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- Don't cross the line? But sometimes a cyclist has to to stay safe http://t.co/PH2NeysSii
- Man who killed three generations in Cwmbran fire has sentence increased http://t.co/hlfCGvCSSp
- Second UK member of Greenpeace crew jailed in Russia is denied bail http://t.co/OUZeCQuv7K
- Crown Prosecution Service admits misleading public over complaints http://t.co/tSedtauybp
- High Court delivers blow to libel tourism in Magnitsky libel ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/BQ3GvKNFLw
- SRA seeks to save millions with intervention rules change | Law Gazette http://t.co/VVT7CI77E7
- Training overhaul at least four years away, says SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/ETjLfhqh93
- Penningtons buys Manches in pre-pack deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/AQWYCpqpI3
- A World Without Privacy: WAR IS PEACE - FREEDOM IS SLAVERY - IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH http://t.co/CVR4XGUbO3
- Testing Europe’s Conscience - the drowning of more than 300 Africans near the Italian island of Lampedusa http://t.co/jf2oRgi2M4
- BURMA: European Union begins drafting new resolution following diplomatic pressure from the United States http://t.co/3EJ1lrJr4B
- African Regional Civil Society Convening on Human Rights & Business, 25-27th Nov, GHANA http://t.co/536mBcI5Gq
- UK ignores human rights to increase China trade deal http://t.co/kf41KAFJjz
- CUBA: Human rights defender physically attacked at her home and arrested http://t.co/M1n2KvKsJv
- SAUDI ARABIA Celebrate Four Years of ACPRA, Their Defiant Human Rights Organization http://t.co/pbKlh3vUlu
- ANGOLA condemns human rights violations in Western Sahara http://t.co/kls9SCShtR
- Lawyers link tax evasion and human rights http://t.co/Lg0RwLcRmY
- 'Strong ties' with INDONESIA should mean ending human rights abuses http://t.co/YkoECsBwVp
- RUSSIA: Top human rights council agrees on broad amnesty plan http://t.co/qALzdYHap4
- Teaching human rights can be lonely with little student and staff support http://t.co/uzTTY0tjVn
- A guide to determining which type of fat cat lawyer the Daily Mail thinks you are: http://t.co/TdntpX1rL4
- AUSTRALIA: The Criminal Defence Lawyer’s Memorial http://t.co/n76ZcoMIcP
- SOUTH AFRICA: Equality courts ‘crying out for work’ http://t.co/E0SWj79PSz
- IRELAND: Court hears allegations Thomas Byrne defrauded 91-year-old woman http://t.co/mRRrCaUYr1
- US: Federal courts delay cases, warn of more drastic measures as shutdown drags on http://t.co/J9EmoaotFh
- Ian Watkins trial: Jurors to be offered counselling http://t.co/zJhWsSRYfH
- The sad tale of the lollipop man who was told he couldn't high-five anymore http://t.co/Qdpa3iSXP7
- What is the reasonable way for UK asylum seekers to 'prove they are gay'? http://t.co/brxrM3OdrX
- Drink-driving increases among elderly http://t.co/avjsCg5tgh
- NEW ZEALAND dismisses major internet companies’ disputes with new spying law http://t.co/oeVz5H96Yu
- CHINA: Forced student labour in making Apple & Playstation products is central to the Chinese economic miracle http://t.co/EcLXxRmUH3
- AUSTRALIA: Queensland bikie prison plan is 'madness', civil rights groups say http://t.co/G0XI7JV50z
- Undercover police legal battle continues http://t.co/1zWchBnUGb
- Libel tourism at an end, say lawyers following high court rulings http://t.co/CB0e5nBiUE
- Cambridgeshire Police carry out migrant worker raids http://t.co/M0gwvOSQbm
- Birmingham suspected brothels raided by police http://t.co/bBRZBJjLG1
- Cyberbullying law needed, says children's commissioner for Wales http://t.co/cJYapXnfY0
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Tribunals Bill welcomed by The Scottish Government’s Justice Committee: http://t.co/76HPFTtD4h
- PHILIPPINES: Supreme Court will conduct a lifestyle check on judges and court personnel http://t.co/xyR3tYlhJI
- INDIA: Book on history of Assam judiciary released http://t.co/ZRct7j3iMh
- GHANA: Former President promises to help Chief Justice in ridding Judiciary of bribery and corruption accusations http://t.co/MlIXxXeh3Y
- US: Delaware judge lifts secrecy surrounding Al Jazeera-AT&T case http://t.co/ZChBwrWMNF
- US: South Carolina man who shot teenager in head will NOT face trial http://t.co/NbIsIady6v
- Buyers left in 14-year limbo by home-title dispute http://t.co/u7IIwNB8Th
- Liverpool Lawyer Andrew Todd faces being struck off for failing to report suspicions of money laundering http://t.co/LEVq2ilr9d
- A day in the life...of a solicitor - Laura Austin, partner of Levy and Co, based in Clacton http://t.co/NeSWvCPqfE
