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- CIA interrogation probe ends without any charges http://t.co/KtDZyn7D
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- LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers berate new law criminalising squatters http://t.co/2v1iFV4O
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- International law firm Holland & Knight shells out $25m for Ponzi settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kKlDPnz4
- Addleshaw Goddard axes 24 fee-earners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EAmTjbCA
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