FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) now has 1,200 law firms on its financial stability watchlist, with more likely to join it shortly. Full story - Legal Futures
- LSB chair calls on Law Society and SRA to stop "spats" | Legal Futures http://t.co/rUJEKOnTHV
 - E-billing could save you 10% of legal spending, GCs told | Law Gazette http://t.co/mMm2q68nLb
 - Pan-European sales law clears parliamentary hurdle | Law Gazette http://t.co/il7Og0kgw3
 - Pannone responds to Slater & Gordon link | Law Gazette http://t.co/15OsmknqBp
 - Barclays plans lending increase for firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/bNMErgzec1
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: Another Mancunian merger for Slater & Gordon? | The Lawyer http://t.co/c7W1T0JW0n
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: Keoghs makes triple partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/IzGMOT94Rr
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: Goldsmith kick off anti-gay challenge by Singapore High Court in favour of local counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/0TIHFeollZ
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon circles Pannone as consumer legal services market consolidates | The Lawyer http://t.co/6cc8MBnqyO
 - Employment tribunal fees: high price to pay for justice? http://t.co/B00UaymS9j
 - MALAYSIA: People’s tribunal just a publicity stunt, says Attorney General http://t.co/wrfyqiJoaL
 - ISRAEL: Noted Palestinian human rights lawyer jailed without charge http://t.co/ed1jgalxE5
 - YEMEN: Attacks on journalists threaten Yemeni freedom http://t.co/4QSPNpxarq
 - Indigenous rights affect a third of land in emerging-economy deals - study http://t.co/ZIvVxhk0WD
 - 'Rights holders should do more to deliver value for sponsors' http://t.co/83U7r0xAf5
 - NIGERIA: Former Bank MD Akingbola’s Trial Stalled Due To Transfer Of Judge http://t.co/xZz5splc1Z
 - London trial of Nigerian politician told of $15m cash bribe http://t.co/Dlv8fnGSqc
 - The untold risks of the US Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions http://t.co/g0XRlqadYI
 - INDIA: Fast-track courts slow down justice http://t.co/5JE74xGXr6
 - Lawyer of patient ‘left minutes from death’ attacks hospital inquiry http://t.co/QH5eDWakKj
 - Courts grant recognition and enforcement of unreasoned foreign arbitral award http://t.co/1mjXzjI8Vv
 - The perfect political storm for violent extremism has descended on GREECE http://t.co/YavA7O5AXq
 - As Oil Thieves Bleed NIGERIA, Report Says, Officials Profit http://t.co/BejDd8NuuB
 - US: Texas Court Overturns Conviction former Republican politican accused of laundering corporate contributions http://t.co/i965UHa4Gf
 - Pope Says Church Is ‘Obsessed’ With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control http://t.co/6cZOSfj2gU
 - US: Small businesses temporarily sidestep health law http://t.co/OJTRBKDPj9
 - Smoking ban plan for prisons prompts fear of disturbances http://t.co/ZkgHGFGhUQ
 - The district judge's big secret is out - her first name is Barbara! http://t.co/at0btp50um
 - What the death of my cat taught me about assisted dying http://t.co/pqsCYA3PXP
 - Kevin Nunes murder: Possible police charges http://t.co/OidiQ97i5t
 - US: Honesty pays off for homeless Boston man, who was a former County Court employee http://t.co/JjmhktpDRK
 - Who are vigilante group Letzgo Hunting? http://t.co/Zw3E2BFG70
 - Police officer critically injured in hit-and-run in Sutton http://t.co/S63zVKy9m7
 - Richard Lambert, ex-CBI chief, to lead UK banking standards body http://t.co/pO12MJhIth
 - Barclays Bank computer theft: Eight held over £1.3m haul http://t.co/lAMPzcKbnP
 - Gordon Brown's spin doctor Damian McBride reveals smears against Brown's rivals http://t.co/LTbXPXqONA
 - Former MSP Bill Walker jailed for 12 months for domestic abuse http://t.co/LcIZIb7LDa
 - TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
 - Cyber-blackmailers 'abusing hundreds of UK children' http://t.co/tVlWJgQRFW
 - RUSSIA 'seizes' Greenpeace ship after Arctic rig protest http://t.co/Pql5LHDinS
 - Smoking ban considered for prisons http://t.co/NeyLKExs1N
 - JP Morgan makes $920m London Whale payout to regulators http://t.co/CJRGLgfEme
 - How does foreign policy impact human rights?: http://t.co/TO1R40jCyz
 - THAILAND: Justice dept seeks to stamp out torture http://t.co/knQU1W4UIB
 - Durham detectives issue new CCTV footage in runner’s death investigation http://t.co/g5qPoDfid5
 - Shamed Merseyside solicitor stood to make £150,000 from wills of elderly women clients http://t.co/sGa0kXoVRU
