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- UGANDA: Gay men first to face trial under severe anti-gay laws http://t.co/N1NsffUSEt
- 'Do not resuscitate' orders not a matter for national policy, appeal court hears http://t.co/nQTMaFhemU
- Report urges one-drug lethal injection to avoid botched US executions http://t.co/vsrHMpO5hC
- Solicitor advocates squeezing out barristers, risking 'talent pipeline' for QCs and judges, Jeffrey Review warns http://t.co/4n7tbH4zAv
- Roman law could secure DIY squatter ownership of property http://t.co/fjsCE81yVG
- Criminal bar needs urgent reappraisal – Grayling reviewer | Law Gazette http://t.co/n5fQoSK9ox
- Capita's entrance into legal market "imminent" as Optima granted ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/tlX6KTfgac
- Ernst & Young Law Asia: We'll double in size in a year | The Lawyer http://t.co/bWlM7qdEA0
- Nigeria abductions: UK to send team http://t.co/mBMMe6Y2s3
- Seven men sentenced for trafficking drugs into Wales http://t.co/ollBY0zIbA
- Jean McConville murder: Man, 56, arrested in Antrim http://t.co/SYtEk6EAXz
- Birmingham riot deaths: West Mids Police officer 'reckless' http://t.co/0Fz03sejsE
- Air pollution 'too high' in most of world's cities http://t.co/b1jB6Y0ngF
- Workplaces must get 'dementia friendly' http://t.co/nH2YexjRd6
- Helena Costa is the first Female boss appointed by a Football club in FRANCE http://t.co/Wz3KS9Fs4k
- David Cameron to discuss mango ban with new Indian PM http://t.co/081ZmEywpo
- Fugitive 'Skull Cracker' Michael Wheatley in custody http://t.co/yeDJxrBGdc
- Stuart Hall 'raped teenage girls in BBC dressing room' http://t.co/pVB5kxMMTV
- On the Runs: 95 of 228 republicans linked to 200 murders http://t.co/9msKmm0D4G
- Police incompetence let killers go free, says father of Birmingham riot victim http://t.co/VJiQgHgFeT
- Ukip candidate for Newark seeks to clarify rape comments http://t.co/FxNn04Jrim
- Tony Blair should be prosecuted for war crimes – not just judged by history http://t.co/WJpdOksOt6
- Bright idea: apprenticeships capture intelligent people who wouldn't normally be on the | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UC4WUFpxaE
- A registrar of divorces should be considered | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3SSgfRKAxu
- 'Law Society should not concern itself with theology | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/rz33jVdQXK
- Munby: It's down to parliament to change the law on adoption l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/19rYAw2mQs
- Former Dewey partners to join cases against Barclays | The Lawyer http://t.co/pCPcseDpSY
- My legal life: Ed Fletcher - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/GIBt8KFXfD
- Quickie Divorce site told to drop claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/5Cmz2TviOP
- Legal action threat over Land Registry plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/2pUYhbcvhp
- CANADA: Jury selection starts in case against Halifax lawyer http://t.co/JZAc4uprX4
- Belgian lawyer who has taken UEFA to court over financial fair play says regulations will only reinforce elite clubs http://t.co/78q1V1tvIO
- INDIA: Lawyer held for sending offensive SMS to MP, family alleges victimization http://t.co/DYGOyXT4st
- CANADA: Lawyer for former DTES slumlord George Wolsey accuses witness of making things up http://t.co/nDpzLbO3Sf
- MALAYSIA: Syariah lawyer representing rights activist Dr Kassim Ahmad objected to the new and alternative charges http://t.co/Yxh1nfdeuw
- CHINA: Rights lawyer detained in latest clampdown http://t.co/kHLjMmrAMi
- Lawyer for JAPAN's Universal offered to pay ex-staffer to stop helping casino probe http://t.co/wcI6oSKvLE
- US: Authorities investigating if weed or alcohol played role in Montana homeowner killing GERMAN student http://t.co/uOakXFiihN
- Jury weighs Google’s influence after Apple-Samsung trial http://t.co/9FXqeXKjeH
- MALAYSIA: Playing civil law card, lawyer thwarts Kassim Ahmad’s Shariah trial for Islam slur http://t.co/JvQ8HMJi4Z
- Mass trial in TURKEY over street protests http://t.co/W72cGYNk5N
- Abu Hamza trial: hostage in YEMEN tour trip describes human shield terror http://t.co/0YlM7B4szc
- CANADA: Victim gives chilling testimony at Maple Leaf Gardens sex-abuse trial http://t.co/OmafuPnF4D
- SOUTH AFRICA: Pistorius trial hears of suicide fears http://t.co/nbXlhK6siT
- Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting gets underway in BOTSWANA http://t.co/cnm2iCjNrg
- E. Barnett, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at Georgetown University wins prestigious prize http://t.co/KUspRDKh1F
- Summer Course on European Competition Law https://t.co/K5XPMoY5Hb
- Diving Into More Law School Employment Data From The WSJ http://t.co/WbUaX2hgZU
- More than 26,500 pro bono hours by law students in 2014 from just one US law school http://t.co/tRghtQkem5
- Allen & Overy, European Corporate Governance Institute Honor Professor Katharina Pistor for Paper http://t.co/HogztLO3Wr
- RUSSIA: Tough law censors swearing in the arts http://t.co/KCcxq3oOhQ
- US: San Francisco law requiring smartphone kill switch pitched http://t.co/xLvI9HrI0T
- US: New Texas law halts prison proxy weddings http://t.co/FtBeEhvr6k
- IRELAD: Shatter broke law by revealing Wallace information - http://t.co/9IHVFyv4sR
- NIGERIA’s Stolen Girls http://t.co/EqiWfiK0wB
- US: Judge Voids Murder Convictions for 3 Half Brothers Linked to Brooklyn Detective http://t.co/FrzUYaqa0C
- US: Ex-Christie Aide, Testifying in Bridge Inquiry, Portrays a Highly Political Office http://t.co/jfLcOU3YJU
