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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Claimant lawyers have condemned what they say was a deal done between the government and insurers over the Mesothelioma Bill. The bill passed all its stages in parliament last week and is awaiting Royal Assent. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Declining crime rates will 'save £80m a year in legal aid'. Report for Law Society says assuming further drops in crime, MoJ annual bill could drop by at least £84m by 2019. Full story - Guardian Law
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The end of the traditional law firm. It's the end of the law firm as we know it with innovators set to lead the way and growth for growth's sake out of fashion. Full story - Global Legal Post
- Simon Hughes: 'Legal profession must do more to reflect modern Britain' http://t.co/30JMLyTJgK
- Cuts to Legal Aid mean “Guilty Will Go Unpunished” http://t.co/PWMoZyP6Bi
- INDIA: Slow legal action forcing victims of Muzaffarnagar riots to stay in relief camps http://t.co/rPdw1jEiKn
- Legal aid error may have denied justice to HONG KONG's poor http://t.co/koxMOfMkb8
- Mark Bridger drops appeal against whole-life prison sentence http://t.co/bkSdj8i4yr
- Solicitor James Thornton, founder of ClientEarth - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/czUKyjFaP7
- My legal life: Koser Shaheen, Knowledge management attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZsAOb1GPD6
- Newly appointed justice minister Simon Hughes considers cash for legal diversity | Law Gazette http://t.co/Vs1H4gOSsC
- BP loses bid over Gulf oil payouts http://t.co/1Xc89ae0AU
- CHINA regulator to tighten share sale supervision http://t.co/8Gif3kwTwn
- Anonymous online critics must be identified, says court http://t.co/EB7uV6dLgB
- Homeserve facing £34m FCA penalty http://t.co/e6Y32quS67
- Armed forces imam: UK 'not at war with Islam' http://t.co/1X3KlMmqed
- Kalashnikov 'feared he was to blame' for AK-47 rifle deaths http://t.co/VwsGtn7vA8
- CAR cannibal tells BBC: I ate man in revenge attack http://t.co/slkwkm3Yan
- April Jones killer Mark Bridger drops sentence appeal http://t.co/i0n5k1V0I1
- Professor Stephen Mayson to join UCL as an honorary professor in law | Legal Futures http://t.co/agcuNpVuc0
- Public access exemption for foreign clients coming to an end | Legal Futures http://t.co/dipVsC2SC4
- INDONESIA's law banning exports of unprocessed minerals takes effect http://t.co/YCXtSQiyFw
- NEW ZEALAND: Smacking law is stupid: according to conservartive party leader Colin Craig http://t.co/viENA74zzn
- Councillors chased by courts...for not paying their council tax http://t.co/HYIYtm2Pp0
- US: Trial to start for father charged with killing daughter http://t.co/6dQnyAM4XC
- US: Anti-gay convictions could be wiped clean in NSW too http://t.co/DR3C9l6MVP
- Lawyer fears she can't get a job: Reader qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and has not managed to get a position http://t.co/ULLwwkUlg5
- Declining crime rates will 'save £80m a year in legal aid' http://t.co/xTCQ8WYGza
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert loses Hong Kong managing partner to Zhong Lun | Legalweek http://t.co/WUrOaDphQp
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells bolsters TMT group in Asia with Freshfields' practice head | Legalweek http://t.co/FyjxX5rbCw
- Shell GC Peter Rees to step down after three years in the role | Legalweek http://t.co/K9vFgyXuBQ
- Conservatives will fight for EU reform, says William Hague http://t.co/sm4hfagV4O
- Inquiry into abuse in NI children's homes and borstals to begin http://t.co/P6M14QwN44
- Parents 'should go abroad to avoid family courts' http://t.co/Q6QitXDE74
- David Cameron promises councils 'fracking' tax boost http://t.co/SXu85yVDws
- US: As Conjugal Visits Fade, a Lifeline to Inmates’ Spouses Is Lost http://t.co/kn2cwyGRgU
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Scottish independence: Treasury to make debt pledge http://t.co/wzAiXZi2AL
- Water cannon won't wash away policing problems http://t.co/IrTiHiFcCe
- The EU migration debate is making it harder to talk about important issues http://t.co/TeDf5w2bIw
- Detention of children overnight in police cells 'is chronic breach of law' http://t.co/tGRRPui9LQ
