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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The significance of Magna Carta cannot be understood from a literal reading of a document originally written in Latin in a very different world, according to Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC. Instead, its significance lies in the acceptance of its principles in the intervening centuries. Full story - New Law Journal
- DENMARK introduces rehab for Syrian fighters http://t.co/PeHQvpbafr
- Safety concerns over Boeing 787: some workers have quality concerns, alleging drug use and fearing to fly the plane http://t.co/s1KdslbfSi
- AU troops accused of raping women in SOMALIA http://t.co/F52nstwFsC
- In BRAZIL's wetlands, jaguars face a new threat: drug traffickers http://t.co/Kf3DGGn6jr
- On savagery and war http://t.co/tCgsX7gm5O
- Justice eludes INDIA's rape victims http://t.co/lGHODpIp1I
- Pope accepts resignation of head of scandal-plagued Irish church http://t.co/bLjgpToDOg
- Football to trial TV referral system http://t.co/DV1IqSuKLi
- Pope Francis plans to rein in trade in VATICAN scrolls http://t.co/TJcQvjmKFc
- British markets spooked by poll showing Scots may vote to break up UK http://t.co/y837bgvKYu
- Chris Grayling used 'bluff and bully' tactics to push legal aid cuts, court told http://t.co/8XKiTibLG9
- We need your support in our fight for access to justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z7L9ddxYAq
- ‘We grew too quickly,’ new Co-op boss admits | Law Gazette http://t.co/QfFyqPiLBN
- Forthcoming Title: Private International Law in the English Court http://t.co/VmZ8LNBcJ1
- ISRAEL must obey Alternative Burial Law, without discrimination http://t.co/PCrjyYI5ww
- CHINA Forging International Law: The SCO Experience http://t.co/L7BCleHXpe
- Obituary: David B. Filvaroff, UB Law School dean, helped craft landmark Civil Rights Act http://t.co/571FAV9R5G
- US Border Patrol: Leave Law Enforcement to the Pros http://t.co/JmrfyOfcdr
- Cloud and mobility are reshaping the workplace: How Big Companies and Their Tech Suppliers Are Changing Together http://t.co/qxSRzXzfwc
- Palestinian Refugees Reshape Their Camp, at the Risk of Feeling at Home http://t.co/MhyEJ5ArHV
- US: Voter ID on Trial in Texas http://t.co/PYzsOaVEai
- Police in SPAIN Arm Themselves With Social Media to Fight Crime http://t.co/ZdJJAKSl4Y
- US: Legal Use of Marijuana Clashes With Job Rules http://t.co/3scV9bokn4
- US: Views on Race Again Prompt an N.B.A. Sale http://t.co/jQPnp2opC0
- US: As Two Men Go Free, a Dogged Ex-Prosecutor Digs In http://t.co/SQTFDbpL2u
- The Australian federal court ruled that isolated human genetic material can be patented. US supreme court disagrees http://t.co/Y2Hcg1N2qF
- James Ashby v Peter Slipper: the shameless game was always about politics http://t.co/53PiUMdNgr
- MPs: UK companies should be held to account for exploitation abroad http://t.co/r4MGSYoPBN
- EU moves to crack down on banks dodging bonus cap http://t.co/ygHWvAkU0O
- In-house interview: Jim Trainor, head of legal at VW UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/UI17Bt3phD
- Scotland’s firms hold their nerve | The Lawyer http://t.co/sWlvfvAMei
- Angola and Mozambique: Dual fuel pipeline | The Lawyer http://t.co/LL713EyIWv
- Scottish independence: Nervous System | The Lawyer http://t.co/iQ8AM2dhsz
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Garrigues turns to Peruvian firm Rubio LeguĂa Normand for Lima office | The Lawyer http://t.co/QZFKmNz2wd
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents appoints McMillan as construction group head as MP elections loom | The Lawyer http://t.co/S1OfyhSJdv
- DWF to sell portable office space for £6,500 to remote workers | The Lawyer http://t.co/K4urzwGcxo
- Top Scottish firms boom with £438.2m combined turnover | The Lawyer http://t.co/cr2jrqLBJZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters first UK organisation to win EY diversity award | The Lawyer http://t.co/PL1PppyAAS
- New press self-regulation body 'not a fake', says Ipso chairman http://t.co/1TxoswUaop
- Police force numbers should be cut, superintendents' leader says http://t.co/QwVwGFF3Ml
- Trade union leader warned of creating a "Downton Abbey-style" society in which social mobility "has hit reverse" http://t.co/A3RYdOuJgb
