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FOCUS OF THE DAY: David Miranda detention prompts outcry over 'gross misuse' of terror laws. Journalists, human rights lawyers and civil liberties campaigners condemn Miranda's nine-hour detention at Heathrow. Full story - Guardian Law
- World's smallest mobile proves hit with prisoners http://t.co/SwgEEPUCZ9
- David Miranda's lawyer says client treated 'in most egregious manner' at Heathrow - video http://t.co/1LHl503Qmp
- Court prosecutors in HONG KONG need not be replaced by legally qualified lawyers, according to a top prosecutor http://t.co/SKY0r2rHwy
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP global private equity head McKeeve leaves for Jones Day | Legalweek http://t.co/5qB16puEK1
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon set to acquire UK's Fentons as revenue rises 37 per cent globally | The Lawyer http://t.co/VMgg06o5YC
- The city of 2050 - Note the obvious obvious immision of legal or finance sector buildings? http://t.co/24XjKk1bzB
- Edward Snowden files: No 10 contacted Guardian http://t.co/PDlCexq7kl
- Murderer Arthur Hutchinson in whole-life tariff appeal http://t.co/ZIfa8wSR2F
- Oakwood and Drake Hall prison inmates paid to work in call centres http://t.co/71weZzl92R
- EGYPT crisis: Court to rule on Hosni Mubarak release http://t.co/F6gO9vCSFo
- HMP Bronzefield prisoner segregated for more than five years http://t.co/VeZp3yv47j
- PERU drugs: UK pair charged with drug offences http://t.co/bn3VF9tF4h
- Purchase of Fentons is under way, Slater & Gordon says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gxtdCgbvZl
- Where has everyone gone? Holiday season for lawyers and others | Law Gazette http://t.co/iBliiutxaA
- Boycotting Vodka Won’t Help RUSSIA’s Gays http://t.co/AESSaxcjWM
- AFGHAN Villagers Tell of Slaughter by a US Soldier in Kandahar http://t.co/tB7NjR1nkD
- British Newspaper Has Advantages in Battle With Government Over Secrets http://t.co/AwujERkXQO
- Facial Scanning Is Making Gains in Surveillance http://t.co/CyTnmQKPO0
- US: Prisoner rights lawyer says force-feeding breaks international law http://t.co/9JFkxsStJ9
- UN human rights chief questions legality of drone strikes http://t.co/N4pDSnQH4p
- N KOREA: Illegal drugs 'treated as wonder cures' http://t.co/9OTwiNnVC7
- IRELAND: Woman with bowel disorder wins HSE discrimination case http://t.co/YyyE40EN6n
- ZAMBIA: Tribunal judicial review: Judge orders State to show seriousness http://t.co/97yEoE5pZ7
- INDIA: Ghaziabad courts remained closed for the eighth day after being forcibly shut by angry lawyers http://t.co/QYRhmjPyzD
- US: Anti-Patent Bias in Applying Injunction Test Results in District Court’s Reversal – Aria Diagnostics v. Sequenom http://t.co/M3lC9sZXCA
- CANADA: Courts side with Rogers in Chatr Competition Bureau complaint http://t.co/baGkMXAtN3
- PAKISTAN: Pervez Musharraf's trial may be cathartic for the nation http://t.co/NbUpzTIIWZ
- US: Alex Rodriguez’s new lawyer has conflict of interest, says Brian Cashman’s alleged mistress in court papers http://t.co/41OMym2VPk
- SOUTH AFRICA: Max Boqwana, former President Mbeki's lawyer withdraws from arms commission http://t.co/QKQosUd08X
- NEW ZEALAND: 'Urewera 4' lawyer declared bankrupt http://t.co/ty5gdRxIjR
- Topics for Law Blogging http://t.co/5zXHDF9KW6
- CHILE: Monsanto Law - What the law "does is put food sovereignty at risk by making it dependent on big corporations" http://t.co/JesZe2vQY9
- US: Alphabetical LLM/GRADUATE LAW Programe Guide http://t.co/OroPLrR7QH
- BRAZIL passes law directing all oil royalties to health care and education http://t.co/eqpEpXIzdr
- Why Is Law Fertile For Economics? A lecturers perspective http://t.co/SXGyCJNODs
- Did the Guardian comply with an “official direction” under the Official Secrets Act? http://t.co/uLvDIGUqP4
