FOCUS OF THE DAY: Blow to legal aid as High Court dismisses judicial review. A last-ditch challenge to the lord chancellor's legal aid reforms was thrown out by the High Court this morning. The Law Society and practitioner groups are seeking an appeal. Law Society president Andrew Caplen said he was 'extremely disappointed at this outcome'. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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- A Review of the previous week's Legal Press - The Sunday Law Review: 8th to 14th February http://t.co/25dirwl9SY
- Blackstone Chambers links up with Ofcom for Big Fat Gypsy Wedding success in High Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vp5bF3GOie
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Burness Paull and Levy & McRae face legal action over collapse of $400m hedge fund | The Lawyer http://t.co/iza9tTvIVY
- BSB wants to surrender powers on pupillages | Law Gazette http://t.co/H5zwryl6q0
- Legal aid challenge for inquests succeeds | Law Gazette http://t.co/fB7m8RXVI1
- 6 ways candidates who don't fit the mould can boost chances of landing a training contract or pupillage: https://t.co/Tko6p0DHCc
- Berwin Leighton Paisner hit by claim that it doctored trainee retention rate: https://t.co/krHA34dFn6
- Uni law faculty takes legal aid court referral scheme nationwide: https://t.co/3R5a7zck6s
- I left Daily Telegraph over editorial standards too, reveals top law hack Joshua Rozenberg: https://t.co/yjHDgQJRBm
- Bar in cyber war with itself over bigwig support for Global Law Summit: https://t.co/TyW0QaAaLt
- Telly sensation and barrister Judge Rinder takes best man duties at Cumberbatch wedding: https://t.co/SYwkHhtHPP
- Don’t panic, George tells Amal as couple beefs up domestic security: https://t.co/I8hxfpBxjz
- Tom Cruise is still loitering around the Inns of Court: https://t.co/2YjVrLVlvN
- University of Law stems flow to BPP and snares Linklaters for five-year LPC deal: https://t.co/ruHSP9oZjH
- Freshly-minted QC defends silk system – and bacon buttie picture: https://t.co/vc2jcoyfTS
- Government Magna Carta law summit hit again -- Lord Green bails as keynote speaker: https://t.co/drJPlHE3qz
- The 10 stages of failing to get a vac scheme: https://t.co/v85CwlcUkH
- Pancake Day triggers rush to legal texts: https://t.co/jVwXQD889g
- Why it's time to scrap the QC title: https://t.co/1yf1uO8wjM
- Law student run burger shack takes top London eatery honours: https://t.co/L3aNKM10Fr
- Training contract numbers take another tumble: https://t.co/AoM6D21UIT
- Classic Fleet Street legal bookshop to become an Itsu: https://t.co/mLeOZu0Yfc
- Baroness Hale bemoans 11 years of women judges being overlooked for promotion to the highest court: https://t.co/H9LK9fsps0
- Connected and protected: balancing children’s online freedom and safety http://t.co/JZggocH87j
- We’ll all die one day. Isn’t it time we got used to the idea? | Tim Lott http://t.co/hfkuNqLaEl
- George Osborne says HSBC tax evasion prosecutions not his job http://t.co/WL9951t0RU
- Motorists could recoup 'millions' on illegal parking fines http://t.co/ERTZ3QOBy4
- What are multinationals doing to champion rights of millions trapped in modern-day slavery? http://t.co/HiEkGKX7Jb
- Guildhall music teacher Philip Pickett jailed for raping female students http://t.co/SxDVNyZBkX
- Big Fat Gypsy Wedding investigation handled correctly, high court rules http://t.co/y7LmLTvfto
- King & Spalding boosts revenue by 8 per cent to $934m | The Lawyer http://t.co/vYVPvMSuBS
- BSB moots handing more control of pupillage over to chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/v3VejfwNye
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case grows revenue by 4 per cent to hit $1.5bn in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/2sLeLDjW7G
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- Money laundering: thank you, Canada | Law Gazette http://t.co/05bwQZHDp4
- Revise domestic abuse legal aid rules, MoJ urged | Law Gazette http://t.co/mX4NIKEzLn
- High Court allows judicial review on legal aid for inquests | Law Gazette http://t.co/mWneqZL9TB
