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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Mitchell: what do the judges make of it? A senior costs judge points to tensions between procedure and justice. Full story - Law Gazette
Care homes: CCTV 'could be considered' http://t.co/jVRhx9jY09
SPAIN: Police arrest Dani Alves banana thrower suspect http://t.co/L5yyJYIiEu
Rania Alayed case: 'Westernised' wife 'murdered by husband' http://t.co/Qik2ebwrtq
Europe rejects UK's financial transaction tax challenge http://t.co/OUJk1hLuXL
NIGERIA girls' abduction: Protest march in Abuja http://t.co/cB9xwC8wPv
Ann Maguire stabbing: Police get extra time to question teenager http://t.co/flFDFrE9BH
Children under 10 treated for drugs and alcohol http://t.co/KYuGdt4CgJ
The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women | Law Gazette http://t.co/sulD2L0w7U
Law firms urged to tackle cyber-security threats | Law Gazette http://t.co/X0bpTGFmSG
LAW FIRM NEWS: KWMSJB adds nine Euro promotions to growing partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vfaffyghi3
GCs gather for top-level discussions at summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/DnS6oCPK5D
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters bumps up NQ salary by more than 3 per cent to £65,000 | The Lawyer http://t.co/XYDo1V96Zf
R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: my tweets from court today | head of legal http://t.co/6Vyjw1bqpx
Ripping your media is now legal in the UK, but not US - HomeTechTell http://t.co/lNoMtsjTBe
Creative Approach puts law firm in the spotlight http://t.co/lUVJYD8KHY
SWEDEN: Online trolls battled by Swedish law firm
http://t.co/eYnkpF5N6W
UK Bribery Act Starting to Build Momentum, but SFO Remains in Background. http://t.co/6Low2kPJFD
Race And Perceptions Of Legal Writing Quality http://t.co/1WmcshCgX8
SOUTH AFRICA: Legal advice sought on ANC’s Nkandla move http://tinyurl.com/ppjjotl
UK loses legal challenge to EU financial transaction tax http://t.co/1wvdziTCeU
Legal challenge against Scottish Government's minimum alcohol pricing policy referred to European court http://t.co/WA1nJ5rpEB
AZERBAIJAN: Treason and other charades http://t.co/YI2CyOoEsx
What's eating Vladimir Putin? No one anticipated UKRAINE to turn out like it has http://t.co/ioWtBzqUnh
Push to legalise cannabis in JAMAICA http://t.co/cCRVQdbhps
UK spy conference investigates double agents http://t.co/mcvnWIuesv
Thousands of ethnic Armenian residents displaced from SYRIAN coastal town are waiting for a chance to return home.http://t.co/qR7QMIgNk0
Out of Africa: The great money migration - Almost $2 trillion has left AFRICA illicitly since 1970 http://t.co/AOGC3sCz3Y
BRUNEI: Sultan launches new penal code that will eventually include stoning, amputation and flogging as punishments http://t.co/T79vypxXBr
SYRIA attacks probed by chemical watchdog http://t.co/PcYQjggVMI
Few jobless people in southern SPAIN expect the European elections to change their prospects http://t.co/01wHl9f15E
Police Stop and search powers to be reviewed http://t.co/kLwtcDL4hC
Labour promises to scrap plans for 'modern-day borstal' http://t.co/xsvgn9WcH4
How should courts resolve cases hit by the bar’s continued boycott of very high cost cases? | Law Gazette http://t.co/PG1KVq8R4a
ONS: UK firms use 1.4m zero-hour contracts http://t.co/gv01xrgT7u
'Plebgate': Met PC sacked over press leaks http://t.co/fkySKT7yxU
SPAIN: Scotland is getting its referendum – next up Catalonia, although unlikely http://t.co/fa5nJRSgAN
AUSTRALIA: Lawyers, ethnic & religious groups strongly oppose proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act http://t.co/h7aB7n0VQQ
Sultan of BRUNEI unveils strict sharia penal code but pays no attention to democracy http://t.co/1pJHwL9vfr
Police stop and search powers: Home Secretary Theresa May to address Commons after consultation http://t.co/4e2U0TUi0H
Can Speechly Bircham turn a date with Charles Russell into marriage? | The Lawyer http://t.co/RgOdNEV9H8
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters and Shepherd & Wedderburn advise on Wolfson’s £291m buyout by Cirrus | The Lawyer http://t.co/uTpnD1Ryf7
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP launches Indonesia alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/a88Mx2HbJT
LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds promotions down a quarter on 2013 | The Lawyer http://t.co/aPd09DVItM
LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate unveils 29 per cent PEP hike as 2013/14 financial year draws to a close | The Lawyer http://t.co/NGzFAzV0NI
LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS and Dundas make 60 support roles redundant ahead of merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/EqHwHjV2vJ
Keep up fight against EU transaction tax, says Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/xA3V7UdqBH
‘School-leavers only’ pledge by latest ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/a2sTnM7aop
