FOCUS OF THE DAY: Dramatic increases in court fees causing deep concern, say senior judges. Government faces criticism for increases of up to 600%, sparking fears of adverse affects on SMEs and litigants as well as driving work away from UK lawyers. Full story - Guardian Law
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- This weekend's Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.
- Oxford newsagents ditches plan to sell Charlie Hebdo after threats http://t.co/g17ICKU2E0
- Child abuse inquiry struggles to get off ground despite Theresa may reassurances http://t.co/rMxRHJHTMQ
- Could the UK scrap MPs and let everyone vote on laws? Would Athenian-style democracy work in the UK today? http://t.co/A0xxbOuFuH
- Schools suspend staff in child protection confusion http://t.co/bCOrYWzIZD
- Cardiff hotel murder suspect Sammy Almahri found http://t.co/F4wRhwRoiL
- Stepping Hill murders accused nurse 'poisoned at random' http://t.co/JpcAc5BSId
- British Jihadist who faked death admits terror offences http://t.co/S59pJRRWOx
- #US Supreme court rejects retailers' attempt to cut bank fees on debit cards http://t.co/1SM4GFnSbG
- Bahraini activist sentenced to six months in prison for ‘offensive tweet’ #BAHRAIN http://t.co/NhkUSiKj7l
- Lawyers team up with journalists over RIPA proposals | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/RiBkvx91Mw
- TV drama Broadchurch critised by lawyers after an 'unrealistic' courtroom scene | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Oyo6wA38BV
- Legal profession waits to see if fair trials will be relegated to the dustbin of history | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/CgmV2hzImN
- You might want to avoid White & Case's canteen: http://t.co/ivKaLURW2E
- City law firm finally realises that trainees don’t know what ‘commercial awareness’ is: http://t.co/fxG9EocxU9
- King's College ditches plan to rebrand as 'King's London': http://t.co/fMtFvLCygt
- Someone has done a poo on the floor of Westminster Magistrates Court: http://t.co/si9PVnzqVe
- Inner Temple claims to have the best male talent: http://t.co/Cx78eH0GEk
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters targets Mandarin speakers for China/London training contract | The Lawyer http://t.co/7fQflYRmoR
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell's former London head of corporate leaves for Fox Williams | The Lawyer http://t.co/yCiybOPA8W
- Forces claims not subject to fees regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/3IRoHt2MQU
- Interim chief legal ombudsman installed | Law Gazette http://t.co/Qwtg33vmV8
- How Page Three fell out of step with the times http://t.co/pj7IxDhyBl
- Judges are quick to slash down bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means | Law Gazette http://t.co/t9Ygrl8z0y
- Judgment reserved on criminal legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/sj4Bb76c9s
- Shakespear of Arabia http://t.co/lT6qkbEqBQ
- Pembrokeshire council to reveal luxury car costs http://t.co/8GBcN5VOKY
- Worcestershire hospitals in U-turn on banned whistleblower paramedic http://t.co/AGl2IhKo68
- Fred Talbot trial: Ex-TV weatherman 'was sex abuse chancer' http://t.co/KucchZidz8
- UK government 'most transparent' in the world http://t.co/mvQ9EfHauq
- Labour's mansion tax plans 'crude' warns Mandelson http://t.co/ejAaiNCQvY
- Savers getting raw deal from big banks, says FCA http://t.co/eDRu6qdK9x
- MPs urge action on milk price cuts http://t.co/9ynH0J8zY4
- Gordon Ramsay loses court battle over London pub http://t.co/ZgMvAFLne9
- Sun newspaper drops Page Three topless pictures - Times http://t.co/VmXJy787Yl
- The Jew who got a job offer from the Nazis http://t.co/X8Fa2Qxnv3
- Are most victims of terrorism Muslim? http://t.co/XkvdlXUlkK
- Judge rejects negligence ‘cover-up’ claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/x3DOj9g5na
- Professions in joint call for surveillance law reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/w0Q9OSgtlQ
- Big fall in firms not renewing PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/Jd4dZNJJxh
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
- Manus Island protest: Asylum seekers forcibly removed from Delta Compound #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/QF9kj0iEae
- Prime Minister Tony Abbott describes Bali Nine pair as ‘well and truly reformed characters’#AUSTRALIA https://t.co/ctOBn2M8S2
