FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, warned that ‘claims for often trivial or minor incidents risk having a detrimental impact on road repairs and education budgets’. Many such claims ‘arise from lawyers talking people into making a claim with the offer of free legal fees’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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| Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap |
- Pilot's artificial arm 'became detached while landing plane' http://t.co/NLhbSpXre8
- PAKISTAN braces for day of protest led by Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan http://t.co/jk4Se6D1tG
- US: Michael Brown shooting: Tensions enter fourth night http://t.co/pb6VrpRtNr
- Failing GP practices face closure http://t.co/WP6vwZ2zhI
- Record university places as A-level results revealed http://t.co/qPB6lYFvSu
- SRA to investigate asylum advice after judges overturn convictions | Legal Futures http://t.co/BxmEPTQZV7
- British student Nawal Msaad cleared of attempting to smuggle cash to Syrian jihadists in her underwear http://t.co/JqPphbrE9Y
- Children let down by law that allows internet grooming http://t.co/CekUHjWo4z
- Brother of murdered City trader accuses police of ‘cover-up’ http://t.co/rmv0oSGDMd
- Suspected burglar who hid in tree for hours severely disrupted trains near Charlton http://t.co/JjLxrYWYhq
- Windsor Castle at risk from professional scrumpers http://t.co/xYA5GkiEzv
- University law lecturer Paul Kohler face disfigured after attack by burglars http://t.co/kwuVrnGA4d
- Prisoner, 27, escapes from hospital after police mistakenly guard elderly patient http://t.co/6wQXvLI2Zw
- Second MP calls for suspension of Greater Manchester Police chief constable Sir Peter Fahy http://t.co/0qtL6RgM2U
- Double shooting: husband killed wife after battle against gypsy camp http://t.co/dnbN9XxsEb
- How taxpayers helped fund £1m home of minister who can't live on MP's pay http://t.co/rMvYPuS3Sj
- GREECE: Archaeologists uncover entrance to important tomb from reign of warrior-king Alexander the Great http://t.co/LGExUAaJn9
- April Jones killer denied compensation for jail attack http://t.co/PFjkevidLQ
- ISRAEL, Palestinians 'extend Gaza truce by five days' http://t.co/zSr9ZMDIUk
- Nabarro to offer fixed fees across litigation cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2J9MJTtpc5
- Two thirds of in-house teams expect to grow The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k3pTDIOJSV
- Companies say soaring data will increase legal costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wk0K3vxOp7
- Sydney head of Maddocks leaves to start boutique | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/n8viI2HE7u
- Australia-listed Slater & Gordon posts bullish results | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R4eUsQF5mu
- Paul Hastings duo move to Pillsbury for Beijing launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gusLWG4mUY
- Law firms grow 33pc faster with non-exec on board | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xVCzOmMxmk
- Dozens of law firms jostle over GM claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PGfoa0JTIt
