FOCUS OF THE DAY: LSB report finds unregulated market will only expand and is here to stay. DIY law will become the alternative to lawyers in 2020, by which time lawyers will be cut out altogether, a new report has found. The Legal Services Consumer Panel found consumers will seek alternatives to lawyers or use them in different ways in years to come. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- Fifteen people have been arrested, including four in the UK, in connection with the hijacking of computers http://t.co/GMxpqNsopX
- Tax debts: HMRC powers to raid bank accounts revised by Treasury http://t.co/mcWeceDJVf
- 'Radicalisation risk' at six Muslim private schools, says Ofsted http://t.co/h5rEfytYSj
- The Guardian view on whistleblowers under threat http://t.co/cbDV3GQdEh
- Equality battles past, present and future http://t.co/0oXTKObQ1i
- Andy Coulson leaves prison after serving five months of 18-month term http://t.co/gIACHtCgXa
- Want to know just how much Obama overreached on executive power? Wait for America's next 'king' #US http://t.co/E1KhF5avsQ
- Democracy and the rule of law must be restored to #THAILAND http://t.co/TI2WatMcPe
- President Yahya Jammeh signs bill into law under which aggravated homosexuality can lead to life imprisonment #GAMBIA http://t.co/g3UzUeJ7LA
- Bill Cosby and the rape accusers: stop looking away and start believing women http://t.co/AVc1W5jwrl
- Culture department will crack down to stop police spying on journalists http://t.co/c5dEFmECE1
- When police spy on journalists like me, freedom is at risk | Jason N Parkinson http://t.co/26crpTW25a
- New Era residents fight back against US owners of east London estate http://t.co/jqQrNe8e5V
- What are Prince Charles's 'black spider memos'? – video http://t.co/cHsOHlPN9f
- Legal battle over Prince Charles’ letters reaches supreme court http://t.co/jyaWX0ioGw
- Law dominated by white, middle class men, mums sidelined | The Lawyer http://t.co/YoztAWuuaH
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pérez-Llorca wins Spanish airport IPO deal with €1 fee | The Lawyer http://t.co/svYREyELx5
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke advises KPMG on deal for McLaren Group analytics | The Lawyer http://t.co/c6IM2ViCgD
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown makes up one City partner amid 21-strong promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/8fuFYW5ldV
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Uber hires Hogan Lovells to advise on internal privacy investigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8yeQbd5Kf
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Patton Boggs and Bonelli collaborate on Rai Way €280m Italian IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/NSc17X3hpM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow settles Rangers fight for £24m | The Lawyer http://t.co/9B6UemnpGf
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents' outgoing MP David Ryan: "I thought I couldn’t get any busier" | The Lawyer http://t.co/Jy5vhozV9Q
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance advises bondholders pursuing unpaid Ukrainian bond coupon | The Lawyer http://t.co/EkMQGHizAF
- European cases of interest: Belgian court on VAT on legal fees & Spanish gripes on patent regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/qJSCkInDnA
- Solicitors ‘prickly’ - economic crime chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/jrNquJfMhP
- Wealth becoming key to justice, say 87% of lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/3HyW8phSHR
- Trowers profits up but partners answer £1.8m cash call | Law Gazette http://t.co/F9eXI5kxZR
- Judge takes £2,240 off costs bill for late submission | Law Gazette http://t.co/OG9jVp7dWu
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- Priya Jobanputra joins Parslows as solicitor http://t.co/YheygD5dB0 http://t.co/kMBvZapfwi
- Law firm Kitsons has appointed a new solicitor in its Litigation Department http://t.co/1RZoBzui9M