LSB chair bows out with splenetic attack on legal ‘trade unions’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/bCOqFIJIAr
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Co-op Bank and Britannia merger 'should never have happened' http://t.co/7pC8mKP2Kq
Judicial review curbs under parliamentary fire | Law Gazette http://t.co/EP1WaMJjTg
Charlie Klendjian: Mr. President, tear down your sharia guidance now | head of legal http://t.co/rkuTGKKtk1
Independent Press Standards Organisation chair 'nobody's patsy' http://t.co/aJjruoq3fE
Prisoners penalised by 'vindictive' book ban http://t.co/StbVJZKZ7D
Case for judicial review changes not made, all-party committee says | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/uALgME7SdS
Matrix film trilogy did not plagiarise, judge rules
http://t.co/0OrK8LVaM6
Number of Yorkshire employees attempting to resolve disputes with their employers has reached 140 in the last 3 weeks
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Scottish Parents call for a tribunal to handle education complaints
http://t.co/5ZfzJmktIv
BANGLADESH War Crimes Trials: Tribunal-1 cautions lawyers about remarks | Mir Quasem counsel's closing arguments http://t.co/CVoDCLDxB2
INDIA Telecom tribunal allows 3G roaming deals
http://t.co/DD6XlS87FB
RUSSIA parliament approves Internet restricting bills http://t.co/FGTYtgye7C
THAILAND senators indicted after attempting to amend constitution http://t.co/GbbAlWeB5x
US Supreme Court rules for EPA in cross-state pollution case http://t.co/8FxCb5zkgJ
Twitter shares drop 11% on slowdown in user growth http://t.co/i7M50e4V9V
Ann Maguire stabbing: Teenage boy questioned for third day http://t.co/CxY5qv6C1m
US: The ban imposed on the LA Clippers basketball team owner over racist remarks has received widespread praise http://t.co/D4sjEFyJA
US: Oklahoma inmate dies after 'botched' lethal injection http://t.co/qLe1MMRWk2
BRUNEI to introduces tough Islamic penal code http://t.co/W3EGt2ebUU
How to bring migrant detention policy into line with human rights in the EU: http://t.co/vOZ1XFRdYm
Tribes, Forest Rights in tribal INDIA http://t.co/dMRhFWtYZf
INDONESIA: Next leader must prioritize human rights http://t.co/Q7qmVbuTQz
Strasbourg Court: LATVIA breached human rights of woman sterilised without her consent during childbirth
http://t.co/rWINTrbnGT
US: Civil Rights Office Opens Investigation of College’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases http://t.co/nNlZCD6nMf
AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Commission splits over racial vilification reforms http://t.co/FxQRWT2moL
US: Civil rights group decides against lifetime achievement award for NBA owner in racism controversy http://t.co/UN3PSwkgAG
Stormont blocks gay marriage rights http://t.co/tfwhuiEy24
Hacking trial: ‘David Cameron may not have given me communications chief job,’ admits Andy Coulson http://t.co/fq38VY9gbx
Too young for the Holocaust? http://t.co/gXXBA6aqio
ITALY: Judges who reinstated the guilty verdict against Amanda Knox say she delivered the fatal knife blow http://t.co/z27X5BIobp
15mph death driver, 73, 'lied to DVLA about eyesight' http://t.co/sgXCJl202d
Wikipedia edit from government computer added Muslim insult http://t.co/LHPc3rRdYg
KYRGYZSTAN: Need of judiciary system in building repair for 2014 comprises 193 mln soms http://t.co/gRXKraFToY
SOUTH SUDAN executive at odds with judiciary over ‘coup plotters’ https://t.co/vbVoh2oSHt
ZAMBIA: Auditor General’s report on parastatal bodies reveal 17 ghost workers in judiciary irregularly paid salaries http://t.co/J5AceG4ndj
PAKISTAN: Threat of attacks on judiciary http://t.co/JmkYDz7kxn
Citizens of MOLDOVA will no longer require visas to travel to the European Union https://t.co/3Sniu63UbM
Rihanna sued over alleged defamation in High Court http://t.co/mUwlh8Cuj9
TURKEY: Top judge says constitutional courts established to ‘protect human dignity’ http://t.co/uqE7OVnNWg
NEW ZEALAND: More courts online with new video links http://t.co/oZLbon4vsi
AFGHANISTAN: Several ‘illegal foreign detention facilities’ uncovered in Afghan govt probe http://t.co/1fZj2kpJJN
Oracle wants an illegal monopoly on Solaris support, company alleges
http://t.co/pIHePJhpHX
US: Illegal roadside search of Star Trek fan brings $100K settlement http://t.co/pZKoNJ8ulj
PSNI to appeal flag protest ruling http://t.co/TxbXaj7PgM
INDIA: Illegal arms factory - Suspected Indian Mujahideen man sent to PC till May 7: http://t.co/DDFfYsGfcX
Why the EU needs to Confront CHINA on Rights http://t.co/dAtGjIvbud
SLOVENIA court upholds corruption sentence for former PM http://t.co/BwH7oxPSZx
TRINIDAD: Ex-solicitor general on collusion claims - Probe must go on http://t.co/iK23Dtrvud
Death of justice in EGYPT: 8 minute trial, no arguments for the defence, and one judge sentences 683 people to death http://t.co/yfSgqwlrid
INDIA: Chief Justice Lodha lashes out at 'adjournment culture' insisting lawyers cannot delay cases http://t.co/jLx5Skw0to
HONG KONG: Barrister body rules out civil nomination http://t.co/Y0BLGub0W0
