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- Appeal court ruling gets balance about right between security and secrecy http://t.co/bvZojJBtg2
- US Supreme Court Court gives go-ahead for Pom Wonderful to sue Coca-Cola http://t.co/oqlPA17IAL
- As the World Cup action begins, BRAZIL's hard-fought democracy is under threat http://t.co/6yZrdrKZfE
- Trial of AB and CD part of creeping move towards secret justice http://t.co/h1c4PGN3Ia
- US: Missouri death row inmate John Winfield given stay of execution http://t.co/ppPvnUW5FQ
- Putting up flags in south Belfast 'will be breach of peace' http://t.co/NRPdfps6ka
- Karolina Golabek: Two Firms fined after girl's gate death http://t.co/cQtdwWy8Tz
- Terrorism Unit in Newcastle University "suspicious item" probe http://t.co/wsrCtUOajI
- European court backs MONACO royal love child story http://t.co/KhFufUcZq0
- UKIP leader Nigel Farage declares £205,603 in gifts http://t.co/KJzM7iCo75
- Bank of England to get new powers to cap mortgages http://t.co/DBHba1pdLm
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys posts 10 per cent turnover rise to £128.5m | The Lawyer http://t.co/fUEB3YQeyO
- Osborne to extend Libor legislation | Law Gazette http://t.co/MsXFIxvVEK
- Get up, stand up for IP rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/DMmbRlnc7h
- Legal Charities Garden Party – gallery | Law Gazette http://t.co/RCiBgAixBQ
- "A fringe of nationalists who like to demonise anyone who is not blindly and unquestionably pro-independence" http://t.co/LjeEPybFgb
- Angelina Jolie: Messages for actress from rape victims http://t.co/SzAH921is4
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Covington tempts Fipra director with new public policy role | The Lawyer http://t.co/gocxpob4Gd
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters’ Boardman advises on Lord Moynihan’s sports governance private member’s bill | The Lawyer http://t.co/R7lSzwlbXI
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- Traffic Snarls in Europe as Taxi Drivers Protest Against Uber http://t.co/Og6qPsGW5h
- EGYPT: New Leader Apologizes to Victim of Sexual Assault in Tahrir Square http://t.co/e4qZCQSAoE
- US: Two Activists in Mormon Church Threatened With Excommunication over homosexual acceptance http://t.co/tASQzbfpGw
- Court and councils face surge in denial of liberty cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hs95n5EwtZ
- Core of ‘exceptional’ trial can be held in secret | Law Gazette http://t.co/gpjxfhTm6O
- Slater & Gordon chooses £1.3m-a-year Manchester hub | Law Gazette http://t.co/ohdjm3sNeF
- Employment claims on ‘downward spiral’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/a8RGOuHBvS
- Second hospital feed baby dies http://t.co/m7Ogfgpa3J
- Expedia to accept Bitcoin payments for hotel bookings http://t.co/8kNPoSgDCu
- Parklife Festival: Robert Hart dies after assault http://t.co/3lVtcFmSRj
- Scottish independence: Salmond faces calls to sack adviser Campbell Gunn http://t.co/RCghsF3sXt
- Ice may have caused Caernarfon plane crash which killed man http://t.co/qBB4Ytnl7a
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital missed woman's tumour for a year http://t.co/rssAehiUgW
- Tate gallery gifted Cy Twombly works worth £50m http://t.co/62iosvU7DL
- Martha Fernback ecstasy death: Mother calls for drugs legalisation http://t.co/5l9QEPfPrS
- AFGHANISTAN: Technocrat to Populist, an Afghan Transformed for the presidential election http://t.co/vp7BxhzJob
- QATAR World Cup: Fifa must take aggressive action, says Visa http://t.co/aMhmucKOmV
- UK armed forces to undergo further 1,060 job cuts http://t.co/Hj2aQFK5O4
- Lib Dem Andrew George tops private members' bill ballot http://t.co/cKIFsAvPAK
- Paul Weller and his wife call for child press protection http://t.co/Dvogwr2eOc
- INDIA hangings: Fourth woman dies in Uttar Pradesh http://t.co/vWwsQa45qW
- Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict https://t.co/sF9ViDafGg
- Angelina Jolie and William Hague urge action on sexual violence in war zones http://t.co/W0jSy4swIS
- Mayall post-mortem 'inconclusive' http://t.co/BG81P01IGd
- Fully secret terror trial blocked by Court of Appeal http://t.co/uWYYvBMvDs
- Fees cut as part of emergency passport backlog measures http://t.co/mPbc6tmEgz
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- AUSTRALIA: Funding cuts mean 'more women will remain in violent, abusive relationships' http://t.co/l4WYp7Y54A
- INDIA: Police 'gang-rape woman after she fails to pay bribe' http://t.co/uUW4QxO53o
- Key elements of secret terror trial can be heard in public, court rules http://t.co/QIqKubI5W9
- Court and councils face surge in denial of liberty cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hs95n5EwtZ
- 'Secret' terror trial ruling due at Old Bailey http://t.co/uWYYvBMvDs
- World Cup 2014: Some England fans 'a bit carried away' http://t.co/JMjVcQOUEG
- Recession 'led to 10,000 suicides' http://t.co/LNXsGTgO8x
- London Mayor Boris Johnson agrees to be shot by water cannon to ‘prove wisdom’ of buying controversial riot equipment http://t.co/XxoKr0w1DS
- Woman left partially blinded in appalling assault by father-in-law who believed she had had affair http://t.co/iA0R0kMc8f
- Police launch ‘on-the-run’ murderer appeal – four years after he escaped from prison http://t.co/HzuQgaRim8
- Medals ‘stolen’ from 92-year-old veteran on 70th anniversary of D-Day found in his home http://t.co/zffmIhc9Rl
- Phone hacking trial: And finally... jury sent out after eight months of evidence http://t.co/K8mqKqWrUR
- Could the Government commercialise its databank to raise funds if all competing interests were aligned? http://t.co/veigU9iRiO