- IRAN nuclear deal to enter into force on 20 January http://t.co/nWkJqtQXsI
- The Law Society enters 2014 primed to protect and promote members’ interests on many fronts | Law Gazette http://t.co/GYIzg2x03n
- Euro convention: don’t bring down the house | Law Gazette http://t.co/rO9MZiSFIQ
- Family mediation’s headed for a fall | Law Gazette http://t.co/mF2aKL5GDQ
- Okoro new HSBC Asset Management GC | Law Gazette http://t.co/FXAm08bFVH
- Best legal outlook since 2007, says survey | Law Gazette http://t.co/xlGJ6IJ0I3
- Security spending unchanged as courts close | Law Gazette http://t.co/NQrGl9vWvZ
- Mental health drive for offenders criticised | Law Gazette http://t.co/mL9lcoeCI1
- Legal aid cut threat to family mediation drive | Law Gazette http://t.co/1gyx3ItZmI
- Funding fillip for family drug court | Law Gazette http://t.co/yJVMCgcYmO
- Top lender urges firms to embrace prudence | Law Gazette http://t.co/6ye9zxJoD0
- Research bolsters case against aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/WtwcLQY3Ur
- Commercial contracts in Vietnam - get your dispute resolution clause right | The Lawyer http://t.co/zvbLnhhbaJ
- Brightest and best face up to change | The Lawyer http://t.co/KGePYu5Keb
- Canada: food and agribusiness industry is booming, with farmland investments offering alternatives | The Lawyer http://t.co/Jaj5WI52N0
- Germany’s decentralised legal market: cities have own attractions for local and international firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/MllEI9hTpo
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF to move into Walkie Talkie building | The Lawyer http://t.co/xoRBSRwcog
- Innovators and leaders recognised in the Hot 100 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/kGe6l2pZpW
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers and Kennedys latest to launch consultations in wake of HMRC tax changes | The Lawyer http://t.co/mZseGMrLiO
- SRA set to publish names of uninsured firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/0KPHeEEmHF
- CANADA: Human rights and religious rights: Are they equal? http://t.co/JmakNzbMW1
- Civil rights leader Ivan Cooper left astonished by Ian Paisley's belated conversion http://t.co/2noMaCbRdJ
- Religious rights controversy will spread across CANADA, PQ minister warns http://t.co/vmGHaSU0gl
- INDIA: Should tribal rights trump development? http://t.co/7IccyChQ8E
- Shares for rights scheme under fire http://t.co/1gwCZRZEoz
- Digital rights groups team up for day of action against NSA surveillance http://t.co/T8lauHknWN
- Pakistani human rights group sues UK government for discriminatory GCHQ surveillance http://t.co/VZuEnqPmwC
- European Human Rights Court to hear case on the status of the human embryo http://t.co/7VbAPWRKLs
- IRAN: Rouhani’s Citizenship Rights Charter Contradicts Constitution, Says Iranian Lawyer http://t.co/cDrkdhR9kb
- Is Animal Rights the Next Human Rights? http://t.co/t0wSvsrNQV
- Human rights group finds CANADA’s approach to aid in HAITI is flawed on several fronts http://t.co/2gs1O3DdK5
- Wife of jailed Christian human rights lawyer to testify before Tom Lantos Human Rights Commision http://t.co/DWOVwLQ00K
- CANADA: Alberta human rights tribunal should hear transgender teacher's case: judge http://t.co/yOBqGKeSZw
- The Human Rights Issues and Violations in the Horn of AFRICA, Ethiopia-Oromia http://t.co/G6pMa7FHMc
- BANGLADESH: Tribunal dismisses case against Bagerhat lawyers http://t.co/ke3upcpbrZ
- TURKEY: Government move on judiciary stirs fight in Parliament http://t.co/YC1RZ1Ng9s
- INDIA: Judiciary stares at morality crisis: a look at the judges who have been in the news for all the wrong reasons http://t.co/Rt7LtgH6fZ
- IRELAND: State asylum cases earned ex-minister's wife €1m http://t.co/JJjHDYbgIf
- Police boss excuses women who shoplift for food http://t.co/E67tgpyfe2
- ISRAEL: Sharon died without facing justice - Human Rights Watch http://t.co/IOM8NTKogr
- INDIA: Justice Ganguly effect: Questions over West Bengal human rights panel http://t.co/T99J72fFBw
- US: Republicans Expect To Lose Fight Over Gay Marriage, Legal Marijuana http://t.co/Raf5GWX78Y
- IRELAND: Repossessions without legal representation unjust, says TD http://t.co/DIqeru23A8
- Lawyer Against Law: Dershowitz tells Israelis pay no attention to international law http://t.co/1zIqyF05w4
