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- Intellectual property rights law is passed by parliament http://t.co/7qkWONrfnq
- Two trainees recruited at Swindon law firm Hoffman Male as its growth continues http://t.co/tyFNucBcY3
- Violence in court. Judges blame legal aid cuts http://t.co/EDOHUqHpLz
- Legal profession to celebrate diversity at London Pride | The Law Society http://t.co/DcWW47zfPp
- Nottinghamshire council spent £80,000 on legal costs in a long-running battle with campaigners over wind turbine https://t.co/9KbgGNEpnD
- Why it's inadvisable to describe yourself as a lawyer on Twitter when you're not: http://t.co/mGuHgeXfPK
- US: An “Unfortunate Bit of Legal Jargon”: Prosecutorial Vouching Applied to Cooperating Witnesses http://t.co/HXCYmzx4Uu
- AUSTRALIA: Budget cuts to legal aid to affect most disadvantaged http://t.co/Sdn8jNqMcJ
- AMERICA’s favorite “Multi-Dimensional Trial Attorney” & “modern-day incarnation of the Ancient Roman Orators” is back http://t.co/hksP5ExzZq
- US explores legal rights for Guantanamo detainees http://t.co/uNvTLlFpAC
- SRI LANKA: Legal awareness program for assistance and protection to migrant workers and the members of their families http://t.co/kA5DxvceCx
- Legal challenge over controversial tree felling at Bournemouth Druitt Gardens is thrown out http://t.co/jM3Oz4bxuc
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co raids Linklaters ally Webber Wentzel for dual South Africa launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/zlFDIgQX9n
- LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW makes 15 secretaries redundant as it relocates into new City office | The Lawyer http://t.co/ti1GJfbEC0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper investigates partner involved in Scudamore sexism row | The Lawyer http://t.co/yFApyUt69J
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragge Lawrence Graham crowned law firm choir of the year at Legal Harmony | The Lawyer http://t.co/HF9ydfmRNh
- Coverage of the arrest in relation to the Claudia Lawrence disappearance has been noticeably cautious | Law Gazette http://t.co/AB4tuiTdQ2
- PII hurdle for council ABS pioneers | Law Gazette http://t.co/nWvq8AwCUk
- Insurers buoyed by ‘fundamental dishonesty’ ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/JJtiF1mqcU
- Pay on the rise for accounts staff | Law Gazette http://t.co/nfTkjLVgKD
- Deutsche Bank to grow Birmingham legal team | Law Gazette http://t.co/xK4kz2ufH4
- Matt Baggott Belfast flag protest appeal fast-tracked http://t.co/WK2X7s8Uny
- Missing boy, 9, found 'safe and well' http://t.co/Xz0U5xDvTP
- INDIA election: Narendra Modi hails 'landmark' win http://t.co/Pqp2cLqR5f
- Stuart Hall cleared of rape but convicted of indecent assault http://t.co/gj28jjed1C
- After European Court Decision, Google Works on a Tool to Remove Links http://t.co/8wOXdIiKsY
- US Mines Personal Health Data to Find the Vulnerable in Emergencies http://t.co/Ls7tPyfip1
- TURKEY: Public Discontent Rises as Families Gather to Bury Victims of Turkish Mine Disaster http://t.co/9anroB9Sdh
- Anti-Chinese Violence Convulses VIETNAM, Pitting Laborers Against Laborers http://t.co/FfDdDDrzsh
- U.S. Officials Question Ability of NIGERIA to Rescue Hostages http://t.co/GM8npNmQHj
- Ireland’s Troubled Peace: Cracks are beginning to appear in the country's 16-year calm http://t.co/8mlJEy7BnU
- Hopes of a Restless Generation Are Riding on INDIA’s Elections http://t.co/4iNwCGfmRb
- Workers Seize City in Eastern UKRAINE From Separatists http://t.co/3VyMrhQunW
- Rathcoole estate: Mother and sons home targeted in hate crime attack http://t.co/KdPRPiQMh3
- Three guilty of Mohammed Abdi machine gun murder http://t.co/Pe4EtHfaYL
- Scottish independence: UK 'could delay independence date' if it is not in the best interest of Scotland http://t.co/Mzqv9AUTtJ
- GCHQ-backed competition seeks new recruits http://t.co/KgyGSjEQyR
- Ann Maguire: Funeral to be held for stabbed teacher http://t.co/NgpNQfkQdb
