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OF THE DAY: The Solicitors Regulation Authority has backtracked on plans to boost the maximum fine it can impose on ‘traditional’ law firms by a factor of up to 50 in favour of a more modest rise. It is seeking Ministry of Justice approval to increase the maximum from £2,000 to £10,000, in the face of strong opposition from - among others - The Law Society and Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to its suggestion that the limit should be as high as £100,000. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst sends finance partner Lancaster to boost Glasgow office | The Lawyer http://t.co/NVLeTvlJrj
- Cherie Blair QC leaves Matrix Chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/4oKAt1HIRO
- Police officer in Sean Rigg case not allowed to resign, court rules http://t.co/yX5m867qWH
- Muslims around the world have been posting sarcastic messages on social media i protest http://t.co/qpUDKeJTri
- 70-year-old Scot sentenced to death in PAKISTAN on blasphemy charges is in hospital after being shot by prison guard http://t.co/IPwgUgFgxe
- Big Brother's Chantelle Houghton loses Closer magazine legal battle over planned story it wanted to publish http://t.co/D7mTGBYAfI
- Stock markets shaken by Apple slide http://t.co/fqsf8hfAzq
- CYPRUS rescue mission for 300 stranded in boat off Paphos http://t.co/QrWApcP5w5
- Cannibalism fetish nurse Dale Bolinger jailed for nine years http://t.co/nZ6wdSLDfU
- Police arrest 11 people across the UK in an operation against suspected false personal injury claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/OXRK28C874
- Five routes into law for the debt-averse student http://t.co/PL3iz26Mjf
- US attorney general Eric Holder to announce resignation http://t.co/k8k4lu40kA
- Slater & Gordon in takeover talks with Welsh firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kog6ZXnUCj
- Family justice minister calls for legal aid review | Law Gazette http://t.co/krkZJIX9Or
- MPs considering investigation of supermarkets' dealings with suppliers in wake of Tesco crisis http://t.co/w73X75Q9GC
- The Abu Qatada outcome is a hollow victory for human rights law http://t.co/VhFFCDkREy
- Legal aid cuts: 'The forgotten pillar of the welfare state' – a special report http://t.co/eZYOBQa6xI
- Are the reforms to legal aid just? http://t.co/a6UPTaoexI
- Four landmark legal aid cases that might not be taken today http://t.co/ZjAe2nHQd3
- Chelsea Manning's cruel and unusual punishment | head of legal http://t.co/mlEuWCPzp0
- Eamon Collins murder: Man arrested in Newry http://t.co/HbN3ZPa4hS
- Edinburgh hotel sold for £25.7m to real estate investor who said deal was conditional on a referendum "No" vote http://t.co/ifDIcrAd9b
- Paige Chivers: Blackpool man charged with murder http://t.co/M6YezQ81ky
- Why do men fear female coaches in sport? http://t.co/e9eqfNVou7
- Security guards deployed by Durham council at 84th birthday party in care home http://t.co/3ejhNRFVRu
- Tesco accounting error 'stratospheric' http://t.co/4u7PJVyJzj
- Road funding piecemeal and too stop-and-go, MPs warn http://t.co/gRwYPTNOkv
- A "deadly serious" bug potentially affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers & devices has been discovered http://t.co/n46PbiSzIx
- Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary was one of nine men aged between 22 and 51 who have been arrested http://t.co/14wUuYqVVx
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon set to acquire Cardiff-based Leo Abse & Cohen | The Lawyer http://t.co/GEeEviUwgU
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- Scottish referendum: Keith Brown and Stewart Hosie to launch SNP deputy bids http://t.co/azHoW2QuU5
- Northern Ireland victims 'must be notified of jail release' http://t.co/pG3yKXvFac
- Cardiff hit-and-runs report into Matthew Tvrdon's case due http://t.co/5T8FVgQftx
- University gives free tablet computer to new students http://t.co/nvoQDXBqID
- Scottish councils spent £1.7m on baton relay http://t.co/QeJoMqDmL6
- Apple apologises for iOS 8 update bug http://t.co/aEETMeBTab
- David Cameron to apologise to Queen over 'purred' remark http://t.co/tAel2Ca2hr
- Nine men held in London over terror offences http://t.co/14wUuYqVVx
- Directors rebuked for not revealing firm's financial woes | Law Gazette http://t.co/crPx9eSFoi
- Jury discharged in Bristol 'Breaking Bad' trial, new trial date will be set http://t.co/Jt7ocjaSwf
- US: Grand jury testimony has begun in Tony Stewart case http://t.co/aSn6gJRVtO
- US: California Gov. Brown Signs Legislation To Boost Clean-Air Vehicle Use http://t.co/utt6HiVb7J
- US: Legislation Would Ban D.C. Schools From Using Race-Based Team Names or Mascots http://t.co/t6T8KqLL7J
- New York patent lawyer James R. Crawford honored for pro bono work http://t.co/YgYdUFW0Su
- CANADA: Judge on government’s short list for Supreme Court faces legal obstacle http://t.co/7cOoXhrDaq
- US: Lawyer Steven Donziger, fighting for ECUADOR indigenous Cofan tribe for hearing with lawyers for Texaco Monday http://t.co/WryxRJ3pYC