- Man sues for 'negligence' over allegedly faulty heart device #IRELAND https://t.co/88CoPL9Wli
- Teacher wins discrimination case after nun asked 'what about the homos?' #IRELAND https://t.co/5lPxnh4QWd
- Garda who was kicked and punched while making arrest awarded €156k #IRELAND https://t.co/k326jmvsgV
- Inside the al-Jawiya prison in #LIBYA https://t.co/p7KQiOvVfp
- The Aboriginal People in #AUSTRALIA and language extinction https://t.co/SHRxgUJovT
- 'This is daily life' in Shatila refugee camp #LEBANON https://t.co/064KBfOjAp
- A free speech and religion debate in #BELGIUM https://t.co/IHlxYeGCFU
- Trying to end gang bloodshed in #ELSALVADOR https://t.co/rYcFKbGaMj
- Sri Lankan Bar Association calls for chief justice to resign over elections | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jIUhTuDDv7
- NI judge on the tail of Snoop Dogg | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uJ8cQRp3uB
- Canadian firms plan diversification after Heenan Blaikie lesson | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zNHTVY4jVc
- MEPs denounce surveillance of lawyer-client communications | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LwsSf0v1QE
- US law firm mergers decline in 2014 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Za9QHr9jCx
- EY starts Swedish desk with team of six in Stockholm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/h3m3paMoeX
- CC forced into terrorism debate by trainee's YouTube talk | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ddi8Fd9kMX
- Greenberg Traurig expands Mexican operation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o0Ll7mK5hS
- Are you seeing your law firm as a brand? https://t.co/1ervTmSq4d
- International networks: why branding matters | The Lawyer http://t.co/BtPsDVhsBE
- LAW FIRM NEWS: CC appoints global innovation chief as Layton ushers in ‘a decade of massive change’ | The Lawyer http://t.co/ArvwOi6KEx
- Child abuse victims have greatest need for support services in adult life http://t.co/SdoZ0PB9Ca
- Living with terror: Security or privacy - do we have to choose? http://t.co/PoXg8FT28P
- Former Dragon and David Cameron business adviser arrested on suspicion of raping a 13-year-old girl http://t.co/K6ga54SIyB
- Saudi Muslim leader says he wants to sue Charlie Hebdo and has lawyers 'studying French laws' #SAUDIARABIA http://t.co/txOMrhiD7z
- 'Islam must die' and swastikas daubed on University of Birmingham and nearby mosque http://t.co/hpizsKuCfM
- The TV show where 'bombers' meet their victims #IRAQ http://t.co/fdZ7UvSgqz
- Simon de Montfort: The turning point for democracy that gets overlooked http://t.co/gJhkHHbaNZ
- Why extreme inequality hurts the rich http://t.co/xpSiNO5NhT
- Big fall in firms heading for closure after failing to find indemnity insurance | Legal Futures http://t.co/mq2yeIsLCv
- MI5 bars tattooed job applicants http://t.co/uue1MtOwxw
- Prince Andrew may make first public statement on sex allegations http://t.co/vOiVo0SA6E
- Rape victims will be warned of defence lawyer tactics under new guidelines http://t.co/RqOLzRjV01
- Top law firm employee's video diatribe against 'apologetic' Muslims in wake of Charlie Hebdo attack http://t.co/geKsp6wq2o
- Burglars stepped over dead body as they stole flat screen TV http://t.co/DtFx3PH4uN
- Judge orders father to take his children to church http://t.co/XZmfgrBBjf
- The CPS wants to stack the deck against the defence http://t.co/oV5LrQiBSz
- Theresa May's Home Office released 151 foreign criminals without even trying to deport them http://t.co/6STfu1kCBs
- In-house lawyers complain about firms failing to offer pricing options | Legal Futures http://t.co/I0wQoXpvfq
- Patent nonsense of big pharma costs lives http://t.co/PhPamAKN59
- Attempt to ban performing artist’s abuse memoir ‘threatens free speech’ http://t.co/fr8clCfn0b
- Alan Rusbridger: Home Office must not remove right to protect sources http://t.co/Xh7sgfuj7H
- Sikh solicitor wins religious discrimination claim over turban search | Legal Futures http://t.co/XoaciDEYFL
- Quindell deputy chairman resigns post at Financial Reporting Council | Legal Futures http://t.co/8ZA2rVgnf3
- No More Page Three hails 'historic moment' amid reports tabloid newspaper has dropped topless models https://t.co/CmLpBgrabU
- Charlie Hebdo: #NIGER protesters torched 45 churches - police http://t.co/18sUUfO3aJ
