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Complex legal products risk the law’s own mis-selling scandal: the Chief Legal Ombudsman has warned of the risk of a payment protection insurance-type scandal engulfing the legal profession after collecting evidence of clients being sold complex and confusing legal products that they often struggled to understand. Full story - Legal Futures
- LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers may face regulation as MPs reject lobbyist register http://t.co/1y0DbOUQ
- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Swift’ justice to become ‘norm’ in criminal cases http://t.co/FawQloC3
- Fourth version of QASA is launched | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/adbykPog
- Barclays faces legal action in US over Libor rate fixing http://t.co/Veo4SxSp
- FSA publishes legal opinion on Arch cru redress scheme http://t.co/Oc6X3kU8
- Reviewing legal education: hell of a job http://t.co/h1BKJhqJ
- Firms abandon Olympics legal challenge http://t.co/ufSNmPC7
- Rights Groups Criticize INDONESIA’s Prison Term for Shi’ite Cleric http://t.co/ScBV28TL
- GERMAN circumcision ban: Is it a parent's right to choose? http://t.co/Gbt2qbOE
- CANADA: Supreme Court scraps some copyright fees on downloads http://t.co/7YYErbCh
- High Court victory for Tulisa may encourage others to take action over web breaches of privacy, say experts http://t.co/qfHKmTnf
- Why the courts will always favour the Left – in Britain and America http://t.co/qtSAez41
- Court rules that Diocese of Portsmouth is liable for clerical abuse | http://t.co/ad58YDTc
- CANADA: B.C. court rules against compensating drunk drivers caught by unconstitutional law http://t.co/CG26mePG
- Britain Adjusts Security Plans in Tense Countdown to the Olympics http://t.co/kJ83UgTZ
- PAKISTAN: ‘New contempt law won’t save PM Ashraf’ http://t.co/hO36HFxQ
- Cohabitee disputes and trusts of land – a barrister’s perspective http://t.co/kQAzXfEs
- Barrister in Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner bid http://t.co/4FnZXIcM
- IRELAND: Police inquiry was 'crux' of the defence case http://t.co/gbATmcYf
- Leveson Inquiry: Hugh Tomlinson, Former Barrister To Ryan Giggs, To Outline Media Regulation Proposals http://t.co/JJOA5Tqn
- IntLawGrrls: Spectacles of justice: human rights and film http://t.co/JlxMGMI3
- International law and justice in a networked world: http://t.co/cDfUYFKU
- North Wales Police to trial neighbourhood justice panels http://t.co/r9iQK4tP
- Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert: justice 'must be swift, sure and seen to be done, or it's not done at all' http://t.co/eSa5oebS
- Solicitor's statement: John Terry thanks friends and family for 'their support' http://t.co/B6AcSe9t
- IRELAND: Solicitor struck off for £2m loan secured on clients’ properties http://t.co/gsGGHTyX
- CAMBODIA: Khmer tribunal 'a battle against time': Judge http://t.co/S13QKXwu
- NEW ZEALAND: Prime Minister may have breached the Treaty http://t.co/kGbYwqKy
- NEW ZEALAND: Water rights disupte should not stop asset sales - Crown http://t.co/yb3KGrjw
- Smithwick Tribunal told informants are 'lowest calibre of human being' http://t.co/lWP3wGaG
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose increases trainee salaries and adds Australia seat | The Lawyer: http://t.co/j3m1zU4S
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashfords and Thomas Eggar post double-digit PEP rises | The Lawyer: http://t.co/K2J0MrJG
- MoJ told to deliver fight plan in Supreme Court battle over judicial pensions | The Lawyer: http://t.co/koyI4zuI
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey tries to talk London partners into $103m settlement | The Lawyer: http://t.co/RdE04K1C
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Are legal professionals the hardest working http://t.co/7hkRPgND
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: A heads-up on dispersed law firms http://t.co/VsbCRJBR
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: E-disclosure requires preservation, preparation & proportionality http://t.co/42OWeg6G
