FOCUS OF THE DAY: An attempt to deny legal aid to a woman suing the police for false imprisonment has been defeated in the high court, overturning restrictions imposed following government cuts. The decision by Mr Justice Dingemans is the latest in a series of judicial setbacks for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and the Ministry of Justice, which are trying to reduce spending in the courts. Full story - Guardian Law
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- Plan to refuse jihadists re-entry to UK breaches citizenship laws, say critics http://t.co/qJW7wtckrS
- Tell us the truth about the battle of Orgreave: Heavy-handed policing of the 1984-85 miners’ strike http://t.co/CsnGb3KPaq
- Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve: Counter-terrorism measures “probably getting to the right place” http://t.co/E0kS1xYcKk
- Serial killer Angus Sinclair guilty of World's End murders http://t.co/PNGygy1GKr
- Official stats: Great Recession has devastated applications to law schools: http://t.co/NXSz4FaNgb
- The Apprentice review: reinforcing lawyer stereotypes http://t.co/3tomsSMGkg
- Trainee solicitor who tried to pull Chris Huhne-style scam to protect father loses appeal: http://t.co/6ZlLzo764B
- Number of privately educated lawyers at Linklaters suddenly halves as it becomes government social mobility champion http://t.co/GR4ARVLGIz
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- HSBC legal chief warns of ‘enforcement trajectory’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/swWhsRLicR
- Points of Law: Unbundling Corporate Legal Services to Unlock Value http://t.co/jQtTjkAjbP
- Nicholas Lavender QC, chairman of the Bar Council highlights legal aid 'injustice' http://t.co/an6llZ0aaB
- West Contra Costa school board OKs legal fees in SEC probe #US http://t.co/Ax84xFPLFo
- Justin Bieber accused of sending bodyguards to attack a photographer outside a Buenos Aires nightclub #ARGENTINA http://t.co/IXBtFEc8oT
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- Cameron’s masterplan for tackling jihadis rides roughshod over rights | Hugh Muir http://t.co/7RIXF3jaY1
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- Five Questions for Anyone Who Says 'It's Not Racist to Talk About Immigration' http://t.co/SfYQE8bI2j
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- Too many prisoners jailed unnecessarily, says review head http://t.co/JQTKEBN1N3
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- Forex-rigging investigation: George Osborne gives full backing to SFO http://t.co/YEZW3APzxW
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bingham-Morgan Lewis merger - Bingham votes yes, Morgan Lewis keeps quiet | The Lawyer http://t.co/ys9EZg7iSM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC posts 16 per cent rise in turnover at half-year | The Lawyer http://t.co/xcmUKHoRqx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons picks up Eversheds trio to build structured real estate team | The Lawyer http://t.co/NfLVREne7u
- What managing partners really, really hate | The Lawyer http://t.co/jnVVzUpdZI
- Hate them if you like, but we need McKenzie friends | Law Gazette http://t.co/MEtV8w50NW
- City firms, Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters, named social mobility ‘champions’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/kysTLnBqSi
- Cancer Research UK voices opposition to Saatchi bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/TlJv6WAEgX
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- White House intrusion: Report details security lapses #US http://t.co/Q5jXew5ahq
- Ian Bailey cross-examination puts spotlight on narratives #IRELAND http://t.co/2k18AZKObf
- Surrogacy legislation promised after Supreme Court judgment #IRELAND http://t.co/HbeavK1wdJ
- South coast law firm Blake Morgan have promoted 23 solicitors in its Portsmouth and Southampton offices http://t.co/5lDN94WhBO
- Legal secretary who dishonestly appropriated from employer entered a plea of guilty to eight sample charges #IRELAND http://t.co/FiTJlQWD4I
- If you've been tortured by the CIA, you're not allowed to talk about it with anyone aside from your lawyer #US http://t.co/aIeyXtCx7V
- Vojislav Seselj will not return to The Hague if summoned after being released for medical treatment in #SERBIA http://t.co/bOjITeRdpX
- Paris students rally against police brutality #FRANCE http://t.co/g3UQqHGf8W
- Men from “drunk girl” video say they were duped #US http://t.co/DKMnbJRcve
- ‘Leak in my €45k BMW poisoned me and made my hair fall out’, mum tells court #IRELAND http://t.co/jkbF2l41oY
- Two off-duty gardai cleared of assaulting brothers on Christmas night out #IRELAND http://t.co/1n0opWaXt8
- Man self-immolates 'in protest over military shift' in #JAPAN http://t.co/IcvAqZNoI3
- Three held over #PAKISTAN hospital 'gang rape' http://t.co/kw3SzACocF
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- New EU data protection laws 'a headache' for UK charities, lawyer warns http://t.co/h52Mb5oGin
- Paedophile hunters: the vigilantes taking the law into their own hands http://t.co/adLLqT0WtW
- Sydney barristers battle over reintroduction of Queen's Counsel title #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/BTWngiEcdG
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- Initiative to amend constitution to give judges five more years behind the bench #US http://t.co/Ii8TdVP3Zf
- High Court: Judiciary shouldn’t be turned into political platform #INDIA http://t.co/wfK2svIBq5
- Judiciary can't challenge Rampal's divine powers: Mahender Das #INDIA http://t.co/iZoBRxLZqh
- Judicial salary increase package becomes sack law, boosts government control of judiciary #TURKEY http://t.co/SYH04Gx0iI
- Iowa senator Grassley is first non-lawyer to head Senate Judiciary Committee #US http://t.co/staAPJRj6L
