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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Great news for junior lawyers: trainee retention rates are on the up. Over the past month many firms have issued upbeat bulletins on their spring qualifiers and the trend is uniformly good. Full story - The Lawyer
- Boris Johnson must give evidence in ‘ex-gay’ bus advertisement case | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9k9OpCWzk8
- Safeguarding clients: professional bodies take the will-writing initiative | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kQ57fQgIsO
- Late surge in firms returning diversity data forms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3vTK81wOUE
- Anti-corruption unit reports on FRANCE http://t.co/mhIMOm9Im7
- The concert that moved a generation towards human rights http://t.co/Pd0mT5tRx0
- CUBA: Human rights activist and opposition leader released from prison, deported out of Havana http://t.co/Xm0AD6Jc6T
- SOMALI human rights activist honoured in India http://t.co/G5S9vJCLnl
- US: Human Rights Watch Film Festival in Asheville, NC http://t.co/mUxErM1kch
- UN human rights expert urges QATAR to reform its justice system http://t.co/Xi8742rtl0
- CENRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC's Muslims under attack – U.N. rights envoy http://t.co/njRgLQftde
- Extend European Convention on Human Rights to other animals http://t.co/Z8EJKonTQk
- Indigenous Rights and Repression in Rafael Correa’s ECUADOR https://t.co/zoJlV5Fn6r
- Rights group calls for human rights overall in Yemen http://t.co/Zz9kwg55GE
- Britain, Turkey and trading human rights for 'counter-terrorism' http://t.co/iP0V6OJSGv
- Rights Group Pushes SIERRA LEONE to Ban Death Penalty http://t.co/9ADEU3NoxQ
- Iran Releases Report on US Human Rights Violations http://t.co/MJhE5HcnGO
- US: Backing in G.O.P. for Legal Status for Immigrants http://t.co/hN8PHGY0tt
- TURKEY: Minority Legal Rights to Be Discussed at Istanbul Conference http://t.co/RnysnStOXC
- Fugitive man who went on run in burka wins legal aid http://t.co/MZD37xuQTq
- Mansfield call off signing plans due to legal action against the club and cost incurred http://t.co/7o2Ee8sH3E
- IRELAND: Legal reforms expected to be agreed by Cabinet http://t.co/BWCxY76e4k
- IRELAND: Rehab seeks legal advice over Shatter’s Dáil comments http://t.co/o4k3FdsB3P
- Lawyer: BAHRAIN court lifts travel ban against head of country's main opposition group http://t.co/dw2atiY1Dl
- Lawyer: Parental kidnap to Canada case involves former US same-sex partners http://t.co/FwkCuru39N
- INDONESIA: Courts Beginning to Convict Palm Oil Companies for Clearing Forests http://t.co/zXZfJfgQkP
- INDIA: Kerala high court stays vigilance court's order against palmolein case withdrawal http://t.co/sQw6EYHLSn
- US: Trial starts in girl’s alleged “waterboarding” by pediatrician http://t.co/zYhVVTkPYz
- Muslim woman ordered to remove veil refuses to take to witness stand http://t.co/PAEix7VFIy
- Dunsby illegal rave not stopped 'for 15 hours' http://t.co/mfGR64JJZk
- Illegal parkers 'named and shamed' at Northampton school http://t.co/NPCPwTcA4f
- US: Linden judge reprimanded by the Supreme Court for 'egregious' legal errors http://t.co/ep8FCSXbSc
- African Union lauds KENYA judiciary for quashing refugee ejection http://t.co/U0JTe1s1gS
- Nauru wrong over sacked judiciary - so is AUSTRALIA http://t.co/D873B1lWXe
- GHANA: Two magistrates and a circuit court judge were dismissed last year from the judiciary for misconduct http://t.co/3O4bCjHrjR
- Wealthy Chinese investors driving increase in 'investor visas' issued by UK, says expert http://t.co/455OomYNKl
- Why the Nordic Model of Prostitution Does Not Work http://t.co/CDzuMsTRqv
- INDIA: CBI Chief writes to law minister seeking clarity on role in choosing head of prosecution http://t.co/xIMoeSqjoF
- Privacy Law May Get Kiss of Life as EU’s Justice Chief Sees Deal http://t.co/NiBP7t40vu
