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- Barrister attacks police investigation http://t.co/5VqLM4WB
- IRELAND: Cast list grows apace as defence barrister gives vent to showmanship http://t.co/stoRrMcP
- Doubling Down on Failure: Advocates of the EU Dismiss Liberty and the Rule of Law | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/UUFwDhGu
- “A lawyer’s rigor with a statesman’s breadth of view” | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/2o5JSymN
- Do Liberals Depart from the Party Line? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/bKGP6EzE
- Legal Education at the Intersection of Two Guilds | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/b7HO54Rg
- The Self-Sustaining Guild: American Lawyers Will Still Own the Future | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/0mOwvaRR
- The End of the American Lawyer’s Guilded Age | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/Lh8GhFtF
- Google and Samsung have a game plan to both get money from Apple http://t.co/yDhTDiIc
- Newcastle Falcons drop Premiership legal battle http://t.co/u1fF9Rr6
- AUSTRALIA: Fury as 'ill' drug boss Tony Mokbel avoids life behind bars http://t.co/iUDnrL1c
- UK Criminal Justice: Scottish Government launches consultation on radical reform of Scotland’s justice system http://t.co/m9v2DWZq
- Justice Secretary Ken Clarke admits: Britain 'plainly losing' war on drugs http://t.co/XI25iYN7
- Solicitors’ regulator reveals plans for restricted referrals - FTAdviser: http://t.co/M2dxRGLC
- A 58-year-old solicitor knew the gunman who blasted him in the head with a sawn-off shotgun, police have revealed http://t.co/0T0Y5m9r
- IHT Rendezvous: Guns, Bullets, Human Rights on Agenda at Arms Treaty Talks http://t.co/a3f56MPp
- European Court of Human Rights rules in favor of jailed ally of ex Ukraine PM http://t.co/hy5tDsZa
- Crown Office confirms probe into Scottish banking sector http://t.co/4BFj6i2g
- Man held over Devizes solicitor shooting http://t.co/8BW3swsc
- Arrest over 'racist tweet' at footballer Danny Simpson http://t.co/KLogQvEC
- Eurovision: Lloyd Webber racism claims 'unfair' http://t.co/BKiqzxX4
- Google offers compromise on European Commission investigation http://t.co/tPWC6G9b
- TV actor Gary Suller murdered by love rival Barry Bowyer http://t.co/5QGUAud5
- Lianne Smith jailed for murdering her children in Spain http://t.co/eMMT4wu2
- FRANCE: Police search Nicolas Sarkozy home and office http://t.co/V3FEVaRC
- Ken Clarke: UK plainly losing war on drugs http://t.co/0zgcR8k9
- Moors Murderer Ian Brady taken to hospital after seizure http://t.co/PmCoHylb
- Barclays reveals Bank of England Libor phone call details http://t.co/qSwds2Y5
- Mark Kennedy controversy: activists invited to challenge convictions http://t.co/QxHc9Ls5
- Samsung loses bid to overturn US Galaxy tablet sales ban http://t.co/oXDqen5s
- High court rejects prisoner's challenge over victims levy http://t.co/yPLTSLD8 Jul 03, 2012
- US: Supreme court justices' healthcare ruling shows they, too, are human http://t.co/IyS5jixz
- Oxford University Press fined £1.9m over bribery by African subsidiary firms http://t.co/h6UQz1hK
- Britain must secure release of Bagram detainee, supreme court told http://t.co/TsTkXcsB
- ISRAEL: Caught on video: Israeli policeman kicking Palestinian boy http://t.co/d1gozcbP
- US: Evidence of a US judicial vendetta against WikiLeaks activists mounts http://t.co/4ZqQFzpG
- LAW FIRM NEWS: St Philips chief exec resigns as part of management revamp | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EyU3Gpmt
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Marks & Clerk seals victory for Czech brewer in long-running 'Bud Wars' dispute | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OSYCSvyU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst finance partner defects to Paul Hastings' City arm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/dzcXnpEo
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Qatar Rail appoints seven firms to first legal panel | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0lYGAsxm
- LAW GAZETTE: High court slams means-test delays http://t.co/T6lYyYRQ
- One Essex Court and 39 Essex Street target Singapore | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UF9fEX9s
- The past year in Luxembourg has seen splits and new arrivals in an environment of changing regulation | The Lawyer: http://t.co/g68vQZ0Q
- Lawyers & underwriters battle-ready for the new ATE arena as Jackson LJ’s litigation reforms approach | The Lawyer: http://t.co/qPuPNb3E
- As the EU’s second poorest member, Romania has been hit hard by the downturn | The Lawyer: http://t.co/blETieEA
- Associate general counsel Adrienne Seaman at CME Group ushered in massive changes | The Lawyer: http://t.co/j2zoCPwb
