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Small English law firms are struggling more than ever to meet the rising cost of professional indemnity insurance, according to a leading market funder in the run up to the deadline for cover to be in place. Full story - Global Legal Post
- Firms seeking to grow business in emerging markets should tap into the UK’s BAME legal communities | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/yYenoLn3
- Policeman '100% sure' Mark Duggan was holding gun http://t.co/9KrOono6
- Trenton Oldfield guilty of University Boat Race disruption http://t.co/DxAUcwNH
- Kelvin MacKenzie wants Hillsborough apology from police http://t.co/vQbyhOPt
- Driverless cars now street legal in California http://t.co/6kVIdDSL
- AUSTRALIA: Legal help plans for injured workers criticised http://t.co/mjGUQm2I
- Cabinet must release guidance on Prince of Wales' intervention, say legal experts http://t.co/h8FvxfjU
- Amplats threatens legal action after just 20pc of workers show up http://t.co/OgEXI1pY
- Facebook faces 'legal morass' as 50 cases line up over botched IPO http://t.co/QULQHesv
- McCord mother granted RUC legal bid http://t.co/udeBflqf
- Charity to support Scottish government in legal battle over alcohol price http://t.co/udBiDHB6
- Legal firms consider international solutions http://t.co/q9H0rggL
- Court privacy ruling on divorce | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/b51fAWgF
- SRA talks tough on COLPs and COFAs | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/uWyecOy4
- Grayling to meet LCJ over cuts in judges’ pensions | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gytCIbdo
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells quits Abu Dhabi to focus on Dubai | The Lawyer http://t.co/xN51uEqb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang ups TMT offering with hire of tech duo | The Lawyer http://t.co/ShMwfvNX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Appeal court dismisses Clydes whistleblowing claim, allows discrimination case | The Lawyer http://t.co/yRsWGND6
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Liedekerke picks up tax partner from Dexia | The Lawyer http://t.co/Qkc4Gzak
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lefèvre Pelletier finds Beijing foothold through TransAsia alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/giFw8BmH
- LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS launches Beijing office to tap China's life sciences sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/aLKEp413
- Cloth Fair and Matrix lead defence as Brooks and Coulson face hacking charges | The Lawyer http://t.co/jJffEzAS
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws squares up to Freshfields over £5m Berezovsky bill | The Lawyer http://t.co/TBx4KY5e
- Whose justice system is Europe’s best? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/220w44YS
- Parades Commission rules on Ulster Covenant Orange Order parade http://t.co/JKzry8Qs
- Abu Hamza launches bid to halt US extradition http://t.co/zaHsiJkp
- Why wait to kick out these unwanted guests? http://t.co/gmKPbRAY
- Theresa May told to do more to improve turnout in police elections http://t.co/bKfqHmak
- Almost half of foreign criminals avoid deportation on family rights grounds http://t.co/MLUOhsA7
- Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson arrive at court for phone hacking hearing http://t.co/4jiVcCb3
- Damages uplift ‘will cost defendants £300m’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/mqH9H4Qh
- US: NY court revives lawsuits between Mashreq, Algosaibi, al-Sanea http://t.co/IO2vm8Za
- Scottish courts reform plans are not a cost saving exercise, insists Kenny MacAskill http://t.co/vNf9JahK
- INDONESIA: Veteran lawyer hired to defend ex-Buleleng regent http://t.co/4QyF16ui