Former minister Stephen Smith appointed a professor of international law at The University of Western AUSTRALIA http://t.co/gPNJnO9KMX
Cameron's barrister brother tries to have £5m fraud trial thrown out http://t.co/KQzEX2ViUt
Going Up Against a Big Law Firm? 5 Legal Tips http://t.co/CQXehqFGek
Legal Theory Lexicon: The Interpretation-Construction Distinction http://t.co/guiD6G69Op
CANADA: Arrogance of Canadian legal establishment bared in ‘naked judge’ saga http://t.co/ciKjSyvMc3
US & CANADA: Legal deal over remaining MTGox bitcoin hoard http://t.co/4fal3Zjqld
Beaumont Legal declared UK’s best law firm for first time buyers http://t.co/SNUd5julTl
Mortgage Market Review will see a dramatic impact on the conveyancing industry, resulting in further polarisation http://t.co/jky4gAd0nQ
US: White House Steps Up Effort to Confirm Federal Judges http://t.co/O4HKDCn8Wp
New zero-hours contract figures due http://t.co/xahYKqpj7A
UAE: Scorpions drummer James Kottak jailed in Dubai http://t.co/xe5qzsOyYV
Labour wants a new tier of 'school standards tsars' http://t.co/AtfeCH8ymu
Eight staff members suspended over poor elderly care http://t.co/XMUrICsdek
US: Snowden Retained Expert in Espionage Act Defense http://t.co/nPU63SdeCG
US: Kerry Expresses Regret After Apartheid Remark http://t.co/yzR8BELuSW
Leeds teacher stabbing: 'We don't need to rush to make schools more secure' http://t.co/pHvVhe1c3f
Trainee 'groped and shut in freezer' at top chef's restaurant http://t.co/hcQWOUIxkZ
Architect died after entering burning building to save fiance http://t.co/kTSLiyZkCo
Leeds teacher stabbing Ann Maguire: When is teenage angst really a mental health problem? http://t.co/LdHOZ135hM
Top family judge calls for no-fault divorce for all and putting cohabitees on a par with married couples
http://t.co/kdF1WVWInj
Victims' concern over Max Clifford's unexplained loan on £3.5m mansion http://t.co/0brC3zLrOy
Riverview Law granted ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/SEgDEGDpgN
Edmonds signs off with final attack on Law Society and Bar Council | Legal Futures http://t.co/nEVn2A7O9k
National Accident Helpline targets £100m AIM float | Legal Futures http://t.co/wVRkuKbwvV
US supreme court justices debate phone privacy and police seizures http://t.co/Dxf6AAQysf
Legal services bodies in public spat over regulation row | Law Gazette http://t.co/IoT169K2Au
Yasmin Rehman: As a Muslim woman, I do not want this sharia guidance I head of legal http://t.co/BPC9L8SWUb
Diana Nammi: I know first hand what sharia law means for women and children l head of legal http://t.co/m52YBrHBsz
ISRAEL insists that Hamas must change to resume peace talks
http://t.co/8uRQEErTNT
With Dogs And Batons, BULGARIA Tells Syrian Refugees To Turn Back
http://t.co/VE6rwC6ZtN
President Uhuru Kenyatta signs KENYA polygamy law http://t.co/Vnv1CtT3Ip
AFGHANISTAN: Couple hack off mullah's nose, ears in revenge attack for sexually abusing 14 year old daughter
http://t.co/yxyUagHak4
ITALY court says Knox murdered flatmate over argument, not orgy
http://t.co/sDk0xjddUf
European human rights body says AZERBAIJAN must stop pressure on activists
http://t.co/DCcPrRPmCb
MOZAMBIQUE extends voter registration for elections by 10 days, after request by the main opposition party
http://t.co/4iUZNIPMpn
ZIMBABWE: Opposition leader Tsvangirai 'expels' rival Tendai Biti from MDC http://t.co/lTzMIuDfNM
BRUNEI adopts sharia law, others in region consider it
http://t.co/g8WqYJ1qYf
Abhishek Phadnis: Where's my bigoted wills folder? I head of legal http://t.co/HrUZfjUNzJ
Azelle Rodney shooting: mother attacks 'intolerable' delay by CPS http://t.co/kFY1a5Onc1
Tales from the inside: drugs and disorder at G4S's prison of the future http://t.co/y6mqpeEIBo
The relentless rise of the jumbo jail http://t.co/2LJ9TXmvzx
Federal judge strikes down 'unfair' Wisconsin voter ID law http://t.co/Iqyx9uKPtI
Prisons governors ordered to cut costs by £149m a year http://t.co/VgsNfkAIdP
Police officer John Kearney admits driving dangerously through Aberdeen http://t.co/eIR4CbXNBn
Salford prison van escape gang jailed for armed ambush http://t.co/Kpi9tFHrgH
US: LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned for life after racist comment about black people http://t.co/FkY7m5nD6B
Lenny Henry racism row candidate finally quits UKIP http://t.co/r4fOGdiHDS
Former Tory MP Mercer resigns after Commons suspension http://t.co/nW8C26ExNW
US state bars to up the social media ante in court l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/fWlldbhEzy
Canadian star lawyer to clash in court with Law Soc l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/R3hNEm9Uup
Yigal Arnon, leading Israeli lawyer, dies at 84 l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/lm3k1I67NX
Death Row miscarriages of justice quantified l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/jhYiZslH4Z
Freshfields to push Singapore arbitration l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/Kt8zuQF8nS
CC warns about dangers of UK exit from EU l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/TACKV2JQsN
