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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Allegations that a bullying lord chancellor Chris Grayling acted improperly in his dealings with the Law Society over criminal legal aid reforms were rebutted by his barrister today. In the second day of a case brought by the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association - and part-funded the Law Society - James Eadie QC said there was ‘no impropriety’ in the way Chris Grayling had acted. Full
story - The Law Society Gazette
- US: CIA used 'extreme' torture methods on terror suspects: report http://t.co/Weo7hueWzJ
- UN: Responsibility to protect becoming increasingly urgent http://t.co/ujmoJmLovd
- UKRAINE: Evidence of war crimes on both sides of conflict: Amnesty http://t.co/oz1OPNxqSf
- 70% of family courts not meeting 26-week target for care cases http://t.co/HOhJLbrMnB
- ISRAEL: Women Gets Divorce After Waiting 14-Years While Haredi-Controlled Rabbinical Courts Delayed http://t.co/lZV0UBdoiU
- US: Ferguson Sets Broad Change for City Courts http://t.co/RBOTJy8c6r
- BANGLADESH: Government Proposes Tighter Controls of Courts, Media http://t.co/y851Eze0l7
- US: Houghton Alumnus, Brian Haynes '80, Named Lawyer of the Year http://t.co/HcSr3K3joo
- CANADA: Lawyer Unsuccessful in Discrimination Claim - Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP v British Columbia http://t.co/GAgng3S7sI
- Wall Street Lawyer Serves New York Burgers to Hungry Londoners http://t.co/qSnHSpzbNf
- Trial of Chinese Human Rights Campaigner Yang Maodong Is to Begin http://t.co/WEGg4LllqH
- US Lawyer: DNA Evidence Links Inmate to 1976 Killing http://t.co/XVrYax8Aco
- NEW ZEALAND: Shock at death of prominent lawyer Louise Elder major operation http://t.co/MdMiqavGPg
- AUSTRALIA: Tasmanian Health Minister Michael Ferguson Backs Cannabis Trials http://t.co/w6yGaLzI0F
- US: Adam Carolla Settles Lawsuit Over Popular Podcast Business in Midst of Trial http://t.co/FXMUSCNaEr
- Shrien Dewani trial date set for 6 October in SOUTH AFRICA http://t.co/HtfqhDBTI5
- Updates: Woman says Dave Lee Travis 'squeezed her breasts' while she worked on the Mrs Merton Show http://t.co/kXHRNjQkl2
- NIGERIA: Goodluck Jonathan's controversial hashtag to politicise #BringBackOurGirls hashtag http://t.co/B5Bz63TQIL
- Ebola outbreak 'threatens LIBERIA's national existence' http://t.co/OpBzvoZ3iK
- US: Hope Elephants co-founder James Laurita killed by elephant http://t.co/Y6dhwI8996
- Wanted: 100 heads for England's most challenging schools http://t.co/XW2qnefFOE
- Smart meters will save only 2% on energy bills, say MPs http://t.co/TTEJgxlv8V
- Patients 'wake up' during surgery despite anaesthesia http://t.co/H7mAYO0H8a
- AUSTRALIA: Two men arrested after raid on Queensland Islamic centre http://t.co/XAy0SCtsvq
- US: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE DOJ’S STONEWALLING OF INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION http://t.co/hgFRlcjFMU
- EGYPT: Independence of the Judiciary Front: Politicized, Military Trials of Civilians Null and Void http://t.co/FP4bdNwIbX
- US: Judiciary Chairman Leahy Announces Sept. 17 Hg. On Protecting An Open Internet http://t.co/HwnGQ1ZK8T
- Benghazi, Judiciary Chairmen File Bill to Block Libyan Pilot Training in US Roll Call http://t.co/lYbtz4cS9S
- BANGLADESH: Dr Kamal leads ‘all-party’ lawyers committee to ‘protect judiciary’ http://t.co/zcs2Y4vmkR
- NIGERIA: Independence of the judiciary: Hope rises as debate goes on http://t.co/5RTkc4TnQB
- £45,000 payout to Lanarkshire betting shop staff sacked for serving a child http://t.co/fQzkvJhBKn
- KENYA: Former FKF Vice Chairman Sammy Sholei pegs hope on Sports Dispute Tribunal http://t.co/bUvUJFgmEu
- CANADA: City of Montreal won't pay, racial profiling case heads to human rights tribunal http://t.co/JyHW3haUAf
- US: Long Beach crowd greets Khmer Rouge tribunal prosecutor http://t.co/zgwMf5hzkX
- INDIA: Tamil Nadu challenges National Green Tribunal's stay, files petition in Supreme Court http://t.co/90BthiloAV
- CANADA: Ottawa-area company discriminated against a foreign-born job applicant by telling him it only hires white men http://t.co/KtOpbEZ2oK
- PHILIPPINES: Poll tribunal dismisses Aga Muhlach election protest http://t.co/6q7RMWWHps
- AUSTRALIA: Tribunal backs government insurer's decision to stop paying for public servant's physiotherapy http://t.co/IuTvTTdqUE
