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- AUSTRALIA: Peter Slipper’s former staffer wins appeal in sexual harassment case http://t.co/v4kokRa9e5
- The Law Commission has recommended prenup agreements become legally enforceable: Would you sign a onet? | Poll http://t.co/SN83G7cQUw
- Amnesty International accuses ISRAEL's armed forces of possible war crimes http://t.co/Mnu6ywYBYQ
- US: 'Miami five' inquiry details finalised http://t.co/XEPlS2CStO
- Nigerian authors condemn country's new anti-gay law http://t.co/luN54uo0Wx
- Christmas Eve murderer loses appeal against 25-year jail sentence http://t.co/RBgrZagfK2
- DPP defends failed prosecutions of celebrities over historic sex claims http://t.co/zq
- Spotify and Ministry of Sound settle music playlists copyright lawsuit http://t.co/9p76HLmXON
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing Germany MP steps down three years early | The Lawyer http://t.co/ApGqgKbEne
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders in merger talks with Patton Boggs | The Lawyer http://t.co/jOIYqloV5u
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells partners in line for bonus after PEP hits $1.2m | The Lawyer http://t.co/FpHGHm1bpj
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP names Adam Dann as finance head in place of Kellett | The Lawyer http://t.co/0WRAB7cvTY
- Grayling unveils final package of criminal legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/cNV5JlD6uJ
- Law Commission proposes litigant-friendly divorce reforms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/X2yRrSTrmu
- Criminal legal aid fee cut a ‘total disaster’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8LXwXWFwYW
- Otterburn report warned against early fee cut | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YfCQ1fvEvi
- US: Targeting the Johns in Sex Trade http://t.co/NflxT2vJOd
- European Parliament Approves Tough Rules on Electronic Cigarettes http://t.co/T3sFBqXYiA
- VENEZUELA Accuses Intelligence Officers of Murdering 2 http://t.co/z3UPkl0ErL
- US: Pivotal Point Is Seen as More States Consider Legalizing Marijuana http://t.co/Xm9wiwt6uX
- TURKEY: Leader Disowns Trials That Helped Him Tame Military http://t.co/olSim8DE67
- AFGHANISTAN: Warlords With Dark Pasts Battle in Afghan Election http://t.co/LzGonL6cb6
- Crisis in ‘shrinking and ageing’ magistracy | Law Gazette http://t.co/MKKaDTtAej
- Pre-nups should be legally binding, says Law Commission | Law Gazette http://t.co/stGOd2QrQQ
- ABS pioneer sold to listed claims handler in £43m deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/WyoveBYi14
- Unilever case clarifies law over patents and employees | The Lawyer http://t.co/notao9dsNc
- Tchenguiz case gives more guidance on scope of litigation privilege | The Lawyer http://t.co/ptoZI9S4kx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird’s cooperative approach to Asia | The Lawyer http://t.co/2N7ae4Ieb7
- The problem with GLOs: Costs fights and the RBS case | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ic6n1JIPUv
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Curtis enters Beijing targeting international trade | The Lawyer http://t.co/7JywE42OgO
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons Canada absorbs 46 Heenan Blaikie lawyers after DLA talks fail | The Lawyer http://t.co/pk7dbbYe3g
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate raises £1m in HMRC capital call | The Lawyer http://t.co/6yxGovLzN0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters mulls streamlining of management as partners push for fee-earner focus | The Lawyer http://t.co/fNtZw7f9rD
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- CANADA: Ontario law to force calorie count on fast-food menus http://t.co/p306VAb9CH
- PAKISTAN: Law to curb cyber crimes finalized: Minister for Home Affairs http://t.co/wlbfjwcjdG
- Good news for beleaguered law students: it appears that law firm hiring is really picking up http://t.co/HZW09itx5N
- Best US Law Schools for Getting a Biglaw Job (2014) http://t.co/p68jKrpQHQ
- RUSSIA: Piracy Law Could Be Expanded to Books and Music http://t.co/jhtzzHoq0l
- Law firm warns of Fos claim splits to avoid £150k payout cap http://t.co/i54zyGKgsN
- AUSTRALIA: Govt drafting Qantas law changes http://t.co/EHyg4WP7bA
- US: Measure to block transgender student law fails to make ballot http://t.co/FIWbg6RXCB
- Europe's net neutrality law gets breathing space as industry committee delays vote http://t.co/oDOlX4B33n
- Voiding UKRAINE’s minority languages law ‘wrong’ – Luxembourg FM http://t.co/BwOZWDTvpq
- INDIA's Law Commission report on disqualification of candidates http://t.co/4yoJesr6rl
- PAKISTAN: Rule of law only solution to resolve country's problems: Prime Minister http://t.co/QzNoZVC4Vc
- Cornell UNiversity Law professor Ted Eisenberg dies at 66 http://t.co/Mh8GmW94qR