- INDIA: Law Commission to hold consultations on electoral reforms http://t.co/4wFFBvk4S5
- Turbulent period in the legal sector as a whole, and conveyancing services have been no exception http://t.co/mGOoEpFKwZ
- Symposium: The UK Constitution - In Search of Constitutionalism http://t.co/yZWVgjFcKF
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins chalks up 100 per cent retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/iFzi7jd2Cg
- FBI hires investment management GC to lead in-house team | The Lawyer http://t.co/jMCadAkYkD
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon sets Pannone integration deadline | The Lawyer http://t.co/swKuyYDLTt
- A&O's Wickenden heads to Hong Kong to steer US securities practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/u9zMh2vENk
- Land Registry: Privatisation plans for a critical national asset could create a monster | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/BqufJYqLSH
- Blame culture? Then blame the negligent | Law Gazette http://t.co/CqggUskQr0
- Advocacy assurance timetable extended | Law Gazette http://t.co/q2yXeTGF7e
- RBS sets aside £1.9bn litigation war chest | Law Gazette http://t.co/yE7drHa4aq
- Legal aid lawyers form new group to oppose cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/ngYC71CL0j
- AUSTRALIA's Attorney General George Brandis won't say if citizen's fighting in Syria will lose citizenship http://t.co/REeroaHF3R
- PHILIPPINES police played 'wheel of torture' game to extract information http://t.co/SzbEWd0ngy
- Labour grandees back right to family life amendment to immigration bill http://t.co/S3hIhkFC6h
- Sport, Scotland and the impact of independence http://t.co/Oa5eyAv3V6
- PAKISTAN: Concern as Malala book launch cancelled in Peshawar http://t.co/3ox0ToBxQ4
- Met Police custody healthcare a 'major problem' http://t.co/4WHV41f2pg
- Mikaeel Kular: Mother returns to court http://t.co/rx6dSugoNR
- Medomsley Detention Centre: Sixty-six calls after TV report http://t.co/DQpQqODDrq
- Able readers damaged by phonics, academic says http://t.co/hGe1FLekGF
- Bhutto son urges PAKISTAN military action on Taliban http://t.co/PiPz4OphiB
- BALKANS: Mladic refuses to testify for Karadzic at ICTY trial http://t.co/Xk7AXu6EoY
- EGYPT ex-President Morsi jail escape trial begins http://t.co/Qxk2LPTMU7
- William Roache trial: Coronation Street actor 'never met' accusers http://t.co/t397aA7VXy
- UKRAINE crisis: Parliament abolishes anti-protest law http://t.co/sD3DZw0iYk
- Royal overspend prompts call to open palace doors http://t.co/FYsI9Do9uz
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Sergeants had not read missing persons 'at risk' guidelines http://t.co/6AlXELF0uN
- Medomsley young offenders centre: over 140 alleged victims of abuse have come forward http://t.co/MfdMioID8V
- Mohammed Asghar case: Hopes rise that mentally ill British pensioner may escape death sentence in Pakistan http://t.co/oJdZA4tCCO
- I hacked 200 phones for NOTW, says ex-reporter Dan Evans http://t.co/6mdfoRiA7U
- Palamon makes further ‘multimillion’ investment in Quality Solicitors | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UBHI4cXRog
- IRELAND: Law Society warns about fake solicitor http://t.co/olR3myGTGc
- CANADA: Hryniak v. Mauldin Promotes Access to Justice Through Summary Judgments http://t.co/1oEJzV0JsN
- KENYA: Kenyatta at the ICC: Is Justice Deferred, Justice Denied? http://t.co/bJXwIvxv5o
- ‘Big fishes’ face arrests in cashgate, says MALAWI Justice Minister http://t.co/0pLJUOZc5b
- GHANA: Justice Atuguba changed the 2012 election judgement – opposition laments http://t.co/9LTGemuFtV
- KENYA: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga forms advisory council to boost administration of justice http://t.co/Rw3FYyLr1x
- ISRAEL defence computers hit by hack attack http://t.co/voTDzqotv4