- Retired solicitor who successfully challenged Newcastle City Council over unfair payment of elderly care home fees http://t.co/K0qRc6W1tk
- Fraud gang including solicitor, financial advisor and businessman convicted of £1.5m property scam avoid jail terms http://t.co/Sie39DJyQN
- Pew Report Indicates Illegal Immigration Is Leveling Off in #US http://t.co/nnNOB3JoF1
- ‘Deception’ preceded death of ex-pastor’s wife, trial told: DiManno #CANADA http://t.co/98PTC4jkGU
- Plebgate libel trial: PC says row was 'trivial incident' http://t.co/0pO8yng6ia
- As Ferguson Grand Jury Report Looms, Police Say They Don’t Fear Protests #US http://t.co/5Mfd1DMc8O
- Harper Silent on Judge’s Warning of Tribunal’s Imminent Failure as Bureaucratic Juggernaut Rolls On #CANADA http://t.co/6lpCjcDHJX
- UN Asked to Provide $29M to Khmer Rouge Tribunal #CAMBODIA http://t.co/TRnQS5KK2F
- John Key Says Britain Settled New Zealand 'peacefully' Despite Tribunal Report Findings of killings #NEWZEALAND http://t.co/ssmPJ2CdQb
- Company undergoing a business rescue when it heard about the investigations #SOUTHAFRICA http://t.co/zAUD1DL5kI
- K Chandrasekhar Rao to argue for Telangana State at Krishna Tribunal #INDIA http://t.co/6lXYUiv4AY
- ‘Revenge porn’ may not be punishable through Irish law #IRELAND http://t.co/URUrAqpXUH
- New Nebraska tax law likely to slow revenue growth #US http://t.co/QZ2LEDdYFc
- Civil legal aid plea on behalf of the Scottish Association of Law Centres http://t.co/isXlO3nXsl
- Legal aid cuts 'not thought through early enough' http://t.co/GCB2vWiGgo
- Comeback by Bill Cosby Unravels as Rape Claims Re-emerge #US http://t.co/5D4305e2wP
- Catalonia in Spain? The future ahead http://t.co/EDivqYSswm
- Pensions dispute: Bullying tactics violate workers’ human rights http://t.co/88cHYfRaE7
- Are quotas for judicial appointments lawful under EU law? http://t.co/YkB09mtz31
- British politics, English judges and the European Convention on Human Rights http://t.co/QPHQvdletn
- Conference Announcement: Thirty Years of Judicial Review in Scotland http://t.co/YyXMyLyUpj
- Prerogative Powers and the Fixed-term Parliaments Act http://t.co/LU39ARZ0QD
- Edinburgh's Bright Choices honour abuse project wins £800k lottery cash http://t.co/StyZh1n1qo
- Chief legal ombudsman resigns over expenses row | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NnOHdIh6bL
- German neo-Nazis tricked into fundraising for anti-Nazi charity #GERMANY http://t.co/T3CRcUp5Lz
- President Sisi of #EGYPT considering pardon for Al Jazeera journalists http://t.co/UoqnPdg66F
- Fury as #ITALY quashes asbestos conviction in ‘trial of century’ http://t.co/J8lBKUCDZR
- Juvenile accused now aged 40 years; SC seeks Centre’s help to solve the impasse #INDIA http://t.co/CXc8InlefM
- Law Commission identifies another 103 obsolete laws #INDIA http://t.co/K5tAje3geQ
- Supreme Court removes CBI Director Ranjit Sinha from investigation of 2G scam cases #INDIA http://t.co/Avcm5kwDt2
- Social services unable to guarantee safe foster care #IRELAND http://t.co/sxvpVg2Mp9
- Ian Bailey admissions were examples of his ‘black humour’ #IRELAND http://t.co/c73KrtGigc
- Irish nanny defence attorneys request private hearing #US http://t.co/Nwr8wZmtQx
- Germs risk of hot air hand-dryers identified http://t.co/2XxslkcG0O
- Complaint over radio host backing same-sex marriage upheld in part #IRELAND http://t.co/LmmHYU207C
- Christmas adverts show big brands are ignoring LGBT individuals as a consumer group http://t.co/l8bDUfEmWj
- 'Poppy terror plot': Three men were planning to behead member of public court hears http://t.co/M7XPoBZIei
- Mohammed Abdi, who starred opposite Tom Hanks, jailed for assault that left victim brain damaged http://t.co/H7ATO364YB
- Sasha Wass QC, prosecutor in Rolf Harris trial, to lead island sex abuse inquiry http://t.co/QXh8EgI260
- Gordon Ramsay's signature allegedly forged by father-in-law to secure 25-year York & Albany pub deal worth thousands http://t.co/HxVBoWHPUo
