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- Legal highs: what you need to know http://t.co/IeL7NZR3so
- Financial Service Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is in the process of setting up an in-house legal panel http://t.co/ovDgGeDzuK
- Justice Minister says New bill passed by committee will improve bar association, legal profession #ISRAEL http://t.co/eZISNdJsGJ
- UK government tries to hide the chaos caused by legal aid cuts http://t.co/GMngFJLpAN
- How millennials are shaking up the legal profession http://t.co/oHDgwXKkcr
- Bet on legal gambling shows NBA chief Adam Silver has a golden touch #US http://t.co/sxRZ1YaG8g
- At Educational Event, a Modern Legal Interpretation of a Biblical Story #US http://t.co/u7z3lzbFUI
- Rory McIlroy says legal dispute will not affect his form in Dubai http://t.co/NVuUR4d8wG
- Fifa has lodged criminal complaint against individuals connected to the bids to host the next two World Cups http://t.co/9VVIJnAPQO
- Rare parasitic worm killed two kidney donor patients, inquest hears http://t.co/OKJk3H6ATd
- Court sets legal precedent with evidence from Fitbit health tracker http://t.co/RzgPtWuAKo
- Missouri inmate Leon Taylor demands US supreme court halt execution #US http://t.co/oP639moWua
- Panic room woman challenges bedroom tax http://t.co/QufW1eRncv
- In-house teams are growing stronger, uppermost in lawyers’ minds are ways to control costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/rA3xGenA9b
- Police watchdog is to investigate 10 South Yorkshire Police officers over the handling of child sexual exploitation http://t.co/MUxW4nRyv2
- Trainee solicitors branded 'young fogeys' in The Tab's latest swipe at legal profession: http://t.co/JJSoqyOzil
- Stats show firms and chambers target small pool of privately educated recruits: http://t.co/GoH9TkSggr
- Solicitor’s dalliance with Ched Evans debate pulled from Internet http://t.co/UEuoiz4a8j
- Self-lawyering is the future of legal services | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JKxUyq3n4Q
- IPCC investigates Gwent Police contact with Martin Bowen http://t.co/patWHz0aet
- Marshall inquiry: Child sexual exploitation a 'growing threat' http://t.co/2lwO1QGydA
- More English patients with GPs in Wales than vice versa http://t.co/F2r8bTghEm
- Birmingham neurosurgeon Nafees Hamid guilty of indecent assaults on patients http://t.co/pfOkP5nowS
- What does it mean to be stateless? http://t.co/RiW28KkU54
- Topless sunbather photographed by estate agent drone raising concerns about #privacy http://t.co/bFIxojTIwN
- Labour plans £10 charge to fund 1,000 extra border staff http://t.co/jNFyvzdg9U
- EU migrants would wait two years for jobless benefits, Labour says http://t.co/7uFkoFOPDh
- South Yorkshire Police officers investigated over Rotherham http://t.co/MUxW4nRyv2
- Tania Clarence sentenced for children's manslaughter http://t.co/E7EXsI4gRQ
- I have been immortalised in fiction. It’s easier than you think http://t.co/6lhm3AvCC6
- Philip Nitschke tribunal: a clinical, jarring discussion on rational suicide #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/pmkFPHBZMT
- Jihadi law brings us closer to a police state http://t.co/CXOr866gN4
- If Charles Manson has found love, surely that’s a good thing? http://t.co/tF29AUev3R
- Should we introduce ‘Google Tax’ in the UK? http://t.co/NyijEAPpMX
- A sensible prisons policy is possible, but politics should play no part http://t.co/L0ZbP4MCqC
- Terror suspect would be stateless after extradition, court told http://t.co/jel6zZjmW8
- Plebgate: a libel battle royal in the RCJ | The Lawyer http://t.co/mCpVEinPAT
- Gibraltar court throws out Marrache appeals, reveals jury 'tampering' details | The Lawyer http://t.co/KjkfWvmq3k
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie in Latin America: Why Europe is dominating M&A referrals | The Lawyer http://t.co/WUZRN4LgsA
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper's Turkish office demerges from firm but retains relationship | The Lawyer http://t.co/N8967kH2Zg
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker Botts & Davis Polk among US giants to advise on Halliburton & Baker Hughes merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/KwFiY1Vnh3
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright sets 30 per cent female partner target for 2020 | The Lawyer http://t.co/4tJJqkKVJ2
- China oil giant CNOOC breaks ties with Baker & McKenzie after investigation finds conflict of interest | The Lawyer http://t.co/rcqmZBKiZu
- EDF Energy overhauls in-house career progression to mirror private practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/PJu9gmimEA
- Taking lawyers with you on new innovations requires imagination, persuasive skills & communication | Law Gazette http://t.co/dsK2XAL7ih
- Quindell founder Rob Terry resigns from the board | Law Gazette http://t.co/9ybixNB3nF