- Peru-Chile border redrawn by UN court at The Hague http://t.co/HY9r9ytOxD
- Man and woman jailed for trafficking two prostitutes http://t.co/IWM5SA0ymY
- Politician and former detective nicknamed 'Robocop' brings down watch thief in Edinburgh http://t.co/Xt6MRTUWUX
- William Roache acquitted of one of seven abuse charges http://t.co/RJKTr4unn6
- Newtownabbey council reverses decision to cancel Bible play http://t.co/tecngq17io
- US and British spies 'get personal data from Angry Birds' http://t.co/9xXW6AHIQo
- UKRAINE 'to scrap' anti-protest law http://t.co/PbWw2X3tcm
- Law firm's online legal document service bids to take on US-based giants | Legal Futures http://t.co/OmyOjggB0h
- First the Ashes, now the solicitors' PII market - Aussie insurer grabs biggest share | Legal Futures http://t.co/LvlONPDDFj
- SRA faces 'timebomb' of risk from foreign lawyers, says Italian who learnt from rule breaches | Legal Futures http://t.co/XfQLeot4Tf
- Sunday Mirror 'carried out phone hacking on grand scale' http://t.co/WNfoO2um97
- Row over legal aid for on the run terror suspect http://t.co/RAnZ8FylNI
- Northern CYPRUS votes to legalise gay sex http://t.co/qZKLEC18iJ
- Fighting sexual and domestic slavery 'requires help of European agencies' http://t.co/Asl4Diq0IA
- Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over Hateful Eight film script leak http://t.co/nALuYe2r2U
- US: Stephen Glass refused admission to California state bar in court ruling http://t.co/sDprOQNUCZ
- NHS faces £24m bill after glue injected into girl's brain at Great Ormond Street http://t.co/F6oyRNj0Af
- US: Tech giants reach White House deal on NSA surveillance of customer data http://t.co/U1QTSZww4V
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Travis Perkins hires Lafarge’s Grimason as GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/JOGsuSXsRo
- Protection of pattern trademarks from non-use cancellation in China | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/Dj5giq0ioK
- Suicide concern rises over lawyers | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/b7jVCzJ5qC
- Lawyer at centre of Ukraine negotiations | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/5jqmxTqsgA
- Other activists go on trial as Chinese sends lawyer to jail | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/8aAY1unewY
- Courtney Love wins twibel case and tweets on new lawyers | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/OrJ2s6meFT
- Securities class-actions on the rise | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/BeMq2rYni5
- A&O in firing line after SFO trial collapses | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/h0XXyKjOrx
- Lawyers outranked by nail technicians | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/b1m4g1mkVO
- Singapore proposes new law firm regulator | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/ntJ77jaKNO
- New MoJ data shows further collapse in mediation numbers http://t.co/pVFCFbMqLx
- Phone-hacking trial: Ex-journalist admits phone hacking http://t.co/Qos1INhW4K
- Submission to the International Criminal Court on British Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq http://t.co/FCDChzcoAW
- INDIA: Political activists learn how to defend human rights http://t.co/pKZzDlYyN2
- Does transitional justice protect human rights? http://t.co/nV8M7HLQB8
- AUSTRALIA: NSW Alcohol laws are bad for our rights and bad for the law http://t.co/Wp3xHdza6V
- ECUADOR abandoning high standard of defending Rights of Nature http://t.co/R0sbUoN7h8
- SWAZILAND: Women’s rights to life must be respected at all times http://t.co/BaOlgLcgDC
- European Court Of Human Rights Fast-tracks Case Against GCHQ; More Organizations Launch Legal Challenges To UK Spying http://t.co/ibJwXSPgJs
- US: Human Rights Coalition sues prison officials for censoring political dissent and human rights advocacy http://t.co/3swl4K4yeF