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Considerations on fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies for housing associations http://t.co/Ahc24MuA
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Can information disclosed in family proceedings be released to particular individuals or bodies http://t.co/cNeja7oQ
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Gross misconduct is no barrier to pay in lieu of notice http://t.co/3nmcL5kh
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Report exposes level of irregular payouts by LSC http://t.co/LBrMVKEK
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: House of Lords looking into fraud in EU finances http://t.co/D0wZ2GaV
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Firm Rothera Dowson introduces new online divorce service http://t.co/axnhvTnV
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Value of M&A deals reached £141bn in first half of year http://t.co/qdV7yeFO
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: A certificate of presumed death is to be introduced, helping to resolve years of legal uncertainty http://t.co/PSSdYIqB
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: “Second-hand” software can be lawfully sold in most cases, the European Court of Justice has ruled http://t.co/8v4Oebfd
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: QOCS to apply to all PI claims - Justice minister reveals details of key Jackson reform plan http://t.co/2u6Umyaa
- NEW LAW JOURNAL: MPs have called for private investigators to be licensed and regulated to deter rogue practitioners. http://t.co/w0bzYc52
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
- Catholic Church loses abuse liability appeal http://t.co/HD439K0b
- Lord Neuberger appointed supreme court president http://t.co/sxBj7EV4
- 'Swift justice' could resolve court cases within hours http://t.co/7fX2h9cA
- Flexible courts plan is Kafkaesque in nature http://t.co/MPWBnXVc
- US: Penn State knew Sandusky was a serial predator. Still they covered for him | http://t.co/PljII343
- Oleg Deripaska case: litigant 'had criminal links', court told http://t.co/AXnkC4B5
- From the archive, 13 July 1977: Editorial: Is the law on blasphemy still relevant? http://t.co/0j8iXu03
- Want fewer cuts and smaller tax rises? Then welcome more immigrants http://t.co/NQmm0T6D
- Belfast’s nightlife suffers at the hands of stringent new laws http://t.co/QalkFQTt
- Police under pressure to give out fewer cautions and fines http://t.co/k7mE10aG
- Firm at centre of Olympic security shambles 'has seen fee rise by £53m’ http://t.co/9WstuuZT
- Olympics 2012: police app will monitor growing crowds in London http://t.co/nC4PBUGc
- Clerical abuse case 'disastrous' for charities, claims Church http://t.co/eRxYGPC6
- Ritz, Dorchester and Eton on al Qaeda wishlist http://t.co/ZpCuojQX
- Prisoners released early on tags commit more offences http://t.co/vziKYhMF
- O2 network outage stopped G4S monitoring criminals' tags http://t.co/uROlAEmu
- Bradley Manning treated more harshly than a terrorist, lawyer argues http://t.co/OAtEjINf
- INDIA: 'Lawyers should make conveyance documents' http://t.co/xkbrC2qn
- US: Sandusky lawyer fights judge's disclosure order http://t.co/dZ7QWECq
- Tom Cruise's lawyers threaten to sue National Enquirer http://t.co/XvwWOBON
- FRANCE: Lawyer in French terror case won't use videos http://t.co/2MFR9twH
- Lawyer: WikiLeaks wins Icelandic court victory in financial fight against Visa, MasterCard http://t.co/km0eYWzS
- INDIA: Lawyers abstain from work for second day http://t.co/Rc5hUn2f
- Michaela McAreavey trial: Two hotel workers cleared of murdering honeymoon bride in Mauritius http://t.co/37HsUIuP
- Barclays' Diamond turns to top lawyer for Libor scandal http://t.co/30MVKcyv