- US mass hire creates new legal giant | Law Gazette http://t.co/pM58uVeHsJ
- Business confidence near pre-recession level | Law Gazette http://t.co/vGy96CUDSa
- Thousands still await Wonga ‘fake firm’ compensation | Law Gazette http://t.co/1Hin3TM6V3
- ‘Self-lawyering’ is the future, consumer watchdog forecasts | Law Gazette http://t.co/rgBKmYndXX
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- Alleged extremist stripped of citizenship appeals to Supreme Court http://t.co/rxqIDIw5X9
- Global terror attack deaths rose sharply in 2013, says report http://t.co/6cvyiiyvTr
- Organised child sex abuse 'widespread in England', MPs say http://t.co/hsCn5IADLe
- MPs tell HMRC to pick up the pace of tax investigations http://t.co/GygoTDHDZR
- Police fail to record quarter of reported sexual offences, says HMIC http://t.co/TkkDou045R
- Tribunal hears of ‘war of words’ in Quinn unfair dismissal case #IRELAND http://t.co/6W7YbfGKuG
- Finlayson dismisses findings of Waitangi Tribunal report #NEWZEALAND http://t.co/Acwq12492j
- Essex County Council is fighting a tribunal hearing which ruled its top lawyer had praised Hitler in front of staff http://t.co/RBT5NeEtyp
- National Green Tribunal Challenges Government and Industry To Follow the Law #INDIA http://t.co/GDBqcHAKnQ
- Chris Grayling defends Tribunal reforms as vital to business http://t.co/8KsAnmW9du
- Are tribunal fees affecting workers’ claims against an employer? http://t.co/HmGSY2qwQg
- Not a single case filed at the newly- established financial courts #GHANA http://t.co/rTLIu2R9oI
- Sultan of #BRUNEI consented to audience with Singapore’s Judiciary Delegates http://t.co/OHRBoc3230
- ‘Advocates the backbone of judiciary’, said Justice Babu Mathew P. Joseph #INDIA http://t.co/0ifZlYKFi9
- Chief Justice Accuses Governors of Sabotaging Judiciary #NIGERIA http://t.co/cmhTxi7BXu
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) Bill 2014 #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/OJh6XmKw5a
- Jacqui Lambie calls on all senators to block all government legislation in Defence pay protest #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/1QSNjDiTRq
- Proposed legislation banning commercial surrogate services will be proposed to the cabinet #THAILAND http://t.co/uXQWjYiBas
- Senate panel pushes PM on fast-tracking legislation process for RTI law #PAKISTAN http://t.co/yDaaqhpSrH
- Prejudice is being privatised by equality legislation http://t.co/wmV6aSldlf
- Chester legal firm Knights recognised in Chambers UK guide http://t.co/U9NKZxIJJT
- UK Tax Probes Put Advisers in Crossfire, Law Firm Says http://t.co/fRHg4OU6KV
- British law student convicted of possessing bomb-making manual http://t.co/oAA0eQHQHL
- Law and Justice gain majority in regional assemblies – exit poll #POLAND http://t.co/5vo8Ty01He http://t.co/K973pphqj0
- Iyer opened doors of justice for oppressed: Governor P Sathasivam #INDIA http://t.co/HBdzgpF1ER
- Sexual-assault victims lack confidence in justice system, study finds #CANADA http://t.co/8KutFvULfa
- Appellate Division of Supreme Court has nudged the state to expedite increasing the age limit for judges #BANGLADESH http://t.co/kEamoZeN8c
- Motherwell firm of solicitors has become the biggest earner of criminal legal aid in the west of Scotland http://t.co/st0sa4p2I8
- Lost horse seized from Northumberland field is found in South Wales http://t.co/5jGttk0rcf
- Leeds Law Firm, Ison Harrison Solicitors has extended its Commercial Property operation by appointing Sean Gallagher https://t.co/26OO3aCv3t
- Julia Gillard refutes royal commission claim of 'questionable' conduct as a solicitor #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/YsmVFwSxbt
- Why use a solicitor for a personal injury claim? http://t.co/mLyaBshJqf
- Fourth instalment of ‘A Question of Law’ to be held at New Delhi's Monkey Bar on National Law Day #INDIA http://t.co/V28l9UeYjJ
- Shardul versus Cyril; India’s first legal family embroiled in inheritance dispute before Bombay High Court #INDIA http://t.co/sWh3KSAvru
- NUI Galway ordered to promote lecturer overlooked over gender #IRELAND http://t.co/cqOk2mNaNl
- Shardul versus Cyril: Justice Dhanuka to hear interim application tomorrow #INDIA http://t.co/nteru3V10P
- Judge rules, child to have access to parents six weeks on, six weeks off #IRELAND http://t.co/77fvSbadWW
- Inequality, Unbelievably, Gets Worse #US http://t.co/on7rwELaw8
- Privacy Concerns for ClassDojo and Other Tracking Apps for Schoolchildren #US http://t.co/GqkYQsXLPX
- Dutch Investigators Collect Debris From Malaysian Plane Downed Over #UKRAINE http://t.co/a2DgssxcyS
- Minister for Justice Fitzgerald to abandon plan to lower age of sexual consent to 16 #IRELAND http://t.co/6ADP2ZppjO
- Fighting Female Genital Mutilation #EGYPT http://t.co/SQNl3y1vMb
- Example of lenient treatment of NFL players by law enforcement agencies http://t.co/jubqfDpm7j