- INDIA: Senior lawyer Abha Singh defends Justice Swatanter Kumar, allegation after years not fair http://t.co/pyOKgFmp0N
- IRELAND: Courts may call time on pub sittings as Lauren bar becomes a global hit http://t.co/BmClJNlmeA
- onvicted paedophile and rapist overturn lifetime sex offenders register rulings http://t.co/eqEf16U0Fd
- UK schools fingerprinted over 800K children, third without parental consent - watchdog http://t.co/H5qThnmfWG
- Devastating dossier on 'abuse' by UK forces in Iraq goes to International Criminal Court http://t.co/eLeBevUleq
- Charging Brits Scottish university fees after independence 'illegal' http://t.co/1S8igm6Ek9
- PAKISTAN: Laws to check money laundering soon http://t.co/VerHpSvJVt
- AUSTRALIA: Palmer party will repeal every Newman law http://t.co/CBnrhZStPM
- Wiltshire law firm boosted by recruitment drive http://t.co/GVsFFsoadk
- Colour film of London in 1927: http://t.co/h9RXbUpr83
- Tragedy in UGANDA: Joseph Kony massacre survivors - in pictures http://t.co/CYY5HR08r2
- We preach 'no means no' for sex, but that's not what the law says http://t.co/3hQh6Kg1Tx
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- Winner of crime novel prize turns out to be killer http://t.co/kRzqw5VgIB
- Theresa May failed to 'put up a fight' to deport foreign killer http://t.co/ufZr4tv2PL
- Black rhino hunt permit auctioned in US http://t.co/zOybrAwvbF
- MP would not 'share platform with anarchist groups' http://t.co/XLm99JMTR3
- The secret ingredient for a safer bike helmet: paper http://t.co/SguD56XyEx
- 'Plebgate' affair: Police Federation launches legal action http://t.co/77rwDftcUn
- France brokers partial truce in CAR capital Bangui http://t.co/8m3utcReXK
- Spies to be allowed to break speed limit http://t.co/38B4F9rItd
- Missing north London girls found 'safe and well' http://t.co/0nAKO03pzS
- Foreigh Secretary William Hague rejects Iraq 'abuse' complaint to ICC http://t.co/rNxMP5HixT
- US: Banks Say No to Marijuana Money, Legal or Not http://t.co/xybDprf7Zg
- US: Blogger’s Incarceration Raises First Amendment Questions http://t.co/S6KewLvpJ6
- A growing number of women are becoming pastors and becoming leaders in their own churches http://t.co/UZVuLsOdHZ
- What is behind all the threats, venom and misogyny that women face online? http://t.co/el0Vx3xYjj
- Gwent Murder arrests after man, 27, dies following 'assault' http://t.co/zasFrzuflr
- Boro Taxis 'will not transport disabled' after fares row http://t.co/FZ3FY6co87
- VENEZUELA: Interior minister targets corrupt police http://t.co/TwFRgSGIqO
- Scottish independence: Query over tuition fees legality http://t.co/CjDxMmOaFh
- Conservative MPs call for UK veto over EU laws http://t.co/rGGkDpWTBn
- UK 'working on benefit restrictions' for EU migrants http://t.co/guOivBzfmk
- Lawyers Protest Cuts, Constitutional Nihilism, Libel Liberalisation - the Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/gvR4ihxL9W
- Reporting restrictions at courts martial: the need for a structured approach | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/O3FQYV0lQf
- Hands off our courts' relationship with the European Court of Human Rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/XMRc0MmEKY
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kL
- Woman claims lawyers should have told her divorce would end her marriage http://t.co/lVV1OgHKeV
- Royal College of Music hit by more sex abuse allegations http://t.co/rFyUITqtQW
- More than 20 people charged in corruption investigation at Barkingside Magistrates' Court http://t.co/m4UpkO9jwN
- US: Colorado officials replace '420' mile marker with 419.99 to deter marijuana-minded thieves http://t.co/wrJg8mLp0r
- The corruption of Britain: UK’s key institutions infiltrated by criminals http://t.co/ijuUmAsAn8
- Mark Duggan inquest: A perplexing verdict can still be a right one http://t.co/6zGvOhCUmt
- SINGAPORE: Over 400 lodge complaints following Five Stars Tours closure http://t.co/5rDuzyvIe4
- INDIA: Call for separate tribunal in terror cases http://t.co/vmN0IdbWBA
- BANGLADESH: Protecting Minorities from Violence http://t.co/eKaG2NifJj
- AUSTRALIA: Tribunal tension - coming to a suburb near you - Victoria's planning umpire has long divided opinion http://t.co/3zsnCQmMrb
- INDONESIA’s law on ore exports takes effect http://t.co/M6bgwLW8M3