- Amazon prepares for UK drone tests, but commercial launch would need law change http://t.co/r2sVMrP8WM
- Anti-terror powers allowing police to stop individuals at UK ports for up to 9 hours challenged in Supreme Court http://t.co/c3AUttaMj0
- UK pro-lifers throw rare legal punch against sex-selective abortion http://t.co/4qPotJ9xXw
- In response to announced amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill http://t.co/Ha5ZEOpPgP
- Criminal justice volunteering event at Teesside University a huge success http://t.co/JpRtPJyTxq
- Stormont meeting for families seeking justice for dead relatives http://t.co/Q0b6pKsy9p
- Scottish Justice Secretary calls puppy farms “scandalous” http://t.co/BA7HmWLTKE
- UN investigator says Kim Jong-un must face justice for torture #NORTHKOREA http://t.co/I39Bl5nWVC
- Holyrood's Justice Committee back move to reduce drink drive limit but urge public awareness of the change http://t.co/jvew7sxvyx
- America's on edge about the Ferguson grand jury decision. But justice is about what comes after that #US http://t.co/sfuqggnEzM
- Attorney General describes Legal Aid as 'legal champions of the community' #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/mvhhl5sKgP
- Oscar Taveras' blood-alcohol level was five times legal limit at time of fatal crash #US http://t.co/9wGYdfEjn1
- Same-Sex Marriage Could Finally Become Legal In Northern Ireland http://t.co/CqFrp1Ob3K
- Zoe's law, which put legal abortion in NSW at risk, all but defeated #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/SiT5vwgfLH
- Banking’s latest disgrace shows that we just don’t take white-collar crime seriously http://t.co/JvMrg9Ch6B
- Ched Evans has served his time. Since when was an expression of remorse part of a sentence? http://t.co/myKveA0yj5
- Is the YouTube video of men trying to take a 'drunk girl' home fake? Does it matter? http://t.co/vfVKa33TyL
- Dear TIME magazine, you can stop using the word 'feminist' when women no longer need feminism http://t.co/Rr1Lzw5ejg
- 13 arrested over Manchester trafficking ring that ‘sold’ pregnant woman into sham marriage http://t.co/LydTbhAfxJ
- Police launch copyright inquiry into far-right party Britain First for using the Queen’s crown without permission http://t.co/7jLKg2PxTt
- Corrupt vets are helping to smuggle farmed puppies into UK http://t.co/y0RD4YymPw
- National Data Guardian appointed to safeguard patients’ healthcare information http://t.co/4QhFGItTt5
- Address by Lord Wallace QC, Advocate General for Scotland, at the Glasgow Clyde College Graduation Ceremony http://t.co/4dk7VO7yIQ
- Traffic Officers provide safe winter driving advice http://t.co/MyN00vLNKM
- UK's first independent anti-slavery commissioner announced http://t.co/aMA8ZUkeH2
- Changes to pet passports to strengthen travel scheme http://t.co/ezklFAnm4B
- Lawyer turned sailor fails in bid to sue Sir Robin Knox-Johnston over round-the-world yacht race http://t.co/tNiMRVbLlY
- Pensioner takes Second World War grenade on bus to drop off at police station (and sparks major alert) http://t.co/UAD0eyM0id
- Rugby star Kenny Logan conned by multi-million pound fraudster, court told http://t.co/NaqzLp4Go4
- Human rights rulings taken 'too far', says senior judge http://t.co/B5gt4a9FnV
- GP jailed for dodging £185,000 in tax claimed he 'wasn't good with numbers' http://t.co/tgfeEnioXb
- Teen girl jailed for murder has conviction quashed http://t.co/ZHwL6jD6zW
- MPs refuse to put forward new names to head child sex abuse inquiry http://t.co/cuP3Wqg0iK
- Police catch lost swans in Hot Fuzz incident http://t.co/egEIWPwr1k
- BSB says sorry for slow march towards new business structures | Legal Futures http://t.co/u22bmxuwDD
- Retiring law firm partners to be offered short cut to senior judiciary | Legal Futures http://t.co/6w4zzfbnl2
- Quindell's week of misery continues as shares dive on biggest institutional investor halving stake | Legal Futures http://t.co/zLeLZMAjV9
- UK SME firms worried by debt | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NpuVDui9Yi
- Drone law firms proliferate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5NlrHECq18
- Klan lead prosecutor dies at age 92 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2i42RIKVpL
- Firms can lose $800k when partners leave | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zPDVIHwLjm
- Lawyers played central role in US$3.4b bank fine procedures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zWveKL9yTJ
- Simmons takes on Africa strategist from Dentons | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yDD9AGZ30U
- Top showbiz lawyers leave O'Melveny for Latham | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/G9tmzrz8jN
- Osler tops Canadian financings table | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wbZTh5pC8T
- What should happen to a released rapist? http://t.co/rTFpofNF6O
- Labour has said it would double the fines that can be levied on people who aggressively avoid tax, if it wins in May http://t.co/tG7gFoxCVY
- Medomsley abuse: Durham Police interview former wardens http://t.co/0Kl2ovJC3a
- Jihadists returning to UK will face exclusion orders - Prime Minister http://t.co/Tvi4RIgNHY
- Peers protest over Tory handling of European arrest warrant renewal http://t.co/7gLYJhicv1
- The population policies, including female sterilisation, beset by problems in #INDIA http://t.co/nuNIBeOWjh
- Six subjects of ‘fake sheikh’ stories contact lawyers after Panorama claims http://t.co/B5HSNcRiqT
- Divorcing couple spent nearly £1m on divorce – 1/3 of their assets http://t.co/WO6XxMLbX5
- Arkansas governor pardons his own son over years-old marijuana conviction #US http://t.co/OteDDFKve1
- Stacey Hyde wins appeal against murder conviction http://t.co/dTf1Bppkn0