- Compliance fatigue sets in for large companies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dihCHfsQJq
- GM legal department under further scrutiny | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6M9lfVTxkx
- Legal departments embrace outsourcing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LVcIHrxmoO
- Large law firms move to back same-sex marriage | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/y0w7Cjz4QO
- Supreme Court delivers setback to BP on oil leak | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QW7Dl7s226
- Kenya takes first steps towards liberalisation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Bu7IUIaTfi
- Mud-slinging in Queensland over Chief Justice appointment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uV6ZIhG5W0
- Law firm pricing officers improve profitability | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1cPbTvzWFv
- The state of freedom in Britain, at LSE | head of legal http://t.co/1QEYRgGD8R
- Cambridge University's China funding row: 'Foreign donations must be regulated' http://t.co/bdCR3FjFN6
- OAP back with wife after poisoning case is dropped http://t.co/NtvA016weH
- Kew Gardens did not warn about risk of falling branches before woman was killed, inquest told http://t.co/YFU544EFvh
- Shortfall of £40m in compensation for the 2011 riots, government admits http://t.co/hvrq54UZrS
- SRA takes too long to approve applications, ABSs say | Legal Futures http://t.co/SU85KJ5mMC
- Chancellor Osborne pledges criminal action against banks and traders http://t.co/LBopac97pS
- Crown Estate replaces head of legal as Peeke exits for Land Securities | The Lawyer http://t.co/CNWHmO9FiG
- BP panel review to be wrapped up within a fortnight | The Lawyer http://t.co/EBTXVNOekO
- ABSs capture a third of personal injury market, SRA research reveals | Legal Futures http://t.co/wZ4bxUHOaG
- Woman claimed benefit for non-existent children http://t.co/hRC8aTTGl7
- Inquiry over Llanelli stroke victim 999 delay http://t.co/bBy3Xa7rg7
- Fifa 'like mafia family', says former FA boss Triesman http://t.co/ULqUmnowmm
- Tweetdeck users hit by coding attack http://t.co/u87vz2Ucwr
- London's anti-Uber taxi protest brings traffic to standstill http://t.co/LTEtxKEGsa
- Madeleine McCann: No evidence after searches, say police http://t.co/9whuVdQaZk
- Hundreds of thousands hit by benefits backlog http://t.co/Y6zZBhtjHO
- Up to 30,000 passports hit by delays, says David Cameron http://t.co/EV0xCJat96
- International protocol launched to deal with sexual violence in conflict http://t.co/ogx6muEvKo
- Flight delay claims could soar after court ruling http://t.co/T4oMt9ttFk
- US: Oklahoma lawmaker proposes study on firing squads and electric chair http://t.co/gjN7y554zj
- NHS staff face the risk of going to jail if they mistreat patients http://t.co/LBxjSZ03ni
- Grayling should embrace the fourth revolution | Law Gazette http://t.co/8Tr38HXQM8
- Bid to save legal aid for domestic violence victims | Law Gazette http://t.co/F3SNvwF8ne
- Labour call to stop UK supermarkets stocking food produced by slaves http://t.co/zyXQ8F59ys
- International protocol is launched to deal with sexual violence in conflict http://t.co/ogx6muEvKo
- Sussex bride's ring stolen from church as she said vows http://t.co/TPCMtUGzpX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon prepares to move London HQ to Aldwych as firm launches Mayfair Private | The Lawyer http://t.co/AkriHCcu3a
- Quindell suffers another blow with listing rejection | Law Gazette http://t.co/7v6VTAojft
- Jet2 flight delay ruling ‘opens floodgates’ to claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/grvTG3pLeE
- Behaviour of an AM who was slurring during political debate at Senedd referred to the assembly's presiding officer http://t.co/HII7HZJvtm
- Prime Minister David Cameron supports water cannon purchase to tackle future riots in London http://t.co/LrVYrlr2hQ
- Scottish independence: Salmond says adviser should say sorry to 'No' woman http://t.co/rCjI0V9rop
- Six arrested in London and Peterborough over human trafficking http://t.co/c3KcTTZmk3
- Army cuts plan brings risks, says National Audit Office http://t.co/AgSCIrjQgE
- Madeleine McCann: Police complete search of second site http://t.co/R7G9Zk0B2f
- EU to investigate Apple's tax affairs http://t.co/o3B063TBQw
- Scottish independence: JK Rowling donates £1m to pro-UK group http://t.co/HdWrXBnA8m
- IRAQ crisis: Islamists force 500,000 to flee Mosul http://t.co/qTxVdsAxN3
- Personal injury incentives banned to help reduce fraud | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KXg9h1uVue
- Partners failing to take responsibility for risk management | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/v2i92zhF3m
- Experts deliberate over SRA PII reforms l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hPt7F4Wu0k
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright re-jigs US management team with litigation head Addison promoted | The Lawyer http://t.co/RzFsn2SBIp
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- Kenya takes first steps towards legal market liberalisation | The Lawyer http://t.co/OhycEXOJQz
- 26-week care limit is not a straitjacket, says Justice Minister Simon Hughes | Law Gazette http://t.co/ttI44kVMax
- QASA fight pushes LSB legal spend up 10-fold | Law Gazette http://t.co/eWIi7U7myu
- Hong Kong Regulators Tense About CHINA Loans http://t.co/ZHgjS6TpDz
- US: Microsoft Protests Order for Email Stored Abroad http://t.co/KWKPEvF5nl
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