FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers warn on crackdown of banking bonuses. Proposals may 'adversely impact' on London's appeal as an international financial centre. The clampdown comes after a raft of proposals outlined in twin consultations from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) which come in the wake of government pledges to curb perceived excessive rewards. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- #IVORYCOAST courts battle in child marriage landmark case https://t.co/ca3aq3OwAO
- Following katcheri attack: City courts to be adjusted in two separate premises #PAKISTAN http://t.co/i68okM0TnA
- Terror trials belong in civilian courts #US http://t.co/wrLAWXnO5E
- Government plans to redesigning court complexes to make them user friendly #INDIA http://t.co/QihwJ6lMRq
- Court of Appeal rules that Section 377A that criminalises sex between men is constitutional in SINGAPORE http://t.co/DyaUOm9rhf
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- #BAHRAIN court suspends main opposition group http://t.co/BFHuoJUyiP
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- Swedish ISP Bahnhof threatened with fine for not storing customer data for law enforcement http://t.co/SAP6dK6dwp
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- New York law firm wins case over $44 million in fees charged to developer's widow #US http://t.co/E4LM9wf4iV
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- Government of #INDIA plans to repeal hundreds of pre-independence laws http://t.co/SGyX4adG7B
- When Halloween fun is against the law #US http://t.co/X20Aps8wdz
- Tasmania’s anti-protest law slammed by former supreme court justice #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/aGpNacv3P1
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- Senate Moves On Foreign Fighters Bill Despite Human Rights Risk #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/PGXeY05rRh
- First ever LGBTI human rights conference at the Council of the European Union http://t.co/0Pw40dOg5M
- Is the emerging middle class our best hope for global rights activism? http://t.co/xsMwpqLgdR
- Government watchdog rejects Snowden evidence of Big Telco-GCHQ human rights breach http://t.co/KBDFjkWbt8
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- Grieve tells Grayling on being Lord Chancellor: “It helps to be a lawyer” | Legal Futures http://t.co/g8VsVkvvTC
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- Naked Rambler could face a “lifetime of imprisonments” after European court ruling http://t.co/J7Di1uxpos
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- Criminal phone-hacking charges against up to nine Mirror Group journalists 'imminent' http://t.co/YxITyEIwC3
- Child sexual exploitation now ‘a social norm’ in parts of Greater Manchester http://t.co/kqUGxbgKtA
- Two million children are referred to social services http://t.co/8LPFIYjqSK
- #NORTHKOREA executes members of Workers' Party for watching South Korean soap operas http://t.co/97RwcSvZnv
- High security prisoners offered academic course to learn about 'causes of crime' http://t.co/8tXeIC5Qui
- Badger cull protesters lose legal battle http://t.co/FTrcYWh89p
- Polish judges 'back European Arrest Warrant' as prisoners serve time at British taxpayers' expense http://t.co/9Mps5RFxGp
- Are some humans born evil? http://t.co/66k6WHcHPc
- Father pelts mother-in-law with eggs outside court http://t.co/zfzZ7oPvVB
- Two Libyan soldiers sent to UK to learn basic infantry skills have admitted sexually assaulting women in Cambridge http://t.co/3c43Ryr4FC
- SNP says UK withdrawal from EU 'must have' four nation backing http://t.co/vpBmx01L3l
- Bryn Parry-Jones pay-off halted amid "unlawful" cost concerns at Pembrokeshire council http://t.co/vuMnTvdmij
- London police trial gang violence 'predicting' software http://t.co/21nKTmr3Hr
- New 'number spoofing' scam nets millions for fraudsters http://t.co/KN4feJj2Q1
- UBS undershoots profits forecasts because of legal provisions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RUMmtdzUpu
- Experts disappointed by Chinese law reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jhmqVqlAbX
- IT legal products proliferate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HYrgnn05B3
- Indian law firm fees halve on debt documentation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XEG5wChT58
- Banks fight over extra clauses in SEC settlements | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gks0WpF3PG
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- Greek millionaire loses £13m on Clifford Chance opportunity | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RCEesWJ19z
- Deutsche board reshaped to focus on legal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Gvh0HEpmIg
- Ebola: When health workers' duty to treat is trumped http://t.co/HSrj5OdFwX
- Gay community hit hard by Middle East turmoil http://t.co/0vn0f4Ey2N
- Harriet Harman wears campaigning t-shirt 'this is what a feminist looks like' to PMQs http://t.co/D2aa8UqcVJ
- Rio Ferdinand suspended and fined over Twitter comment http://t.co/EZt6xwWbto
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- Last chance to keep rare 14th century Italian painting, Giovanni da Rimini panel in the UK http://t.co/vAKapu0kHb
- British Red Cross marking 150 years of Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law http://t.co/Wsr5LgFlds
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