- Law Society of Upper CANADA appeals exoneration of two Conrad Black lawyers http://t.co/qhi1ZOFDef
- US: In Harvard Law Review, Ted Cruz Blows Dog Whistle for Conspiracy Nuts http://t.co/UuyqZF5Sss
- Lawyers clash over evidence rule after sex case is dropped http://t.co/ctFRwAAVkU
- Woman claims lawyers should have told her divorce would end her marriage http://t.co/2lQ9LV4C3P
- AUSTRALIA: Scott Morrison insists boats policy is in line with international law http://t.co/fnduiVxH0j
- ITALY: Judge halts India demands over scrapped AgustaWestland deal-sources http://t.co/0v9hK6VZLI
- US: Law requires brain dead pregnant woman to remain on life support http://t.co/YsuvJMVilh
- US: Union for Reform Judaism Pledges Support for Paid Sick Leave Legislation http://t.co/mPB4Ye4cRB
- US: Legislation would allow military sexual trauma victims to select providers http://t.co/SdvPAaQRdh
- IRAN: Conservative Iranian Lawmaker In Hot Water Over Criticism Of Judiciary http://t.co/2tryCwMgdG
- US judiciary puts fractured legislature to shame http://t.co/wyUSabJ1IJ
- TURKEY judiciary slams govt. reforms http://t.co/HjwOZbCwel
- TURKEY: Tutelage and the judiciary http://t.co/udSUxAr55R
- GUAM Judiciary Asks Lawmakers to Support Bill Funding Pay Raises for Their Law Enforcement Officers http://t.co/1FmpC8wwj1
- Una Crown murder: Fresh appeal in Wisbech one year on http://t.co/EHhbTz4ri0
- Bitcoin vault offering insurance is 'world's first' http://t.co/UIbTSpIBUo
- Remains found in search for Russian student Yulia Solodyankina http://t.co/8rk7OPyfmd
- Sinn Féin formally backs Haass proposals http://t.co/XVfB1cITVN
- US: White House declines to back petition to boot Jimmy Kimmel off TV http://t.co/dyf6Qn7eqz
- ZAMBIA: Justice minister urged to step down following probe http://t.co/l09TXSgvLM
- UGANDA: Constitutional court petition challenging reappointment of Justice Benjamin Odoki as Chief Justice fails http://t.co/xHacewrRwp
- CHINA: Public nomination 'could violate Beijing's requirement of "balanced participation"' http://t.co/bx72Prnx1f
- Plebgate: 'Justice has been done' http://t.co/uylDKRyVJF
- US: Jury selection to begin Thursday in intoxication manslaughter trial of former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent http://t.co/Ka5lget8Um
- US: Spill trial - Lawyers chided for contacting jurors http://t.co/gxLVNNtCBX
- Firearms officers to trial body cameras in wake of Mark Duggan shooting http://t.co/I1saui4l4o
- Tulisa to face drugs trial on day after her birthday after court appearance http://t.co/ha6R77w9qC
- Orford solicitor banned from practice http://t.co/J5uNRNg0JP
- LIBYA: Former prisoners demand compensation in Ministry of Justice protest http://t.co/SRPz5ksLAG
- KENYA: 'Corpse' wakes up in Naivasha mortuary http://t.co/1ekCe1003l
- Teacher licences 'threaten' profession, union says http://t.co/Wwn8XCZfM4
- Mark Duggan death: 200 gather for Tottenham vigil http://t.co/Dg5B0HbjFs
- BANGLADESH: Tribunal demanded after attack upon minority workers http://t.co/WOUY2l76aR
- SOUTH AFRICA: Competition Tribunal approves Siemens-John Wood joint venture http://t.co/bNLfsZuNev
- AUSTRALIA: Tribunal faces challenge from woman ordered into compulsory alcohol rehabilitation http://t.co/e9EpVtjVgR
- CANADA: Alberta human rights tribunal should hear transgender teacher's case: judge http://t.co/PI70B7sIBT
- Northamptonshire Police to review Parkside tribunal evidence http://t.co/EUuvr8grNC
- Shopping TV presenter sacked for swearing at studio colleagues live on air http://t.co/saK8xlm9gY
- ZAMBIA: Kabimba asked to resign following the establishment of a tribunal to probe him http://t.co/5mVs7FNvJu
- BANGLADESH: Government mulls special tribunal for post-poll violence http://t.co/0vXJwnF262
- Americans Traveling to Winter Games in RUSSIA Cautioned http://t.co/uQ9IsODyak
- US Justices Take Case on Free TV Streaming http://t.co/ltsYCzsQ2Z
- The Next Data Privacy Battle May Be Waged Inside Your Car http://t.co/dpuncPwFjD
- An Affair? FRANCE Shrugs, but Its Leader Calls for Privacy http://t.co/bpdU41j71n
- INDIA: As Indian Diplomat Exits After Arrest, a Culture Clash Lingers http://t.co/y4Jh8oEs9y
- US to Recognize 1,300 Marriages Disputed by Utah http://t.co/IogZ3GFVKd