- US: Rapper Lil Wayne Threatens Lawyer In Court http://t.co/R62cojVo
- CANADA: New national guidelines for lawyers recommend knowledge of aboriginal rights http://t.co/9wcdT4Wt
- FRANCE: Thierry Tilly on trial for 'brainwashing' French aristocratic family out of £3.6m fortune http://t.co/iuUJST8z
- Murder trial told of officer's attempts to save Aamir Siddiqi - Cardiff http://t.co/wVhgdOQD
- JAPAN: Olympus, former executives plead guilty in fraud trial http://t.co/Q99rjs2U
- RWANDA genocide trial opens in Oslo http://t.co/dWdLtKPs
- EGYPT prosecutors refer to trial radical Islamist who tore the Bible over anti-Islam film http://t.co/E5XmiSsT
- CHINA may toughen laws on 'illegal' mapping http://t.co/cw47QZhN
- EU rejects U.S. claim to have weaned Boeing off subsidies http://t.co/A1bWhZ7N
- NEW ZEALAND: Kim Dotcom promises more bombshells in spy saga http://t.co/sF2G7SsU
- SOUTH AFRICA: Firebrand politician Julius Malema "unshaken" by court charge of money laundering http://t.co/yOiTtrjM
- South Yorkshire police chief faces MP quiz over sex cases http://t.co/Inw9IHRS
- Phone-hacking: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson in 2013 trial http://t.co/OJPZ7y59
- Lib Dem conference blocks Shami Chakrabarti from secret courts debate http://t.co/Fw8tldD3
- Edwina Grosvenor: the lady who can't leave jail http://t.co/BiBnT0IU
- Government fights release of royal veto guidelines http://t.co/vqbRaWtQ
- BAHRAIN: We Take Human Rights Violations Seriously | Foreign Policy http://t.co/TljwlsAc
- RUSSIA rights activists decry sentences in police abuse case http://t.co/NFIj7NuQ
- US: How The Right's Latest Conspiracy Theory Might Unleash a Wave of Domestic Terrorism if Obama Wins http://t.co/VYasmLNF
- IRELAND: Referendum on children's rights http://t.co/NNMEOJ1P
- Guardian receives 2012 Online Journalism Award for gay rights interactive http://t.co/We9JDvIS
- US: The African-American debate on voting rights http://t.co/7zGbWFI1
- Barack Obama at the United Nations: Universal declaration of jerks' rights | The Economist http://t.co/qYngqQIx
- Smithwick Tribunal to resume hearing evidence in private http://t.co/TSG0TrMc
- Ingenious refers HMRC tax avoidance claims to tribunal http://t.co/x0GBgBiP
- Tribunal told how Devizes MP sacked her best friend http://t.co/uo6dxycF
- CANADA: Tribunal hears preliminary motions in First Nations discrimination case http://t.co/Bn839XoV
- US: Abuse of Electronic Health Records http://t.co/Q7BmRXyQ
- GERMANY Is Expected to Act to Increase Limits on High-Speed Trades http://t.co/4yOgvIP7
- US President Barak Obama Tells UN New Democracies Need Free Speech http://t.co/O39Ow9UU
- US: Human Rights, the Death Penalty, and Affirmative Action: The Supreme Court Cases to Watch http://t.co/WfKzYwOr
- HONDURAS: Slain Honduran human rights lawyer complained of death threats before killing http://t.co/tiDLzQ64
- The Future of Big Law http://t.co/OAYiBvR5
- Muslims Call For Blasphemy Law In UK And UN To Prevent Repeat Of Anti-Mohammed YouTube Film http://t.co/IP3XHTQk
- KUWAIT: Top court rejects election law change http://t.co/TdqsOJTf
- GERMANY outlines new law allowing circumcision http://t.co/xenbUIM6
- UZBEKISTAN: New Law Promises No-Fear Investment Climate http://t.co/IfN7JIcZ
- US: Ariz sheriff loses appeal on immigration law limit http://t.co/v0TybuO4
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
- US: Sheriff spokesman hits out at Fiona Apple http://t.co/NeTlWkwX
- Lib Dem Leadership suffers court hearings defeat http://t.co/ms1WrTii
- UBS 'rogue trader' Kweku Adoboli had been 'told off' http://t.co/Z5gesJBQ
- Libor rate body would accept loss of role http://t.co/hxgvlXga
- How to win friends and influence people - aka The loneliness of the COLP | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/lDbhkwvk
