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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has refused to back down over its controversial call for a £500,000 professional indemnity minimum limit. Its proposal, first mooted in July, was put on hold last month when the Legal Services Board (LSB) requested more time to review the implications and suggested it might consider approval if the SRA dropped its plans to replace the current £2m minimum cover limit. Full story - New Law Journal
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells, Slaughters and Bakers line up on €12bn longevity swap deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/A4eod5NhkM
- Hogan Lovells advises M&G Real Estate on £140m acquisition of Wragges office | The Lawyer http://t.co/FuQ38eHyGs
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day bulks up its banking practice with DLA Piper partner Conway | The Lawyer http://t.co/wb3RdPeiVc
- New GCs make their mark as international business firms dominate UK panel reviews in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/LckJWkTVu9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters names Bennett as new litigation head amid group structure overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/bUd7caw5hT
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fidal formalises best friends alliance with Mills & Reeve | The Lawyer http://t.co/n0rMCBMJ8e
- Slashing red tape to boost British housebuilding https://t.co/rAcpx8A08B
- New measures to protect the countryside and stop abuse of the planning system https://t.co/i0qTtr2y1l
- Health and travel advice for Hajj pilgrims https://t.co/1MBQhn9NlL
- Two new rape support centres to help victims recover https://t.co/NmRpLNQZdp
- The legal team at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is looking to recruit up to 7 lawyers https://t.co/kdmw1RHYk9
- UK government welcomes social impact investment report https://t.co/ci4VLRkI9E
- Government Chemist analysts discuss science of food safety https://t.co/XIRHPfTQos
- Government takes action to modernise 100 year-old insurance industry rules https://t.co/u8y0po4VDB
- Find an Insolvency Practitioner and Find an Official Receiver applications migrating to Atos’s data centre https://t.co/EZB7HPGuU7
- Financial Services Organisation (FSO) helps Fintech companies invest in UK https://t.co/gfz7i2H59W
- The Invictus legacy for rehabilitation of service personnel https://t.co/R8OuL4F45N
- US: Judge to Examine Circumstances of Suspect’s Confession in Patz Case http://t.co/o5xvxajQDS
- In Latest Volley Against Amazon, Hachette’s Writers Target Its Board http://t.co/nbVugPa4zh
- Scots Must Vote Nae: This show of petty nationalism is un-Scottish http://t.co/6XOVzZ1IiW
- Room for Debate: Pocketing Profits or Reinvesting Them http://t.co/oSJ2MKloxW
- US: Regulator Slow to Respond to Deadly Vehicle Defects http://t.co/o6C4kUdzF6
- Profile: Chief Bolaji Ayorinde SAN - Chairman of the Governing Board of the Legal Aid Council of NIGERIA http://t.co/LhIuQVcb3n
- Bentham Europe appoints Irwin Mitchell lawyer as chief investment officer | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EIadmDa7Ps
- Calling Miscellaneous in the case of Miscellaneous versus Miscellaneous http://t.co/7hrlLLe4Bg
- Society of Editors to investigate military trial 'obstructionism' http://t.co/w1ceBdHZwk
- Extra support for victims of crime announced by government http://t.co/RBPXHjx081
- Law firms are capitalising on an optimistic outlook for the PHILIPPINES economy | Law Gazette http://t.co/xMGFBkVBCW
- European Lawyers Day aims to celebrate the rule of law and promote lawyers’ common values | Law Gazette http://t.co/KmgZRROrr3
- Should we kill all the lawyers? | Law Gazette http://t.co/13kBn7Aa4g
- City firms recognised for diversity efforts | Law Gazette http://t.co/lnJhyhbqlz
- News UK general counsel dies, aged 48 | Law Gazette http://t.co/nmC4KVE6TX
- SRA looks to fill £10,000-a-year board roles | Law Gazette http://t.co/wfZRXO1Qlg
- Advocates to have specialist training for sex cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/RgmEtkhNct
- World War One: How 250,000 Belgium refugees didn't leave a trace http://t.co/5fvI405Eex
- Body found in burning skip in Manchester http://t.co/q4aQJiQskb
- Addenbrooke's Hospital cancer doctor admits child sex offences http://t.co/jruqqib0zZ
- Scottish independence: SNP and Cameron offer rival visions http://t.co/VIWCFXCrei
- In-house interview: Emma Thomas, HomeServe | The Lawyer http://t.co/0wnUPT6MQK
- Avoiding panel game pigeonholes | The Lawyer http://t.co/S8kP9fnyot
- Italy: Diversity strategy | The Lawyer http://t.co/sQLOTHeXcA
- Scottish firms’ destiny in the balance | The Lawyer http://t.co/o1WE7XVxiP