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Penal posturing: the government's risible response to Strasbourg. David Cameron's intervention over fixed jail terms is wrong on many levels, and leaves the courts with a mess to sort out. Full story - Guardian Law
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FOCUS OF THE DAY : Brokers have raised fresh concerns over the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) handling of the professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewal process after the regulator admitted it had lost track of some uninsured firms. Full story - The Lawyer
- Kevin Griffith shone laser at searching police helicopter http://t.co/9YIfDNsmdo
- Teacher quizzed over Samuel Boon Morocco trek death http://t.co/IRfEfZvjj2
- A former Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine convicted over brawl in Italian nightclub http://t.co/j4slxOPsZl
- 'Danger money' for Northern Ireland prison staff http://t.co/44weHHdVNo
- Cheltenham lapdancers deny kidnapping club boss http://t.co/HRTJy4KBhV
- Rape victim meets attacker to forgive him http://t.co/zdURX6q7x3
- Chris Christie apologises for bridge-gridlock scandal http://t.co/SQ2wWJe5gl
- Tributes to PAKISTAN teenager Aitzaz Hasan killed when he stopped a bomber http://t.co/Ajgv0epjvd
- George Osborne cautious on 'self-defeating' minimum wage rises http://t.co/UhnPT07nnm
- Mark Duggan's aunt urges 'no violence' http://t.co/qvj7nt2Nua
- Payday loan companies 'should face levy to fund debt advice services' http://t.co/AFV8yRqEZ1
- Royal commission into child sex abuse gains access to police phone taps http://t.co/KIdDIZVSRy
- The lobbying bill is indefensible – so don't defend it on my behalf | Caroline Lucas http://t.co/wbxBeLbRBe
- Lords reject government's antisocial, crime and policing bill http://t.co/EHTf9JzaR9
- Media fights attempt to hush up campaigner's wrongful conviction http://t.co/QHtLMwagDi
- Whole-life sentences wholly justified, government tells Council of Europe http://t.co/9aNLEfFdrw
- Kazakh billionaire to be extradited over alleged £3bn fraud, French court rules http://t.co/1TMnh14OI4
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke in practice head reshuffle | The Lawyer http://t.co/YWEFcWgRjR
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Duane Morris launches in Shanghai as growth spurt continues | The Lawyer http://t.co/lhzxaf6pic
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields picks up Paris corporate partner from Bredin Prat | The Lawyer http://t.co/hPGllUzsAk
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Byran Cave promotes nine to partnership, including Robert Dougans | The Lawyer http://t.co/byAgz8k8Eg
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills hires silk to bolster advocacy unit | The Lawyer http://t.co/m3qfy6UQUV
- Estate agents urged to involve solicitors earlier | Law Gazette http://t.co/30QkLfjLlX
- Low Commission calls on next government to boost social welfare law spending | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uXwQKlYgy1
- The ‘no win, no fee’ problem | Law Gazette http://t.co/TkTCFnl04w
- Managing new business enquiries | Law Gazette http://t.co/kvKO8JHKbI
- MP plea over aid for murdered teen case | Law Gazette http://t.co/aTJcMVkltH
- Minister defends mesothelioma deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/LDqPXhpzPy
- Restore legal aid for housing cases – commission | Law Gazette http://t.co/ujevehJVru
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- US economic espionage trial over China allegations kicks off http://t.co/ybYcw0lgjW
- Trial told Rebecca Brooks' PA threw out notebooks http://t.co/Y5ARC8xuF0
- GERMANY: Nazi murder trial: Judge drops case against Siert Bruins http://t.co/X13bObHfe4
- US: Legislation to Ban Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics in Livestock http://t.co/MTmBHFeOfs
- AUSTRALIA: SCG refuses to apologise for refusing entry to female solicitor during Ashes Test over 'short hemli' http://t.co/TVrPZNJnJV
- Ex-solicitor caught drink-driving again gets five-year ban http://t.co/INl5NM7Q0K
- Solicitor Gareth Evans found dead on a beach was facing a fraud charge http://t.co/fzMKHPQP2m
- Accrington solicitor honoured for long service to Rotary Club http://t.co/VFXS2jgxLt
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Chief Justice again gives President an earful on meager budget http://t.co/l8Z1jyleVJ
