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- Why the surge in Muslim prisoners? http://t.co/LGcHUGMBxX
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- Crufts in crisis as petition to strip Best in Show winner of title surpasses 100,000 amid animal cruelty claims http://t.co/QX59agGDWd
- Women's groups 'held hostage' over violence bill in Wales http://t.co/3J4p3lkmZD
- #GERMANY used legal tricks to avoid WW2 reparations: claim Greek PM http://t.co/IuhgRWex55
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- British businessman Richard Branson calls for clemency for convicted foreigners on death row in #INDONESIA http://t.co/tIEauidYe6
- #PERU eyes backing bill to resume shooting down drug planes http://t.co/NLPhVEp30H
- Blurred Lines jury awards Marvin Gaye family $7m #US http://t.co/kUaYY6hRW8
- #ITALY court upholds Berlusconi acquittal in prostitution case http://t.co/lFeBS7bRVG
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- Second 'IRA rape victim' speaks out http://t.co/rSkqUQ8AaP
- Syria girls: Met Police chief apologises for letter failure http://t.co/LAqUzipc7d
- Controversial Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC "following a fracas" with a producer http://t.co/mZY6JkVtnH
- Being smart is no protection against law firm failure, says law dean | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Zpt9j0QlLQ
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- Integreon CEO tells law firms 'stop talking about the future' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BdpIGxgqJc
- Crowell & Moring votes for a female chair | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gh7nJJ32Nz
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- Litigation funding widens its net | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Tg1vLHtyte
- HMRC issues almost £100m in tax return penalties | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8yCHuZ2r41
- Public confidence in the criminal justice system undermined by gun laws | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/VCKujH17uN
- Lawyers in ‘final showdown’ over legal aid | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/B8ulzyOEaN
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