- Simplified law may boost online sales in the EU http://t.co/cB7t1RYQj2
- SINGAPORE: New harassment law could be enacted soon http://t.co/TdfbN7c6Yp
- PAKISTAN: Karachi law, order case: SC calls for land allotment policy report in 15 days http://t.co/njBe26GdVj
- Corroboration law 'denying justice', says justice secretary http://t.co/14le2iCH5V
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill | Law Commission http://t.co/yaMHZRhMFj
- Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements | Law Commission http://t.co/BePnYD9oqq
- 12th Programme of Law Reform | Law Commission http://t.co/r2FZFEaR9X
- US: Virginia Supreme Court got it wrong in overturning the Virginia Tech wrongful death verdict http://t.co/RnIP5UTHAK
- A young girl's plight after failed bid to reach AUSTRALIA http://t.co/QqcHRBzjr8
- The Deception of "Arab Spring": Legal Dilemmas in EGYPThttp://jurist.org/hotline/2014/02/ibrahim-saleh-arab-spring.php
- The Commonwealth's Taxing Power and Its Limits — Are We There Yet? | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/1Ih8eYF0SV
- Setting the Boundaries of Child Sexual Assault: Consent and Mistake as to Age Defences | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/lhtz0fveit
- Without Consent: Forced Marriage in Australia | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/XlU4HP2jha
- Vanishing Author in Computer-Generated Works: Critical Analysis of Recent Aussie Case Law | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/C7NheoICG4
- 'A Negation of Australia's Fundamental Values': Sentencing Prejudice-Motivated Crime | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/bLXC5SEw7E
- An Empirical Profile of Medical Expert Witnesses in Personal Injury Litigation | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/CFM4c0abjW
- Of 'Kamikazes' and 'Mad Men': The Fallout from the Qantas Industrial Dispute | Uni. Melbourne Law Review http://t.co/4eK5yXeWN8
- Unite in legal action against Ineos over Grangemouth emails http://t.co/x9Kc3Ve0rl
- Legal separation: what it means and how to get it http://t.co/ChvLy1rBGV
- Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says that his legal costs in the High Court case accelerated to more than £20m http://t.co/PNZI0TddyP
- US: Legal counsel in Scott Walker administration loses job over explicit email http://t.co/IAcCApAd2A
- UK copyright law ‘abjectly failing’ consumers according to international survey http://t.co/lw4mKFkfDl
- Pressure mounting for Northern Ireland libel laws to mirror rest of UK http://t.co/C4GxGHsW4q
- See Hear: Deaf law centre closes http://t.co/DzaRWfRYaB
- UK government needs "robust and effective" plans to tackle air pollution after EU commences proceedings, expert says http://t.co/pep9oGLUQ7
- INDIA: 150th birth anniversary of Barrister G Parameswaran Pillai who founded the Temperance Movement http://t.co/ETeRHjybSG
- Actor George Clooney takes British Barrister girlfriend who defended Julian Assange, to White House dinner http://t.co/wDY6Qq9TGD
- IRELAND: Senior Counsel Callinan says gardai look forward to cooperating with probe into alleged misconduct http://t.co/nf5Ysph43E
- IRELAND: Move to appoint barrister takes heat off Shatter and Coalition – for time being http://t.co/HkncWSzXOu
- Barrister who represented Michael Jackson and Simon Cowell is defending Anelka http://t.co/Fc1lXNMaAY
- AUSTRALIA: Barrister cautions jury that 'young people do tell lies' http://t.co/vtLpE2TQFH
- Belfast Barrister and wife deliberately demolished home without permission of bank - court rules http://t.co/1wh4URH93P
- Tax justice and procurement for social value – the tax avoidance elephant in the public procurement room http://t.co/NOOgqIFEwd
- TAIWAN: Justice Minister urged to carry out executions of 45 death-row inmates http://t.co/ZU1g2atYye
- THAILAND: Protesters demand justice for slain children http://t.co/5TcraLu6EG
- Justice minister says IRAN cannot be compared to Ukraine http://t.co/H1QcgoD5yp
- Feminist and social justice blogging as performance and bloodshed http://t.co/QR9YuGar3j
- Kenny MacAskill: Corroboration laws deny justice in Scotland http://t.co/HuPgGuu4X2
- IRELAND: Solicitor struck off after Law Society falsely imputed undertaking, and relied in part on a forged document http://t.co/4Px47fPX2O
- Shropshire solicitor joins elite world care campaign http://t.co/FGJLQVmHFi
- KENYA: MPs vote to reduce fuding for Judiciary http://t.co/t2SOEFMhqp
- KENYA: Judiciary vs Lawmakers: Abandon the posturing http://t.co/W4aht9cAEr
- TURKEU: President OKs bill on judiciary powers http://t.co/jLGTggVuu3
- US: Judge overturns Texas ban on gay marriage http://t.co/it1DI7vcr7
- US: Judge throws out New York "Revenge Porn" case http://t.co/d21IHupvZD
- US: Judge won’t block new round of BP seafood payments http://t.co/JCEpOqlNmz