New York partners are the wealthiest l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/O3OdwNBEo8
Peter Tatchell: Whichever way you try to spin it, it's discrimination (sharia-compliant wills) | head of legal http://t.co/nF6hh45isM
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Firms have been frantic pondering HMRC’s new LLP rules and found a way to comply, but not how the taxman intended. Full story - The Lawyer
Couples should be able to divorce without going to court, says top judge http://t.co/igo4M1isnv
Disarray: The story behind the Davenport Lyons "reverse takeover" by Gordon Dadds | The Lawyer http://t.co/6Wn1lfHkHQ
Yesterday’s “One Law for All” protest at the Law Society | head of legal http://t.co/MeO0oOHOrz
Maryam Namazie: There is no place for Sharia in Britain's legal system | head of legal http://t.co/NaPUVDtPNd
VENEZUELA: Ex-intelligence chief Eliecer Otaiza killed http://t.co/6XeAcI32DW
TURKEY to seek cleric Fethullah Gulen's extradition http://t.co/Kk07VbQIS7
NORTH KOREA conducts live-fire drill near disputed border http://t.co/vcpF1LcndB
Chef Stephen Terry denies discrimination at Hardwick http://t.co/9yD3RAjTOs
Three-week black bin collection plan in Welsh council http://t.co/8CBJK89ZLi
Aloysius Hackett killing: Son jailed for life http://t.co/G3Q1WpmE6k
Coroner adjourns Stafford Hospital inquest so 'staff can be traced' http://t.co/eK2ZUmmTUM
Hillsborough inquests: Double tragedy of Glover family http://t.co/EOhtKnMukO
Heartbleed used to uncover data from cyber-criminals http://t.co/9rsyUXyH0i
HS2: MPs back first phase of rail link despite rebellion http://t.co/umWTTJmzFB
Eight UK banks face 'house price collapse' test http://t.co/VDgOAoMnT6
SPAIN: Racist football fan and banana thrower should be named and shamed, says Alves http://t.co/14WOata4rZ
Army dog killed in Afghanistan given posthumous medal http://t.co/qhRjmBuSCd
Hacking trial: Andy Coulson quizzed on Prince Harry claims http://t.co/k4uSDZRBQg
Child murders accused mother Tania Clarence held in secure hospital http://t.co/8RlMQRLHnW
Wiltshire Police officer cleared of Taser assault http://t.co/N3As2QHJqO
Lord Steel says he quizzed Cyril Smith over sex claims http://t.co/3KKlQJCuSh
EY hires ex-BLP finance head Kellett to launch UK financial services legal team | The Lawyer http://t.co/5AFi9INImv
US court forces Microsoft to hand over personal data from Irish server http://t.co/oKQCNTot44
Digital assets should be included in wills l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WyPqxdByFt
Family law sector will eventually be dominated by self-regulated fee-charging McKenzie Friends l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MXtIdmthdV
Students cannot be expected to do experienced lawyers’ work l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OEfbGPkxdq
Lord Mansfield, the great 18th-century lord chief justice, is an unlikely cinema hero. | Law Gazette http://t.co/OsEbY0ZX6k
Take divorce out of judges’ hands – Munby | Law Gazette http://t.co/JgdqJVVO9x
US: Drone strikes: James Clapper's letter to Senate intelligence committee http://t.co/u1S5eXcqMU
Appeal court judge, Sir Alan Moses, named as first chairman of Ipso http://t.co/76OOJtnyTv
What's the point of studying EU law? http://t.co/vaemi9rajA
Press regulation: it's back to the future with a judge in charge http://t.co/JJMO3TyZfI
Al-Jazeera demands $150m compensation from EGYPT government as journalists remain in custody http://t.co/Nlozh0VeYN
Sexual abuse is about power – and the powerful shouldn't be protected http://t.co/nCb2kFtcTt
LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawrence Graham promotes five to Wragge & Co partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/TzibLztlDl
Wait is over as Lloyds finalises customer-pay panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/unHckGw3rl
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Cameron: I won't stay as PM after 2015 without EU referendum http://t.co/GprGL5nzyq
Max Clifford case 'proves Operation Yewtree no witch-hunt' http://t.co/pCV7UOrtbG
Millions face delay on payments via mobile numbers http://t.co/6HnRLGWmag
Anne Maguire stabbing: Corpus Christi pupils attend Mass for teacher http://t.co/iLK8gowuhH
On the Law Society’s Guidance on Sharia-Compliant Inheritance and Wills http://t.co/MaSaGCpjqE
Pfizer hopes the U.K.’s patent box holds gifts in a potential AstraZeneca deal, reports http://t.co/PV3ti4Y9I8
LAW FIRM NEWS: New Finance Director at Pinsent Masons appointed http://t.co/0fRRrr2lQo
BURMA's Draconian Protest Laws Repress Dissent http://t.co/wGk615CCGj
Book launched by Slater & Gordon lawyers on Family Law http://t.co/z9203hjcEV
Civil procedure: new regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/WC8S3dzUHJ
Buddha tattoo woman Naomi Coleman in legal action http://t.co/GTVZQL4dEs
INDIA: Supreme Court should appoint Justice Mudgal to probe IPL http://t.co/rUOnDMRZ2n
SINGAPORE: Justice V. K. Rajah to take over as Attorney General in June http://t.co/G3q1UlF7JC