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- David Miranda's detention had no basis in law, says former lord chancellor Lord Falconer http://t.co/K2hbhtIZ0x
- Quotas for Criminals | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/zDqE0SviwF
- The President lacks Constitutional Power of Prosecutorial Discretion: Part II | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/gCMXPvj32D
- The President lacks Constitutional Power of Prosecutorial Discretion: Part I | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/L5ydB15LBR
- Europe urged to lead the way for future payments http://t.co/JWy0etbbYp
- Prism threatens 'sovereignty' of all EU data http://t.co/dHGWGxnV0q
- Religion and law round up – 18th August http://t.co/v1abRolvLE
- NEW ZEALAND: Just a tweak? The Employment Relations Amendment Bill http://t.co/OAo1bkvO0T
- Why the trial of Bo Xilai speaks ill of CHINA – a country he was once tipped to rule http://t.co/AosJB28Sih
- Police investigate email hacking complaint from Yes Scotland campaigners http://t.co/QQhOsFGJKR
- Innocent bus driver stabbed in head by screaming woman who 'mistook him for someone else' http://t.co/eLfcpwQfSm
- Ducks decapitated in suspected satanic act in Devon's Teign Valley http://t.co/DMNbVKZqNJ
- Are David Miranda and Caroline Lucas victims or criminals? http://t.co/KxTqFsXkoA
- Murderer lodges first 'whole life' appeal in wake of European human rights ruling http://t.co/jz0IsAdBIW
- 'The riots? Best thing for Tottenham in ages’ http://t.co/lIw68ngopO
- Top private client lawyers set for first Hong Kong Private Client Forum | Legalweek http://t.co/Oa4dUSvXmY
- LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons completes HK pay overhaul ahead of SJB tie-up | Legalweek http://t.co/QP9kSSJVQc
- Panel says pooling interest will soften aid cutbacks | Legal Futures http://t.co/o14Wu8NaBO
- Challinors break up begins | Legal Futures http://t.co/oTp3aqRGOU
- The law that empowered ECUADOR's disabled http://t.co/JEyIjrwAfd
- Belfast law firm Carson McDowell has hired a prominent partner from the corporate department of rival Pinsent Masons http://t.co/kIdfNmh8sG
- Law gives harsh powers for terror detentions http://t.co/BM859UBSCa
- Pension changes will mean millions of people are worse off, TUC says http://t.co/qORSH2EJyh
- US Judge endorses use of fraud law against Bank of America http://t.co/bALS8MUGAN
- NEW ZEALAND: Spy law set to pass despite final flurry of opposition http://t.co/v5snWwbjNn
- Police shoot man in Walthamstow, east London http://t.co/9RamzKf92m
- ZIMBABWE: Opposition leader Tsvangirai may be charged for 'judiciary insult' http://t.co/n03auTb3aX
- US judge approves Kodak plan to exit bankruptcy http://t.co/9AV6dDA8KY
- US: Legislation to Close Rape Law Loophole Headed to Governor's Desk http://t.co/X4zotIgMTH
- IRELAND: Tough legislation needed to put manners on social media websites http://t.co/AE3jVfQ1yF
- Scotch pancakes and T S Eliot the perfect companion for a night of full moon http://t.co/kXrzga7aJJ
- CUBA: Family of Cuban activist Oswaldo Payá sue Castro security officials for murder http://t.co/oKdC8U38U5
- Alan Rusbridger: I would rather destroy the copied files than hand them back to the NSA and GCHQ - video http://t.co/eoE8Sa4Aq8
- As in Russia, the terror threat has become the excuse to curtail our rights here in Britain http://t.co/Gs9YN7nDNG
- Law firms trail accountants on IT by 'several' years | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XzAmFKfdAm
- A&O Australia re-considers graduate intake | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dgQyfbtng0
- S&P seeks to question US officials over fraud charge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x1kZQOkawW
- Jones Day is centre stage as legal battle starts in Detroit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6BHcAAvpeG
