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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has shelved its bid to increase the maximum fine it can impose on law firms from £2,000 to £250m and is instead looking for a more modest rise – although still possibly 50 times the current level. Full story - Legal Futures
- Judge clamps down on 'cunningly crafted' witness statements | The Lawyer http://t.co/IQQ3pQShTb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke reveals 12 per cent turnover rise at half-year point | The Lawyer http://t.co/6untWJkAFD
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mundays launches mystery shopper programme | The Lawyer http://t.co/f85u2oI6sr
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance London head Bickerton runs unopposed in second term | The Lawyer http://t.co/iMMVlS58k8
- Barclays to launch summary judgment application in Dewey court battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/eF4KqcJri5
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood records 10 per cent revenue uptick at half-year point | The Lawyer http://t.co/Tqo3PMpwXE
- Negligence is only going to increase if firms run factory-style production lines | Law Gazette http://t.co/unInMRaAy6
- Half a century ago, the Gazette reacted quickly to President Kennedy’s assassination | Law Gazette http://t.co/gKtEQQwzBc
- The latest Euro news | Law Gazette http://t.co/vsSTnBSMRD
- United legal profession can continue to influence government | Law Gazette http://t.co/OP0Y9vXPLG
- Yorkshire firm pulls out of PI market | Law Gazette http://t.co/j833fC4vuA
- Europe lukewarm on EU-wide judicial system | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/NEYzhEtmX2
- Judge's fury at ‘eye-watering’ Young divorce case costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/rC5fTnfuLc
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- London Prada store smash and grab raid http://t.co/hABwmI0mE2
- NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam disorder - Five Celtic fans guilty of using violence http://t.co/uvWoN3qiRC
- Paul Flowers arrested over drugs allegations http://t.co/EZlC7oH7Eq
- The crisis of confidence at Chancery Lane | Legal Futures http://t.co/C2m6qPYnee
- ABS update: MDP gains licence, employee ownership move, Co-op “restructuring” | Legal Futures http://t.co/Tm1an3lgxx
- Scots fire brigade faces tribunal from former chief http://t.co/A0jqQAHKyi
- Vital 'golden hour' after human trafficking victims are rescued http://t.co/98cV2Sahfq
- Make no mistake: Zoe's law is an assault on women's reproductive rights http://t.co/8U1iGtynQb
- US: Judge Rules You're Never Too Drunk to Be Convicted of Murder http://t.co/ZweNlPsAHY
- MOROCCO: Revise Draft Law on Domestic Workers http://t.co/0pUu6y5r2Y
- CANADA: Tougher laws not the answer to cyberbullying, conference told http://t.co/qBRiqtDMUG
- INDIA: Law Ministry ticks off MoD for 'foolish questions' in rank pay case http://t.co/52nzAIleYu
- Whistle-blowers criticise privatised probation service http://t.co/cRUix13vc1
- Samsung to pay Apple $290m (£180m) for copying phones http://t.co/fCj3gTGNWR
- Nation's oldest practising solicitor remembered victory at Waterloo http://t.co/cQIjXX0gtI
- Restorative justice in Sussex gets £300,000 boost http://t.co/e2do6iDbM7
- Police told about chance to steal TVs during yard sting http://t.co/P7aKdcoBXV
- Sheffield lawyers’ cuts fury protest http://t.co/gLUwfTeJT4
- Airbnb's legal troubles: the tip of the iceberg for the sharing economy? http://t.co/wIlPSAIR8k
- IRELAND: Murder accused Graham Dwyer granted legal aid http://t.co/jm1RR7z0yd
- SNP faces revolt by top Scots judges over law change plan http://t.co/37cHRJLIhk
- UK Capital Maintenance Principle May Restrict Damages Awards http://t.co/s49UauFHq3
- UK defamation law reforms take effect from start of 2014 http://t.co/PqYH1Qs13N