- Studying women's rights in ARAB world through sex http://t.co/pwoXDAZqoB
- Cosmetics chain Lush stands up for gay rights in run up to Sochi Winter Olympics http://t.co/LhEw9B4XSb
- EGYPT Rights groups: 36 violations against journalists on 25 Jan http://t.co/bEaWmHzBQW
- THAILAND: Action by the People's Democratic Reform Committee to prevent the right to vote is indefensible http://t.co/HvL2B8VsJN
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Whole-life sentences 'can be imposed despite European court's objections'. Lawyer appearing on behalf of attorney general tells court of appeal that UK already meets demand for reviews of sentences. Full story - Guardian Law
- Cardiff Head teacher Jane Vaterlaws 'bullied' staff and parents, tribunal hears http://t.co/8uCW5fqaE4
- Sisters of Nazareth evidence 'haphazard and piecemeal' http://t.co/Ddj55Q9bVw
- Super Puma fatal accident inquiry: Call for additional monitoring http://t.co/i3SJKhiaPE
- Nigella Lawson to face no action over cocaine admission http://t.co/YnkQzTTlqP
- Pope John Paul ll relic stolen from chapel in ITALY http://t.co/etLyFuJtvS
- Lloyds' card and ATM problems caused by hardware failure http://t.co/sIXZlJn1r4
- David Cameron says EU immigration at 'reasonable level' http://t.co/wNcy0YI71R
- David Cameron pledges to cut red tape for small business http://t.co/d5z4BNkrn4
- Police in stand-off with officer in Trevor Road, Prestatyn http://t.co/uhUCTApA6U
- Boris Johnson's gay bus advert ban to be investigated http://t.co/UVmt8NWotE
- Eight arrested over conspiracy to rape in Newcastle http://t.co/H7uFl8Rkfo
- Dave Lee Travis sex claims 'cost him everything' http://t.co/YnC4XyVz3V
- FRANE: Decency for those on hard times - a visit to Toulouse’s last remaining public showers http://t.co/RRzb5Xy2k4
- TV weatherman Talbot on sex charges http://t.co/uzC4M9WaDu
- Only 12 barristers register for QASA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/miJjzCq5fs
- Local government: problem shared | Law Gazette http://t.co/thvhSb1V8W
- Practice advice – lines of enquiry | Law Gazette http://t.co/NDy3GMZ626
- ‘Magic pill’ mediation is wrong prescription | Law Gazette http://t.co/0HqLmDlFaY
- Who should take over from St Ivo as the new patron saint of lawyers? | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/L9yjVFCCAQ
- Clarification: firms without insurance | Law Gazette http://t.co/ORuKre8rur
- Coercion defence scrapped | Law Gazette http://t.co/hjSDSULdu1
- UKTI export boost | Law Gazette http://t.co/Bib6PuDmCm
- HMCTS spent £23.5m on cancelled court projects | Law Gazette http://t.co/INvcAuQtbf
- Cobbetts administration costs soaring | Law Gazette http://t.co/1Usfph2LXM
- Firms face premium hike if SRA demands ratings | Law Gazette http://t.co/ptySHiIW7k
- Public defender recruitment bid sparks row | Law Gazette http://t.co/vtbzrSiLmq
- PI firm ‘punished’ by council landlord for injury claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/XAy2EFWogt
- Legal scholar and activist Xu Zhiyong sentenced to four years | Law Gazette http://t.co/TRxKqIhui2
- New patents court leaves Scotland in the cold | Law Gazette http://t.co/DoUWOFTLn4
- Wills mix-up could open ‘floodgate’ to litigation | Law Gazette http://t.co/ySCJXDo5rT
- Unisys GC Pavel Klimov well placed to understand how lawyers can help combat the cyber threat: Profiles | The Lawyer http://t.co/f4xc4flt2b
- Truth behind good retention rates | The Lawyer http://t.co/MPrKY22zWn
- Investors are enchanted by Morocco’s promise, particularly its political stability | The Lawyer http://t.co/UQKXCdI3h5
- The legal market in the three Baltic states is getting back on track | The Lawyer http://t.co/NRM1fYabvM
- Egypt: Hope springs eternal | The Lawyer http://t.co/Mq9yssE8wY
- The EU believes strict regulation is the path to online security | The Lawyer http://t.co/DwqGLzPzSI
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Hogan Lovells among firms signing up to diversity careers platform | The Lawyer http://t.co/4uX2Uj5pFL
