FOCUS OF THE DAY: Technological innovations and clients’ collaborative business practices are infiltrating law, giving independent local outfits a boost. Even (or perhaps especially) in a jurisdiction as small as Scotland, a law firm must think globally. We have an import market – servicing clients from abroad who want to do business here – and an export market – helping our clients transact business internationally. Full story - The Lawyer
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- Private Cheryl James inquest: Family of soldier asks for her body to be exhumed http://t.co/0F4kjfIPfS
- Three men charged after Tottenham pitch invasion that caused Europa League victory to be temporarily suspended http://t.co/Fr133Ag8kY
- FA contact Balotelli to ask for explanation over apparent anti-Semitic Instagram post http://t.co/hqzgCvOvQC
- Nuisance caller phoned 999 as a 'free sex line' http://t.co/83qjkZsUen
- Iranian hackers broke into airlines, energy and defence companies, say experts #IRAN http://t.co/9EY54MONN1
- Syria terror suspect David Souaan had ‘horrific video’ on iPhone http://t.co/85mfH4XLSa
- Swansea Meridian Tower siege hostage speaks of ordeal http://t.co/sownXTBF1B
- Danny McColgan inquest: Witness 'saw UDA shoot postman 10 times' http://t.co/8XfHOmADh7
- Man died 'during bondage sex game' in Dover flat http://t.co/diEjOHnzPQ
- Luxury Mayfair hotel Claridge's says it welcomes breastfeeding after 'shroud' tweet http://t.co/oj24SIzSC9
- Richard III's DNA throws up infidelity surprise http://t.co/xQlM8OfPfA
- G4S deportee Jimmy Mubenga was 'not forced down', court hears from one of the accused guards who denies charges http://t.co/QVULENIg4u
- #HongKong ban unjustified and counter-productive, according to UK foreign office minister http://t.co/v3OXBWf5Sz
- Police staff vote to strike over pay http://t.co/7TRFyBsyGN
- #LEBANON detains Islamic State leader Baghdadi's wife http://t.co/3UFuZnGWgC
- Child abuse database containing millions of images to launch http://t.co/aPMo3iybu1
- Hooded men: Irish government bid to reopen 'torture' case http://t.co/supychcrAz
- Pre-charge bail is a scandal that must be ended http://t.co/GZEAqeBdt1
- Kim Dotcom sees off #US attempt to have him remanded in custody http://t.co/vuUuxwK6g1
- Cuts in legal aid ‘leading to miscarriages of justice’ http://t.co/BP5XVwDu4N
- Liberal heroine Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sure her place is still on supreme court bench #US http://t.co/8Jf4EJ67OA
- I believe Shia LaBeouf – a person doesn’t have to be likable to be a victim #US http://t.co/HyL4S9EOWk
- Couple launch legal challenge against ban on heterosexual civil partnerships http://t.co/ZH6El2V4LI
- Police try to overturn ruling they broke law while monitoring octogenarian http://t.co/E2dT2eYorZ
- Chris Grayling’s response to an ‘unhappy prison’ has spectacularly backfired http://t.co/Xhb2Jqrxlp
- #BANGLADESH court orders British journalist to pay £41 fine for doubting war death toll through his blog http://t.co/yo2GTw4JvX
- Britain is violating rape victims’ human rights http://t.co/amFrNYzEQe
- #IRELAND to clash with UK at human rights court over hooded men judgement http://t.co/qxaqLvhrky
- EU court fines #ITALY €40m for failing to clean up illegal waste http://t.co/4tEaFjYK6X
- BBC facing calls to sack rape row presenter over legal action threat http://t.co/0vR2hfGlI6
- Government rejects House of Lords amendments on judicial review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uUdcMxlSUP
- Four key domains form SRA’s competence statement | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/SzrQmMEMPe
- Q&A with the SRA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/dDq1GruyZO
- Matrix turns to Doughty Street for hire of Plebgate star Gavin Millar QC | The Lawyer http://t.co/qOXwIlc2Vz
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws, Bakers, Linklaters launch new UK parenting schemes after law change | The Lawyer http://t.co/QdODLE4Zmq
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF reappoints Leaitherland for fourth term as managing partner and CEO | The Lawyer http://t.co/nVW0MbH87r
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro in alliance talks with Singapore firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/PGWje9EPMI
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters ups FTSE 100 client total as it closes in on Slaughters' pole position | The Lawyer http://t.co/Gw0AMDiAyg
- Clued-up – today’s lawyers-to-be? | Law Gazette http://t.co/UKx78Ri8Ms
- MedCo should end third-party capture, Grayling tells ABI | Law Gazette http://t.co/kpzKUMRKMD
- Ombudsman unsure of CMC complaint costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/LzB7BVO5k2
- London mayor ‘should run criminal justice’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/nUxgaP3SwL
- MPs back Grayling change to JR reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/NFFZNO20c2
- Dyson: miscarriages of justice likely since LASPO | Law Gazette http://t.co/w2UPl4QVe7
- BSB to regulate entities from January | Law Gazette http://t.co/wQvMCBAVaI
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- The most infamous jail killings in Victoria #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/3w97riRByF