- Securities Appellate Tribunal stays Sebi penalty on Satyam's B Ramalinga Raju, 4 others; upholds ban http://t.co/GsUV6vkka6
- 50 workers who allegedly fell prey to racial discrimination poised to take their employer Carillion to court http://t.co/RuargBiHOT
- Black police officer takes GMP to a second employment tribunal alleging racism http://t.co/oEM2H8y6pV
- Labour plans to scrap 'unfair' employment tribunal system http://t.co/GKSOKYY3L8
- Learning vs earning: determination to push school-leavers into further education has been exposed as a flawed policy http://t.co/YUuNeCUa37
- Why do we assume that all working-class people crave social mobility? http://t.co/Dihk5CwsCD
- Not all domestic violence is caught on camera http://t.co/Ixr59Q35Oj
- The literary map of London is just beautiful http://t.co/bnEd20nLgF
- Can you imagine being separated from your siblings as a child, and put into a foster home? http://t.co/HlsqR5H8o9
- Rotherham child abuse scandal: Police boss admits he had no idea what was going on http://t.co/bwleIranRr
- Vicar accused of running sham marriage 'conveyor belt' http://t.co/6sN8X2Umet
- Prisoners get better libraries than public, says Tory http://t.co/zPSAWcZtro
- Lord's daughter 'waged 15 month campaign against father of her three-year-old son' http://t.co/JQPDOSpkUf
- Scottish independence: The Queen is urged to intervene http://t.co/Sx11PytIKc
- Embattled PCC Shaun Wright serves on Home Office child abuse task force http://t.co/mGTTk3Gw2n
- Mayson: Legal Services Act heading for “knacker’s yard” | Legal Futures http://t.co/yixMlhtSWV
- Quindell claims libel “victory” | Legal Futures http://t.co/S6lOOmXfLi
- Legal aid in England and Wales: what is changing? http://t.co/mhCqBTNuPq
- Duane Morris partner elected to ACG board | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vS8FEsbvrH
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- Top female firm closes in US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wmJQfMLRc2
- US legal sector reaches five year peak | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tiKwvQuLc3
- Nishimura starts associate office with Rosetini in Indonesia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/te0bO77hZP
- Nishimura starts associate office with Rosetini in Indonesia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gtsMRzqqin
- DWF lets fee-earners buy cabins to enable home working | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A6W0aVyzRv
- Bingham McCutcheon and Morgan Lewis in merger talks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/89HvrfeVPy
- Cameron and Miliband to skip PMQs and head to Scotland http://t.co/UeZwPYqDOs
- Bank of England governor Mark Carney warns Scotland over pound http://t.co/HEc7ktq9DM
- Dave Lee Travis trial: TV researcher 'groped', court hears http://t.co/dJM2TIYrzT
- Vaz seeks law to sack South Yorkshire PCC Shaun Wright http://t.co/qb1lui8U2O
- Scottish independence: UK party leaders in 'No' vote trip to Scotland http://t.co/E8eMD2TFjd
- 'Five Eyes' surveillance pact should be published, Strasbourg court told http://t.co/70e1JlOcqI
- US: Federal appeals court hears argument that gay marriage harms children http://t.co/wD73HY99KW
- Solicitor admits stealing £1m from client's estate http://t.co/POEx2bErT8
- Woman wins permission to look at late father's adoption files http://t.co/lmTFn02XMG
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fieldfisher senior partner becomes sole lawyer appointed to new press watchdog | The Lawyer http://t.co/y8dTnUpurS
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- Reforms challenge opens with attack on Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/ANzRfWJLAB
- Regulator stands firm on £500,000 PII cover plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/OpJxEF6mI5
- Quindell claims libel victory against US analyst | Law Gazette http://t.co/NXKua9pCVH
- Labour promises tribunal fee reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/oOTGwL1nqb
- Jailed solicitor ordered to be struck off | Law Gazette http://t.co/sgWWx6Ze4k
- Former partners fined for ‘orderly wind-down’ failings | Law Gazette http://t.co/SltQYbaJyh
- Grayling did not act improperly over reforms, court told | Law Gazette http://t.co/9CvXtWTHL4
- Greenhouse gas levels rising at fastest rate since 1984 http://t.co/g2MWN3bRum
