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New claims on the Compensation Fund fall from just under 3,700 to just over 2,000. Public trust in lawyers has gone down, research by the legal services consumer panel has found, but so has misconduct by lawyers. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- 'Team Poison' hacker who posted Tony Blair's details is jailed http://t.co/3bx4WwC7
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey asks ex-management to top up settlement contributions | The Lawyer: http://t.co/25hSrZ5f
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro wins gold with marathon role on Olympic Park redevelopment | The Lawyer: http://t.co/CPoZaOq6
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson looks to Hong Kong for further growth | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1w8XyYyr
- LAW GAZETTE: Privacy and cookies Father and daughter plead guilty to £250,000 legal aid fraud http://t.co/gB9lA2B2
- Solicitor 'to be unpaid collector' based on proposed Scottish Government legislation http://t.co/MaJOaT0W
- NETHERLANDS: Dutch cut aid to RWANDA http://t.co/2CMLSsf0
- The tweet that bombed: the Twitter joke trial, judges and the internet http://t.co/MAIEpiY5
- US: Legal eagles cry fowl over politicians' plans to block Chick-fil-A http://t.co/vSAeBdAT
- AUSTRALIA: Legal action threat from Woolworths http://t.co/89VRUaDB
- LAW GAZETTE: Lots of pride in Britain today, the biggest source is the Royal Courts of Justice - Twitter Joke Trial http://t.co/0gy8IqxN
- LAW GAZETTE: Law Society to protest at Santander’s 'panel cull' http://t.co/x9HPgXtV
- Boutique commercial firm is ABS number ten | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/mnFCIAL3
- Skype denies police surveillance policy change http://t.co/28Ve0nr2
- Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton jailed for murder http://t.co/LP0qLq6Z
- BAA vows to fight against Stansted airport sale http://t.co/9PoQIevi
- Mail on Sunday journalist denies 'recklessly' publishing stories on banker http://t.co/f1ja3Ofl
- Father of riot victim in 'shock and despair' after eight men acquitted http://t.co/anGvH5lX
- If you really want to blow up an airport, do you flag it up in advance? We've elevated taking offence to a human right http://t.co/HVJR1s9D
- CHINA: Court dismisses fraud charge against rights activist and disabled lawyer Ni Yulan http://t.co/RiEeVu4q
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawrence Graham scoops magic circle in BBA Libor probe | The Lawyer: http://t.co/NavU8KCN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Barclays snubs Dewey ex-partners' joint attempts to settle debt | The Lawyer: http://t.co/a5YQZPGP
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Preiskel & Co wins Twitter joke trial for bomb hoaxer | The Lawyer: http://t.co/uuJidG4f
- Should the SFO rush in to prosecute banks over LIBOR? | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/ZJGlLdmj
- Opinion on the post-LASPO future | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/DXVGYEGw
- On the approach to religion in family proceedings | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/YSXmII82
- David Norgrove has been appointed chair of the new Family Justice Board | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/AHuPjtX2
- MoJ's use of interpretation & translation service is questioned | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/t8qBW7fm
- More than 80% of clients satisfied with the overall service provided by solicitors and other lawyers | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/nGY7E6Mq
- Banks’ reluctance to lend to law firms contributing to a decline in the number of sole practitioners | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/y6nnB2u1
- Claim for loss of dependency fails | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/3fiif6ST
- Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has launched legal action against minimum pricing of alcohol | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/Bgfr6WjK