R.M. Lodha sworn in as 41st Chief Justice of INDIA http://t.co/7l9rXPbpD3
Justice system left £14m out of pocket by criminals who didn't pay their fines http://t.co/eIy5UBOjTi
US: Can the police search your cellphone without a warrant? http://t.co/SUztCcYm3e
DAVID Cameron to close legal loophole that lets paedophiles download child grooming manuals http://t.co/vAx64HgBp0
CANADA: Legal expert doubts anti-immigration flyers could prompt criminal charges http://t.co/cRnIl1VVMZ
NEW ZEALAND: Animal testing could snag plan to ban legal highs http://t.co/UGlyOY4RXM
NIGERIA: New Identity Cards Will Be Ready Before Dec for all citizens http://t.co/uxH4rv7qTn
CANADA: Move over Rob Ford, a dom, a barrister and a musician want your job http://t.co/AkVnLIco6x
NEW ZEALAND: New Wanganui barrister keeps it in the family - Wanganui Chronicle http://t.co/dGTomSSyCB
Around £8 million has been seized from criminals over the past year under proceeds of crime laws http://t.co/thPixqDxRY
New central hub for a Coventry law firm De Marco Solicitors is already opening up expansion opportunities http://t.co/yNTGBUL5R2
Breastfeeding mums should challenge 'outdated policies', says solicitor http://t.co/5BQwW2LPZq
No first right to Tatas if Taj Mansingh is auctioned: Mohan Parasaran, Solicitor General of INDIA http://t.co/y3QnoLOiTL
Infatuated solicitor stole from clients to shower gifts on glamorous woman http://t.co/jukQrAFl2f
IRELAND: Solicitor struck off for ‘disgraceful’ misconduct over property http://t.co/AsJ0X9i4tT
IRELAND: Solicitor who advised Anglo is summoned to testify at sentence hearing http://t.co/qG9ARNJ1bT
Quindell: we're outperforming other personal injury ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/R5jW0Enbqo
First4Lawyers launches ‘first CMC partnership’ with chambers | Legal Futures http://t.co/vMRLbPZ8Nz
US: Mississippi abortion clinic fights to stay open during federal court hearing http://t.co/LqhocEr827
US death row study: 4% of defendants sentenced to die are innocent http://t.co/nLCQMjaGD5
There is no legal barrier to UN cross-border operations in SYRIA http://t.co/NygR1veVoY
Musicians hit out at ban on guitars in British prisons http://t.co/KOhpVhH74y
SYRIA: UN urged to defy Assad on aid or risk lives of hundreds of thousands http://t.co/2g9vp6qfOZ
Microsoft must release email data held on Dublin server http://t.co/6Sw6PXydok
MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted http://t.co/umWTTJmzFB
US Congressman Michael Grimm accused of business tax fraud http://t.co/sIbOLyGgGq
'Short-sighted' driver jailed over death of woman, 93 http://t.co/kEbVqPAaCX
IRAQ suicide bomb at Kurdish political rally kills 30 http://t.co/yTpqoKi27a
Swindon Town footballer Nile Ranger held in assault probe http://t.co/rMabGZgr1T
Regulation of Bitcoin worries businesses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lr4blsiFF6
US state bars to up the social media ante in court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vm9kB3WWx2
A conscious uncoupling: much criticism over Paltrow's desire to have a civilised divorce | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XIo79wad9j
Hollywood star nabs hottiest barrister | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KiLKLVUpG6
Shanghai licence for Appleby | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t8jpXIrdou
Black lawyers still in minority in S Africa | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wZs1ErDYoG
Computers threaten 'middle-class jobs' in the law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bU1MtIFraE
Davenport Lyons goes into administration | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xbpgjSNxRe
Stephen Fry boycotts Brunei-owned hotel chain The Dorchester Collection after country passes ‘stone the gays’ law http://t.co/WiDuIvTFDT
Alerts over faulty Apple and Samsung handsets http://t.co/S6R1dHDDD2
Max Clifford guilty of eight indecent assaults http://t.co/Nmz25WrllL
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Strasbourg acting as the EU Court’s enforcer - A case to get the Sun leader writers confused, in that the Strasbourg Court was making sure that Italy did not get away with refusing to refer a case to the EU Courts. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
My legal life: Suzanne Rab, Barrister, Serle Court - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/Q0WI1oN58E
Crawford & Co head of legal: Principle character - A Profiles | The Lawyer http://t.co/CJZ31nT8sm
1-0 to LLP firms but HMRC will be back | The Lawyer http://t.co/vByd56wpsc
Offshore: Deals and cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/KmgZkM4Z5r
Lack of good candidates has opened offshore firms’ eyes to the talent existing beyond the magic circle | The Lawyer http://t.co/9jErfQCPh7
City’s halfway-house location and diverse market is drawing new offshore players – including litigators | The Lawyer http://t.co/2FvwaDqBM1
Law Firms have been frantic pondering HMRC’s new LLP rules and found a way to comply | The Lawyer http://t.co/VVHZW7ww9X