- Top tech GC warns in-house lawyers to tackle cyber security dangers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vss0x046EW
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas and CMS partners agree two-year lock-in as merger terms take shape | The Lawyer http://t.co/oxhm2uXXrc
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird's overdraft up 61 per cent in 2012/13 as net debt rises €5m | The Lawyer http://t.co/f3g6RwLh9Q
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds accounts reveal £8.5m spent on restructuring and leases | The Lawyer http://t.co/veXQsTODnu
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges to relinquish all-equity model as it gears up for LG tie-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/XiEwv1gXQX
- Campaigner's lawyers challenge secrecy over police spy accused of lying in court http://t.co/rortqieXDA
- Genocide survivors speak of horrors of the Holocaust, CAMBODIA and RWANDA http://t.co/XVX8Yahraq
- London transport's ban on anti-gay ad put in doubt by court of appeal http://t.co/Qcjo52z363
- IRELAND: Courts may again be asked to set the boundaries of parliamentary power http://t.co/rP92njiQm5
- INDIA: Tribal court punishments - Licking spit to rubbing nose on ground http://t.co/Ed5WdP4LsV
- US: Longtime Dallas lawyer, civil rights activist Adelfa Callejo dies at 90 http://t.co/RwVIyZ4ItO
- INDIA: Lawyer seeks withdrawal of PIL made famous by Justice Karnan's outbursts in Madras high court http://t.co/z9DB6yjMwc
- GHANA: Lawyer translates passion into jewellery-making business http://t.co/zeFp5IvkFw
- US: Governor Christie scandal - Lawyer questions whether Zimmer told truth about diary http://t.co/Q13549P1Mq
- PAKISTAN: Can Musharraf’s trial sustain democracy? http://t.co/jSD530wlvJ
- US: Trial opens Monday in buttocks injection case http://t.co/BxNmgUoEna
- Illegal drugs trade on an alarming rise in INDIA, says CISF report http://t.co/PSkGk0skRg
- Councils face probe over 'illegal' reward schemes http://t.co/lUQ9g3qfzI
- BANGLADESH: War crimes tribunal hears of forced conversion of Hindus by accused AKM Yusuf http://t.co/6oCvRfTyHt
- INDIA: Ensure 100% survival of trees: Tribunal orders development authority http://t.co/jkOXiLeK89
- Social housing landlords cheated by repair firm Mears Group, tribunal hears http://t.co/6h8unRK7OJ
- IRELAND: Bertie Ahearn's former FF branch faces €200k bill for tribunal http://t.co/gvUrXBcY4a
- Russell Tribunal of PALESTINE raps West over Israel http://t.co/8zH1p9kJRo
- US: A Look at Minimum Wage Legislation in States http://t.co/x9pCdg5CD2
- KENYA: Judge tells lawyers to learn more on International Labour Laws http://t.co/cF8Uvziq4e
- OMAN: Norms for new judiciary cadres discussed http://t.co/Lr1ICG3CCq
- IRELAND: Early exit of no-nonsense judge could herald a judiciary exodus http://t.co/UkG9P2TSpN
- MALTA: President and judiciary get their annual raises http://t.co/kVGgS3JGmN
- SRI LANKA:‘Taming And Vanquishing’ The Judiciary http://t.co/ZmM8LSZ8pK
- High Court judge sensationally slam Blackpool Council after it tried to evict a lawyer who was suing the town hall http://t.co/63OqvdPTlq
- IRELAND: Solicitor slams Corey gag order on release http://t.co/cxRcDjegXo
- Book Review: An essential read on Internet Law http://t.co/3xgGevMDQC
- US: California students file suit to nix tenure law http://t.co/be3yZk2x21
- AUSTRALIA: Law change is a simple solution to a complex problem on one-punch incidents http://t.co/nzB9xpQiQm
- 'Change the law' says wife of businessman who faced trial for beating up thieves http://t.co/tAjLHm6JzH
- RUSSIA: Constitutional Court to Review NGO Foreign Agent Law http://t.co/yt4z8ktu9d
- Flume, "Law and Commerce – The Evolution of Codified Business Law in Europe" http://t.co/FR7867PSZM
- US: ‘Avonte’s Law’ Proposed After Autistic Teen Vanishes, Dies http://t.co/YNQWWaZpuu