- William Hill loses challenge against betting levy board | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/6RS0tJMc
- Fenn report recommends a fuller review of the road traffic accident process | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/zSniDHwm
- LAW GAZETTE: Leading firms sign up to judge recruitment campaign http://t.co/OXcbjfhm
- Northern Ireland's dissident groups to unite under IRA banner http://t.co/HwzxNsVR
- Robin Hood Airport tweet bomb joke man Paul Chambers wins case http://t.co/RP40fqIx
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
- Doctors shun costly tribunal work http://t.co/FfDq9P8G
- ITALY: Juventus duo face tribunal over alleged match fixing http://t.co/CCUGa6k6
- Yukos Investors Win Tribunal Award From RUSSIA, Lawyers Say http://t.co/OSZyeBZn
- MONGOLIA: Tribunal rules in favour of Mongolian uranium developer http://t.co/HqVQtU72
- Deloitte denies MG Rover accusations http://t.co/GPDSf6Iy
- The Northern Ireland Policing Board has appointed its new human rights adviser http://t.co/8Um5qwNO
- GREECE: Greek athlete's racism ban condemned by far-right party http://t.co/DvBnM7Op
- SAUDI ARABIA: Olympics: For Saudi Women, Only a Starting Line http://t.co/o8vLsU1p
- The Right to Bear Arms: the Right to Cause Harm? http://t.co/DO5WdeJT
- Gun Rights and Time Machines http://t.co/xMjedDyL
- Mitt Romney is right: whatever their family origins, Britons and Americans are joint heirs to Anglo-Saxon liberties http://t.co/yg1IvaLH
- Indigenous rights in South America | The Economist http://t.co/v3NAVxUD
- BBC loses exclusive radio rights to FA Cup and must share with TalkSport http://t.co/vcILbFeE
- Barclays sorry for Libor scandal http://t.co/UPgZXn8s
- Victims to get right to challenge 'no charge' decisions http://t.co/igW7UZb9
- US: Florida charge over buttock surgery death http://t.co/NOqxfsYi
- Damages in personal injury and defamation cases to rise by 10% http://t.co/CumljEFn
- Two Met police officers charged with race offences http://t.co/GFInMbNx
- London 2012 Olympics: There’s a thin blue line around these Games http://t.co/DVkevFbZ
- Class A drug users start as young as seven http://t.co/HlKIv3oS
- Banks - How did a largely respectable industry go so wrong so quickly? http://t.co/rgtUVHFA
- Baroness Warsi cleared over claims for expenses http://t.co/YeVzcOh2
- Smirking killer told he faces life in prison for Indian student murder http://t.co/EH104b4I
- Police trawl private life of missing woman http://t.co/AnEaApkd
- PEP falls as investment drives revenues for insurance and shipping-focused firms- Legalweek http://t.co/rfxrbqWb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: 2011-12 case studies: Mishcon de Reya- Legalweek http://t.co/1LRW9cod
- UK-wide law firms record 9.4% turnover growth to outpace City-centric rivals- Legalweek http://t.co/Eo3BU5vU
- Partnership expansion and mergers fuel 6% increase in partner count across top 50- Legalweek http://t.co/EKNPRqff
- LAW FIRM NEWS: 2011-12 case studies: Ashurst- Legalweek http://t.co/U7UDIGOu
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF, Kennedys and Mishcons trump top 50 rivals with fastest five-year growth- Legalweek http://t.co/dGrzpexU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans, Mishcons and Parabis enter UK top 50 for first time- Legalweek http://t.co/Y0d1aF8j
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bold merger moves propel Norton Rose and Ashurst up global rankings- Legalweek http://t.co/ovpXKCn0
- UK top 50 law firms drive profits back towards boom-time high- Legalweek http://t.co/Jo4Hsxkf
- Boutique commercial firm is ABS number ten | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/j692UM8l
- Lord Chief Justice announces ten per cent increase in general damages from 1 April 2013 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/0STdemQ0