- CHINA: Shanghai Courts Get Tough on Food Safety Violations http://t.co/hfcJM0LL95
- RUSSIA: Lawyers Protest Courts Merger in Open Letter http://t.co/Rg7ubF3QrY
- THAILAND: Court rejects government's bid to amend constitution in new blow to ruling party http://t.co/DRsEoT46Ai
- Plymouth lawyer predicts asbestos cancer death spike http://t.co/hhbkBt3lYr
- CANADA: Lawyer argues food tamperer deserves lighter sentence http://t.co/GaZaxZPURs
- Bristol cars ruined my £173k birthday present, says top lawyer http://t.co/7KPcfwlLOY
- CANADA: Rob Ford’s lawyer disputes city council’s ‘symbolic hanging’ http://t.co/mhfevuPVzx
- ECHR BLOG: New Book on Rule of Law and the European Court http://t.co/mdCmybynSu
- US: Lawmakers 'morally complicit' in sins of same-sex couples http://t.co/mhLaWrmP4a
- US: Behavioral Law and Economics and Bank Overdraft Protection http://t.co/uEyL4TabuI
- NEW ZEALAND: Law change ends lifetime right to state house http://t.co/CApWRSl998
- US: Law professor raises concerns over police surveillance http://t.co/mIXDlhpiiS
- INDIA: Law intern who has alleged sexual harassment by ex-Judge did not turn up for recording of statement http://t.co/yOuX538EzL
- UK regulator considers 50-fold increases in fining powers | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/4GAY5EMb8Y
- Business warned over disgruntled rivals | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/5qwB3w4Kmg
- J&J looks set to settle award for 8,000 lawsuits | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/Fzxsfd49Xn
- Regulation costs companies over one trillion dollars | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/3ophmlsdQu
- Korean lawyers defends right of poor students to take up law | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/xhn03x9eU6
- Gap grows between top and bottom among GCs | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/WaB56qK3vl
- Davis Polk recruits former Snowden prosecutor | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/8jzQgEvgZB
- Visas revoked for IBA human rights meeting in Sri Lanka | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/gWwrVrBGY6
- Divorcee begs judge to save her from financial ruin after ex husband stole £700,000 from friends and family http://t.co/gyWzUrVRiX
- A third of criminals has at least 15 'previous' http://t.co/k8gZYZpXqo
- Hair dye could be placed on banned list thanks to European Union http://t.co/BR9h1kx5Yq
- 'Reform court process for children and sex attack victims', says former senior judge http://t.co/cZSXCaPXzw
- Who's right about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights? http://t.co/K94XQuigug
- Chris Holtom obituary: Social work lecturer who played a key role in the foundation of Victim Support http://t.co/hOkqXVcssa
- IRELAND: Irish abortion ban case taken to UN Human Rights Committee http://t.co/wREdGmHnCS
- Child victims and witnesses should no longer appear in court, says Lord Judge http://t.co/lGOfqBxlef
- US: Last three of Scottsboro Nine receive posthumous pardons for 1931 'crime' http://t.co/eRcKkdIHSR
- Qatar abuse of migrant workers condemned by European parliament http://t.co/Wmjr25I6ss
- Police crime figures are meaningless. Ban them http://t.co/YjjnbpmTka
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws' transaction services team hits third birthday | The Lawyer http://t.co/PhOfPzC4BH
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright cuts 30 roles in Australia | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/RboZfNfCGM
- LAW FIRM ENWS: DAC Beachcroft picks up two partners from Watson Burton | The Lawyer http://t.co/1gyx6HpBqV
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro to open in Dubai | The Lawyer http://t.co/J4qCjehceY
- Stalking laws 'not being implemented' http://t.co/bKlKG0emcN