- RAC: Millions in private parking penalties 'charged illegally' http://t.co/ThzxQvIHuK
- US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes http://t.co/a9i4XTFfOx
- Guildhall School of Music teacher jailed for sex attacks http://t.co/hbh7qYYnWf
- Care worker Melissa Swift admits 'bleach' murder attempt http://t.co/PWRVf01dqW
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Report reveals poor morale of government lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/5AusqF4HbQ
- Court Appeal overturns ruling that law firm wrongly paid out £2.3m from client account | Legal Futures http://t.co/zBqWHJSiZd
- All legal services regulators should be under duty to promote economic growth, SRA says | Legal Futures http://t.co/2df0DSKBSt
- Lawyers using libel threats to "intimidate" clients who post negative reviews online | Legal Futures http://t.co/NnJ8iYs1Fi
- Abid Naseer trial: MI5 agent gives evidence in long wig http://t.co/CIkYqS8sk7
- Social services ignored 18 warnings about boy, 7, who died after suffering years of abuse http://t.co/0ISIgZt49C
- Sara Cox helps convict brother's burglars by posting CCTV on Twitter http://t.co/bpGDhQplNV
- Police spend £56k on 16-day wait for criminals to pass drugs http://t.co/a2X6eso4PU
- Henna tattoos alert after woman's hair dye death http://t.co/RaXkfWWgYb
- Vogue photographer who 'discovered Twiggy' denies sex attacks on two women http://t.co/Wb88tl4bjU
- Police removal of 14-year-old girl's clothes was legal, court rules http://t.co/QvHHGtCJWR
- Met police 'pay to protest' proposal rejected by campaigners http://t.co/bPSop0bPis
- Evidence from Chicago detective's cases re-examined for multiple exonerations #US http://t.co/lVAZo0qDC7
- How Chicago police condemned the innocent: a trail of coerced confessions #US http://t.co/nIhqZzINFr
- Koch brothers join up with liberals to tackle rising prison numbers #US http://t.co/p4slgHNIGO
- Swiss raid on HSBC predicted to be repeated at other banks | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/B06KW6apxH
- Vice Media parties on $300k dinner as Paul Weiss M&A lawyer arrives | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VkQIHcqpo7
- US prosecutors take aim at individuals over financial crisis | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NFMu0M9VLm
- Barrister warns over new 'fundamentally dishonest' rule | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tjIZkGjZoL
- UK security service admits to surveillance breaches of human rights law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vrwe44KK64
- Luxury companies face challenge over social media | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JL0l8qFRpr
- Clients value knowledge over cost | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TmzaciWVvK
- Uganda hit by law firm mergers under pressure from international clients | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o4ra8Aq4gP
- The rich people who say they are happy to pay their taxes http://t.co/7K4gp5pewC
- Be careful who you swear at on the train http://t.co/3yLXRHoro5
- Police lost 20,000 stop-search records after 'wrong button pressed' http://t.co/vpwyBov7e0
- Brusthom Ziamani: Teenager guilty of plot to behead soldier http://t.co/hrdDV7haFH
- Generation Y lawyers less proud of their employers but more able to achieve work/life balance | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGDrP2ghmT
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Us Firm Proskauer targets London. Again. | The Lawyer http://t.co/6cDCimlanF
- University of Law renews five-year partnership with Linklaters | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nl8snyUKs6
- Children will express their opinion to judges hearing them | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bNMk9fibwX
- Treasury Solicitor’s Department to get face lift | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/EiSkhTfuik
- Criminal Bar comes to blows over GLS involvement | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Nmdtf1RJwp
- Government ‘admits lawyer snooping unlawful’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/J3dCDuuTvb