- King & Wood Mallesons’ pioneering pan-Asia vision cannot be denied. But the task is immense | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ZWlhGI8V
- If Olympic selection committees want to avoid appeals, their various policies need to be brought together | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FPmrpF3X
- The Government is considering drastic measures in an attempt to sort out the SLHT’s financial woes | The Lawyer: http://t.co/IkIAmgv2
- Employers on the move must review their Tupe position as part of the due diligence process | The Lawyer: http://t.co/KLlUjbmG
- Deferred prosecution agreements should not be allowed to undermine the rights of individuals | The Lawyer: http://t.co/4tzLEIrR
- LAW GAZETTE: A lawyer should run Barclays http://t.co/N3LawSE1
- LAW GAZETTE: Man shot in solicitors’ office http://t.co/7ucoYMPh
- LAW GAZETTE: Profits leap at Clifford Chance http://t.co/xKK5WR3T
- Lawyers told to invest in ‘great ideas, not spreadsheets’ | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/aNArhtNT
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith prepares for September launch in NYC | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OSG4PCBS
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons bolsters capital markets team with double hire from Linklaters | The Lawyer: http://t.co/d9GGaGmG
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy becomes first magic circle firm to unveil financials, posting 6 % growth | The Lawyer: http://t.co/yYlou6b9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance posts turnover hike on back of strong Asia-Pacific growth | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hssUNzas
- Yahoo! installs temporary legal chief as general counsel Callahan quits | The Lawyer: http://t.co/oAmX5F8r
- Court Papers Undercut Ratings Agencies' Defense http://t.co/w5CebaeM
- AUSTRIA: A celebration of laws tolerant of Muslims and Islam http://t.co/k5eJZKwH
- US: Anger over chief justice's switch over health law http://t.co/pW24PVb0
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
- LAW GAZETTE: A&O profits steady as magic circle reporting week kicks off http://t.co/7tnUbhib
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O unveils 6% turnover growth as investment sees PEP hold steady- Legalweek http://t.co/ROwrlxC3
- RUSSIA: Kremlin Rights Head Criticizes NGO Law http://t.co/PkTTjMsJ
- Human rights worker Thor Halvorssen attempts smack-down at UN council http://t.co/4gqjoMO0
- EGYPT: Apathy on Human Rights http://t.co/lASBZzi7
- GUAM: Judiciary Mourns Death of Former CNMI Chief Justice Demapan http://t.co/GHmxCjvF
- INDIA: Judiciary permits extra-judicial killing in Kashmir http://t.co/YzT5fT2z
- KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakh judiciary cause for concern http://t.co/tNVUWqc5
- PHILIPPINES: Corruption in the Judiciary http://t.co/wKeOAleL
- US: Judge Orders Twitter to Release Protester's Messages http://t.co/M2KOsqfC
- The US law school scam as a cognitive bias http://t.co/nYbeAyzx
- US: Poll shows Americans want battles over healthcare law to stop http://t.co/FsYuIl4N
- US: Assembly OKs Adding Bank Settlement Into Calif Law http://t.co/Mm1WZthn
- SAUDI ARABIA: Mortgage law draft approved for the first time in Saudi Arabia http://t.co/g1cgrw1H
- US: Mississippi abortion clinic remains open as legal fight moves through court http://t.co/N3m9ltc8
- US: Romney agrees with Obama on key part of healthcare law http://t.co/K6lwhFNM
- The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2012 http://t.co/l5JOVqZg
- SOUTH AFRICA: Whatever happened to the media appeals tribunal? http://t.co/hU5QyyUp
- Mother of Moors murder vicitm Keith Bennett not well enough to attend Ian Brady mental health tribunal http://t.co/y84eYak5
- Ex Gillingham FC footballer McCammon's employment tribunal over race discrimination ends: http://t.co/xWg1Y3CI
- Circumcision contravenes the Rights of the Child http://t.co/V9YgIutJ
- An MEP has called for more effective customs checks to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) http://t.co/ZmDiz2cT
- RUSSIA: Bleak record on gay rights http://t.co/6poBGdS4
- UN rights chief Navi Pillay plea on SYRIA weapons http://t.co/QxEoVNVb
- TURKEY: Parliament abolishes coup trial courts http://t.co/q55iOuhC
- Yahoo’s Top Lawyer Departs Company http://t.co/CvmiouIi
- US: Lawyer Accused Of Beating His Executive Girlfriend To Death http://t.co/KivohjqI
- AUSTRALIA: ICC Lawyer freed from LIBYA speaks to 'delighted' husband http://t.co/V6o2FGtV
- Wiltshire Shooting: Lawyer fighting for life after gunman enters offices and shoots him in the head http://t.co/QXOvcOTg
- LIBYA ICC lawyer Melinda Taylor and colleagues fly out http://t.co/BSR4fe7G
- Lynda Spence murder trial: Law chief Lesley Thomson QC to lead prosecution case http://t.co/HbaOhg1E
- US: Judge orders murder trial for 74-year-old Mich. woman in shooting of her 17-year-old grandson http://t.co/fahSQVfo