- Central Statistics Office may delay crime figures over concerns on Garda data http://t.co/74jbGOgJco
- Western stars re-release 1980s charity hit, many Africans say it's a demeaning relic that can do more harm than good http://t.co/HaX0hZx1n1
- Rising tide of UK anti-immigrant sentiment http://t.co/zS6DcfvYMG
- What’s driving ISIL's recruitment? Is it disillusionment over the Arab Spring? http://t.co/Zg1BTZqVnS
- Million dollars of ivory stolen in #UGANDA http://t.co/d9kee5YSZx
- Amnesty slams #UAE repression behind F1 glitz http://t.co/Z4UHSpCrDR
- Frenchman Maxime Hauchard identified in ISIL beheading video http://t.co/zvvCyN1xXI
- Cautious Missouri declares state of emergency as jury decides whether to charge white police officer #US http://t.co/kPqUcXjd8U
- Probation staff praised for public protection work http://t.co/PsTO9dDI2U
- Consultation launched on extending new, stronger standards for bankers to all banks in Britain http://t.co/zUO5bZ43Av
- Prison Chaplaincy marks start of Prisons’ Week at Worcester Cathedral http://lnkd.in/dqjZ4Qm
- New declaration on recording client information makes it simpler for you to use eForm http://t.co/Z5ZkRIZJ5d
- Prison Chaplaincy marks start of Prisons’ Week at Worcester Cathedral https://t.co/4RdrVBC9sE
- Annual Youth Justice Convention starts Tuesday 18 November, at the Telford International Centre http://t.co/6r0clUS8ck
- Revenge porn is vile symptom of modern misogyny — but we now have a chance to stamp it out http://t.co/LcZB08lB0r
- Jailed troll sorry for Caroline Criado-Perez death threat tweets http://t.co/hvgpGu1Gza
- Former Premier League footballer Delroy Facey pleads not guilty as part of match-fixing investigation http://t.co/IrSLMp8Oie
- London paramedic throttled by passer-by as he answered emergency call http://t.co/Drxsi9U2kC
- Tributes paid to young musician Dale 'Deezy' Gordon who was killed in a brutal street attack http://t.co/8cZBhUiCqT
- Thief jailed for 18 years after bludgeoning three sisters in luxury hotel hammer attack http://t.co/cHlHsqd5xe
- Claudia Lawrence investigation: Man released from bail http://t.co/nkeDveu6TX
- Lawyers for Shrien Dewani apply to have murder charge thrown out #SOUTHAFRICA http://t.co/DJFGKwrmvw
- Warplanes from #RUSSIA are risking passenger jets, warns Nato chief http://t.co/vDyUflNzDq
- People with lower income end up with eight fewer teeth than the rich, study finds http://t.co/Xxk3aIZIq1
- Police failing to record quarter of all sexual offences, says watchdog http://t.co/jCBehTewIL
- A million crimes reported by public left out of police figures http://t.co/lNvaB8DYA9
- Jurors handcuffed in aeroplane seats at G4S trial http://t.co/ShNyM5lvfR
- Two men banned from approaching girls http://t.co/PY4O9InRUh
- Schoolboy shot in forehead with air gun while waiting to play football http://t.co/1BZzmgXDWf
- Underage girl who befriended 200 men on internet 'could fill a prison on her own', says judge http://t.co/UFcgGp7zpz
- Warring couples spend half a million pounds in legal fight over 'muddy ditch' http://t.co/isdqwcp3YG
- Plebgate: Andrew Mitchell was 'no slouch' when it came to swearing, Sir Bob Geldof says http://t.co/nABwFfhK86
- “We only accept cash” – the regulation of consumer credit activities | Legal Futures http://t.co/1hAYoWmUPH
- Bad news keeps on coming for Quindell as financial adviser quits | Legal Futures http://t.co/AF1MXg78iP
- SRA takes 550 days from first report to refer solicitors to disciplinary tribunal | Legal Futures http://t.co/ValusoLKAV
- One in four mid-tier firms mulling external investment, suggests survey | Legal Futures http://t.co/uhqdFFBpBG
- Lawyers should be seen in future as “small part of diverse legal ecosystem” | Legal Futures http://t.co/JAAE9KMncX
- Napoli Bern accused of Ground Zero $36m overcharge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pJC1jIcJWO
- A consumer revolution | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O4QLLKZUFV
- A case in point | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yqquBbn8na
- Cameras in Courts: Justice must be seen to be done | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5zuGULSRZC
- Clayton Utz loses three partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oyT2f4VsQM
- Napoli Bern accused of Ground Zero $36m overcharge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p8dWl2NW98
- Fifa lawyers dispute on World Cup - building up over weeks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CXHXi6ju3q
- Confidence soars among UK law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gXl3MwEXEV
- Morgan Lewis & Bingham merger to go ahead | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/E0Q0aKeGcO
- Almost 36m people live in modern slavery - report http://t.co/a4MJhgoTQy
- Bird flu: New EU measures after Dutch and UK cases http://t.co/d5oFND7e6Z