- Gregory Campbell criticises BBC for stance on housing inquiry http://t.co/Ph2mLnSmDa
- Marian McGlinchey admits providing phone linked to Massereene murders http://t.co/bvsvRWbX02
- Azeem and Zeeshan Aslam jailed for Anthony Dryden killing http://t.co/bRyL6WIwGN
- Baby Jamie Kightley death: Northampton parents jailed http://t.co/MGoKxMtp1n
- Manchester Debenhams boy rapist has jail term cut http://t.co/cmAuBLsPQ2
- Hacking trial: Goodman warned 'We could all end up in jail' http://t.co/QzTM9FeLrV
- Gurkha calls off hunger strike after MPs launch inquiry http://t.co/Z54wRMBbYp
- Women 'held as slaves for 30 years' http://t.co/MGrPklzvFr
- Seamus Mallon: Soldiers who shot unarmed civilians must be prosecuted http://t.co/t3eURNPAsr
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: A High Court judge who earlier this year condemned the litigation tactics of City firm Rosling King as "verging on the contumelious" has turned his attention to the other side's lawyers, describing their behaviour as providing an "object lesson in how modern litigation should not be conducted". Full story - Solicitors Journal
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Critics of legal aid cuts force Law Society vote. No confidence motion accuses organisation's leaders of entering into agreement with government without a mandate. Full story - Guardian Law
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Even the prestigious City firms are facing challenges when it comes to recruiting the best as recession-hardened students get tempted by other institutions and with new skills on the must-have list. Full story - The Lawyer
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law students and lawyers hoping to switch jobs should make sure their past doesn’t catch up with them in the form of embarrassing Facebook photos, the University of Law has warned. Full story - New Law Journal
- Australian David Hicks spent nearly six years in Guantánamo & deserves an apology http://t.co/ydm3i6Puhg
- Scotland's referendum is not democratic if prisoners are excluded http://t.co/AtGDGPVqeC
- Adoption from Africa: children's rights group demands urgent crackdown http://t.co/WPOP3Oj01A
- Ex-Crystal Palace owner wins damages after OK! 'character assassination' http://t.co/xaEiOWKDM3
- Manchester firm to lead second wave of Mau Mau litigation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/tX6MnnDECP
- Alkan on Feminist Legal Methods http://t.co/JXkCI8efiM
- Legal Theory Lexicon: Primary and Secondary Rules http://t.co/WJ7hCelgom
- Business demand for legal advice to rise sharply but many will shop around | Legal Futures http://t.co/qbVlkiaGzP
- Legal challenge over Bristol Rovers' stadium bid could work in our favour, says MP Charlotte Leslie http://t.co/9wneFEYkmw
- Legal aid cuts: Murderers, rapists and paedophiles could walk free, warns top barrister http://t.co/7ms7wvC5oI
- Weekle Lega Press review: The Law Business - 4th Oct to 10th November http://t.co/Gv9fGSXBwC
- In-house interview with Ooredoo Asia GC, Singapore-based Scott Weenink | The Lawyer http://t.co/XpyvalJxjq
- Unhelpful laws in Myanmar - Companies legislation is set to become more investor-friendly | The Lawyer http://t.co/iy7sDX6oNc
- Document disclosure is vital in some divorce cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/6n9mpnRLTT
- Lawyers can get involved in the fight against poverty by supporting pro bono initiatives | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZXXumX9RBp
- Freezing orders are known as the ‘nuclear’ option, so be well-prepared before applying | The Lawyer http://t.co/0hnFx4cSgi
- Management problems across The Lawyer UK 200 abound | The Lawyer http://t.co/17GZd7oBTJ
- Training: Children of the crunch | The Lawyer http://t.co/1rcSVAmXkx
- Offshore: Jersey – The ties that bind | The Lawyer http://t.co/orHxr9vHdJ