- NEW ZEALAND: Scott Guy murder trial: Jury resumes deliberations http://t.co/81dGufXR Jul 03, 2012
- Honeymoon murder trial ‘injustice’ http://t.co/3pvm9z3P
- Servitude trial: Jury retires in Connors family case http://t.co/5Xxbawxq
- Casey Kearney stabbing trial: 'Hannah Bonser troubled' http://t.co/i75vMRrv
- TURKEY puts 205 on trial over links to militants http://t.co/0n4Nctnp
- INDIA: Court quashes public interest litigation against minister http://t.co/RPO9rf3i
- Investigation into illegal payoffs at three Merseyside waste centres http://t.co/z3fIKR7N
- Peterborough seeking legal advice over Nottingham Forest approach for Darren Ferguson http://t.co/8dWuGU4I
- Stiglitz: the full transcript | Retail Banking reform laws don't go far enough http://t.co/jdCHsrFC
- Police Federation: cut backs will put public at risk http://t.co/6zcr8xXU
- Internet predator, 19, who raped girls is 'every parent's worst nightmare' http://t.co/THxokqeO
- Shopkeeper stabbed at work was 'wonderful father and husband' http://t.co/QEGZ2ORZ
- Minister: care homes 'like frying pan into the fire' for abused children http://t.co/llyFqO3V
- Retired judge suffers stroke ahead of extradition on Mafia allegations http://t.co/0Q1TAQ9m
- Property developer shot wife dead after learning of secret affair, court told http://t.co/qVSyq64s
- Confessions of an immigrant: Knowledge of Life in the UK http://t.co/MYPyDywX
- 'I’ll kill anyone who crosses me, vowed woman who knifed girl aged 13 to death’ http://t.co/xDWNKeuI
- Falklands veteran Simon Weston pulls out of police election http://t.co/jCxcKkxo
- Chancellor George Osborne wrongly named HSBC over Libor affair http://t.co/n6X7h48T
- John Simpson reveals he was a tax avoider – but he's not any more http://t.co/1NrKlp6s
- Hundreds of police stations to close in cutbacks http://t.co/TGbQl1Zd
- Will we see City bankers behind bars? http://t.co/PTCFuiAE
- Man arrested over woman's death in Middlesbrough http://t.co/gcw1kjjv
- Pc Simon Harwood claims Ian Tomlinson was 'almost inviting physical confrontation' http://t.co/JFpO72Th
- Suspect aged 62 held after shooting at lawyer's office http://t.co/brobXmg2
- Police forces set to cut 5,800 frontline officers by 2015 http://t.co/8rUuyTQh
- JERSEY operates within the law on tax http://t.co/vWqVy06G
- AUSTRALIA: Australian media regulator's tough decision http://t.co/aPZMFNy6
- SYRIA: Regime engages in systematic torture, says report http://t.co/yy4ylnzm
- IRELAND: Man faces court after Monet painting damaged http://t.co/Osr77hpO
- Chief Constable Matt Baggott backs PSNI 'on duty' position http://t.co/jW7IDP6q
- Marion Millican murder jury hears final arguments http://t.co/CCM2kzZM
- Norther Ireland Justice Minister David Ford targets cut of £7m in civil legal aid bill http://t.co/kVB0E7JF
- Sir Philip Hampton says Ulster Bank working to clear backlog http://t.co/BEZKJbiU
- Barclays boss Bob Diamond resigns http://t.co/3N8yWV3r
- Five men charged in Armagh over terrorism http://t.co/0WUxKoAx
- CAB: Ulster Bank customers on benefits may need DSD help http://t.co/Zs3PYE2m
- Police injured after Somme commemoration parade in Belfast http://t.co/gFMulFhf
- Hawick murder trial told of drinking and drugs binge http://t.co/zRAPXVys
- Man on trial for attempted murder after Elgin fire http://t.co/CylnulGM
- Man charged with trying to murder police officer at Gartmorn Dam http://t.co/HZya2Vva
- Police probe alleged rape of girl, 14, in Dunoon http://t.co/7YssyU6c
- David Grimason takes arms treaty campaign to UN talks http://t.co/akMJqkKg
- Scottish independence: Commons defence inquiry gets under way http://t.co/99nq2K4i
- Colwyn Bay objection to ex-addicts' training cafe http://t.co/SpsMmCzF
- Pupil, 5, 'humiliated' by teacher, conduct committee told http://t.co/5zWUJQg5
- Maesteg murder: Stuart Worvell, 22, appears on double stabbing http://t.co/pzITgQtF
- Wales police cuts: Drop in officer posts will 'affect public safety' http://t.co/k94y2ntY
- Welsh government borrowing call backed, with controls http://t.co/tDhktKPL
- Twitter ordered to hand over Occupy tweets by US Court http://t.co/5nVw1m9R
- Microsoft in $6.2bn write-down of aQuantive http://t.co/crntHRQO
- Man shot in Devizes solicitors http://t.co/eyQvbY7S
- GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3bn in US drug fraud scandal http://t.co/uXh2ARjT
- Care home reforms aim to halt child sex abuse http://t.co/YQRIzWTm
- Labour steps up attack on bank probe plan http://t.co/KwGrExZB
- LEGAL FUTURES: Law Society to be spared annual internal governance check – because it is bound to fail http://t.co/ebZYA8aK
- LEGAL FUTURES: SRA mulls dropping requirement on solicitors to refer clients to IFAs http://t.co/oTlWyzZu
- LEGAL FUTURES: SRA grants waivers to three ABSs and warns applicants over timetable for approval http://t.co/2orKGHtN