- TURKEY mine disaster: Owner denies negligence http://t.co/7cR9MGr6Wp
- UKRAINE crisis: UN sounds alarm on human rights in east http://t.co/qM066pLkm8
- Parents of soldier shot dead at Deepcut barracks demand access to army files http://t.co/5hKdts719t
- Here comes the judge – the maverick aiming to tame Britain's raucous press http://t.co/dEvINlphBZ
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Boy, 9, missing from Tottenham playground http://t.co/46a1fBflmX
- 'Jail for a day' call in bid to cut reoffending http://t.co/cP6Y8SaC5E
- Super-heads approached to run Birmingham schools http://t.co/Te6fANysCH
- Kenyan terror threat prompts evacuation of UK tourists http://t.co/fX6j7GZzcw
- INDIA election: Opposition BJP heads for landslide win http://t.co/nNtvXuhyXr
- E.On energy supplier to pay record £12m mis-selling penalty http://t.co/L0NfqwWu4l
- AUSTRLIA: Junior members of Mackay's legal fraternity put in the spotlight as they fought during a mock trial http://t.co/ZTVATnpya8
- AUSTRALIA: Launceston lawyer does have a case to answer over allegations he breached family violence orders http://t.co/Fm2Yly09nl
- Derby immigration case lawyer was not properly qualified http://t.co/jbUchA7Dgu
- Cheap jibes and the real cost of cutting legal aid http://t.co/B1uXJyeuux
- Is law destined to go the way of the discount carpet industry? Viz thinks so http://t.co/AIzDQLfLWI
- US: Legal aid for youth expected to be signed into law http://t.co/jDO7HTOK04
- INDIA: Legal expert, bank officer to help CBI probe into Saradha chit scam http://t.co/qLpAHSrPdk
- PhD Studentship in Law at City University London for October 2014 http://t.co/tp1h8GWFKT
- Imagining judges in a written UK Constitution http://t.co/TLxr0hH453
- ‘L.A. Law’ Nostalgic Favorite for Lawyers; Most Say Legal TV Shows Glamorize Profession or Are Too Far-Fetched http://t.co/nLy6rmin9s
- Not all law firms will be richer in a bank-lite world http://t.co/AQYYXbQUxG
- UGANDA Passes Controversial HIV Law http://t.co/ArsJYY7WJW
- UK to torpedo EU's net neutrality laws over child porn http://t.co/WgHmvgX1vs
- ‘UK legal system not free over Bahrain’ http://t.co/kBx9g1yDsr
- Horsham law firms unite in takeover bid http://t.co/kZK1Q26Hc7
- US: The Pentagon needs to address its unfounded prohibition on transgender people http://t.co/JV2VSZhTTu
- One Court Ruling on Privacy in Europe, and 28 Regulators http://t.co/hqr6DYp3T6
- Copyright Licensing Organization Gets New Boss http://t.co/VCdTevyE8p
- US: Senators Intend to Amend Federal Student Privacy Law http://t.co/vj4BVsE8A2
- FRANCE’s Sale of 2 Ships to Russians Is Ill-Advised, US Warns http://t.co/FS0Vh30Uk3
- Parents of soldier shot dead at Deepcut barracks demand access to army files http://t.co/5hKdts719t
- Scottish independence: 'No Scots MPs' in post-Yes talks http://t.co/Mzqv9AUTtJ
- Numbers of school zig-zag parking tickets doubled http://t.co/F5ZuUJOvPe
- Women bishops: London diocese vote boosts latest proposal http://t.co/dxvaO572Qb
- Iraq war inquiry delay very serious, says senior Tory http://t.co/xqXJatvBkv
- Police Federation 'has bullying culture at top levels' http://t.co/2PAVgj9RBk
- EU can’t keep looking away as migrants perish at sea http://t.co/fzcLZUx7j0
- La Perla removes mannequin with protruding ribs: if beauty comes in all sizes why does fashion force-feed us skinny? http://t.co/3Pg90y4qXh
- Torture is every bit as disgusting as paedophilia or kidnapping or assault. Why think of it as 'sometimes necessary'? http://t.co/mxtMnHJG2m
- US: The New York Times maybe needed Jill Abramson as editor more than she needed the job http://t.co/rU73aywUH2
- Willing to pay more for Public Defender Service advocates than it for the independent bar? | Law Gazette http://t.co/OiJDtQXbH9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Gide managing partner: we're moving on together | The Lawyer http://t.co/4XaKwagLfQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Disgruntled ex-Davenport Lyons employee vandalises office | The Lawyer http://t.co/WQ1QhjRDLM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O mulls 20 per cent female partnership target in diversity push | The Lawyer http://t.co/595U5TlxJa