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst corporate partner Earle jumps ship to Gibson Dunn | The Lawyer http://t.co/LST0cSl6P1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields arbitration head relocated to Singapore | The Lawyer http://t.co/5udfsqaG0c
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas makes up one partner ahead of CMS merger, CMS promotes 30 | The Lawyer http://t.co/RWlqj8QBrx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co focuses on UK with nine-strong promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/L9axoUPQva
LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden and Freshfields advising on Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca | The Lawyer http://t.co/q39iq83X0l
Risk and compliance: challenge of change | Law Gazette http://t.co/I3EeYg5TU7
FCO needs sanction rethink | Law Gazette http://t.co/5uYTZ5jZUE
Further action is needed to protect lawyer-client confidentiality from mass surveillance | Law Gazette http://t.co/3KIsefNdnD
Mitchell: what do the judges make of it? | Law Gazette http://t.co/zVs4bqlbiA
Davenport Lyons bought after entering administration | Law Gazette http://t.co/cqa9M4SAfA
Hudson: unrated indemnity insurers not an automatic risk | Law Gazette http://t.co/JKnyi1nRNt
PM’s brother calls for stay in case hit by protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/yCogW0r15x
Euro candidate Paul Weston, chairman of Liberty GB arrested over anti-Islam remarks http://t.co/jSY4lpRwYO
Women in burial and fraud case must repay £90,000 http://t.co/dhr5XoMM9I
George Clooney is engaged to barrister from Doughty Street Chambers http://t.co/8gfNEi2fGs
Invesco Perpetual fined £18m by FCA http://t.co/zMrUwBuFDp
Why is UK 'a tax haven for multinationals' http://t.co/FQ7AgClPsT
Arrests after wild boars let loose in Maesteg burglary http://t.co/jVlEA6eNez
Singer Paul Simon and Edie Brickell charged with disorderly conduct http://t.co/D05MunFcjk
Gillian Astbury death: Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust fined over patient death http://t.co/dJOmAk3NS1
Max Clifford guilty of eight indecent assaults http://t.co/Nmz25WrllL
Teacher stabbed to death at Leeds school http://t.co/2i6YO8gcG4
INDIA polls revive hope of cross-border trade along Punjab http://t.co/0yCELaGTNw
BULGARIA: Bulgarians have been protesting against corruption in the heart of government http://t.co/cPi4wIFSSI
On the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of INDIA http://t.co/0qLztibYzO
At least 16 killed as severe storm rips through villages in the north and derails passenger train in BANGLADESH http://t.co/i0teqgXyuS
'Holocaust-type phenomenon': Chief UN investigator of NORTH KOREAN human rights abuses discusses the allegations http://t.co/xbJbUMMxfY
EGYPT outlaws anti-Mubarak April 6 movement, the Youth group was a key player in the 2011 uprising http://t.co/swFtJBAwks
Barrett Brown lawyer: US tried to 'kill a fly with a sledgehammer' http://t.co/OKLgFMsFyw
CHINA must release Ilham Tohti, writer and scholar, charged with separatism for the peaceful expression of his views http://t.co/gq0elQjIby
Prison officers' chief condemns £800 payout to convicted killer http://t.co/M1hPVTQqhO
Today I arrested myself for supporting nuclear power. Now, where's my £100? | George Monbiot http://t.co/1XgU9hxCbO
EGYPT: Judge sentences 720 men to death http://t.co/bc4NBtF3Iq
LAW FIRM NEWS: Private Eye's lawyers, Davenport Lyons go into administration http://t.co/aJql0fAqxu
Religious campaign to halt EU abortion funding 'lacks mercy' http://t.co/T25PEYeTEo
Nationwide hires HSBC GC Keith Ford to replace Kelly | The Lawyer http://t.co/aLOIlSJyTn
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gordon Dadds buys Davenport Lyons out of administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/nZYhBJIuoF
£50 note featuring the first governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Houblon, will be withdrawn on Wednesday http://t.co/qgNp8XL0NE
Kevan Thakrar: Killer compensated for damaged nose clippers http://t.co/QSkm8gUeF1
EGYPT: Brotherhood's Badie among mass death sentences http://t.co/ZZ9l9TZLHu
Cyril Smith probe: Police identify new suspects http://t.co/nsgIcDoLx6
UKRAINE crisis: Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes shot http://t.co/wOPsuaY3Z4
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer flaw http://t.co/5RCyJbQ00S
Sheffield house fire: Two women and three children killed http://t.co/Jorv2gvICA
F1's Ecclestone avoided potential £1.2bn tax bill http://t.co/3eFn7tP0jT
PAKISTAN: Karachi police lack basic kit amid violence http://t.co/VmVAXBqxrn
GREECE pressures Germany on WWII reparations http://t.co/4tX6A4MKnX
Senior teacher at the centre of alleged "Trojan Horse" plot describes project as “a very positive thing” http://t.co/wzZjyi3uG7
Who is Amal Alamuddin? The British lawyer who has tamed George Clooney http://t.co/HQRVX4DMA0
George Clooney is said to be engaged to glamorous British human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin http://t.co/e9b4PFx97F