- Academics back role of M&A specialists | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jwuFXeW0NK
- Swiss lawyer co-operates with US prosecutors over tax evasion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GeCLyOIkI7
- Demand for legal advice falls in the US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gw8H3WKJBk
- Could David Miranda be a terrorist? http://t.co/AJZmr62TmN
- Electronic Surveillance and Human Rights http://t.co/xWt6oGbguq
- Making women's rights human rights http://t.co/PVDwCIMAKH
- PALESTINE: Human Rights Watch urges Gaza’s Hamas rulers to halt executions http://t.co/YHmubkNoVx
- GERMANY: Bitcoin is legal – just don’t try paying your taxes with it http://t.co/uACA1vDfDF
- NIGERIA: Legal aid council trains community leaders on alternative dispute resolution http://t.co/3G6WqEkKWp
- Legal challenge to protect Streatham offices being turned into flats http://t.co/uCqDqm74kD
- US: Harlem Shake DJ Bauer made NOTHING from global hit due to legal loophole http://t.co/wSRe5zWdXy
- 51% in survey give separate legal representation in Scotland thumbs down http://t.co/bUWaxvyZ27
- Ambulance 'errors' in baby death case, solicitor says http://t.co/PyjiZicdrY
- School injury claims bill is over £800,000 in five years http://t.co/CSeXzri7zW
- Anonymous 'hacks Mole Valley council website' http://t.co/SmvXatikrg
- US: Justice for survivors of sexual assault http://t.co/KDttdYWlEn
- INDIA: Juvenile Justice Board verdict on Delhi bus gang rape put off till Aug 31 http://t.co/bVUbEDnq6g
- INDIA: How are Supreme Court judges allowed sirens on their car? http://t.co/HVfaqRJEtu
- Tributes to popular Warwick Crown Court judge who has retired after 40 years http://t.co/ZUY1IMw5HC
- Are Britain's barristers living on borrowed time? http://t.co/0ZR0gKFBbP
- AUSTRALIA: Papua New Guinea asylum seeker deal - Barrister details High Court challenge http://t.co/yOEExcomSK
- Prescription Law change: Physiotherapists and podiatrists to independently prescribe drugs to their patients http://t.co/QbBknc9W55
- ARGENTINA's president and Grupo Clarìn go head-to-head over media law http://t.co/uRqAHm7MCb
- Miranda's rights: how Europe can learn from Latin America's independence http://t.co/3nzzO1zDsh
- David Miranda detention: many journalists hold sensitive information http://t.co/hOxdFsGZv9
- NSA files: why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files http://t.co/kCxox5Q1r1
- Should we judge people of past eras for moral failings? http://t.co/YCtNAmlXSE
- Schools accused of anti-gay language in sex education http://t.co/Ay6ZksgAD5
- Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87 http://t.co/jWkjZus2Uq
- Operation Elveden: Eight people charged http://t.co/FktXLhOdGP
- PERU drugs: UK women arrive in court http://t.co/JWVB0BtLQJ
- David Miranda Heathrow detention: No 10 'kept abreast of operation' http://t.co/TLjAwB38IX
- Matrix leads challenge over detention of Guardian journalist's partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rz03CmbFfg
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Allen & Overy lawyer takes top slot at Saudi energy company | The Lawyer http://t.co/daF2LbUZZx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Liverpool firm SGI Legal bags first chunk of Challinors | The Lawyer http://t.co/lsayqdnGUP
- Extra interest from client accounts ‘should fund advice sector’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3ggDNr3TSv
- A new way into the law - Legal apprenticeship schemes | Law Gazette http://t.co/kczFX5GpnD
- Full pension for part-time judge in Supreme Court battle | Law Gazette http://t.co/4whj58gOgG
- SWEDEN: Swedish women don headscarves after assault on Muslim http://t.co/locCWj7hb6
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