http://t.co/TXJZq6JI Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Banking giant faces landmark mis-selling case http://t.co/iUTQIrxJ Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Mortgage funds must be transferred directly from the lender’s to the seller’s solicitor http://t.co/AYy7cRA0 Jun 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: SRA to look again at vexed issue of race http://t.co/Zw8pB58a Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Colorado lawmakers meet to discuss college's tuition rate for undocumented students http://t.co/lg9sMhSf Jun 21, 2012
  • US Push on Illegal Bias Against Hiring Those With Criminal Records http://t.co/Q2iVrQ1W Jun 21, 2012
  • In speaking out against the illegal trade of rhino horn, Prince William must also concentrate on political initiatives http://t.co/GNMh240V Jun 21, 2012
  • Vince Cable makes the case for an NGDP target for the Bank http://t.co/jFdakPBh Jun 21, 2012
  • The Lords will provide: Bishops paid up to £27,000 for attending Parliament http://t.co/MgvLr6JB Jun 21, 2012
  • Violent Londonderry-based Irish republican group boasts it 'can do everything the IRA used to do' http://t.co/vYI1l9kP Jun 21, 2012
  • Drugs thrown over walls for inmates at privately run Birmingham prison http://t.co/LIzBDAyV Jun 21, 2012
  • 'You want to claim asylum? Well, as you can imagine we're a bit busy here at the moment...' http://t.co/BDA2KYzG Jun 21, 2012
  • Fugitive Assange faces arrest after asylum bid http://t.co/C56CTlL6 Jun 21, 2012
  • I took Ecclestone's £28m bribe, admits banker http://t.co/OfWPmLhQ Jun 21, 2012
  • Three more arrests over Olympics tickets http://t.co/LsG7fYBa Jun 21, 2012
  • 'Insider dealing? Try proving it!': The trader who thought he was untouchable http://t.co/yIKCYzEC Jun 21, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: ABSolutely fabulous? An insight into Alternative Business Structures http://t.co/xxRDZkzI Jun 21, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Trainees “happy with LPC” but law students want more work experience, says survey http://t.co/mu5WidE0 Jun 21, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Law Society begins work on creating solicitor comparison website http://t.co/gDsjJujG Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Solitary confinement 'is driving men insane,' exonerated convict testifies http://t.co/bzcxpcKO Jun 21, 2012
  • NIGERIA: The judiciary was identified as one of the major obstacles in the effort to check the activities of Boko Haram http://t.co/Uzx7A8Yq Jun 21, 2012
  • US: The possible impact on small businesses after the Supreme Court rules on health care http://t.co/g4FWdj3q Jun 21, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: The judiciary strikes back http://t.co/GddfMPCe Jun 21, 2012
  • Judge falls ill during trial of Catholic priest http://t.co/lDvexu3M  Jun 21, 2012
  • Assembly could overturn Northern Ireland parking fines rise http://t.co/AlLpN1rP  Jun 21, 2012
  • Newry rape accused 'gave victim's mobile phone as gift' http://t.co/KqCDHbEe  Jun 21, 2012
  • Six men arrested following PSNI drug operation http://t.co/xJZouWV5  Jun 21, 2012
  • One in four in IRA members were informers Smithwick Tribunal told http://t.co/y7T8R9qJ  Jun 21, 2012
  • Department of Regional Development discriminated against candidate http://t.co/Cusu8JLA  Jun 21, 2012
  • Police seize guns and ammunition from Milton of Campsie house http://t.co/KIw0aY16  Jun 21, 2012
  • Supreme Court allows Scottish couple to be extradited to Arizona http://t.co/sh0PaNvl  Jun 21, 2012
  • Aberdeen, Dumfries and Borders teachers struck off http://t.co/YPdJxFgE  Jun 21, 2012
  • Arrest over £2.1m drug haul at Cairnryan ferry port http://t.co/5yUBP9jb  Jun 21, 2012
  • Cocaine use teacher banned from classroom for life http://t.co/lKcnzyf8  Jun 21, 2012
  • Swansea lab's baby drug test system 'foolproof' http://t.co/SqVtV4ca Jun 21, 2012
  • Awema: Ex-chief Naz Malik 'sexually harassed employee' http://t.co/lB2RPZrI  Jun 21, 2012
  • Ukraine Olympic official expelled over 2012 ticket offer http://t.co/sEz5Wwci Jun 21, 2012
  • Offering Julian Assange asylum in Ecuador could be an empty gesture | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/CJ77MaPh Jun 21, 2012
  • Assange risks arrest in London if he leaves Ecuador embassy asylum http://t.co/hzOizQFy Jun 21, 2012
  • US: The petty politics of the 'Fast and Furious' duel between Obama and Issa | http://t.co/Kin19gvT Jun 21, 2012
  • Police letting slip vulnerable victims of antisocial behaviour, report warns http://t.co/QQAlft1p Jun 21, 2012