- Microsoft says law enforcement documents likely stolen by hackers http://t.co/9w4iXsvbdM
- Laws over Welsh Assembly's new tax and borrowing powers 'must be passed quicker' http://t.co/EXwnD99b8W
- Small Claims Limits Unchanged: Understanding the Current UK Legal Status of Small Claims http://t.co/1qZKzfhNba
- English and Scots law take a different view - Scotland prefers fair shares, England goes on need http://t.co/u0uW07TMHh
- UK trespass laws examined for energy companies to explore for shale gas without residents' permission http://t.co/cAqsgelg0y
- NIGERIA'S Anti-gay law: US, UK should not dictate? http://t.co/LqxSXdMuN9
- Be smart about energy use – audits could save businesses thousands | Legal Futures http://t.co/5K2RgsM3vz
- US: NJ court takes ‘child neglect’ to extremes http://t.co/0eKgzagjGf
- Policing Twitter - can the existing legal system cope with the technological age? http://t.co/pgi9BkPKCv
- US: Legal marijuana businesses seek banking solutions http://t.co/sNkd6fl0Hn
- Call for legal aid reform as child murderer Barry McCarney's bill hits £320k and counting http://t.co/4F8vlSTpos
- This is why they want to remove jury trial. Justice. Well done http://t.co/iMMQxIr4fD
- Baroness Smith on european crime and justice measures http://t.co/0Jekg5mCXa
- Coventry gets £650,000 to improve support for mentally ill in justice system http://t.co/2LqNurxx3d
- INDIA: Bihar Chief Minister lambasts Prime Minister aspirant Modi over unresolved injustice in 2002 Gujrat riots http://t.co/Jo5xYqz5Dq
- Compassionate Reconciling Justice isn't simply the opposite of injustice, it cuts through erasing and reversing it http://t.co/iwOR6b1SiR
- LIBYA's justice minister to captors: Free kidnapped Egyptian diplomats http://t.co/4zJJrOoBTw
- Justice doesn’t seem to count for our son killed by the IRA http://t.co/E2YMcjcO46
- The colourful life of Barrister Robert Flach | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fv979nuWNV
- AUSTRALIA: One-punch killers could face a charge of death by assault http://t.co/Jb6wJZysGc
- BANGLADESH: Legal aid cell to help protect workers' rights http://t.co/AFfWr5C1df
- Another Week, Another Legal Wrangle Over the EU http://t.co/hgEjS1K0HD
- University lecturers threaten legal action over plans to dock a whole day's pay if they walked out last week http://t.co/6xoNgYZ6gS
- US: Legal dispute over network neutrality continues http://t.co/TbCB3F3MwP
- Parents threaten legal action over St Andrews nursery closure http://t.co/Ydn51I85Wi
- Legal fund launched for NIgel Farage assault case http://t.co/FisgSmUKFJ
- Immigration Bill set for two serious rows http://t.co/O268N2IVUr
- Chris Grayling launches court battle over EU rights charter http://t.co/CbJlzNFloV
- UK Government and business should work together to fight international corruption http://t.co/AppRBVBJQh
- First UK legal challenge to CIA drones blocked by Court of Appeal http://t.co/Af590b3u2i
- PAKISTAN: Musharraf's lawyer warns Akram of pulling out tongue, ripping apart legs http://t.co/xQVRTAAnkH
- According to his Lawyer, Edward Snowden could extend assylum every year http://t.co/6rnVCcwNZw
- ITALY: Lawyer arrested for stealing 180,000 euros she won for a homeless man http://t.co/jWvJSWeSFR
- IRELAND: Trial of man accused of raping girl (8) is stopped over delay http://t.co/hHeFpROVsV
- US: Texas Woman Is Taken Off Life Support After Order http://t.co/zmgyXSkTmv
- POLAND: A Gender Problem - For years, the church showed no interest in gender ideology. Now it speaks of little else http://t.co/MNLzmUZ8fh
- AMERICA on Probation: We may be getting over our peculiar love of prisons. But if not prisons, what? http://t.co/X4dXbGhqs6
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Solicitors warned over "harsh" impact of impending LLP tax changes | Legal Futures http://t.co/rJOi2lW6C8
