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FOCUS OF THE DAY: People up to the age of 75 are to be eligible for jury service under new Ministry of Justice proposals. Currently, only people aged between 18 and 70 can sit as jurors. Full story - New Law Journal
- US: A lawsuit offers compelling evidence of Donald Trump's bait-and-switch scheme that affected thousands of people http://t.co/8ObeMMRW3Q
- US: How Surveillance Changes Behavior: A Restaurant Workers Case Study http://t.co/3wA14aPQUL
- What ever happened to Martin Luther King's dream? http://t.co/oRN1DVNV9f
- Law News review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YubX70BMIo
- Riverview Law aims to double in size | Law Gazette http://t.co/2arxD4xsj8
- Paedophile whose victim was described as predatory to have sentence reviewed http://t.co/ssxSZIagkA
- UN rights panel challenges N. KOREA over ‘slander’ claim http://t.co/9t3HDZW8rR
- Civil rights movement and US immigration history connected http://t.co/gw8riv5yMj
- ISRAEL revokes Jerusalem rights from Palestinians http://t.co/i6xWcJYsGZ
- Rights groups blast BANGLADESH law revision, activist arrest http://t.co/TOyGjsAW1W
- UAE: Dubai Courts extends 'Smart Court' campaign's period due to public demand http://t.co/SHauWMLuvh
- Courts Cannot Abolish Forced Labor: Tang Hui v. People's Republic of CHINA http://t.co/LZro7XRtet
- SOUTH AFRICA: Court review assigned to Human Sciences Research Council, Fort Hare Law School http://t.co/qmm29RrpXl
- HONG KONG: Poverty Commission's one-off subsidy scheme to include those living illegally in commercial buildings http://t.co/aNKdriDUHZ
- INDIA: Illegal construction cases in Lucknow on the rise, LDA and police officials involved http://t.co/S7xyUdFtxI
- CHINA: Microblogging Bo's trial hailed as historic transparency http://t.co/ehUzW7Fi3q
- US: New resentencing trial date for Jodi Arias? http://t.co/JJrXfmD2zg
- Litigation in Malaysia reflects local laws not decisions of foreign corresponding cases | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/OSNEXLjzBk
- Europe’s new patent system will create a single patent and litigation system for the region | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/Oe7QCfEFPk
- Mexico joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its impact on life sciences IP protection | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/3Jze1Y0E5U
- Poland: First filing requirement | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/yS9mi5V0A9
- South Africa and arguments to keep in mind in considering moving to substantive examination | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/zatZ3rj006
- The legal framework for patents in Brazil and recent developments in the system | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/a9lA4K2VwE
- How IP law firms and corporate users can get the most from their IP Management software | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/Zgy5MqT9tf
- Modernizing the Brazilian PTO | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/Q9VLM7J5uR
- Myriad judgment isn’t the end of the arguments | The Patent Lawyer http://t.co/9I9QHR1v8U
- Lawyer for Nauru asylum seekers in riot case expects support from AUSTRALIA's legal community http://t.co/ZACQrMEoOv
- Section 28: challenge to end the bullying that is holding the children of Wales back http://t.co/Pq3L3DRcTG
- Law firm eyes Africa and US http://t.co/hUrgxSHDaG
- US: Tennessee College of Law to Host Admissions Workshop on September http://t.co/ppyelQ0C6x
- SYRIA Spotlights Problematic International Law http://t.co/YeNUj8EYCM
- INDIA: Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi seeks support for law to banish hunger http://t.co/KGKUnogsu7
- US: Obama Asks African-American Churches for Help With Health Law http://t.co/y8AjQB1mMa
- The international law president vs the Damascus regime http://t.co/z2do4ETqKs
- US: North Carolina law allows university students facing discipline to hire an attorney http://t.co/icSgzIp2w0
- Online lecture prompts legal fight on copyright http://t.co/6jG9tsUc5w
- JP Morgan told to pay Blavatnik $50m in damages http://t.co/s4vdQdcJBY
- China confirms Briton arrest in data collection probe http://t.co/IvomClUep3
- Tougher sex offender restrictions sought by campaigners http://t.co/wGKK4qzVK4
- What drives a young man to violent crime? http://t.co/ReOWxXxNki
- Fifty years have passed since campaigners overturned a ban on ethnic minorities working on Bristol's buses http://t.co/Ie556JypZP
- Londonderry brain injury victim's family disgusted at 'work' letter http://t.co/CZPCGgNwLp
- Badger cull begins in Somerset in attempt to tackle TB http://t.co/FeP1edu95I
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HKFSI puts entrepreneurial vision at heart of post-merger recruitment process | The Lawyer http://t.co/DLQCwKzmFY