- IRELAND: Byrne trial hears woman was unable to sign forms http://t.co/pEa6sA4tbt
- AUSTRALIA: Gatto solicitor David Chapman walks free on suspended sentence for drug trafficking http://t.co/R01bODVCc5
- Impunity feared in COLOMBIA military justice law http://t.co/FW0R9Z9OlD
- The Climate Justice Fund allows Scotland to share its expertise http://t.co/ksRj1wOcZE
- UGANDA: Why Justice Kisakye ruled against rebel MPs http://t.co/KrlI2C5hhA
- CHINA: Poor quality of court translations puts justice at risk, experts warn http://t.co/lfnl2knrDZ
- A man has been jailed for six months for bringing drugs into Magilligan Prison inside Kinder eggs http://t.co/TYXu2tH3g5
- Workers in IT, law, HR and marketing are the most fulfilled by their careers http://t.co/PUTTLofRpn
- Exceptions on ritual slaughter are wrong http://t.co/Cc38eK44Bi
- Scrap metal dealer fears new laws will ruin trade http://t.co/MEtvdagtjf
- Greenpeace launches legal bid to restrict UK fracking http://t.co/1fxWcGUPb6
- European court of human rights attacks UK newspapers for misleading reports http://t.co/bjAK4r1GCk
- US: Legal Bills Rising, billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A. Cohen Is Said to Plan Art Sales http://t.co/4H6b1PRySo
- Indian doctors in legal action over UK exam bias http://t.co/GelYJ5C7jp
- SOUTH AFRICA: Court orders Legal Aid to foot Marikana bill http://t.co/YCzVx77d0d
- Public sector workers at risk of prosecution if need for corroboration is removed in shake-up to the justice system http://t.co/JBYvRITOJI
- INDIA: ‘Even my lawyer seemed against our marriage’ the tale of an inter-faith marriage http://t.co/o4uNfSIGK9
- AUSTRALIA: LNP lawyer urges cabinet to leave workers compensation alone http://t.co/RBdXWAXJBg
- Guantanamo Bay lawyer uses stories she’s heard at work to write fiction http://t.co/098DY1xrPO
- US: Tampa lawyer sets up downtown bee hive http://t.co/JZ78ajPhfw
- Lawyer Interview: Jan Dalgleish is HR director Collyer Bristow | The Lawyer http://t.co/wL7OGy1RsO
- US: Court's equal rights case turns the law upside down http://t.co/SWiocFXCUt
- Glasgow Rangers rebels to go to court to force their way onto board at AGM http://t.co/JRGEFbQDxv
- INDIA: Courts should not be guided by "misplaced sympathy" while examining quantum of punishment of an offender http://t.co/X8ZSenVQLr
- KENYA: African Union against Kenyatta trial http://t.co/a7X7Kbw0H7
- CAMBODIA to hear closing statements in KRouge trial http://t.co/xr6Jtp8fVn
- NEW ZEALAND: Fraud trial against former clothing boss due to begin http://t.co/OYjN5cXaWK
- 'Act only according to the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law' | Immanuel Kant http://t.co/7szCu4B1OD
- 5 things to know about CHINA's new aged care law http://t.co/e1qcp1zX7n
- Adventures in New Forms of (Legal) Academic Publishing http://t.co/vUAmjWHmr0
- US: Duquesne law students write sustainability rules for Pittsburgh http://t.co/2a6dQnqFoe
- Law professor uses 'The Wire' to bring study of criminal law to life http://t.co/f1vblVoBmm
- US: New law bans trapping of bobcats Governor signs measure covering land near parks http://t.co/j0gN6r45TV
- US Law School Q-and-A: Applying Early, Adding Diversity Statement http://t.co/oXsy1Ul00e
- US tax law has some expatriates waiving the American flag http://t.co/LQuO4jqAki
- NEW ZEALAND: Dump spy law, IT giants urge MPs http://t.co/NjvewiAFTD
- INDIA: Sindh Govt to appoint 200 law graduates in police dept http://t.co/cCAqAOUGRC
- African rule of law declines despite economic gains, Ibrahim index shows http://t.co/xQ2QNwlk8D
- Law Society’s disciplinary arm faces claims of sharp practice http://t.co/xzWPKQFoeP
- US: New law bans firing domestic violence victims after teacher was sacked http://t.co/icvU6SgIRV
- Greenpeace law challenge will not ban UK fracking, says industry http://t.co/bG8gxQXfId
- LIBERIA's Charles Taylor prefers Rwandan jail to UK http://t.co/CO67wXkaSz
- Senghenydd: Centenary of UK's worst pit disaster marked http://t.co/Z1cAjrquZq
- Police chief direct recruitment 'to bypass constable rank' http://t.co/wyWhgDzWE8
- Man charged with Buckingham Palace intrusion http://t.co/vpYy8Ur9Ls
- Al-Sweady inquiry: Decorated soldier denies Iraqi abuse claims http://t.co/HyoCTlAwYQ
- Benefit tourism claims: European Commission urges UK to provide evidence http://t.co/wJkdcKHWRy
- US: Al-Qaeda suspect al-Liby in New York to face charges http://t.co/jIRHiDcRj2
- Jimmy Savile NHS abuse probe: 'Up to 30' hospitals involved http://t.co/47upSIsEOp
- Madeleine McCann: Police reveal 'pre-planned abduction' theory http://t.co/QW5B5ZVo6W