- Mother awarded $630,000 after judge finds man abused her mentally ill daughter #US http://t.co/wLKlnRPM2D
- One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence from partner http://t.co/hNVQzJ5AUi
- Queen has approved new appointments to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council http://t.co/ODEyh1Vfsd
- Crime news: do not use Criminal Justice Secure eMail when overseas https://t.co/9mrVmvazfX
- Defence practitioners need to sign up to CJSM: Secure eMail vital to work with nearly 80% signed up http://t.co/Y4J51Ajpra
- Reappointment of 3 members to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Council http://t.co/4lZsfNGK5a
- HMI investigation sees Bradford shop owners fined for selling rotten, damaged and incorrectly labelled fruit http://t.co/tRJwyn0EDt
- 'Postcode lottery' in help for victims of anti-social behaviour, claims report http://t.co/1G9Cdsr5XI
- Arsenal of guns brought to Britain exposes border security failure http://t.co/w7xk6CLzmJ
- Grandfather burned alive, trapped in industrial oven http://t.co/FOMBrfqtYc
- Former Ukip candidate jailed over sheep deaths http://t.co/jvHpf4FhUW
- Former JJB chief Chris Ronnie found guilty of £1m-plus fraud | http://t.co/cASpOGRN68
- Westminster sex ring: Police investigating father's murder claims http://t.co/Ngo3WHKHnS
- One in six police jobs expected to go after election, say senior officers http://t.co/7zJlaSu4tf
- Osborne abandons challenge to EU cap on bankers' bonuses http://t.co/dIhdVQDYpc
- 'Beheading plot': Three terrorism suspects in court http://t.co/dcjXYrHFJh
- Ofsted 'to criticise six Muslim faith schools' http://t.co/h5rEfytYSj
- The scandal that isn't: Adam Sampson's resignation as Chief Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures http://t.co/DvtHgBypFr
- Genus Law, ABS backed by a gambling entrepreneur makes first acquisition | Legal Futures http://t.co/TH3c9s0zcw
- LEGAL FUTURES SRA already in touch with Quindell | Legal Futures http://t.co/a0FNMYMxIb
- Knowledge gap between lawyers and consumers “narrowing all the time” | Legal Futures http://t.co/8aDL7DDfXd
- SRA to end Law Society’s 'Find a Solicitor' monopoly | Legal Futures http://t.co/hF7K6hR5Kn
- Journalists demand police destroy 'surveillance' files http://t.co/pWriXTy0Xh
- Sheffield United have retracted their offer to let convicted rapist Ched Evans use their training facilities http://t.co/Go16RU4Xef
- Taxpayers may have to spend more than £3bn to stop Parliament turning into an unusable "ruin" http://t.co/JdRn4b67Dw
- 5 million living illegally in the #US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the US immigration system http://t.co/U1o7fMEVC9
- Labour's Emily Thornberry, shadow attorney general, quits over tweet http://t.co/UNF8QNMSoT
- The Apprentice Review: solicitor axed from show blames Lord Sugar's hatred of lawyers rather than own incompetence http://t.co/swrrE6NAxB
- Official figures show yawning pay gap between women and men lawyers: http://t.co/YNkb7l2WvI
- Solicitor investigated for conducting 'fictitious' litigation -- including fake judgments http://t.co/5xUdvuOX17
- Litigation finance on the rise | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/l4MzyGfgij
- International concerns loom for US Southeastern companies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vu5BdbrKpd
- JP Morgan launches panel review | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DDHETUglF4
- Top marks go to 89 firms on LGBT treatment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AEYMohYvIA
- Chicago firm sued in relation to spoofing probe | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GRQS8sjxpv
- Collyer Bristow repays £24m over Rangers FC advice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BibY2BBlpX
- Eversheds seeks US merger partner | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dUwFXd0qpb
- Reports of layoffs at Bingham services centre | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Kvyo31BhHQ
