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The SRA has suffered a temporary setback in its attempt to secure higher fining powers against traditional law firms after the MoJ refused to raise them in line with those applicable to ABSs. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- Richards LJ to take over as deputy civil justice head | The Lawyer http://t.co/02RrD9cN
- Freddie Starr faces further questioning http://t.co/SVnWaEF7
- SYRIA conflict: Rebels may have committed war crime - UN http://t.co/AB0v2zk7
- KYRGYZSTAN: Journalist to press criminal charges against reporters who abducted her as a practical joke for a newspaper http://t.co/5tKueuox
- Asil Nadir ordered to pay £5m compensation http://t.co/Ewr4Wc6o
- MP's expenses: Denis MacShane resigns over 'gravest case' http://t.co/AbLEN9Py
- Company service business takes ABS route | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/w1wcSNJI
- Jimmy Savile: BBC, hospitals and star's estate face at least 50 damages claims http://t.co/3WUDYb8b
- Savile scandal: BBC bosses to be quizzed by barrister in Newsnight probe http://t.co/uJPD8Wpb
- Irish journalist and former cyclist Paul Kimmage takes legal action against UCI leaders over whistle blowers http://t.co/QOoP6CKF
- UK's legal view on EU may be sought by Scotland http://t.co/PjoiOcIi
- Salvia: the dangerous legal drug taken by 'one-in-ten students' http://t.co/MpRbGYCJ
- Marine transport company Dockwise loses ground-breaking legal action to gain access to ex-CEO Philip Adkins's emails http://t.co/bL9r9XzG
- Centamin could face new legal challenge in EGYPT http://t.co/nNTNt2T8
- Apple has lost their legal claim to the iPhone name in MEXICO http://t.co/S5kG4lZU
- NIGERIA: Of Weak Laws and the Anti-Money Laundering Crusade http://t.co/5Ogrjzll
- Cass Sunstein on the Constitutionality of Affirmative Action | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/nLcMlHBm
- More on the Original Meaning of Commercial Speech Protection | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/DUsOAtNm
- Speaking Prudence to Power | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/7fbwdpXv
- Private equity fund takes stake in Keoghs | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/5zfy2Ksl
- ‘Please try again later’ SRA tells online renewal applicants | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ZTm8JzHy
- Basic bank account concern from Consumer Focus http://t.co/K3q7DXXV
- IRELAND: Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man, is given 9 week jail term http://t.co/xIZTkTV8
- Counter-terrorism detective has denied one charge of misconduct in a public office by passing info to News of the World http://t.co/KZfHIQHP
- MP's expenses: Denis MacShane faces 12 month suspension http://t.co/AbLEN9Py
- Stephen Farrow guilty of two murders http://t.co/t2HDJKHE
- Lloyds takes stake in litigation firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GtsdqJ9m
- CANADA: Alberta Justice minister seeks end to some preliminary hearings http://t.co/54H4Vu28
- RWANDA: Rwandan justice: Fairness on trial | The Economist http://t.co/npCvoFTs
- Tribunal rejects academics' claim that they were sacked by Islamic college for being white Christians http://t.co/YeUpAnkd
- AUSTRALIA: Barrister found guilty of professional misconduct http://t.co/9ufUfZYc
- Jewish academic sues union over the anti-Israel poilcy, citing antisemitism http://t.co/op8bbgiQ
- William and Kate: 'Gun shot inquiry' at Anglesey home http://t.co/BDp14nPO
- David Black murder - two arrests over prison officer attack http://t.co/6qGjAgke
- US: Justices Asked Whether Decision on Deportation Warnings Applies Retroactively http://t.co/joPsGWEk
- US Constitution requires lawyer to tell non-US citizen pleading guilty to a criminal offense carries risk of deportatio http://t.co/w2gWv1AZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke hires YouView legal head | The Lawyer http://t.co/RqSoGsx0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS, Eversheds and Osborne Clarke win spots on slimmed down Lloyds panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/kXIzY8Si
- Maldives stamp ends businessman’s fight to cancel divorce debt http://t.co/HHO4317Q
- Mother murdered son for 'failing to learn the Koran' http://t.co/kWrSLn9W
- Clarke warns opponents of 'secret justice' plans http://t.co/AYOQuALl
- Royal art collector compared to 'inveterate gambler' http://t.co/OcP1n9GG
- CHINA: Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng's brother loses court case http://t.co/N1tE2Ode
- What are law firms looking for in applicants - and will I get a training contract out of it? http://t.co/i8gawxlp
- Savile victims 'will seek compensation,' says lawyer Liz Dux http://t.co/IUryL2N5
- BRAZIL: Corruption trial makes black Brazilian judge a hero http://t.co/BuCiYcPW
- Secret courts will save us from terror says Ken Clarke http://t.co/vixcu1iW
- BANGLADESH: More than 100 missing after illegal migrant boat sinks off Bangladesh http://t.co/YUmZKz0F
- NETHERLANDS: Iraqi illegal immigrants in Dutch limbo http://t.co/KJ5hF49c
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
- US: Rezwan Ferdaus jailed for model plane Pentagon plot http://t.co/OdjjQMzY
- Bank of England governance 'defective' http://t.co/RRr4wKKN
- UK Gets Open Definitions Right: Government procurements now prefer open standards,no patent restrictions in standards http://t.co/lF8S6veg
- Islamist suspects 'held inhumanely' in NIGERIA claims human rights group http://t.co/zD36htdx
- US to raise serious concerns on human rights with Cambodia ahead of summit http://t.co/j9t1uigN
- Data law update 'could cause confusion' say MPs http://t.co/x9C5WSh8
- Renewed calls for tougher dangerous dogs law after great grandmother is mauled to death http://t.co/JuiAWu0d