- Oh Lord, can't we keep religion out of politics? http://t.co/o7CAHhzNYo
- Fracking faces challenge from Lancashire farmer and Greenpeace http://t.co/xf8nVzzVor
- Charles Taylor's life behind bars: tennis and transfer woes http://t.co/t8duIvVTjI
- Lord Lester warns against further state intervention into press regulation http://t.co/CtI1sOyLDK
- Hammer falls on free Sky TV for judges http://t.co/5xD5A0RsCE
- Surveillance tribunal may allow publicity http://t.co/tonKbN2iN8
- The minority report: the impact of US foreign policy on ethnic communities http://t.co/FoU6G5MZGT
- Forced student labour is central to the Chinese economic miracle http://t.co/EcLXxRmUH3
- Firm broken up after failing to secure indemnity insurance | Legal Futures http://t.co/fo9VaObc2B
- Circuits club together to back QASA judicial review | Legal Futures http://t.co/xeV14rN9Bk
- Personal injury firms escape indemnity renewal relatively unscathed, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/4qRFlj6KGs
- Vicky Pryce bears no grudge for imprisonment and 'has to just look forward' http://t.co/1yHOW3A93V
- Former Madeleine McCann suspect defends Portuguese police http://t.co/51mvOPTgvN
- The hunting ban has failed the foxes, too http://t.co/NYsC7kquCg
- Judges dismiss wealthy foreigners’ libel cases http://t.co/q5vJq13dq1
- Attorney General: Britain's 'economic, physical and ethical well-being' depends on Europe http://t.co/H3xSvlfFed
- Rosie Millard took on mobile phone mugger and won http://t.co/0RAkvbyI3Y
- Jackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon | Law Gazette http://t.co/jHvXMPAtJU
- LCJ urges Wales to start afresh | Law Gazette http://t.co/h6SvNZmgX4
- Disclosing dirty laundry? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QCrcmbdNcv
- Wolters Kluwer divests to focus on legal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p9uwlSHAcm
- Top US sports lawyer Jim Tanner starts own practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hqksoJBCqE
- ABA International to arrive in London this week | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5F5V1u8g9u
- Amazon forest lawyer goes on trial for fraud | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8rXkvTmiPd
- Lawyers' security meeting in Pakistan ends in scuffle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cMFPvnacYI
- Squire Sanders creates healthcare fellowship first | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ul92qzClFC
- Legal costs drag JP Morgan into loss | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5qQz635fg6
- Clients get sceptical about premium law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dPe8U1ofja
- Peer makes fresh attempt at cohabitation rights bill | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7lSqE0uaXw
- The SRA has six million files in storage | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0BaU4BaeLW
- For firms to offer the same service in the same old way is selling Scotland short | The Lawyer http://t.co/wgFmxzHr9q
- Scottish model of the independent law firm has a lot going for it | The Lawyer http://t.co/vCihhlKS4x
- There are concerns that Scottish planning policy could put the brake on development | The Lawyer http://t.co/ofs6mAXmY4
- Real estate deals in Scotland are up but there are complex motives behind the sales | The Lawyer http://t.co/tKWeAmP0g8
- International firms are finding the French market has passed its best | The Lawyer http://t.co/tVHekFpTD8
- Document management: The digital edge | The Lawyer http://t.co/93A9Psx1AU
- Good old British household names dominated the deals listings in September | The Lawyer http://t.co/eu45Z6r40r
- Two Chinese firms are being sued in a blazing forestry deal row | The Lawyer http://t.co/vD6kkpm7Yk
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy leads as Lloyds Banking Group offloads Australian assets | The Lawyer http://t.co/bnfSZwLihP
- CoA rules Scrabble tile trademark to be invalid | The Lawyer http://t.co/ziCZSXxRvB
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Penningtons acquires Manches as merger talks close | The Lawyer http://t.co/f1rXj3VxNP
- Quadrant aims for Asia and energy with joint senior clerk hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZcD80MGPPw
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Gianni Origoni to open Hong Kong office | The Lawyer http://t.co/0BstaDlVjZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Kevin Gold reappointed as Mishcon holds first-ever management elections | The Lawyer http://t.co/YLyatHTuD9
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