- Offshore: Deals and cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/Cpk8ePsqJB
- Freshfields and the London Stock Exchange: Friends & relationships - Analysis | The Lawyer http://t.co/W5tdsThT7t
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Al Tamimi hires Yas Marina GC for sports team kick-off | The Lawyer http://t.co/M4XLuSgYke
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Harper Macleod hires former Burness managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/R6rlJRbHqU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders teams up with Indonesian firm in strategic alliance move | The Lawyer http://t.co/cE7YvkvAUO
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF half year turnover swells by 57.5 per cent to £93.6m | The Lawyer http://t.co/Bae2UmNmOq
- SocGen names new Asia Pacific general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/T8kTAs60WX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft issues £10m cash call and raises facility to £40m | The Lawyer http://t.co/ifY0ztFu08
- How To: run a small Law firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/8tRu5T0lX4
- The prospect of a European area of justice will be discussed at a high-level event in Brussels | Law Gazette http://t.co/pfqEivPknF
- Transparency is all very well, but top executives have rights to privacy | Law Gazette http://t.co/tpQZEG73xF
- New LCCSA president | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/zbgIIhXXDq
- Central conveyancing panel system | Law Gazette http://t.co/ukiVXq0lOL
- Baku to the future | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/8imvfI93Yn
- Most victims unable to access legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/tFyBxHqDc6
- ADR pledge may change approach to litigation | Law Gazette http://t.co/5WpGaU0TyT
- Legal career progression fear over flexible working | Law Gazette http://t.co/XSxf9nlqoS
- LLB intake rising, say universities | Law Gazette http://t.co/okLYhKsjED
- Law firms ‘failing to embrace’ flexible work | Law Gazette http://t.co/41DYIZAeHe
- PI phone app aims to cut costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/I3lnXi4zUP
- MP intervenes in SRA costs row | Law Gazette http://t.co/wbjqknk2Fq
- Brands in line of fire after QS firms quit | Law Gazette http://t.co/hg7bgAAu1L
- Disruptions: A Digital Underworld Cloaked in Anonymity http://t.co/l9VtWBkew0
- Secrecy law will strengthen U.S.- JAPAN relationship http://t.co/bFvuFk6Z77
- US: President Obama's health care law threatened by new controversies http://t.co/aFhqd7XUpg
- IRELAND: New laws to allow adoption by same-sex couples http://t.co/ujgW0NoJZR
- CANADA: Whistleblower law has done little to protect people who raise red flags http://t.co/3BYuiloLJD
- BAHRAIN: Well-known female lawyer and several activists were abducted in nighttime raids by regime forces http://t.co/SwiUr56miJ
- SWAZILAND: Proceedings in traditional courts are normally conducted under trees at the umphakatsi http://t.co/MXZPOonM9T
- African justice gains momentum with the assertion that African courts have potential to replace ICC http://t.co/lBw4Vp4JE3
- Trial to determine ownership of Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett held by actor Ryan O’Neal http://t.co/6eoe2B8vVe
- Terror trial could be held in secret http://t.co/KN0QtCyJWR
- Trial of ex-Quebec resident on RWANDA genocide charges stirs tensions http://t.co/hrOiW92tgQ
- INDIA: Illegal spying: Congress woman leaders target Modi, demand probe by SC judge http://t.co/20ZC1YYV5R
- CANADA: B.C man accused of illegal dentistry turns himself in http://t.co/CGvPjeNbZG
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Academics team up with comparison website | Legal Futures http://t.co/ohasQtnHFl
- MALAWI’s constitution clear on gay rights but politicians aren’t http://t.co/qL491Dwf5t