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Korean firm advises as Myanmar builds new international airport | The Lawyer http://t.co/bpDHWUn4dr
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Challinors’ refugees spread across 14 firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/5w0gKcyuv9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie plans expansion into DIFC | The Lawyer http://t.co/2IP7KC9wIX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Challinors subsidiary Thomas Legal next to be sold | Law Gazette http://t.co/AIdwKMLMiJ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Riverview Law, the fixed price commercial law business plots major expansion | Legal Futures http://t.co/zNOWxIK3FY
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Council backs down over sacking tribunal appeal http://t.co/jEK2dUPcnx
- AUSTRALIA: Tribunal finds Cleo Howman breached contract after being crowned Miss Humanity Australia 2012 http://t.co/7MkGIpAQnv
- BANGLADESH: War crimes tribunal rejected review petition on charge framing against Jamaat-e-Islami leader AKM Yusuf http://t.co/qA6gZCDb6e
- ZAMBIA: Gen Miyanda Challenges Kabimba to Debate on Judiciary http://t.co/swgI6Zr8Nt
- INDIA: Review Supreme Court ruling on convicted lawmakers to protect the supremacy of the legislature http://t.co/KLtMQMqrfq
- INDIA: Judiciary, Politicians, Police responsible for dismal rates of rape conviction http://t.co/n6xQpdflOE
- GUAM: Judiciary chooses to pick own health insurer http://t.co/qbhYHcIheX
- INDIA: Women-friendly divorce law passed by parliament http://t.co/p6FiHOAPf3
- SWITZERLAND: Segregation of asylum seekers: 'we get less respect than an animal' http://t.co/MCSceYQqDr
- US: Kym Worthy and the fight to investigate Detroit's 11,000 forgotten rapes http://t.co/W1W9piwjaO
- Corporate clients pile on pressure over human rights | Legal Futures http://t.co/3FRikPDcoe
- KENYA: Two Kenyan men have signed an agreement to "marry" the same woman http://t.co/iYDbCsLgH7
- Man arrested as campaigners prepare to disrupt badger cull http://t.co/metsTelwLe
- NGO laws in MYANMAR restrictive, rights group says http://t.co/mhxJqbneqX
- AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Watch Opens Sydney Office http://t.co/gWZKDvKUBq
- BAHRAIN responds to human rights critics http://t.co/1JzybKfFxh
- ARMENIA: Human Rights Defender: "Some cops acted unprofessionally during Komitas incident" http://t.co/BpfwYceF6u
- Nominees announced for €60,000 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize http://t.co/HQCUPRmIbM
- CHINA: Human Rights Organization Has Funds Frozen http://t.co/yvcWoWQHty
- A dubious plan to add to burden of home buyers with separate solicitors http://t.co/iYPIB1EL8C
- Home sellers ‘no choice’ but to pay for £370 ESPC ad http://t.co/QsOetdVQUC
- GAMBIA: Disgraced Justice Wowo’s brother comes to his defense http://t.co/95lBEkpRrS
- INDIA: 10 common legal myths busted http://t.co/FVVdXuwY7A
- CANADA: Student suing Montreal police to establish legal precedent http://t.co/1Ioxzohq80
- Joiner threatens legal action over Darlington parking ticket mix-up http://t.co/UJzAT1wtsr
- NEW ZEALAND: Government loses landmark legal battle over red-zoned land http://t.co/BpjilA2aAK
- SOUTH AFRICA: Cheating Legal Aid lawyer loses appeal http://t.co/Uc2HCaJt14
- Good legal aid system essential to justice http://t.co/YIZtt33L9h
- Campaigners demand new law as quarry battle looms http://t.co/PVg2pNGj87
- ‘Badly drafted’ Government lobbying reforms will hit charities, watchdog says http://t.co/uhBXGGjrtu
- Check other countries’ laws to avoid offending abroad http://t.co/fVffTjVaU7
- SYRIA: Strike Against Assad 'Within International Law' Says William Hague http://t.co/Jbu57LBB0i
- Ready to study UK law? http://t.co/IZGHKxwhQp
- US: Conservative churches change by-laws to avoid lawsuits from gay couples http://t.co/go27thXPfh
- US: Martin Luther King and the race riot that never was http://t.co/G4vdcek7Kk
- Now she has identified her true gender, will the world accept Chelsea Manning? http://t.co/pgR3kxcnbh
- The drama surrounding Manning and Snowden is diverting attention from what matters http://t.co/ba7YDIqbtA
- IRELAND: It's unacceptable how much people with disabilities are having to fight http://t.co/zE0n11tRo8
- Greyabbey cannabis haul: Criminal gang 'behind find' http://t.co/Sy8gP0x0ob
- Estate agency insolvencies 'up 57%' in last year http://t.co/1FyVW241Lf
- CHINA: Two women from London have said a dispute over slippers has left them unable to leave a Chinese city http://t.co/Ytwb6mwQsI
- IRELAND: Dublin bin death: Police seek public help http://t.co/Zxyl7GlKyB
- Harlow Islamic Centre arson attempt probed http://t.co/v5lQRMWxlR
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