- Internet restrictions in RUSSIA ready to go live http://t.co/t3KDfAtf
- NETHERLANDS: Dutch scrap law banning cannabis across Holland http://t.co/P9KFSDl1
- TURKEY using anti-terrorism law to quash debate -UN http://t.co/7xNxmZoE
- Law firm urges US risk council to tread carefully on money funds http://t.co/hLmornSE
- LEBANON: Judiciary kicks off legal proceedings for Beirut car bombing http://t.co/TXMzqRHk
- SRI LANKA: Government starts process to impeach chief justice amid conflict with judiciary http://t.co/CcsKASfw
- Apple Leaves UK Judge at ‘Loss’ Over Samsung Web Posts http://t.co/3dNhxRHz
- US preacher blames Sandy on homosexuals http://t.co/JHbPMfIF
- Police hunt for fan who kept racism at top of Chelsea agenda http://t.co/zEg5i90F
- Dirty bomb terror threat breakthrough: British scientists build machine to detect smuggling of nuclear materials http://t.co/BXA0SKqN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons and A&O head up Italy's €18bn bond sale - Legalweek http://t.co/4jNFn2Al
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst joins top firms in hiking pro bono incentives - Legalweek http://t.co/saB4KqnQ
- The commercial law firm that came in from the cold – newest ABS embraces regulation | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/E8r62pEo
- Licensed conveyancers attack regulator’s move into litigation and advocacy | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/S953Q7qO
- Trick-or-treat children given cocaine in Oldham http://t.co/zMxj2tuk
- Robert McCartney murder: Leading republican faces charges http://t.co/oy3nEyq2
- Abu Jihad killing: Israeli censor releases commando's account http://t.co/27z8cGGw
- Storm over Stonewall's Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'bigot' award http://t.co/3tJ3R0rs
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pannone takes on claims for Savile victims as bank freezes estate - Legalweek http://t.co/goHySv26
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Hogan Lovells partner struck off following jail sentence for fraud - Legalweek http://t.co/vV29xrOk
- Aussie duo lead as Singapore Airlines takes 10% stake in Virgin Australia - Legalweek http://t.co/MXbLrER1
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Mishcons lead as JP Morgan sues London Whale's ex-boss - Legalweek http://t.co/05Sp2FZv
- Lawyers cite NFL players' health in lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6WHakoCc
- Reducing the failure rate of lateral hires | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pu6Nx8RO
- Slaughters freezes pay, cuts bonuses for 2012 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ePexXkWE
- Google loses defamation lawsuit for 'gangland' search results | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aHulLIOK
- Free services requirement proposed to Singapore lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S58Og9z6
- New SRA agreement could loosen sanctions for whistleblowers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/My9xs6xN
- DAC Beachcroft agrees landmark Chilean merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zvVxOCia
- Police start investigation after a fan made what appeared to be racist gesture in Chelsea's win over Manchester United http://t.co/iEQhX2rV
- Serious Fraud Office payments to ex-CEO 'irregular' http://t.co/tpLN5Pmz
- GREECE: Bank list editor Costas Vaxevanis acquitted http://t.co/7O3PViBn
- Ken Clarke's reforms could still cut prison population, figures show http://t.co/l84z86bn
- California campaigners hope to see death penalty abolished on election day http://t.co/fHt0pUAA
- Christopher Tappin pleads guilty to selling batteries for Iranian missiles http://t.co/IpEKLiOq
- 3VB barrister joins parliamentary probe into HBOS collapse - Legalweek http://t.co/ITi42AaY
- CANADA: Paralegal fight back in court next month http://t.co/cxpNW2Gv
- AUSTRALIA: Leading barrister acquitted of murdering his wife whose body was found upside down in a park grave http://t.co/5QFHZQYH
- Former Harlow solicitor could face jail over McCann allegations http://t.co/JkO6vq6W
- Alleged abuse victims's solicitor welcomes Savile estate freezing http://t.co/dlUgUHQC
- Lund Bennett solicitor advised House of Commons on Presumption of Death Bill http://t.co/yIJ7QGTA
- Belfast solicitor Paul Gallen aims to be UK Scrabble champion http://t.co/KvbR2DnG
- Solicitor Mohammed Rahman guilty of beating wife to death http://t.co/97wZin29
- If producing legislation alone produced civilized societies, INDIA would be the envy of the world http://t.co/eAcEOYbi
- Regulator launches leniency policy consultation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WoRuhis8
- SRA setback over higher fining powers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cQP1nkE8
- Costs lawyers have expressed disappointment at the government’s decision not to create a costs council | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8VEQ9EYv
- Competing with new entrants | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/pJzIRwPX
- Dragon is bang on the money | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/3aaf4UiY
- Disappointment at costs council decision | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8VEQ9EYv
- Lyons Davidson looks to capitalise on ABS status | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/qpYZNJsv
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Freshfields land roles as China buys into Heathrow | The Lawyer http://t.co/3qpUiW4E
- Teare J refuses to recuse himself from Ablyazov case | The Lawyer http://t.co/LtIxawKZ
- Entertainer Freddie Starr has been arrested in the police inquiry into sex abuse claims http://t.co/unv9vZaQ
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