- High Court slams council for "act of retaliation" against PI law firm which sued it | Legal Futures http://t.co/pwElvoooe2
- Children as young as 10 with mental health problems held in police cells http://t.co/P6MgI3jeEI
- INDIA: 'Fast-track courts reduced pendency in lower courts' http://t.co/AcnePictFd
- PAKISTAN: Should courts also close eyes if anti-graft http://t.co/0G86c8LLsg
- Campaigner's lawyers challenge secrecy over police spy accused of lying in court http://t.co/rortqieXDA
- Oxted girl's murder: 16-year-old suspect sectioned http://t.co/TjBT0JBDz0
- JAPAN NHK boss Momii sparks WWII 'comfort women' row http://t.co/ikvVXVB20H
- Michael Gove denies attack on Ofsted chief http://t.co/qgA9YOGHDM
- Lloyds customers hit by card problems http://t.co/rOMl3SldzM
- Obama’s NSA Speech and the Persistence of Prevention | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/WQdTLqWBMe
- Law, Dignity & Socio-Economic Rights: The Case of Asylum Seekers in Europe | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/rAyTpqjrtI
- CCJHR Seminar: Gender, Security & Islam: Negotiating religion, culture & conflict in Pakistan | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/V7pgiBCDd3
- 2014 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship in International Public Interest Law | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/xWuzyZsa2n
- Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/cED3ooUnZp
- Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Cities | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/MYKINXJXRJ
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- Barnetts breaks up: North-west firm sells its practice to a number of buyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bP0VikXTsJ
- Rise in dirty money: £288m laundered in the UK last year | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Mx2hCwUhfF
- Bank Mellat brings action: Iranian private bank to file claim for more than £500m | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Jm9qIZAGPH
- Lessons learned: SRA will consider how to lessen regulatory burden | New Law Journal: http://t.co/FymxX0jmXV
- Future is technology - Young lawyers in favour of becoming "early adapters" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/fnUJIPDMBZ
- Firms optimistic - Law Society's report shows profits are up | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CrLTuhK9xZ
- Modern Slavery Bill fails victims | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XCRhaLmlHX
- Change ahead for family: 2014 will see a "plethora" of procedure rule amendments | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KyYgl975Qt
- SRA list placed in doubt | New Law Journal: http://t.co/1ccA3kORzW
- "Uncertainty" of unrated insurers ban | New Law Journal: http://t.co/4V7hqXNzH8
- PDS hires aim to "break" fees dispute | New Law Journal: http://t.co/DlzbcLvLb1
- Surveillance challenge fast-tracked by ECtHR | New Law Journal: http://t.co/O4g4E6dSRX
- New bid to block 'human rights' claims by foreign criminals http://t.co/39vALx4vDi
- Dave Lee Travis 'told police groping women was norm in 1970s' http://t.co/cQL8NmWJSG
- Australian same-sex couples flock to New Zealand to get married http://t.co/Jk2RJCjAp0
- Scottish independence: Convention calls for women's voices to be heard http://t.co/3gnPDp0i2M
- Sex claims MP Mike Hancock allowed to keep council seat http://t.co/v9hCHRcoBF
- Benefits Street: Seven charged with drug offences http://t.co/qxAXhQH2u2
- Britons returning from Syria face arrest, says Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police http://t.co/bXctWpDKdo
- Labour would reintroduce 50p tax rate http://t.co/gXQE1muV9X
- US: A Lawyer and Partner, and Also Bankrupt http://t.co/I0brjRB0q7
- US: Judge Orders Hospital to Remove Pregnant Woman From Life Support http://t.co/1vKMyGpcQV
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Secret Google lab 'rewards staff for failure' http://t.co/1zWd10uNra