- PI firms under attack – again | Legal Futures http://t.co/aXvELB8Gaf
- Legal Services Board calls in Mayson | Legal Futures http://t.co/MvEZTEiXVY
- ABS lives: Property company spin-off finds success | Legal Futures http://t.co/sY857citjo
- SRA chief executive outlines “back to basics” approach | Legal Futures http://t.co/nZkB27Frky
- US: Aaron Hernandez: Ex-NFL star accused of two more killings http://t.co/6oC6JVCXt9
- Sussex police under fire for 'criminalising' fracking protests http://t.co/Pg8TwZE3ea
- The Reykjavik Confessions: 6 suspects, 2 murders, a 40 year old mystery http://t.co/fshiDIjRcY
- Scottish independence: Cameron says No vote 'not for status quo' http://t.co/hX9Yj5TD2m
- Lawyers warned over Solicitors from hell email | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZVPjaroKVF
- Nigeria must up legal standards | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BU74zFNeHQ
- US law firms grow at 4.3pc in Q1 2014 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qMh7Y0cBoB
- Squire Sanders MP wants partner pay linked to values | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/c4GZPzuaXB
- Dutch lawyers protest against legal aid cuts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hZMKk8E94G
- Jones Day builds on Detroit bankruptcy success | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Aifj88eIRM
- Swiss Verein is not for Clifford Chance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7JSmDOXAcd
- Wachtel Lipton rated top by GCs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AkruhbdWU6
- War crimes: Why is Britain in the dock again http://t.co/vHfLAWuDuf
- Surgeons keep jobs after botched operation on pregnant woman who later died http://t.co/6zalqm4n1D
- Divers prosecuted for keeping wreck salvage http://t.co/8hfhkcKEXF
- Detective disciplined for breaking the rules to catch double killer resigns http://t.co/ESF5B6Y0nA
- Conviction rate for sex crime in sudden drop http://t.co/8ClOSyFrxh
- CHILE: Catholic priests investigated over stolen babies http://t.co/YMoj2vndxJ
- Field Fisher Waterhouse confirms 15 redundancies | Law Gazette http://t.co/By5nzUKWOs
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons usurps Slaughters on Europcar refinancing mandate | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vd9eDAWOgW
- Review launched as sex offence convictions drop http://t.co/O1aB9zLmvW
- US: 9/11 museum - Barak Obama attends New York ceremony http://t.co/YhyQClgxbq
- Footballer Marlon King jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving http://t.co/YkYcQcDdCW
- YouTube, Telegraph and Guardian joint bid for leader debate http://t.co/HoRXnVsC8R
- Secret AMERICA: how states hide the source of their lethal injection drugs http://t.co/d8UwhJIfJy
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells scraps co-head model as Immelt rejigs management committee | The Lawyer http://t.co/zA8M1ljCUN
- The European elections are just a week away: a brisk walk through the manifestos | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZK35FCz8WC
- Has college become less about education and more about purchasing credentials for flawed job market? http://t.co/XYTFHkmLcY
- UK, One of the oldest democracies in the world now seeks to introduce legislation that can be used to silence dissent http://t.co/ZEQVZwjE8j
- Is worker safety a luxury in TURKEY? http://t.co/XMcTahQcbn
- David Miranda allowed to appeal against ruling on Heathrow detention http://t.co/jsS7v5rZEY
- What happens when denial and recognition clash in two competing and mutually exclusive narratives? http://t.co/O3eMGuSJTc
- Children in the US are being exploited to put food on the nation's tables: child labor laws in agriculture inadequate http://t.co/C7bGOZMeRy
- SOUTH AFRICA's crime rate is falling, but the Oscar Pistorius murder trial exposes a lingering fear of 'black crime' http://t.co/eAwkZtN33i