Ukip in new racism row after Lenny Henry insult http://t.co/fOBf36YCPO
'There’s still a chance I can live a fulfilling life' http://t.co/y3UFeSjGkL
Triple killer given £800 payout for broken nose trimmers http://t.co/VI98RJw0jb
Protestants go for Gaelic in Northern Ireland http://t.co/3vCu96ck9l
SOUTH AFRICA speaks on milestone Freedom Day http://t.co/l5uGq6ziCM
SPAIN: Dani Alves takes bite out of banana racism http://t.co/OxVWBhB1tx
Can AFRICA curb illicit cash flow? Continent-wide problem results in over $1 trillion siphoned off since 1980 http://t.co/9mc9O8hJK3
EGYPT: Court to pass final judgement on 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters who were sentenced to death last month http://t.co/2QI8uiHpe6
Hundreds attend animal rights rally in Belfast city centre http://t.co/FR8dnCS8Q6
UKIP attracts 'decent' BNP voters, says former Tory Neil Hamilton http://t.co/feRxJ6O3n3
David Cameron is facing a backbench rebellion over the HS2 high-speed rail link when MPs vote on Monday http://t.co/7L73yMfBUr
E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010 http://t.co/SlcHRsAdx9
SYRIA 'still holds chemical weapons' - OPCW head Kaag http://t.co/aEfreC8OCQ
US: Los Angeles Clippers in silent protest over 'racist remarks' http://t.co/KjGt5w4tol
How peeing in public divided CHINA and Hong Kong http://t.co/ytsRON00Ue
Scottish independence: Salmond and Hague clash over EU membership http://t.co/FpuNP8kOZL
UK unemployment falls to five-year low of 2.2m http://t.co/zA6T2grRkC
Vulnerable witnesses allowed to give evidence pre-trial http://t.co/nDDiHlF2D7
Government's Help to Work scheme launches http://t.co/1xmqnVmYo7
Afghanistan helicopter crash personnel named by MoD http://t.co/9I6Im8Yzi8
LAW FIRM NEWS: Appleby obtains licence to offer offshore legal advice in Shanghai | The Lawyer http://t.co/kaYjywQNG0
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents hires Taylor Wessing FD as it prepares for elections | The Lawyer http://t.co/5ltfJkfk8v
DWF, Irwin Mitchell and DWF shortlisted by Lloyds to take on litigation unit as retail GC quits | The Lawyer http://t.co/gL0SDcpgkT
Rethink call over entity-based regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/zVop7BGNcX
Legal Aid cuts demo ‘starting to bite’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/vpRM2VNttJ
Family court reforms criticised | Law Gazette http://t.co/rWW3UgLS8S
Firm acts pro bono for pensioner hit by protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/DFoOP9sfSJ
Big-spending criminal bar ‘ruining itself’, warns silk | Law Gazette http://t.co/FfwlUX0hQk
Environmental case to invoke EU convention | Law Gazette http://t.co/ft2WkT7se5
SRA set for insurance rethink | Law Gazette http://t.co/xVt8NN2u0k
Councils look to ABS status for survival | Law Gazette http://t.co/v5PwU11CZD
SRA pushes ahead with deregulation of training | Legal Futures http://t.co/gXLOncoBT5
Building society to tell firms: use a rated insurer or you're off | Legal Futures http://t.co/y2jQoJejJ8
Michael Schofield obituary - Sociologist and writer influential in social and law reform http://t.co/eZW1gypt4s
US: NRA offers children free membership amid 'Youth Day' gun activities http://t.co/x7vocarQHd
Counterfeit goods crackdown sees 2,500 websites shut down http://t.co/y0AeNEsZV0
Pre-trial pilot scheme for victims and witnesses giving evidence to start http://t.co/jVdgkryOZE
Palestinians' Mahmoud Abbas calls Holocaust 'heinous crime' http://t.co/xAWTKluNQq
Sir Cyril Smith abuse 'cover-up' claims probed by police http://t.co/G26oIpQMaR
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OF THE DAY: The High Court has struck down an “unlawful and irrational” Legal Ombudsman (LeO) decision to reduce a law firm’s fee and compensate its client for distress and inconvenience. Full story - Legal Futures
Four jailed in BAHRAIN for duping British boys into sex acts http://t.co/X2d3UknCfr
Rhondda Cynon Taf residents' details may have been sold in data breach http://t.co/jQvetuTVMD
Maghaberry prison officer arrested over drugs http://t.co/V0F9Dpj0pt
Wyverstone weapons find included Uzi and AK-47 http://t.co/uUtvUcrajr
UKIP embroiled in row over use of actor in poster campaign http://t.co/OznEeM42JA
Scottish independence: Ed Miliband makes case for Union http://t.co/xIuAms96JV
Coulson 'may not have read' all of Milly Dowler story http://t.co/QiJna7QSUV
NORTH KOREA 'detains US tourist' at immigration for supposed impudence http://t.co/9rPlinMBn5
Our legal system is one of the country’s great exports. Surely it should get its own TV series? | Law Gazette http://t.co/98tZ0xIWBU
CPS London shows ‘lack of grip’, says inspection | Law Gazette http://t.co/lMP9kaboQo
Civil Justice Council explores online dispute resolution | Law Gazette http://t.co/7opPJ4E2Wb
Saatchi’s cancer treatment bill divides opinion | Law Gazette http://t.co/7SHCWKGH5B
When the US deports its own citizens http://t.co/eIitTzYPWp
AFRICA: War, tragedy, & the power of memory -
Can a country tackle its troubled history if it is never acknowledged?