- Corroboration: a wicker shield against miscarriages of justice http://t.co/6NItyJdnUT
- A Radical New Approach to Prison Design http://t.co/YPxte4KKvV
- Mesothelioma victims deserve more than partial justice http://t.co/uG5McsJudZ
- SWEDEN's justice chief left high and dry over spoof marijuana deaths story http://t.co/57zyjiTHLx
- Criminal justice reforms: 'Empathy has been sidelined' http://t.co/2j5ZMZh48e
- Justice minister supports government plans for mandatory mediation http://t.co/PemTkbSvzh
- Justice minister tries to further delay snoop silo laws in GERMANY http://t.co/Iqat7tdGTW
- Criminal Law Solicitor Criticises Misleading Barrister Income Figures http://t.co/D0p2xKHoEK
- KENYA: How Charles Njonjo barred Africanisation of the judiciary http://t.co/hOP0swzWrn
- IRAN: Judiciary Official Urges “Maximum Punishment” for Detained IT Professionals Even Before Trial http://t.co/ZxAlAcHeGF
- TURKEY: Turkish government seeks tighter grip on judiciary amid scandal http://t.co/6xkmFTxDks
- TURKEY moves to curb powers of judiciary http://t.co/dSP8Scvx3I
- INDIA’s “judiciary acts on the agenda of the capitalists” http://t.co/FsUgyDgGjZ
- US: Hawaii Judiciary Seeking Court Interpreters http://t.co/QdS9wPKPBC
- PAKISTAN: Independent judiciary, ‘Courts do not answer to govts’ http://t.co/flCdBeNw4d
- US: California judge rules against Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com http://t.co/U6cZ55XOcN
- MALDIVES: President appoints members to employment tribunal http://t.co/11lxHx66Gb
- INDIA: National Green Tribunal puts stop to drain laying http://t.co/QymlUNOSgK
- Development of the Special Tribunal for LEBANON through the years http://t.co/ORB4UIHIOe
- ZAMBIA: Tribunal to Probe Kabimba Set With Judge Hamaundu as Chair http://t.co/elr22n5gtd
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O picks up four-lawyer team for Paris employment practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/49DOgkE53c
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws leads $1bn Middle East conspiracy battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8VM2KOiPG
- James Dunleavy accused of beheading his mother Philomena http://t.co/ibggCjmFJ6
- Debt is 'essential' to the UK, economist claims http://t.co/KJwxLISp7s
- Cameron seeks to allay Polish benefit concerns http://t.co/F7u4EOZ5VZ
- Mark Duggan 'lawful killing' verdict anger reflected in press http://t.co/mnkEGplMSC
- Car premiums could fall as driving records are put online http://t.co/Xh90AzNLMn
- Central African Republic: UN warns of humanitarian disaster http://t.co/HzV07OzoK5
- GERMANY: Man charged over WW2 Oradour massacre in France http://t.co/BYk4jyYL75
- Mark Duggan: full inquest conclusions
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- Mark Duggan inquest: Furious protesters drown out police statement http://t.co/EoXYUuRjis
- Mark Duggan verdict: Diane Abbott 'baffled' at jury http://t.co/JomHPWlwTw
- Antisocial behaviour bill is not the end of the world http://t.co/GEi2Nvm35C
- Mass surveillance by security services should be reviewed, say Lib Dems http://t.co/MF7Rfiritz
- Africa: A golden age | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/hyNqIf9sHe
- Italy regulates digital copyright enforcement | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/goADKHcMFW
- Judge dismisses lawsuit against Jacksonville GC | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/FixKLbdbky
- US Gov progress on cybersecurity protections | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/ud1sHa89W1
- JP Morgan increase legal reserve after Madoff fine | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/UcIWHPj7bb
- Female law firm opens in Saudi | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/lzc60VKXPY
- Deutsche Bank under regulator attack over GC role | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/ewiWHCCV0z
- Firm launches brand via Twitter | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/0BZUO7Pwf8
- LegalZoom strengthens brand with US$200m backing | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/Vo0mWp7CZ2
- SRA tells uninsured firms to "come clean" | Legal Futures http://t.co/9stHgisUBq
- Criminal solicitors' chief tells 'scab' firms to "hang their heads in shame" | Legal Futures http://t.co/DXvO5Pns4i