- Alice Gross inquiry: Second murder arrest in missing girl hunt http://t.co/hch1IPYqIC
- Scottish independence: Darling denies No campaign 'panic' http://t.co/lCUVgqKVNH
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
- Many Indian Judges have an aversion to speaking on the court microphone | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/KbPAC0VAIl
- UK Minister of Courts initiates talks for opening up of INDIA's Legal Market | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/px1997V9Wx
- INDIA: PIL in Supreme Court challenges Justice Sathasivam’s appointment as Kerala Governor | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/4lI96nOym8
- INDIA: KK Venugopal, Krishnan Venugopal assail order of NGT in Vizhinjam Port matter | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/LkOW55NnBx
- INDIA: Karnataka Senior Counsel Designation controversy reaches Supreme Court| Bar and Bench: http://t.co/SzyEN2yvuH
- Village four-legged race falls foul of anti-binge drinking laws http://t.co/ycWLtskVsR
- Anti-English racists terrorising the No campaign in Scotland http://t.co/znd02sSsK3
- JK Rowling calls for 'reason not ranting' in Scottish independence debate http://t.co/haYZ0MegRK
- Police searching for Alice Gross arrest a second man on suspicion of murder http://t.co/Sbizzw2AuN
- Listen to Lady Hale: We do not need to look to Europe for a source of legal inspiration | Law Gazette http://t.co/X7YdgtBwZp
- Law Society campaigns to defend rule of law in environment where legal advice is becoming too expensive | Law Gazette http://t.co/h7oC0hPyBm
- Law firms wait an average of three months for their bills to be settled | Law Gazette http://t.co/vi3OWuJRvi
- Injustice caused by the government’s civil legal aid cuts was brought home to MPs last week | Law Gazette http://t.co/4sN8aqgACd
- Blacklaws given ‘carte blanche’ in regional role | Law Gazette http://t.co/wrM6m2UYYQ
- London firm Anthony Gold has announced it is to merge with South London-based Powell Forster | Law Gazette http://t.co/HLADknTBgJ
- Linklaters awarded diversity standard | Law Gazette http://t.co/B32wRsotC4
- Regional firms ‘bounce back’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GTLVZZ1i1t
- Mozambique sets up legal aid body | Law Gazette http://t.co/8lopkDlVTH
- My legal life: Hayley Leake, Corporate counsel, Burford Capital, London - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/qMMDviLE2Q
- Former judge Sir Stephen Silber joins funding firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/zCPQmfe6Rm
- Land Registry wants solicitor involvement | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z2bxKvrc0G
- First world war tribute | Law Gazette http://t.co/EhD5voU9QB
- Mind the legal software gap: New school v Old school | Legal Futures http://t.co/7U5cR5AtLY
- Legal Services Board to hire accountant to investigate PC fee spending | Legal Futures http://t.co/JvlDJz3eJ6
- SRA joins National Crime Agency in crackdown on money laundering | Legal Futures http://t.co/Dv1hbYRM7Y
- Slater & Gordon moves into East Midlands with Flint Bishop deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/fEVCHgDXbk
- Legal aid cut for family courts 'damaging' for children http://t.co/yWVIzdCG5X
- It’s time to make emotional abuse a crime http://t.co/ejCxTcfffa
- QATAR admits detaining British human rights workers http://t.co/PnVqs3QhGU
- Labour-rights activist Andy Hall on trial in THAILAND: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’ http://t.co/QRY1p7nfQR
- Federal court prepares to hear landmark same-sex marriage cases http://t.co/wDF4Jf2ie1
- West Bromwich family escape suspected arson attack http://t.co/8LBATDmXYZ
- Nato summit: Normal service resumes in Cardiff and Newport http://t.co/4nbbF8jork
- Scottish independence: Timetable on new Scots powers to be outlined 'in days' http://t.co/MgjTfWNJLd
- UK set to challenge EU cap on bankers' bonuses http://t.co/yuqIDOxvkS
- Qatari Couple die of thirst in the southern desert of SAUDI ARABIA http://t.co/Vgcv3ckhRO
- Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada condemns reporter killings by Islamic State http://t.co/VxX6kBXLu3
- Morton Hall Immigration Centre detainees 'treated like criminals' http://t.co/g6pppI2BmH