- US: Lawyer: 'God-fearing' teen surrenders for questioning in shooting of girls http://t.co/fxEf2gkZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Links and Eversheds act on Dairy Crest deal- Legalweek http://t.co/ZQcq7aSU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Magic circle firms steer €4.5bn VW-Porsche deal to finish line- Legalweek http://t.co/iJmR00Zo
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Simpson and top UK trio head up £1.5bn Melrose acquisition- Legalweek http://t.co/JSXZ12ER
- South African lawyers express concern over Government proposals to cap fees- Legalweek http://t.co/QHDgxllW
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose secures hire of CC ship finance chief- Legalweek http://t.co/uhPdEEkK
- British Gas phases out general counsel role after legal chief Rowlands departs- Legalweek http://t.co/WKjFomMx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Legal Week research highlights private school dominance at top firms- Legalweek http://t.co/909uq3Id
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Siemens advisers on standby for review of engineering giant’s roster- Legalweek http://t.co/49iXzysO
- LEGAL FUTURES: BSB defeats challenge to validity of disciplinary tribunal panel http://t.co/2urSVlo9
- LEGAL FUTURES: Consumer panel lift ban on law centres and other not-for-profit advisers charging for work http://t.co/upfearRL
- KYRGYZSTAN: Rape Trial Spotlights Women’s Plight http://t.co/oIBl1qlM
- War crimes trial adjourned as Mladic is hospitalised http://t.co/5iTIIrnU
- John Terry racism trial: Chelsea captain faces tense wait to hear verdict on Friday after court adjourns http://t.co/LYgQBe0H
- NIGERIA: Stealing Corporate Oil, Refining It Themselves, And Selling It On The Black Market http://t.co/ob9Zdbhe
- US: New York jewellers admit sale of 1 ton of illegal ivory http://t.co/wzMmQcxr
- Torquay crash: IPCC investigates 'possible police chase' before collision http://t.co/J9vcnIqP
- Smithwick Tribunal told informants are 'lowest calibre of human being' http://t.co/lWP3wGaG
- Michaela families return home from Mauritius http://t.co/opMiJsvF
- Borders estate deer 'torn apart' http://t.co/utrLChmJ
- Rangers fan Allan McCormack sentenced for Neil Lennon Facebook threat http://t.co/K0UNuWzR
- Owen Hood jailed for raping man and boy in Ayr hotel http://t.co/YrFEKsZv
- Police arrest two women after body found in Aberdeen http://t.co/Zf0pW3Mr
- Three men jailed over fatal street fight in Dundee http://t.co/ZJ2jaUgr
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on Olympic security duty http://t.co/3Du5wo5J
- Scottish independence: Ministers to appeal EU FOI order http://t.co/Nu4vk4hJ
- Bearded ex-royal officer Keith Harber refused car hire job http://t.co/maZ21KAT
- Assembly to debate proposal for 5p chewing gum levy http://t.co/JzithNqJ
- Smoking ban: Wales 'needs fair approach on punishment' http://t.co/J2YSH8dI
- HONG KONG: Thomas and Raymond Kwok charged in corruption scandal http://t.co/qXhSMoFC
- Arms sales to authoritarian regimes need review, say MPs http://t.co/KlWGPXHY
- Olympics security: London airspace restrictions to start http://t.co/ygClVl8T
- Police Minister Nick Herbert to announce criminal justice plans http://t.co/BAZhq0T8
- Police officers injured during riots in Ardoyne in north Belfast http://t.co/5E9WPR4q
- Facebook 'likes' and adverts' value doubted http://t.co/vPAWzatQ
- KENYA: Magistrates Urged to be Apostles of Transformed Judiciary http://t.co/1BME4bvS
- PAKISTAN: Judiciary can judge validity of legislative, executive actions on Constitution http://t.co/rsVYYAXA
- EU pressures ROMANIA government as political turmoil raises concerns about country's democracy http://t.co/5PLVcKct
- US: Fewer blacks will vote under Texas voter ID law, witness says http://t.co/4evOGxNq
- CANADA: Copyright law a win for educators, and telecoms as court reins in fees http://t.co/G2bZVwph
- William Hague launches full 'audit' of EU law and the UK http://t.co/DfKWsiDJ
- Law enforcement chiefs strongly back new 'web snooping' powers http://t.co/1uZfD7AU
- CHILE: hate-crime legislation signed into law http://t.co/0r4etvL7
- US: Missouri law to deny birth control coverage vetoed http://t.co/W0sH64AS