- UAE Rights group: Gulf must increase worker protection http://t.co/4dvL4tLJAk
- Rights of labourers and football World Cup in QATAR http://t.co/LUB5lJDsYI
- BANGLADESH: War Tribunal allows defence time for closing arguments: http://t.co/If70li4wAu
- INDIA: National Green Tribunal angry as MoEF remains unrepresented
http://t.co/QtyD7ln1lN
- Law Society to tackle lack of women and BAME at top of organisation | Legal Futures http://t.co/Xdj4DS1h2x
- SINGAPORE courts review death penalty convictions under amended legislation http://t.co/pA1G7zxMWp
- BULGARIA's Reformist Bloc Proposes Radical Anti-Corruption Program http://t.co/qax6nx9Jd2
- KENYA: Lawyers raise the red flag over MPs, Judiciary tiff http://t.co/IG7vxcqrBj
- SWAZILAND: Audacious claim about Judiciary not being so independent and perhaps under attack http://t.co/jJsiYJlfeT
- IRAN: Senior Judiciary Official: Jeish Al-Adl Bluffing in Murder Case of Zabol Prosecutor http://t.co/RgcAnUbC7Z
- KENYA: Law Society Wants Ngilu Censured http://t.co/dIEIigVVa6
- Law call on child emotional cruelty http://t.co/fnogyXmMv6
- CANADA: Whistleblower law has done little to protect people who raise red flags http://t.co/3BYuiloLJD
- Chief Justice of INDIA cautions on net child sex abuse http://t.co/qLnuXCe53R
- NEW ZEALAND: Minister 'shocked' by number of ACC sexual abuse claims http://t.co/9HTA6IVq7U
- BELGIUM: Justice official demands universal police DNA database http://t.co/mAeh6k3xgE
- International law firm Slaughter and May helping to mould Islington’s young minds http://t.co/Wg4g2VqXoR
- Health department's £50,000 legal bill for abortion challenge http://t.co/Kn3CsT0IMj
- Legal action faced over Southern General Hospital asbestos report http://t.co/rDYlZ1tSUu
- CHINA: Urbanization, legal reform big challenges faced by Chinese leaders http://t.co/6a6HnRCCjT
- Calls for inquiry into British shoot-to-kill policy in Ulster http://t.co/8OoirRjoLq
- PM to demand better online protection for children http://t.co/ycJRMJp9oH
- One is not impressed: Police injured breaking up illegal rave near Highclere Castle in Hampshire http://t.co/wwj9JdaOW2
- 'Update law on child cruelty': Family experts demand changes to increase protection for minors http://t.co/gCQCzhOxx7
- Oligarchs at war in the British courts http://t.co/WuU72x1rAO
- Top commando pledges support for Marine A http://t.co/W9of1lnhTi
- To what extent is today's mainstream diamond industry free of 'conflict diamonds'? http://t.co/2Eo8EnbrUT
- EGYPT proposes restrictive 'protest law' http://t.co/vx32y6GkP8
- War crimes dominate commonwealth summit http://t.co/2hqmH9JDtN
- QATAR migrant workers 'treated like animals' - Amnesty http://t.co/Dsa9EFfj57
- Child porn lawyer is sentenced to night classes http://t.co/fzi1JGe6c5
- AUSTRALIA: Lawyer warns of riots in Victoria's overcrowded prisons http://t.co/Fx57UoMSxR
- Trump lawyer: wind farm application was mishandled http://t.co/AzqRTcBcZD
- CANADA: Rob Ford lawyer says council motions 'can be undone' http://t.co/zic9RTJCE6
- Nottingham lawyer Michael Smith launches debut novel http://t.co/YFRSc2knNp
- What Is the Value of Stolen Art? http://t.co/puF4ogqYJt
- IRELAND: Mortgage arrears cases before courts jump 20% http://t.co/q3mJnKzO1q
- INDIA: Uttar Pradesh revenue courts to go online by December http://t.co/b66RXeK88Q
- THAILAND: Courts told to take lead in climate fight http://t.co/ODvpmxLEmQ
- Marrakech: The city that distrusts photographers http://t.co/UhfMrNykBp
- SYRIA: Al-Qaeda-linked rebels apologise after cutting off head of wrong person http://t.co/a7ohZxSFBT
- 'Spy in bag' Gareth Williams did not get into holdall alone, say experts http://t.co/Zzn7wooCPj
- Hard-working? If you pay me, I'll do a good job. That's the deal http://t.co/wvmyGqq8jJ
- Gay rights group challenges Charity Commission refusal http://t.co/Hu0nGNRXdi
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