- Barrister partnership aims for ABS status by year end | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/nve1v7zz
- LAW GAZETTE: Good ideas for hard times http://t.co/zyESnRKR
- LAW GAZETTE: General damages to increase by 10% http://t.co/iLInZQmH
- LEGAL FUTURES: Juniors hire QC as the 'barrister law firm' expands http://t.co/XVXsMjLM
- LEGAL FUTURES: Corporate/commercial specialist launches newest ABS http://t.co/RQCzPiaF
- LEGAL FUTURES: From click to court – is this the first ever automated brief to counsel? http://t.co/ecRq7Xf3
- Bloom & Serkin on Suing Courts | Legal Theory Blog http://t.co/NGMR4EC6
- US: Appeals court revives challenge against US 'no fly' list http://t.co/yJmJCUMA
- GERMAN Court Rejects Apple Injunction on Samsung Devices http://t.co/rSON6V3w
- Law Specials: Lawyers will review Birmingham riots trial http://t.co/mtxnSxia
- US: Top lawyer for state parks departs in wake of hidden-funds scandal http://t.co/4KJgTfiE
- US: Shower abuse victim intends to sue Penn State http://t.co/SBlF1500
- CANADA: Lawyer complains of biased questioning in Manitoba judge's inquiry http://t.co/8LUio5LR
- CANADA: Lori Douglas inquiry shouldn’t die just to please lawyers http://t.co/n5jrDJ6x
- Salmon farm pair face trial on charges of unlawful killing of seals http://t.co/RsbYQlJN
- Two Met police officers face racism trial http://t.co/id9PXSLO
- AUSTRALIA: Deadlock as leaders play politics with disability scheme http://t.co/RWwQpLU0
- Birmingham riot deaths: Families 'let down' at verdict http://t.co/e5JrKSo9
- AUSTRALIA: Labor rules out tax increase to fund disability reform http://t.co/HzOIhQZ1
- Dewani honeymoon murder: SOUTH AFRICA trial postponed http://t.co/nvBjRgRq
- CHINA: Gu Kailai to stand trial over death of British businessman - http://t.co/7hbd1NCw
- The 'myth' of the clinical trial guinea pig http://t.co/o7RKCipz
- ZAMBIA Bans Marie Stopes for Illegal Abortions http://t.co/5TvwvGVv
- INDIA: State-appointed panel to report illegal structures on fringes http://t.co/h2nybRzs
- US: Online poker payment processor sentenced in NY http://t.co/ReWfhmeg
- CHINA arrests thousands in latest internet crime crackdown http://t.co/6xm0rR6t
- US: Policy is forcing officials to ignore the law and allow illegal immigrants to exploit the system. http://t.co/4aEsUPLE
- Shelter bids to recoup 'illegal' letting agent fees http://t.co/UyAIM9wQ
- US: New York to protect illegal immigrants from fraudsters http://t.co/H4Hyc7eC
- Date set for Sean Quinn jnr's appeal in Dublin http://t.co/x9HxF9xE
- David Ford allocates £20m to reduce crime http://t.co/O4GKzqYJ
- IRA bomber Paul Kavanagh's proposed new role creates upset http://t.co/mLsMWP8u
- Two men face 12 July riot charges in north Belfast http://t.co/pZt5V05k
- Missing rapist Edward Connors faces court in Dublin http://t.co/tTod2noI
- Tommy Sheridan to keep tag as souvenir http://t.co/D3czDfg3
- Shelter bids to recoup 'illegal' letting agent fees http://t.co/UyAIM9wQ
- Police arrest ninth person over Jonathan Sillett death http://t.co/nRom3aH1
- US: Stevie Wonder extortion pair plead not guilty http://t.co/Xp8Mp9dK
- US: Aurora shootings: Obama calls for 'common sense' over guns http://t.co/4KirBTbk
- Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton convicted of murder http://t.co/KlV8sa1C
- Judge sanctions Samsung for destroying evidence in infringement case against Apple http://t.co/UXTtz8QC
- US: Judge wrong to ban cameras in Colorado court http://t.co/eZw7Zt4D
- US: Judge's order bans Univ. of Colorado from released records about theater shooting suspect http://t.co/0u171lWt
- CANADA: Christie Blatchford: Lawyer for Winnipeg judge seeks to ‘terminate’ inquiry, citing bias against client http://t.co/JL5P2cc0
- INDIA: Modi trying to influence judiciary, says Congress leader Modhwadia http://t.co/W51aU23O
- PHILIPPINES: An outsider as Chief Justice demoralizing http://t.co/kEikazHu
- US: Sweeping Amazon Tax Fast Approaching http://t.co/JVYdBK3c
- US gun laws: guilty by reason of insanity http://t.co/fdBrh69G
