FOCUS OF THE DAY: Whether or not you still think that the ‘magic circle’ exists, there’s no denying that Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are among the most successful law firm brands to have originated in the UK. Full story - The Lawyer
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- 11 Christmas struggles that only a law student will understand : http://t.co/4dex2UBNha
- Research: 43% of UK partners at magic and silver circle law firms attended Oxbridge : http://t.co/bCf3metOvp
- Wannabe solicitor launches 'class action' against King's College re-brand: http://t.co/aeC7iL5nEb
- Two Linklaters partners fall on swords after Oktoberfest punch-up: http://t.co/sUddULKco2
- Former bar student blasts law schools for 'profiteering' from academically weak applicants: http://t.co/T5uFzfZuvy
- High Court judge invokes King Lear to bemused divorcing couple: http://t.co/OJK5sHj8zK
- Christmas sing-a-long: 'Working in a Mitchell Wonderland': http://t.co/ORMmnmZtFW
- Simon Danczuk MP: child abuse inquiry is being deliberately sabotaged by Government http://t.co/9wp5ILBFVI
- Could the real Theresa May please stand up? http://t.co/EkQnNTocnD
- The Only Way is Ethics: The paper’s readers and users of our website want different things http://t.co/eTuS9qqNxx
- Controlling behaviour in relationships is now outlawed in the UK, and my story of abuse proves why it should be http://t.co/2BaPUjXzMG
- Finished your wrapping? Then spare a thought for the needy this Christmas http://t.co/HDT3H7RcQq
- The fight for marriage equality in the UK still isn't over http://t.co/MjSfHCCYvc
- Christian League player sent-off for warning team-mates about 'dog s***' on the pitch http://t.co/0YHm0BL5qh
- Chancellor confirms manipulation of key FOREX benchmark to be made a criminal offence https://t.co/kscNlBqRcL
- Retail banking investigation presses ahead https://t.co/Kc2cHseKeF
- Fundamental reform to fight ageism in the workplace: older workers’ scheme to tackle age discrimination https://t.co/afW9ch5xk5
- Man in Staffordshire shot by police with Taser dies after suspected burglary http://t.co/HdAAybK12p
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson arrested by eight armed officers at Heathrow http://t.co/uOTkyFuPqL
- Father attacked with brick during Christmas shopping http://t.co/caeC6tar7F
- Six people have died after a bin lorry crashed into pedestrians, 'knocking everyone like pinballs' http://t.co/Al96cnV4fT
- Child abuse inquiry must 'investigate historic murders of men with child abuse evidence' http://t.co/CaNzH1rUnc
- 220 guns removed amid domestic abuse fear http://t.co/WlJIOtvgSP
- Abused MP gives Theresa May backing in child sex inquiry http://t.co/vvxdalCqt3
- Paedophile police officer kept job despite being caught taking 'up-skirt' pictures of children http://t.co/yTbKBsKbcT
- Police let trader at centre of £130m 'con' slip through their fingers http://t.co/ms90LjU9Mx
- Builder boasted about opening sluice gates on village to save his home http://t.co/dVV4INVNCd
- Professor John attacks “unhelpful” BSB complaints report | Legal Futures http://t.co/mgqMl5aaK3
- LeO opens door to investigating “tightly defined” third-party complaints | Legal Futures http://t.co/vf11qwWGAZ
- Law Society fails to block Find a Solicitor negligence action | Legal Futures http://t.co/NiDFfHXF5D
- Builder fined for opening sluice gate on flooded Somerset Levels http://t.co/iuy55cycMO
- Federal court rejects pre-abortion ultrasound law in North Carolina #US http://t.co/YPdu3gb61t
- May urged to appoint UK’s most senior female judge to lead child abuse inquiry http://t.co/YAlHPR1VcD
- Family of US reporter jailed in #IRAN tells of 'inconceivable' five-month ordeal http://t.co/uRGiuM63ef
- Human rights groups call for special prosecutor to investigate CIA torture #US http://t.co/PMEg0u5q4u
- Shaker Aamer’s continued detention shames our society http://t.co/LTlECsT1bV
- French data regulator puts Apple under surveillance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iBvTfk1RCM
- 'Made in the USA' labels must not mislead | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3RWXnrfyfA
- Online enforcement of counterfeit luxury goods: the China problem | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eZ5nxq2ChB
- Wife of arrested lawyer pleads with Chinese president | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PRDj8ZtHNV
- Investors queue up to sue listed law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hJD9NUxxsp
- Top British lawyer supports Garcia in Fifa scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bf2fU2uRFF
- Turnover halved at Scottish law firm before it collapsed | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/K3gdDm2jVl
- Lawyers spot Cuba opportunities after US accord | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0Bb3aFCep1
- Two men charged with PC Neil Doyle's murder http://t.co/nHjYg4MNQJ
- Spanish royal to face tax-fraud trial #SPAIN http://t.co/yra4UAdNU3