- Shoosmiths claims new bereavement service marks it out among law firms | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/JVqXEcls
- Where are the MDPs? Waiting for the accountants to start setting them up | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/sutlxsZO
- Hundreds of firms face SRA enforcement action over COLP and COFA failure | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/wRICeZON
- Routed by reason: secret justice proposals http://t.co/4Rc68krC
- No action to be taken against two men arrested over Sandringham body http://t.co/cWxPd0Ok
- Uria partner joins Santander as part of in-house reshuffle- Legalweek http://t.co/8zalShKa
- LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates chairman Kalis appointed for fifth consecutive term- Legalweek http://t.co/incV8DBN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and McDermott set for Korea openings as liberalisation gathers pace- Legalweek http://t.co/31ag9Xdv
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes leads as mining giant Bumi launches internal investigation- Legalweek http://t.co/BHL2LaR6
- Singapore regulator pressed over fitness-to-practise row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AhJ1rIW5
- CMS set for Beijing launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wZpXEBZa
- Small firms drowning under rising tide of insurance costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lcckajjx
- Survey: UK partner numbers tumbling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/g0t9mQRD
- Lawyers scoop largest-ever fee award | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qaOzDz4z
- Judge orders arrest of president of Google's operation in BRAZIL http://t.co/kUS3iIjU
- US: Privacy bill requires search warrants for e-mail, cell tracking http://t.co/nhAdYNo6
- PHILIPPINES: Madrigal backs Aquino’s call to restore trust in judiciary http://t.co/eVOSXFT4
- NIGERIA: Judiciary and the press: Avoiding conflicts of interest http://t.co/Miw81LGg
- Systemic crisis in PAKISTAN judiciary? http://t.co/pLPlsZPU
- INDIA: Judiciary totally independent and transparent in its functioning: Law Minister Salman Khurshid http://t.co/g68ucbkc
- Councillor to face trial after assault allegation http://t.co/0UgazlFa
- IRELAND: Quinns ask for removal of receiver and lawyers http://t.co/8Z4EYsi1
- Solicitor jailed for £1.3m mortgage fraud - Industry in depth http://t.co/oo8VE8vr
- Aifa and IFA Centre clash over solicitor referrals http://t.co/xdHy4cGv
- IRELAND: Taoiseach Kenny condemns 'brutal' killers http://t.co/hnQOTiam
- Law Specials: Calls for a public inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing - Megrahi group writes to MacAskill http://t.co/oEyg3M5H
- Tough justice? http://t.co/hB5HLQbh
- Lib Dem conference: Vote on Justice and Security Bill could be first defeat for leadership http://t.co/ZrBBmw2U
- Controversy at men's & women's pay divide - Call to look at World T20 pay gap http://t.co/n6hEnd7B
- Tory councillor sacked for joking about death of two police officers in Manchester http://t.co/YOBox4g6
- 'Tyre slashing' manslaughter inquiry launched after pharmacist's fatal car crash http://t.co/RvPJIgRc
- Coroners make record number of recommendations to NHS http://t.co/1Ufqfq15
- The Hague, the ICC, and the economic benefits of being a centre for justice http://t.co/nb6lrEO4
- Secret courts: the essential guide http://t.co/rXE5N9X7
- Did the Queen breach a convention by lobbying over Abu Hamza? http://t.co/kI7c9Aye
- US: Los Angeles gang member exonerated of murder after 19 years in prison http://t.co/zLUVacZR
- Secret courts plan receives blow at Lib Dem conference http://t.co/dFw0mXfM
- Law as an Aesthetic Subject http://t.co/ox48NGjL
- Lib Dem conference: Simon Hughes attacks 'racist' banks http://t.co/9f6WOTLq
- Merseyside barrister jailed for pocketing £196,000 in VAT to “enhance lifestyle” News http://t.co/0K8niSUR