- IP crackdown needed to safeguard the £70bn contribution the creative industries make to the UK economy | The Lawyer http://t.co/uYBVDpGbSJ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper hires ex-Minter Ellison CEO as Australia chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/cZUROgf7js
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Boodle Hatfield appoints first female senior partner since 1722 | The Lawyer http://t.co/PJCMMxkCxZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP mulls partner exit options after contested June vote scrapped | The Lawyer http://t.co/mVunTkEv2U
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Thousands sexually abused in prison, study suggests http://t.co/kC2XtGEveb
- Sexual abuse in prison needs urgent investigation, commission warns http://t.co/TNOBbk7Q6e
- Queen tells Scots to 'think very carefully' about independence vote http://t.co/NYkBMM4jJU
- Nadine Dorries: I have endured a vile cyber stalker for seven years http://t.co/G5tpFNUesV
- Interview: Desmond Hudson, retired chief executive reflects on eventful eight years at the Law Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/LQISfRCmlu
- Bad parents in authority | Law Gazette http://t.co/NlOVr1qKHo
- What were the most important legal developments of the past 30 years? | Law Gazette http://t.co/svAaVwHpkw
- Stalking prosecutions rise | Law Gazette http://t.co/pZ1dak9my1
- Deloitte decides against legal ABS move | Law Gazette http://t.co/zMHEJiRHI9
- Campaigner and lawyer Gooding dies | Law Gazette http://t.co/lZedO3Jk1O
- Lender confidence on the rise | Law Gazette http://t.co/dJCcVH1Z7o
- City firms forecast corporate M&A surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/dmWVlfBLNY
- Firms face 10% PII hike – broker | Law Gazette http://t.co/DkFb73dbtg
- SRA silent over ‘fake’ bank law firm probe | Law Gazette http://t.co/I23hliMOnV
- BSB not expecting barrister rush to create entities | Legal Futures http://t.co/zyo7BGbtb4
- Pitt cools talk of single regulator in bid to build reform consensus | Legal Futures http://t.co/H8uukYKjzC
- INDIA: Lawyers End 68-day-old Strike in Rajasthan http://t.co/FrtSZSVJ0h
- US marshals proud part of 225 years of law enforcement http://t.co/QnsEHk2cAd
- JORDAN: House passes judiciary independence draft law http://t.co/W4slQPtGMK
- BANGLADESH: 16th amendment to enhance dignity of judiciary: Law Minister http://t.co/ULT2pZixro
- BANGLADESH: Constitutional amendments made by politicians undermined independence & transparency of Supreme Court http://t.co/MHgZmngitu
- CZECH: Judge's mistake frees murder suspect http://t.co/5B2QyQt2dj
- US: Intentionally lying for political gain ruled protected free speech by federal judge http://t.co/poaXQfd68O
- Right of victims of crime to directly confront offenders in court is to be enshrined in law http://t.co/y2CepVGc8W
- Woman, 80, punches robber in mouth in Whitstable http://t.co/zGNNdJCGoh
- Scottish independence: SNP supporters protest against 'BBC bias' http://t.co/xRwhRq11Km
- Invictus Games: Queen 'deeply moved' http://t.co/dkDzEiI8Rl
- Pope marries 20 cohabiting couples in sign of papacy shift http://t.co/F17NqijKJ2
- Bedford Premier Inn murder: Woman's body found in hotel room http://t.co/DKFCyA46aB
- USL Justice Sotomayor: Americans Should be Alarmed by Spread of Drones http://t.co/5siTfm7CNW
- US: Supreme Court chief justice to speak in Nebraska http://t.co/6qFspyNkAh
- MALAYSIA Airlines: Long road to justice for relatives of MH17 victims http://t.co/OlPbjC4sLz
- INDIA: Bombay high court seeks details of Allahabad Kumbh funds http://t.co/SaINxdlX3l
- Harry Potter lawyer faces being struck off as watchdog probes http://t.co/ojzhbGXzhg
- INDIA: Children of police killed on duty are given jobs to provide for families, but their studies take a backseat http://t.co/zCkpc7wdXh
- US: Dreams deferred - Latino voters caught between reform and realpolitik http://t.co/gHIOteWUKh
- CHINA aims to put a modern twist on the ancient Silk Road in a move to boost trade with Europe, but obstacles remain http://t.co/5S4TiS4mdc
- NEPAL citizenship law 'biased' against women http://t.co/XZJAd5UQOC
- BANGLADESH: Supreme Court clears the way for prosecution of former leader Khaleda Zia on charges of embezzlement http://t.co/cMrux3pFt9
- What follows the referendum: the process of negotiating Scottish independence, or of delivering Devo More http://t.co/kdg4FrI3uO
- EGYPT: Anti-protest law brings condemnation from Amnesty http://t.co/saz6C81rwh
- Islamic State: Legal justification for air strikes on Syria not even 'wafer-thin', says expert http://t.co/PIVGHIn4UO
- Mother releases image of baby born at 24 weeks in a bid to challenge UK abortion laws http://t.co/h0dKrL4D7C
- International legal aspects of the Scottish referendum. http://t.co/7xE1O9t8bR
- Qatar, UK ‘enjoy close ties in the legal sector’ http://t.co/SJ5bekOHwd