- PI firm adds ABS licence in dash for "spectacular" growth | Legal Futures http://t.co/17KG5wUhti
- Cambridge student submits legal note to Universities UK against gender segregation http://t.co/VruruRAh0N
- Willans solicitors host third employment law seminar for Gloucestershire businesses http://t.co/uCXA2HCC1u
- New president takes over at Plymouth Law Society http://t.co/C8tSumDvhD
- United Kingdom (UK) Court of Appeal: “Defaulting Shareholder” Provisions Are Unenforceable Penalties http://t.co/mww29yE3pJ
- UK College of Law dean a semi-finalist for president of Florida Atlantic University http://t.co/hI6DiqiQBv
- Poland to block Cameron's EU immigration plan http://t.co/W5mM9Wwv83
- MALAWI’s ex-ruling party DPP ‘disbands’: Cannot take part in legal political activities http://t.co/qn3iMBTfPe
- UK legal proposal: authorities can prevent anyone from doing anything for any reason http://t.co/W9hI1wWqHc
- Croydon courts legal aid walkout hailed as success http://t.co/3MLf6a8Gqq
- My short legal kerfuffle with The Guardian and #spiritofmawson http://t.co/cfwDaiL8ZJ
- Designer Ralph Lauren's niece flies in legal team from New York on air-rage charge http://t.co/0yF5IbsUnb
- Legal action against MoD over killing of eight IRA men in Loughgall will now include the police http://t.co/CXlRj0TVlU
- IRELAND: Legal director Sarah O’Shea named as the FAI’s first deputy chief executive http://t.co/rf5MAPIDUK
- Legal aid cuts force Hillsborough and Stephen Lawrence barrister Michael Mansfield QC to close his chambers http://t.co/WOrKosnFkr
- Legal challenge could shake up an unbalanced football transfer system http://t.co/L9pGVha7R8
- INDIA: Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's move to call judges' meeting sparks row http://t.co/Z9qMabK5bU
- Law Society of KENYA seeks to be enjoined in Media bill suit http://t.co/uxilnTOmWs
- Belfast attorney accused of exploiting elderly clients can still practice law with strict conditions http://t.co/SnfDwwC26Q
- US: The Anti-Mafia Law Used to Go After JPMorgan http://t.co/rX5yrMbpjn
- Archaic law banning anyone from imagining Britain without the Queen should be repealed - Cambridge MP Julian Huppert http://t.co/KzVCvvO0Cr
- INDIA: Law intern sexual harassment case: I am resigning to save my dignity, says Justice Ganguly http://t.co/a5fYqM8znC
- Law firms’ African expansion bodes well for continent’s economies http://t.co/4pWDAdGK41
- US: Top law enforcement organization opposes civil rights nominee http://t.co/lSBCoVPPEk
- New Year cheer for European patent owners everywhere | The Lawyer http://t.co/fCilwiZVNK
- LAW FIRM NEWS: August & Debouzy turns to Weil for private equity hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/bTHYTe4ekf
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft names new Manchester head | The Lawyer http://t.co/zRz9C6zO5v
- SRA labelled "shambolic" over PII renewal process | The Lawyer http://t.co/CjHj9cq42i
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas partner exits pile up as CMS merger looms | The Lawyer http://t.co/9eIVKUaAsZ
- Balfour Beatty keeps £154m Olympic stadium job in-house | The Lawyer http://t.co/nd1ft8KnTo
- Former justice minister: ‘Legal aid cuts did not close my law firm’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/O1CHD7O2ky
- Consumer panel to consider redress options against McKenzie Friends | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ReSnnSpEhS
- Private equity fund Permira to take majority share in LegalZoom | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Qq0RKFChsz
- Penal posturing: the government's risible response to Strasbourg | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/f7LwzwcWi4
- Five gang members jailed for trafficking women from Hungary to UK http://t.co/VVtthxrwUF
- Blood bricks: how INDIA's urban boom is built on slave labour http://t.co/MZYWXBuUMW
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- PC David Rathband inquest: Northumbria Police deny failings http://t.co/VXyXCV3Q1s
- Mark Duggan 'was executed,' says aunt http://t.co/BCJzt7rv5B
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- Conveyancer joins BHP Law http://t.co/xsbDvUQPAv
- SRA threatens ‘robust’ action over PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/HL13vcwAPh
- Thousands of serious offenders escape jail | Law Gazette http://t.co/TpT272i3kf