- Auction house Christie’s and others to Return Statues looted from CAMBODIA's temples http://t.co/sX99ItgQHr
- Morgan Stanley fined $5 million over IPO work http://t.co/2P5yR1DDHD
- US Justice Sonia Sotomayor has emerged as an increasingly confident figure on the Supreme Court http://t.co/9pXwX83fcU
- Boston College Says It Will Return Interviews About Northern Ireland http://t.co/cJwZBlay6S
- RUSSIA Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ http://t.co/V21mV43975
- Only Minorities Need Apply: Is it fair to treat race as a job qualification? http://t.co/XqmWjVKs7u
- New Kidnapping Reported in NIGERIA as US Offers Help http://t.co/EOqPu1EhrX
- Moira car bomb: Man arrested over 1998 police station attack http://t.co/VJE3uP2Lfp
- Call for action to tackle child poverty attainment gap http://t.co/9Y9mSj2jdJ
- Placenta smoothies firm in 'health risk' case http://t.co/TPwReMG6vV
- NIGERIA: US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls http://t.co/8d780N0CCf
- Birmingham riot deaths: Police officer 'reckless' http://t.co/0Fz03sejsE
- YouTube artist on Turner Prize list http://t.co/qAuByfFJZE
- Co-op Group's board is 'dysfunctional', says Myners http://t.co/OnHqNd0uX0
- Former Co-op boss Paul Flowers admits drug possession http://t.co/isnAcwgLhn
- THAILAND court ousts PM Yingluck Shinawatra http://t.co/HRyTUUlMiM
- US: Second autopsy to be carried out on executed man Clayton Lockett http://t.co/jFQSJrOtO3
- Drug cocktail in US executions banned from use on animals, says report http://t.co/vsrHMpO5hC
- Daily Mail pays 'substantial damages' and apologises to JK Rowling http://t.co/gp4U9Hi1ge
- LAW FIRM NEWS:: Weightmans hits turnover high with 6 per cent rise to £87m | The Lawyer http://t.co/qzyK4I2F5B
- UK court rejects extradition request due to French West Indies jail conditions http://t.co/QrZprUejRe
- SRA drops plan to ban unrated PII insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/meX2anKDcD
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/1t42nYQw8j
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Kemp Little founder Richard Kemp quits to launch own boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/0OEl3xlB4m
- Lloyds retail GC to resurface at thread giant Coats | The Lawyer http://t.co/1Of793O4UX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell’s revenue soars to record high of £73.4m in 2013/14 | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZS7oStr2g1
- CLC “disappointed” with ministers on future of regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/4hzBzfyTfF
- Now Quindell targets US listing as well | Legal Futures http://t.co/z9z1QNw1uM
- Another unrated insurer 'heading for liquidation', says SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/2U4lQyOqoq
- Top police officer blames £11,000 crime spree on brain injury http://t.co/xz77DCM7EJ
- Skull Cracker release: Chris Grayling promises 'big changes' http://t.co/mXNJQdvCw2
- Suspended US lawyer's application to marry porn-filled laptop overturned http://t.co/NzMs7hLJ16
- Secret recordings of IRA terrorists 'could be handed back' and destroyed http://t.co/oyonruOANL
- Hannah Smith: 'No evidence' teen was bullied online http://t.co/tbaG0opYJp
- Race riot hero says he has been 'slapped in the face' by justice system http://t.co/kRdVn85s51
- Cambridge graduate describes sex predator husband jailed for life as 'kind and sensitive' http://t.co/PhVAqyKYWx
- US: Jay Leno joins Beverly Hills hotel protest against Sultan of BRUNEI for introducing Sharia law http://t.co/jH0UYO1U12
- US: Occupy trial juror describes shock at activist's potential prison sentence http://t.co/7ioebvwSCJ
- Boston College tapes: McIntyre gave interview to archive http://t.co/FxqoYt86vD
- Hannah Smith inquest: Teenager posted 'online messages' http://t.co/alSe5t5zAb
- Chinese internet giant Alibaba seeks to raise $1bn in public share sale in US http://t.co/0Gm172qhMO
- Coca-Cola to remove controversial drinks ingredient http://t.co/wtuY4VMWkK
- Usain Bolt tweets over stolen running shoes in Croydon http://t.co/NMYIGVJC7G
- Ofcom examines Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear Myanmar joke http://t.co/ubnI109Kds
- US: White House security breached by car http://t.co/chkQA1F2df
- CANADA: Toronto mayor Rob Ford 'turned back' from US on way to rehab http://t.co/iubX5P2qmc
- US: Monica Lewinsky breaks decade-long media silence http://t.co/YvRuPJARud
- NIGERIA: More Nigerian girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants http://t.co/7RAquKEute
- INDIA: Landmark casenotes on the right to manage religiously owned property without government interference http://t.co/4XAbY6297C
- ACC backs records retention for corporate counsel | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/03vRrvnexP
- Mexico activists protest telecoms censorship law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WvySjcm1Dh
- Irwin Mitchell set to launch Cambridge office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sh4r2ojfED
- Scams on foreigners predicted to grow in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oZaDydMc9G
- Indian law firms combine to focus on Japanese investors | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tr0dgMOHKQ
- A&O opens office in Myanmar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xjurluSufz
- Shanghai boosted by new arbitration guidance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1XkP7K2MI8
- Australian firms beef up social media | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tN0JPkNYOK
