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Claims management firms face reparations for poor service. Consumers could receive up to £30,000 with legal ombudsman set to assume responsibility for complaints. Full story - Guardian Law
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- Promotions for two solicitors at West Wales law firm http://t.co/U2rcNnzG
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- Appeal judges set new rules on insurers’ liability to vehicle owners injured by uninsured friends | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KAvjAWHi
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- LAW GAZETTE: Fee-earners shed at Addleshaw Goddard http://t.co/gXEX7EUy
- LAW GAZETTE: Legal education system ‘not fit for purpose’ http://t.co/5rCkydSS
- LAW GAZETTE: Money launderers set sights on new targets, Chancery Lane warns http://t.co/KYs9Nxub
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker Botts launches in Brussels with double partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/r8zAxWaJ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Sullivan on call for China Telecom's $13bn asset buy | The Lawyer http://t.co/49GexTVL
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard cuts 24 fee-earner roles at end of consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/q8bF53AG
- Bar growth buoyed by direct instructions | The Lawyer http://t.co/uVNonu0x
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Plexus among firms on London boroughs insurance panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/MvpSn0fx
- Top lawyer says introduction of Tribunal fees will hit businesses harder http://t.co/5xqCbsGM
- CAMBODIA: No Way to Fund a War Crimes Tribunal http://t.co/7RWv1H6J
- ETHIPIA: Army Commits Torture, Rape http://t.co/lnqPdHSY
- Shoppers, know your rights http://t.co/GojptBn4
- INDIA: Protesters challenge Vedanta on human rights http://t.co/kMWp38xk
- Twitter To Appeals Court: Just Because Some Tweets Are Public Doesn't Mean Our Users Have No Privacy http://t.co/cbI8Qyii
- INDIA: Supreme Court jolt for right to speedy trial - inordinate judicial delays http://t.co/XmMS5qRK
- FRANCE: Courts launch murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat's death http://t.co/bEkrr11l
- It is wrong to assume that every attack against a Sikh is really meant for a Muslim http://t.co/OEKzkKlL
- US: Lawyers Say Amish Acted Out of Compassion http://t.co/Pv49IuQT
- The Western Onslaught Against International Law http://t.co/THUcWiZF
- Best Law Schools for Bargain Hunters | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/H1VI0Lqu
- ECHR Rules Against Italian Law Prohibiting Embryo Screening http://t.co/WcfjABPg
- MALAYSIA: Constitutional amendment prerequisite for hudud law implementation http://t.co/rq4rz1k3
- NEW ZEALAND Government has moved ahead with plans to ban patents on software http://t.co/gJdPQ6Wr
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields takes lead on $13.3bn China telecoms reorganisation- Legalweek http://t.co/eAwY2qQh
- Women's clothes cut off in New Hall jail 'unacceptable' http://t.co/uHXKqcsv
- Rachel Corrie lawsuit result 'dangerous precedent' say human rights groups http://t.co/1vAFYlfX
- Eva Rausing 'had information' on murder of Swedish PM http://t.co/a6fPZ3zN
- G4S chief Nick Buckles 'unable' to give detail on Olympics shambles and says losses could be more than £50m http://t.co/hNBPvlLB
- Nurse who invited teenage colleague to fill in the gap while he could not sleep with his pregnant wife receives caution http://t.co/QiExShdG
- Husband developed phobia of TV cooking shows after wife stabbed him with a kitchen knife http://t.co/dYSkiIev
- Handbags are vital for women to feel secure, judge rules http://t.co/tCPYeWBA
- UKRAINE opposition leader appeals to Europe court http://t.co/clFWBbqP
- US: Peregrine Financial lawyer's planned pay rise draws objection http://t.co/ZH7lI6wS
- PAKISTAN: Lawyer - Girl Accused of Blasphemy is Minor http://t.co/S1iKUyoY
- US: Trial of Amish accused of hair-cutting attacks starts in Ohio http://t.co/6CT1ODHM
- Eric Pickles has called on councils to clamp down on illegal encampments and to stop unauthorised traveller sites http://t.co/cXq58FVS
- Gangs are flooding the west of IRELAND with smuggled fags http://t.co/SJv8XO4G
- Claims management firms face reparations for poor service http://t.co/rWXjz6AT
- Lord Goldsmith attacks Austria's 'unfair' treatment of UK businessman | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/ZHMn4lp9
- Apple's rot starts with its Samsung lawsuit win http://t.co/c9v7foS1
- Leveson rulings expected to include 'excoriating' criticism of the press http://t.co/EBK1oeh3
- LEGAL FUTURES: LETR team floats radical reforms to "unfit" training regime http://t.co/Y1NLebhd
- LEGAL FUTURES: Liverpool firm becomes first family law ABS http://t.co/bZozqADG
- Morality and leadership are indivisible - Archbishop Tutu refuses platform with Tony Blair over Iraq http://t.co/PBZIOCAz
- MPs demand action on lost alcohol taxation http://t.co/5v4PCyNu
- BRAZIL: Three-person civil union sparks controversy in Brazil http://t.co/iN4pNTy1
- MPs say too many celebrities get honours http://t.co/Oxbjwo8R
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies retains 80 per cent of September qualifiers | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZL2yu88D
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- Warning over 'Afro combs' as teenage girl is jailed for 10 years for killing 16-year-old in dispute over boys http://t.co/KVH9uOGz
- Why did police shoot dead an unarmed man seven years ago? http://t.co/v47u55DQ
- Simon Tang murder accused's new bail bid is refused http://t.co/9T9W1n97
- Steven McInnes jailed for stabbing partner who forgave him for attack http://t.co/Nd4FCtis
- Martin Bordon jailed for raping 13-year-old schoolgirl http://t.co/uu3PyniA
- James Simpson trial: Christopher Grenfell 'not murderer' http://t.co/td6uOe0u
- Murder trial abandoned over judge's link to dead man http://t.co/yg8UDt7j
- Jay Soso jailed for raping and killing Marie Reid http://t.co/guEi0iDZ
- Car clipped before plunging into Llyn Clywedog killing family http://t.co/Snw5oNjc
- Yasser Arafat: FRANCE opens murder inquiry http://t.co/CEpTVCVE
- Wealthy should pay more tax, says Nick Clegg http://t.co/sRozU5O2
- US: Why Does the Connecticut Judiciary Have ‘Erotic Fondling’ on its Official Website? http://t.co/izsqIDcG
- US: Upstate Judge Is Censured for Accidentally Firing Gun in Chambers http://t.co/0i0FyXOs
- Judge awards $21 million in torture lawsuit against former Somali prime minister Samantar http://t.co/E5x8i2s9
- RUSSIA: Putin's Law of Repression May Force His Demise http://t.co/ZSLWcI9U
- The law concerning Apple and Saumsung is an ass http://t.co/Sv8v4eZA
- BURMA: Planned foreign investment law delayed by local business opposition http://t.co/PhZoE3gM
- Wealthy Russians have been rushing to London's commercial court to do battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eSldBbjD
- Apple secures double-patent victory | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9EmgFBXv
- Sereno is first woman Philippines chief justice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kOvX9drw
- Queensland, Australia lawyers fall in line over reforms |The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L2ucQmIM
- DLA Piper sets sights on Paris merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cyKhnSok
- Malaysian bar attacks foreign firms for 'rule breaches' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W7CJEJ1e
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