- US Attorney who photoshopped herself into photos could be suspended http://t.co/DrCnUSd14v
- US : Judge in Sampson death penalty case threatens to remove lawyer http://t.co/5RyiB5RRoC
- US: Former House majority leader subpoenaed in terrorism financing case http://t.co/BS3ycsHDqj
- A Top Sri Lankan Jurist Awarded Alternative Nobel Prize in 2014 http://t.co/P4zKeAXkWp
- FRANCE high court rules same-sex spouse can adopt child conceived through IVF http://t.co/S44YW0FrXE
- PHILIPPINES Supreme Court orders immediate dismissal of special court member allegedly linked to corruption http://t.co/XGWkuiwiL0
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- Solicitor's firm to pay out thousands of pounds after being dragged to court over conveyancing negligence http://t.co/pO4SLgzj9N
- Virgin's Richard Branson offers staff unlimited holiday http://t.co/hMDBTXsn4N
- UK looks to boost fracking with new land access rules http://t.co/k4NfpfmP96
- Level of excess drinking of alcohol 'is underestimated' http://t.co/qbvESjFr0a
- Road funding piecemeal too stop-and-go, MPs warn http://t.co/gRwYPTNOkv
- Carrying too many passengers, far in excess of its license, has cost a Hampshire ferry company £12,340 https://t.co/ga3lcAeYV2
- Legal Aid Transformation training on Litigator Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS) interim payments https://t.co/QXofNU84I4
- Sign of a civilised family justice system is more disputes resolved outside courts - Justice Minister Simon Hughes https://t.co/ay5h3iKjxn
- The UK government sets out the actions it is taking to counter ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) https://t.co/AK17hOxtFz
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples urged to research honeymoon destinations https://t.co/OBtBERlqRa
- US: To Fix Rikers, Mayor de Blasio Wants Outside Help at Jail Agency http://t.co/FU81DCwmRW
- US: Abu Ghaith, a Bin Laden Adviser, Is Sentenced to Life in Prison http://t.co/uz51xfMSdQ
- US: Advertisers Navigate N.F.L.'s Handling of Domestic Violence Cases http://t.co/AKmJ7TOtnX
- US: Omar J. Gonzalez, Accused of White House Intrusion, Is Recalled as Good but Troubled Neighbor http://t.co/j1cvIuoUBG
- Europe’s Anti-Semitism Comes Out of the Shadows http://t.co/wlvKuOOnjc
- The Ancestors of ISIS http://t.co/fVQHqoFX4o
- FRANCE: Far-right press ‘incites hatred’ in attack on Muslim minister http://t.co/6quyfZrysk
- UN conference in SAMOA tackling challenges facing the world's small island states attracted little media coverage http://t.co/oGhLEYPwqT
- Many forced to move to shantytowns without basic services as MEXICO City dwellings become increasingly unaffordable http://t.co/8sP6imwkNO
- High art requires a certain intelligence? http://t.co/MQGmC72qtY
- We must play our part in the fight against Isis http://t.co/V0ih8KrPIL
- GHANA: Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan denies killing rapper friend Castro in human sacrifice ritual http://t.co/kiMLqMi1zf
- Being a feminist is a no-brainer for me — why can't it be for all men? http://t.co/LSnZvYaiqW
- Black female Met Police firearms officer who won £40k at tribunal has all charges against her dropped http://t.co/Tx30GSOcan
- Women's rights: Engaging the other half of the population http://t.co/PMSNE18LI0
- CANADA: Nearly 1,200 aboriginal females have been killed or disappeared over 30 years with little justice served http://t.co/bgFz80ZQbQ
- SWEDEN: Edward Snowden awarded Swedish 'alternative Nobel' http://t.co/pTRRdrZYlB
- BA pilot accused of child sex offences ‘used his job to meet under-age boys around world,’ court hears http://t.co/A44TbvAfIl
- UN approves resolution on foreign fighters to IRAQ and SYRIA http://t.co/Bykko66qKs
- Labour to announce £3m fund for domestic violence victims http://t.co/7IeILqPBpe
- Abu Qatada still poses a danger to Britain, warn experts http://t.co/WPQ6WVJ2QP
- Shopping centre brand Lawyers2you makes a comeback | Legal Futures http://t.co/mULvCd5HSt
- Stunned shoppers film raid in Glasgow's Argyll Arcade http://t.co/cdZn4PVIlW
- 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood drugs trial collapses http://t.co/aRYOuswFZF
- A London man has been charged with conspiring to murder coalition forces in Iraq http://t.co/0m375uGXnX
- Fortune 500 corporates reveal their gripes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IaxOwqC0YO
- ACC champions attorney-client privilege | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vdc8PaQRIa
- GC agenda must include ethics | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3HJAu2Hz92
- Obama proposal fails to squash appeal of inversions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZmFjm4jq6U
- CMS throws away landlines in London office move | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gFfVnhI8T5
- Guilty plea made on Simpson Thacher insider trading case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qOg4l7jCqK
- Firms could be gone within 10 years, warns Susskind | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jdLN4LYTBA
- Deloitte sees 7.7pc growth in tax and legal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8cIeRh3g8G
