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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Criminal courts charge piles woe on defendants stuck in ‘medieval’ justice system. Ministry of Justice needs to look elsewhere to find funding for the courts, committee told. Full story - Solicitors Journal
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Criminal courts charge piles woe on defendants stuck in ‘medieval’ justice system. Ministry of Justice needs to look elsewhere to find funding for the courts, committee told. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- Clayton Utz seeks Sydney home | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yBn7VcKgqT
- Mediators aided by neuroscience | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IPu2ZEfk2Z
- Hausfeld to launch in Berlin with Burford Capital | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wIRDUJmMhM
- NHS loses millions of pounds annually due to obsolete law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/AwMGA7NuPL
- Horwich Farrelly doubles apprentice intake | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/RbEAUEKYtU
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- In the UK a Law Regulates How Supermarkets Can Deal with Their Suppliers https://t.co/DS2yhnGWzq
- #QATAR emir approves changes to disputed labour law https://t.co/bO8ihiT6DG
- Belfast law firm Arthur Cox wins Coca-Cola contract https://t.co/mbUsWJICGK
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- #US Senate approves CISA cyber-spy-law, axes privacy safeguards https://t.co/jWgv8hHWa4
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- Roman Polanski should be extradited to the US says new #Polish government https://t.co/wbIXDdph51
- #US judge compares forcing Apple to bypass password to providing execution drugs https://t.co/8rUuttG1Jm
- Top 100 US CEOs sitting on retirement nest egg of nearly $5bn #US https://t.co/mpjNqmsBIp
- Dominic Grieve: PM shouldn't have changed ministerial code https://t.co/o5RJZQVfjg
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- Hobby Lobby investigated for trying to import ancient artifacts from #Iraq https://t.co/FkDa20vLxU
- UK firms must show proof they have no links to slave labour under new rules https://t.co/DrdI2RRWhg
- Scotland beat Australia by 1 point in Lawyers’ World Cup | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pDShVHSjih
- Domestic abuse up in past year with female on male abuse forming 18 per cent of all incidents | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NWpucuugaC
- New court rules for child welfare reporters | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8dmNr9Zrfq
- Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) Winter Tour | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Q12IuLEk9C
- Edinburgh granted powers to stamp out legal highs | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PmBXShpBeI
- Police Scotland overspend to reach £25m by end of financial year | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EPXaXCodMz
- Health and safety prosecutions surge by 49 per cent in past year | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/r9O9TY0bFs
- Appleby shuts down London office in "resource refocus" | The Lawyer https://t.co/AtmlOI83VX
- Hausfeld launches in Berlin with €30m litigation pot from Burford Capital | The Lawyer https://t.co/pSMZl6DH0e
- Slater & Gordon hires new GC as Morrison moves to UK | The Lawyer https://t.co/oMKkncyBYH
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- Calls for transgender woman to be moved from male prison https://t.co/08oAyuELaQ
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- MP: courts charge stops guilty ‘working the system’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/QNiXb93gDJ
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- Criminal courts charge piles woe on defendants stuck in ‘medieval’ justice system | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ifUv1CNFr0
- Solicitors remain first choice for wills | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/S1e0h7jGyL
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- Student raped on first day at #Cardiff University accused of exaggerating attack because she ‘regretted drunk sex’ https://t.co/Wtk3a3oWyp
