Today's video story: Rio 2016 is over and much is made of the legacy that the Games leave, but who will actually benefit?
Focus of the day: Latest figures for the number of A-level students embarking on law degrees suggest the supply of law graduates will continue to exceed the profession’s demand – despite undergraduate vacancies remaining at nearly 30 universities. According to figures reported by admissions service Ucas, 22,890 applicants have been placed in the subject group of M (law) this year, compared with 19,480 four years ago. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
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- #FRANCE defended Charlie Hebdo's right to offend – so why can't a Muslim woman in a burkini 'offend' us too? https://t.co/Z6KAAiSTE0
- As an American doctor who recently visited A&E I have a message for British people https://t.co/TsK7I4jQPw
- There are reasons to be cheerful about post-Brexit nationalism – honestly https://t.co/VmlXkx6k7c
- Resentful Americans turn a blind eye to Trump's faults however fatal the consequences may be #US https://t.co/eSzCw2pH4u
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- Rio police charge disgraced #US swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report #BRAZIL https://t.co/DW8ZIbEIzm
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- Slater & Gordon stems losses and says UK changes are 'starting to bear fruit' - Legal Futures https://t.co/nh2iAT2Tb8
- 'We're watching you' - Legal Services Board warns Law Society over £61m IT project - Legal Futures https://t.co/Hz9UqmDs8F
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- Slater & Gordon predicts A$1bn loss for 2015/16 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SXbgQbvjLJ
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- A&O moves London capital markets head to Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FiOW8sOC2p
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- Athletes angry at Rio shanty accommodation after #Kenya officials overstay their welcome in Rio https://t.co/8AhlRUI6s9
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- Small firms take advantage of record rise in conveyancing | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Qg0Hax5weI
- Law Society rejects calls for ‘misleading’ price publication | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/aslpDzk8q9
- A solicitor (David Lloyd George) who broke the mould (and a lock) | Law Gazette https://t.co/oGkG4ztdrj
- Third-party JR funders must be allowed anonymity – Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/BS48PYoNLf
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- Head teacher Ashley Yates jailed for filming pupils in toilets https://t.co/hp3gAyO524
- #FRANCE 'burkini ban': Court to rule on beach fines https://t.co/YIkjMfntIN
- Migrants rescued from sandbank off Kent coast https://t.co/u6vh9XWKBg
- Arrested Royal Marine 'victim of 2002 sectarian attack' https://t.co/EiWrgSSKhN
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