 - IRELAND: Tribunal recommends Dublin solicitor be struck off http://t.co/jxBX5QM6Nj
 - Former Bosnian prison camp guard extradited by US judge http://t.co/HH0aHaqrFD
 - IRELAND: Legislation paving the way for Bord Gáis Energy sale reaches Dáil stage as bid deadline looms http://t.co/M2S5IEqg0O
 - NEW ZEALAND: Law students to be rewarded for pro bono work http://t.co/JTEEOFoTJq
 - PAKISTAN: Karachi law and order case: Chief Secretary Sindh submits report http://t.co/9bWGqIB9uD
 - Scottish Ledingham Chalmers has reported a record turnover for its most recent financial year http://t.co/aUhw9X070C
 - FRANCE: Law to ban under-16s from beauty contests http://t.co/eBNBku4CHz
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: McGuireWoods poaches FCA chief criminal counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/6NQcxYE60d
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF retains record number of trainees | The Lawyer http://t.co/atavDBBAhN
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills settle £140m London Underground claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/4FQ4bSMCKD
 - Top conveyancing firm warns of separate representation "calamity" | Legal Futures http://t.co/8aKp6yxtee
 - Met Police admits force did go undercover to investigate Lawrence supporters http://t.co/bIOQd89OPw
 - Did you know the legal definition of rape and 'consent' is changing? Here's how http://t.co/tZBJqR1zuz
 - Lax security enabled 'ruthless' criminal to break free, court hears http://t.co/54s0l3phMr
 - Twitter trolls spark rise in internet crime for police http://t.co/ZHIWdwu7a3
 - Courts see rise in applications for privacy injunctions http://t.co/SQNmgBvw4i
 - ARGENTINA calls for extradition of Francoists over human rights abuses http://t.co/Q9aAktX4gm
 - Personal injury foreign currency payment first | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f9jmli2t1m
 - Financial Conduct Authority Counsel to join McGuireWoods | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9mNVBMD616
 - Hong Kong tycoon changes lawyers mid-trial | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Obtu7feABX
 - Law firms shrink in Australia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2DCJ4NrszV
 - ACC moves to protect legal privilege for in-house lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/frXik64yoU
 - Pussy Riot lawyer and client to square up in October | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RpAvgF9nDb
 - Privatising probation may undermine essential voluntary services http://t.co/fp9bvWZ8Eh
 - Conan Doyle estate seeks to preserve US copyright of Sherlock Holmes's 'complex personality' http://t.co/OOsu8HtaqO
 - LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Herbert Smith settle £142m London Underground claim | Legalweek http://t.co/Qhz5qgKL94
 - NEW ZEALAND: Gasps over judge's sex-case explanation http://t.co/IwjWn8YUCL
 - Final attempt to stop incinerator as £25k raised to hire top barrister http://t.co/5yf5sD0crd
 - AUSTRALIA: Back to the mutton chops? Barristers prefer to dine alone http://t.co/inUHor2l7H
 - AUSTRALIA: Barrister Tom Cox and prosecutor Mark Norman appointed Senior Counsel http://t.co/Zdbm1ot7Ia
 - Do the police act at the behest of the UK's rich and powerful? http://t.co/BLXXlcpqBa
 - ‘Conversation with Justice Elena Kagan,’ part of UK law school lecture series, now sold out http://t.co/0hDfLvNXIW
 - SWEDEN: Court rules masturbation in public is legal, if not directed at anyone specific http://t.co/O4eDxhihdX
 - Lord McNally: Coalition will never abolish human rights laws http://t.co/cHHfGZnW0K
 - Leyton Orient lose Olympic Stadium Judicial Review of tenancy bid http://t.co/rugmSqcbC8
 - Pilot, believed to be from Pakistani Airlines, arrested at Leeds Bradford Airport on suspicion of being drunk http://t.co/05zg93isVT
 - Marikana: SOUTH AFRICA police 'lied over mine shootings' http://t.co/psZ5r2aTql
 - Does the way that lawyers are encouraged to think and work make them vulnerable to depression?: http://t.co/ZFYWbrnHog
 - The Only Legal Way to Escape US Taxes Besides Death and Renunciation http://t.co/UbzWgwiUSP
 - Aspiring solicitors are to get help from actors as they seek to polish their skills http://t.co/SLGTiljww8
 - US: Obama legal adviser plans return to private practice http://t.co/QmLjxFzeNc
 - The body of a newborn baby has been found on a rubbish tip in West Yorkshire http://t.co/sUgBMMS1UV
 - GREECE: PM Antonis Samaras condemns 'neo-Nazi' killing by fascist Golden Dawn party member http://t.co/fU9ath8dZh
 - JK Rowling: Single Mums 'Face Stigmatisation' http://t.co/23Xm2NW2ZL