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Employment tribunal fees branded a disgrace by unions. The government announced on Friday the introduction of a fee of up to £1,200 for taking claims to an employment tribunal. Full story - Guardian Law
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- Joan Vaughan obituary - a trailblazer in the legal profession http://t.co/KRksTd1r
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- IRELAND: ICMSA criticises Law Society over change to property transfer laws http://t.co/Cholo4EP
- Tayside solicitor launches petition to defend local courts: http://t.co/P8tHU0kW
- The solicitor's warranty of authority http://t.co/snMAvbH2
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- Justice and Security Bill committee stage day three http://t.co/en67NHs1
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- 'Speeding' police chief charged with perverting course of justice as 'wife accepts penalty points' http://t.co/vZMtf2gr
- INDIA: Justice for Bathani Tola massacre victims demanded http://t.co/wGmwo1kY
- 400 sex convicts freed to rape: Soft justice anger over the offenders who strike again http://t.co/1girnIHw
- US: New York and Connecticut look into Libor rate-fixing allegations http://t.co/Ku4yASbK
- Body under floorboards: man jailed - Nicole Cartmell's murder http://t.co/pTcZPJZE
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- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Alternative’ firm applies to be ABS http://t.co/73RMnogp
- LAW GAZETTE: 'Upsurge' in Scottish firms interested in ABS status http://t.co/1QQMdu0i
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance gains approval to open in South Korea- Legalweek http://t.co/o5ILNkmu
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- Employment tribunal fees set for summer 2013 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/ZF60eVtE
- US: The number of Americans who cannot vote because they have been convicted of a felony continues to grow http://t.co/Qk1XvYXM
- US: A civil rights case exposes years of abuses against Latinos in Arizona. http://t.co/XEgoZBv6
- Law isn't keeping up with privacy related technology http://t.co/ktQiVExy
- US: Immigration debate keeps law school graduate a few steps from his dreams News http://t.co/ZR3SUCPN
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- When it comes to rape jokes, ‘free speech’ is a lazy defence http://t.co/ojMum7Kx
- The security industry has politicians in its thrall http://t.co/rkCSH5dW
- What's worse than racism? Complaining about it http://t.co/Zq2gspA6
- The price of our safety shouldn't be our freedom http://t.co/jWMq2x9W
- ISRAEL's man on fire is symbol of economic injustice http://t.co/9xSoyG7j
- BBC to be quizzed on employees who minimise tax http://t.co/fMcSQyGk
- Britain flooded with 'brand police' to protect sponsors http://t.co/npg6iIW0
- Anger at McAreavey murder photos http://t.co/xPsZ3vIL
- Freed sex offenders 'raped again' http://t.co/53s1JL72
- LAW GAZETTE: Should everything in the EU be divisible by 27? http://t.co/9tadBGle
- LAW GAZETTE: Prominent Legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg has been awarded an honorary degree by Nottingham Law School http://t.co/CF5sLSyv
- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Alternative’ firm applies to be ABS http://t.co/73RMnogp
- LEGAL FUTURES: Criminal law solicitors hand down verdict on Law Society scheme: redundant and ignored by clients http://t.co/R6DaawY6
- LEGAL FUTURES: Ombudsman prepares for ABS role – and publishing complaints data on 700 firms http://t.co/4sVcbGJY
- LEGAL FUTURES: In defence of big brands: ethics, back-up, customer focus and value, argues Co-op http://t.co/AteU6FaM
- Andy Murray and his mother face a High Court battle http://t.co/1qbJJtNr
- INDIA: Courts push foreign workers out of India? http://t.co/FVVAFVjy
- ZIMBABWE: Mugabe can no longer use the courts to subvert Zimbabwean citizens’ right to choose their leaders http://t.co/EyA7evvs
- IRELAND: Courts won't roll over for the State http://t.co/MZY4AzKU
- Android war – UK courts win | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gwpb191d
- CANADA: Supreme Court shakes foundations of copyright law http://t.co/OIRrgZds
- THAILAND: Court Ruling Risks Constitution Showdown: Southeast Asia http://t.co/qqTr8xAx
- Lawyer hopes Fifa will grant Rangers FC departees transfer clearance - http://t.co/1sQoZ8PJ
- AUSTRALIA: Perth barrister faces trial over wife's murder http://t.co/zcBoYx6k
- The Internet Apocalypse That Wasn't http://t.co/PbTIW9cK
- ISRAEL: Failed Graft Prosecution of Former Israeli Premier Spurs Political Questions http://t.co/ycgLRHBj
- AUSTRALIA: Sydney woman faces trial over murder of daughter Kiesha Weippeart http://t.co/3AQaxZYI
- TURKEY must end 'illegal' Kurd oil exports: IRAQ http://t.co/ezLn47Jy
- ISRAEL accuses UN agencies of ‘illegal’ work: http://t.co/mszDA7DM
- Employment tribunal fees branded a disgrace by unions http://t.co/zjtTmTM2
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- UK accused of dithering over prisoners' voting rights http://t.co/MLsYsTDN
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- Edinburgh probe over 'unexplained' death http://t.co/iTRLoLCe
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- Olympic games lanes could be suspended http://t.co/JbCdD6DS
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- Veterans of 1950s Mau Mau uprising in Kenya seek UK damages http://t.co/9xsC7vUX
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- INDIA: Strengthen judiciary - Bar Council of India http://t.co/CwzuWlsl
- ISRAEL: Weak and wretched judiciary promotes corruption http://t.co/rZHo97GY
- TRINIDAD: The Judiciary in the mirror http://t.co/nP1HLqh5
- HAITI: Judiciary Begins Process of Appointing Electoral Council Members http://t.co/phFLWrH6
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- MSPs urge First Minister to stay course on gay wedding legislation - http://t.co/5g1B1Jzu
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- Clare's Law initiative: Women will get right to ask for new boyfriends' police files http://t.co/4pz3ryS2
- SYRIA: Red Cross declares Syria now in civil war, humanitarian law applies http://t.co/UlffckkH
- US: Penn State report shows limits of campus crime law http://t.co/A0ne81R8
- RUSSIA: Activists decry new NGO law http://t.co/V1WHCcbU
- Hideously diverse Britain: The law's the law even for landlords http://t.co/LNt2jVA7
- SAUDI ARABIA considers law against insulting Islam http://t.co/z8EzD5eV
- Clare's Law trial will begin with trials in Wiltshire and Gwent, before being rolled out nationally. http://t.co/vVHUcCaG