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BANGLADESH reflects on factory disaster a year on http://t.co/Vxdvs9WCtY
FRANCE: Jews and Muslims say recent National Front victories in mayoral races reflect rising xenophobia
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Allegations of beatings and rape in KENYA's ongoing anti-terrorism operation
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Deaths of 13 Sherpas in NEPAL has shone a light on dangerous working conditions in the Everest-climbing industry http://t.co/A6e4fhwJTB
Survivors of BANGLADESH garment factory collapse say they received little compensation and face economic hardship http://t.co/jiQrqvYSZc
BOLIVIA fires hundreds of protesting soldiers http://t.co/vfWrRQ9zvt
RUSSIA: Putin says Internet is a CIA project http://t.co/jSLIKO073m
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe - have settled a class action case alleging they conspired to hold down salaries http://t.co/NwHARta1QD
BRAZIL: Rio police in fresh clashes with residents after burial of dancer http://t.co/0FrUlvke0C
SOUTH SUDAN frees leaders accused of plotting coup http://t.co/BOMtCDmaor
Bridgend 'bedroom tax' tenants's Creme Egg 'insult' http://t.co/qb7V0YAF9F
National parks should lose planning powers, farmers say http://t.co/QKZDt5TcDL
North Belfast: Man escapes injury in Carlisle Square explosion http://t.co/Lqm3tvXY8q
Ulster Bank refunds IT-affected customers http://t.co/LqgqkaVYOU
Campaigners say justice system is 'failing to protect cyclists' http://t.co/jWlzJ8fSc5
Gherkin skyscraper in receivership after defaults http://t.co/hlkD2XzFhN
Tech giants spend millions to stop another Heartbleed http://t.co/1AvNcTNO6D
University tuition-fee change savings 'uncertain' http://t.co/drE3dBm0Xo
UKIP bans candidate over 'racist views' http://t.co/U51CqMD5ZZ
New Malden mother in court over deaths of three children http://t.co/AS2xlhVgF2
SOUTH KOREA ferry: Angry relatives confront officials http://t.co/pdfDvbCWiW
Health atlas allows online search of risk by area http://t.co/Lz4q7asM82
Hillsborough Wikipedia posts: Government pledges 'urgent inquiries' http://t.co/b0USYTYtYO
Zero-hours crackdown plan unveiled by Labour leader http://t.co/aBNtuhvsWv
Arrest after Bali plane hijack alert in Indonesia http://t.co/LpfVPPrHHn
RBS plan for 200% bonuses blocked by Treasury body http://t.co/Twmmz1IEdg
UKRAINE crisis: Kerry accuses Russia of 'destabilisation' http://t.co/TAMQS5C0nV
Lifestyle quiz to secure a mortgage http://t.co/ufbwbARE6Z
Ministers told to 'get a grip' on deporting foreign prisoners http://t.co/G0vcOWVjyS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly Bircham makes up six in largest-ever promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/wTNPcjMQTd
Bourns for Law Society deputy VP | Law Gazette http://t.co/t7cuiQ4b6R
Building society drops panel firms relying on unrated PII insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/3Kd64O6rSH
Aviva admits just one in 50 claims is fraudulent | Law Gazette http://t.co/fznK1h9sAU
Former SRA chief moves to financial complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/CH7PJ8oB16
Quindell starts legal action against investor | Law Gazette http://t.co/EDRa3o9feb
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
US: Justices Rule Child Pornography Restitution Is Too High http://t.co/b7GPzCvLed
FBI Informant Is Tied to Cyberattacks Abroad (IRAN, SYRIA, BRAZIL & PAKISTAN) http://t.co/3K1lr85Y68
US: F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic http://t.co/QNSs71GdJJ
BSB examines complaints over alleged disabled people remarks by Peter Village QC | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xaw1o7wHkf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas abandons Aberdeen and London offices early as CMS merger nears | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5VHMe2Wgw
Fine CILEx students up to £50m, says consumer panel | Legal Futures http://t.co/1Fx1D1iH46
Unrecognised pioneers will "reshape the legal industry", says Law 2023 | Legal Futures http://t.co/vZtOpElEfO
'Acid House King' jailed for sophisticated cyber attack on UK banks http://t.co/AjfnSfX9Am
Couple ordered to remove 'giant patio' blocking neighbours' homes http://t.co/rls76JxFLT
Violent crime heading for record rise http://t.co/J5JzSKm7ua
Pictures of up to 60 students from private school found on paedophile's computer http://t.co/AmufLdcmbl
Insulting revisions to Wikipedia entry on Hillsborough made from Government computers http://t.co/gDrypSYvzr
Woman jailed for stalking former BBC weatherman Bill Giles killed herself http://t.co/AIxGZWAU51
Paedophile teacher drugged and abused up to 60 pupils at London school http://t.co/d0LFcnIemg
Zero-hours contracts not controlled if Scotland votes yes – Ed Miliband http://t.co/rjAsCiijEg
Managing information risk | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yVee91iIOy
Akerman sets up R&D council with clients | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C0gczHMNKs
Airbnb fights to stay above the law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gFAov4lIee
TAGLaw adds Bahamas firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aS8kxSTif1
Kirkland & Ellis expands energy practice with Houston base | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SS8z2wMpRn
Women lag men by 18 per cent on pay in legal sector | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yHhY7siPUH
Norton Rose exits Czech Republic | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZSP7kmr0zk
Top LA bankruptcy law firm Stutman Treister & Glatt is closing as of 1 May | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OfLjIrUPFd
Campaigners seek justice for Magnitsky in Norway | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nvgfBaqoBh
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OF THE DAY: The High Court has refused to penalise a defendant who filed a costs budget one day late in the latest twist to the saga of dealing with breaches of rules set by the Jackson reforms. Full story - Law Gazette
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Clients, the judiciary and mediators to benefit from new guidance on splitting assets, say MoJ. Family lawyers impressed by quick response to Law Commission report, but remain ambivalent about latest action. Full story - Solicitors Journal