- ‘Political’ trial of 10 lawyers begins in Turkey | Law Gazette http://t.co/KcctBskEMZ
- US: Equality in the Culture and Equality in the Courts on gay rights http://t.co/nlU01YjcPR
- IRELAND: Enda Kenny courts controversy by lauding human rights approach of Saudi Arabia http://t.co/RBPJ7XfluE
- US & INDIA: Diplomat Devyani seeks indictment deadline extension on trial over domestic aid http://t.co/VxlYbBIost
- MALAYSIA: Veteran lawyer gets 5 years jail and RM3.9mil fine for taking client’s money http://t.co/IceNUwul6f
- Trial of Gwent recycling firm director due to start http://t.co/1CgbPVePMB
- Judge in INDIA rails against ‘immoral’ premarital sex during rape trial http://t.co/0yXJsFCXjf
- Illegal infiltration to ISRAEL: It’s the economy, stupid! http://t.co/VZLRZpw9q0
- US: Weight-Loss Companies Charged With Fraud for making spurious promises http://t.co/yaSdSGheQF
- US: Charges for 106 in Huge Fraud Over Disability http://t.co/hAbDTBIyfi
- Peers set to block law on being annoying in public http://t.co/KDTGfq0THF
- Cyberbullying 'on rise' - ChildLine http://t.co/xenWsrBaBp
- Voters 'should be required to show photo ID at elections', says watchdog http://t.co/B0ij5IFUwc
- Child sex attackers among criminals not jailed http://t.co/GLsrtWs7qQ
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- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
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- Referral fees at root of junior barristers' woes, says Bar Council | Legal Futures http://t.co/6Y9TdStpnb
- Referral fees at root of junior barristers' woes, says Bar Council | Legal Futures http://t.co/6Y9TdStpnb
- Bullying at work on the rise, says lawyer support charity | Legal Futures http://t.co/8d3aBoTLuQ
- NIGERIA’s judiciary: A review of major events in 2013 http://t.co/35Ug1blw1M
- ITALY: Law requiring use of father's surname 'discriminatory' http://t.co/TJWNEn3VZR
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- Law Society of KENYA seeks to be enjoined in Media bill suit http://t.co/uxilnTOmWs
- Newcastle and Sunderland attack police over derby kick-off times http://t.co/ZYFxk5lwxF
- Bradley Wiggins sideburn tweet NHS worker disciplined http://t.co/6df07sPSaq
- UK accepted 'about 1,500' asylum seekers from Syria, says Nick Clegg http://t.co/QoVyLChHo3
- US: Montana judge criticised over rape case remark to retire http://t.co/CRpQPsrf69
- LAW FIRM NEWS: KWM appoints Pollack to global disputes head post | The Lawyer http://t.co/YqydwZuLMz
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- Adapt or die - the challenge for law firms | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/DmciSxrtQ9
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- Accountants expect probate 'bonanza' after expected UK reform | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/4P30l3ks2l
- Winston & Strawn to open in Taiwan | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/5oCI3Y0VmR
- Scottish businesses seek advice over independence issues | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/LyOjzTk7Jj
- Judge criticises security firm Serco for delaying sentencing of millionaire who murdered lapdancer wife http://t.co/GGsRL2QuLx
- Lord Stevens admits police have been 'fiddling' crime figures for years http://t.co/bzCWO9BrSq
- Half of sex attackers, violent criminals and burglars avoid jail http://t.co/m0Y26Z0RRA
- Sky updates porn filter after row over blocking http://t.co/kjJ6IdE4WF
- Benefits Street: Birmingham documentary 'encouraged crime' http://t.co/Pih5vfxLzj
- Marian McGlinchey: Old Bailey bomber gets suspended sentence http://t.co/GGHnjEj6qW
- Doctor Who accountant jailed for £80k theft from BBC http://t.co/fDQSBHh4qS
- Dyfed-Powys Police plan to shed 118 posts http://t.co/q3sSoMrFlC
- Missing Nida Ul-Naseer, 18, vanished after university asylum row http://t.co/UT2FmzBY3f
- The protesting barristers find it's hard to make their case on the streets http://t.co/MrDGzpEkkH
- Justice minister supports government plans for mandatory mediation http://t.co/PemTkbSvzh
- Gang guilty of trafficking 50 women for sexual exploitation in UK http://t.co/XyjJkWJOtk
- Edinburgh Airport evacuated due to bag security alert http://t.co/JNLWoaP7tO
- Michael Schumacher's wife Corinna appeals for privacy http://t.co/akO963eqHL
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