- MEXICO is determined to keep Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in its highest-security prison http://t.co/TF5gwc9FvR
- Motorists have been unfairly fined for driving in bus lanes in Birmingham City Centre http://t.co/742KAqCuRK
- INDIA: National Green Tribunal halts DRDO construction activity in Challakere Amrut Mahal Kavals http://t.co/PWiai1gGMo
- Scottish mainstream media ignores Rangers tax tribunal http://t.co/JHKzDumoqc
- PAKISTAN Vote fraud: Tribunal disqualifies PPP MPA Altaf Unnar, orders re-polling http://t.co/3Zesc12Ev4
- Michelle Mone's lingerie firm loses Scott Kilday tribunal over office bugging http://t.co/OCEcOOeTFH
- Tribunal suspends Rs.1773 crore fine on Coal INDIA http://t.co/aR8l0wGOh6
- BANGLADESH's war crimes tribunal to rehear closing arguments http://t.co/byzxhn0Z1O
- US: Rethinking Our ‘Rights’ to Dangerous Behaviors: maximizing profits, regardless of consumer health http://t.co/Wk9RZvb3UD
- US: Bob Jones Christian University Resumes Inquiry in Handling of Sexual Abuse Reports http://t.co/TUXLkm0lvt
- TURKEY is Glued to a Sensational Drama, This One Political http://t.co/dKuHZ5Ql14
- An Unfinished UKRAINE Palace and a Fugitive Leader’s Folly http://t.co/66kxb6rgYx
- Katy Perry causes offence by burning 'Allah' pendant in new music video http://t.co/SzhxXNhDCN
- Soldier jailed for brutally kicking injured cat to death http://t.co/6Zf4s5bfIq
- Attorney General to review sentence given to a man who killed innocent pedestrian with single punch after cycling row http://t.co/Gj0Dy1YnLB
- The Clink Restaurant in Brixton Prison gives inmates a taste of what life can be like on the outside - and the skills http://t.co/ea1X6u9uxl
- Thousands at risk of domestic violence http://t.co/7tsR8oHwji
- Hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks denies making jibe about how to keep voicemails safe http://t.co/FAObD4RKsZ
- Pre-nuptial agreements 'should be legally binding in divorce cases' http://t.co/PtW78EtN27
- Will writing body reports surge of applications following launch | Legal Futures http://t.co/ghMYZbcxJ8
- Jacoby & Meyers lays out twin-track approach to UK expansion | Legal Futures http://t.co/QTgP8l1OOK
- Boss of Swiss bank Credit Suisse has said he "deeply regrets" that some of its bankers violated US tax laws http://t.co/tL2tV42m77
- Private heart ops deal for NHS patients agreed by minister http://t.co/8721BNQ7qD
- 'Formula One isn't for girls': Why has it taken so long for a Susie Wolff to break through? http://t.co/teqpmX8LcE
- Women prisoners: Sex in prison is commonplace, the male inmates just hide it more than girls http://t.co/azO9riEdvV
- Baroness launches racist tirade and attacks security at Belgravia Hotel http://t.co/RgFpp4Cbkd
- Rebecca Brooks fell out with Coulson over Beckham affair story, hacking trial hears http://t.co/8bb37gOhTT
- Lee Rigby: Widow fears the day young son will see images of his father's murder http://t.co/uIJt9ytcK1
- Far-right groups demand return of capital punishment as Woolwich killers are sentenced http://t.co/ivPcJWTW5D
- Landmark case costs Game £3m back rent | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bkmOPHfayn
- Expoiting IT to deliver value from law firm mergers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/v9NECGOl0G
- New GC leadership to usher in changes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OphC9SXp0H
- Deutsche Bank backs general counsel | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bTjhCTrLsC
- Australian Law Firm which abolished hourly billing opens 6th office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KooIC5dvNd
- UAE lawyers spot Iran opportunities | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HzpJVousfz
- Top Japanese firm opens in Shanghai | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/su1MuZhcb4
- Lawyers suspected over Kazakhstan bank rumours | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8qWNvTggra
- Arnold & Porter offers voluntary layoffs to secretaries | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/v9gflIK4ca
- Anti-smoking legislation is to be introduced across the European Union http://t.co/P7SoXpxsJa
- English-style diet 'could save 4,000' in Scotland and Wales http://t.co/qoORrehWt6
- Top Gun frame-by-frame tweeter shot down by lawyers http://t.co/4PgI0xpGbt
- Compensation scheme for the victims of sex attacker Jimmy Savile has been approved by a High Court judge http://t.co/9FHpJmCPRq
- Ayesha Vardag: I am the diva of divorce | The Lawyer http://t.co/NhYelLGwjH
- Courtroom artists on their toughest cases: 'It's a compelling, sometimes upsetting job' http://t.co/OEf18WzpQB
- Michael Adebolajo gets whole-life jail term for Lee Rigby murder http://t.co/oJIyqVRAEv
- US: NSA reform advocates oppose White House proposal to hand data to FBI http://t.co/9Qk2gZptKH