- Crystal methamphetamine ‘ice’ has firm grip on Victoria & should be smashed at local police levels #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/JTQ53uLr2A
- Rolf Harris drops bid to appeal 12 convictions for sexual abuse of girls http://t.co/CBlI7ZfSKB
- #US Supreme Court struggle on whether threats made on Facebook can be prosecuted or are protected free speech http://t.co/bNnD6wJpbx
- Uber wants review of taxi licence rules #THAILAND http://t.co/2gQEizIu5y
- Woman who discovered homeless man near the Dail: 'people think it’s OK to see homeless people as invisible' #IRELAND http://t.co/EgiyuCaLqK
- 8 year sentence for raping his neighbours' daughter 'was too lenient' - Court of Appeal #IRELAND http://t.co/kRTVVPkINl
- Man accused of rape told gardai woman is 'not the full shilling', court hears #IRELAND http://t.co/Oku5e17JC7
- iPhone 6 scam: Woman and son travel 200km to pay €480 for bag of sugar #IRELAND http://t.co/8M3Z1K6WUN
- Gang of armed raiders made off with 2,500 cases of gin and whiskey in 40-foot trucks in daylight robbery #IRELAND http://t.co/zps6ts5fJs
- #NORTHKOREA refuses to deny Sony Pictures cyber-attack http://t.co/0i1CUp6Jwx
- Phone scammers 'net £23.9m in a year' http://t.co/ZQ7lLuSvjA
- Can you 'steal' from fellow shoppers? http://t.co/LJ6vRFuzwb
- Obama asks Congress to fund 50,000 police body cameras #US http://t.co/3obxGHqS58
- Online resource to aid European conveyancing announced at CROBECO conference http://t.co/oC8IeHjAyq
- ‘Right to Rent’ checks introduced for West Midlands landlords http://t.co/GMkga745u7
- Launch of Government’s Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme http://t.co/34vvKfBjo6
- True scale of modern slavery in UK revealed as strategy to tackle it published http://t.co/Qi6hCcjWl1
- Certification Officer: latest decisions: http://t.co/FNAXAMcEkb
- TV presenter slapped live on air by audience member for wearing revealing clothes #INDIA http://t.co/zHEdlfz8ih
- David Mellor and Andrew Mitchell: what a lovely pair! http://t.co/VSAsWGe7Lv
- Lied your way into sex? You could be a rapist http://t.co/4YksnicU9Y
- Police took dying girl aged three to hospital after ambulance delay http://t.co/Px8mloG92V
- 22 cats 'poisoned with antifreeze' in same village http://t.co/QdT3pPhbhO
- More than half of elected police chiefs investigated over allegations of misconduct http://t.co/wbauVgH0zD
- Cressida Dick, One of Britain's highest-ranking female officers leaves Metropolitan Police for Foreign Office http://t.co/MJD0vtx8mG
- Andrew Mitchell had no chance in his Plebgate libel case http://t.co/aOKoa4kHsA
- Man wins £108k payout after police assault during night out with Mighty Boosh TV comic Noel Fielding http://t.co/15tCI5tjtz
- Background check: Would you spend £200 to find out if your lover is a criminal? http://t.co/Y92aqINWzk
- Ukranian internet bride in divorce fight with cash-strapped truck driver http://t.co/Co1tdOeQgp
- Newborn baby found dead in wheelie bin in North Yorkshire http://t.co/EiZ8BkifoA
- Nurse faked having baby by 'borrowing' friend's child http://t.co/RhoxBxDSt9
- Duke of Rutland's granddaughter cleared of harassment over texts http://t.co/8O3FnUl7kh
- Campaign calls for police bail to be capped at 28 days http://t.co/o9I731mBT7
- Client or consumer? We need a new label, Professor Mayson says | Legal Futures http://t.co/SKOHQ2rfOM
- Investors target recent fired The Apprentice solicitor | Legal Futures http://t.co/PJwQcrzKPo
- ABSs and other 'NewLaw' businesses form lobbying group | Legal Futures http://t.co/OpgDFl4eYt
- Like what you see? A brief history of the art of appropriation http://t.co/9sxEJ1HNbg
- Spending cuts blamed for increasing bail 'legal limbo' for suspects http://t.co/tAvynd1Lzu
- Turner Prize 2014: Duncan Campbell wins £25,000 prize http://t.co/s1HmeVczqa
- Husband of woman who died after birth at Sligo Regional Hospital gives evidence #IRELAND http://t.co/VERLqLjl5r
- Total ban on legal highs 'not helpful' #NEWZEALAND http://t.co/Oloo9pyYas
- Legal loophole lets #GERMANY spy on own citizens http://t.co/bU6Erv1brJ
- Irish Water spends more than €81,000 a week in legal fees #IRELAND http://t.co/kip7WAWFmS
- All 'legal highs' now illegal in Guernsey http://t.co/w4UXIx57sM
- Lawyer: Michael Brown's family will pursue "every legal avenue" #US http://t.co/A2QOc9gI9t
- Morgan Lewis sets up London LLP | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TpDba2HD1n
- Mexico energy market fuels Texas boom for lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P8gTZ6Xuhk
- Robots predicted to take on associate lawyer work | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/86kHrVXqIN http://t.co/2SQAHgKN81
- PwC makes progress on 20-partner Australia goal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YGFS17xJsE
- Qatar gets tough on cybercrime | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JbVphQIiHI
- Bank compliance teams turn to IT to spot rogue traders | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QEX5r39Auw
- New York ups legal spend to 1pc of budget | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VzBPTIMx5o
- Chinese lawyers warn over proposed defamation law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4hilaKPsAO