- Pyongyang has been transformed with an influx of high-end goods, but most in NORTH KOREA still live in poverty http://t.co/aKIPkiixnX
- LEBANON tribunal in The Hague charge journalists for tampering with justice during probe into Rafik Hariri killing http://t.co/03nnjuRhqZ
- SPAIN's historic Moorish-Christian wars are replayed as festival fun, but some find the re-enactments offensive http://t.co/NCNhBZ9J8r
- Biggest NSA leaks are yet to come, Glenn Greenwald says in interview http://t.co/ru9cHHlbzK
- INDIA: 3 deaths blamed on security forces add to tension in Hyderabad linked to rumours of burning of religious flag http://t.co/Fu83yG50gY
- PM Shinzo Abe seeks review of ban on military combat abroad but pledges that JAPAN will stay on peaceful path http://t.co/UMktGaFfyH
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Revenue rebounds at Clarke Willmott to £36.2m | The Lawyer http://t.co/ls6DBDmVsU
- Murder probe after man killed by intruder in Glasgow flat http://t.co/jNWamMXGLC
- Fife priest Thomas Mullen dismissed over child abuse claims http://t.co/Z3qlpqf4VA
- Kevin McDaid: Final two accused cleared over death http://t.co/blnPfsSVt4
- Girl cautioned for James Lock death Facebook post http://t.co/lrFV1DbzOs
- School crash driver Robert Bell 'may have fainted' http://t.co/wsbK6eNnqK
- Belfast Facebook fight organisers warned of prosecution http://t.co/niva5bvhRH
- Appeal started by the cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton raise further £400,000 - only a day after the teenager died http://t.co/KwAruJKziI
- US: The hotel employee who leaked footage of Jay Z being attacked by his sister-in-law Solange Knowles has been fired http://t.co/oU03sETX7O
- Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce so-called kill switch legislation http://t.co/nmWIJQxkiP
- Eurosceptics are 'deeply unpatriotic', says Nick Clegg http://t.co/bMmO5bhvxQ
- Sunshade for Walkie-Talkie skyscraper glare problem http://t.co/eZZ9BaxjsE
- Syria conflict: Times journalists beaten during capture http://t.co/12sBKepnzx
- Deadly attack on THAILAND protest camp in Bangkok http://t.co/1NAbgdRmhi
- SUDAN woman faces death for apostasy http://t.co/l6g1NynM72
- Councils pioneering ABS routes reach final hurdle | Law Gazette http://t.co/fao2AFOo1s
- Rolf Harris trial: Woman describes 'dirty old man' http://t.co/LC48Tsoauu
- Politician and paedophile ask Google to 'be forgotten' http://t.co/i4p8heXNPj
- David Miranda allowed to appeal against ruling on Heathrow detention http://t.co/jsS7v5rZEY
- British couple facing extradition to US are taken to hospital http://t.co/8vdYR7E3Et
- Rape victims shouldn't have to suffer in silence and keep their rapists' secrets http://t.co/m7YzfCeJdc
- Retired partner wins ‘escort’ harassment case | Law Gazette http://t.co/h3gEqhvDRr
- High Court dismisses JR on unfair dismissal cap | Law Gazette http://t.co/MsdHREZIAx
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Scottish independence: PM cites John Smith in Scotland visit http://t.co/hX9Yj5TD2m
- Ticket scams 'cost victims £3.7m' last year http://t.co/dm4TXwg33h
- SOUTH KOREA ferry captain charged with manslaughter http://t.co/9BNKQDbjeZ
- Dixons and Carphone Warehouse announce £3.8bn merger http://t.co/8ZyQA18TR4
- Journal's statin articles to be investigated http://t.co/N97ClRjF4G
- Schools 'could struggle' with medical conditions policy http://t.co/TffUUXbisB
- Michael Gove and David Laws 'not at war' on school meals http://t.co/Ad1QFvifHm
- THAILAND: Deadly attack on Thai protest camp in Bangkok http://t.co/1NAbgdRmhi
- Ukrainian woman’s divorce not recognised in UK http://t.co/6eqNsRzEO5
- Cyclist dies at 'notorious' London junction amid safety row http://t.co/Yo4HaYJD3p
- Oxford city centre ‘rape’ chant video sees notorious Cambridge drinking society investigated by police http://t.co/T396Xg51RK
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer told alleged victim's brother 'it takes two to tango' http://t.co/BS4z9XTCJr