- HSBC imposes restrictions on large cash withdrawals http://t.co/nOm9UcHryY
- Million sickness benefit applicants 'fit for work' http://t.co/5TR2lmqxxC
- US: Immigrants Seen as Way to Refill Detroit Ranks http://t.co/CSkdcI7bN0
- Claims of Police Brutality in UKRAINE Amid Talks to Quell Unrest http://t.co/Og4RJyezPO
- ‘He still proves a callous bully’: Ulrika Jonsson's comments on Stan Collymore express valid anger http://t.co/edyhwiM09g
- Does etiquette matter any more? http://t.co/0tZSBT3NJH
- Is fracking the answer to the UK’s energy needs? Has this ‘green government’ failed? http://t.co/iaPRTkBVif
- Ukip leader Nigel Farage calls for UK gun laws to be relaxed http://t.co/56GU8IGvsY
- Up to 3,000 people believed to be in witness protection programmes in UK http://t.co/AZKCD0ak5P
- Former deputy speaker pleads not guilty to all sex offence charges http://t.co/cwcGapjqwp
- BBC duped into handing over confidential data on 700 licence-fee payers to ‘blaggers’ http://t.co/7dGVQ3Rqjl
- British mother Afsana Lachaux faces jail in Dubai after husband claims she kidnapped their son http://t.co/ZoU6sJ1EMv
- Mystery of Rebekah Brooks’s 10 missing devices: gadgets cconnected to router never been found, hacking trial told http://t.co/P3fqGlNidh
- Emma Wilson: Mother jailed for life for murdering 11-month-old http://t.co/vWRNFC8EdZ
- 16 arrested amid fears Britons linked to Syria violence http://t.co/sQzooDYUuL
- Lawyers issue warning to Thai government | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/uPNKHQAVNA
- Former Paul Hastings lawyer disbarred over resume lies | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/QPaKwbFbSm
- Eversheds beef up African institute | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/pU5eFjyQ54
- Lawyers outline Scots independence route to EU | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/RcwDuFyqV7
- Top legal bloggers move behind paywall | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/DRvYTP5MQ5
- Proskauer Rose recruit partners in foreign push | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/W9TnNAyqvH
- Protection of pattern trademarks from non-use cancellation in China | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/r30BmxUVZE
- Assistenza Legale expands to Sicily | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/RsewnBYspF
- City trader shot in 'targeted attack' on morning commute http://t.co/xxNlq3Vtlp
- Uttoxeter law firm appoints new conveyancing manager http://t.co/T9JyAVvw8F
- Tranparency International ZAMBIA director testifies in Justice Minister Kabimba tribunal hearing http://t.co/FhZSsMDIkR
- INDIA: National Green Tribunal seeks to know scope of gambling law in Mandovi http://t.co/2INCWN0Khu
- UN tribunal cuts SERBIAN sentences for Kosovo crimes http://t.co/fFfqXfawma
- Imperial employment tribunal: ‘conspiracy’ claim http://t.co/hOMaY6mqwh
- US: Judge dismissed Christian advocacy group’s lawsuit against a Muslim rights group over cancellation of a speech http://t.co/kSxknPX7Kj
- US: Judge voids two Samsung claims before Apple patent trial even starts http://t.co/1vEvzULVNc
- US: Judge orders TV networks to turn over footage in Naval Academy case http://t.co/X1ThiJs65M
- SAUDI ARABIA: Baby steps won’t help reform judiciary http://t.co/3YU21dhRXq
- KENYA: Magistrate dismissed from Judiciary http://t.co/sfiNcUrmf3
- GUAM: Judiciary Holds Training For Court Interpreters http://t.co/jM5nbKRIrn
- South Wales Police officers arrested in licensing probe http://t.co/B0VHiHd0sh
- Police Scotland proposes reducing number of control rooms http://t.co/4aTNz69dJP
- Police officer shot with his own gun http://t.co/vJZd0QjfJj
- MP Douglas Carswell confronts shoplifter and makes citizen's arrest http://t.co/TRU7WMdxRO
- Dave Lee Travis trial: DJ 'said groping behaviour was norm' http://t.co/Qf6ntdxTkJ
- Man guilty of body in suitcase murder http://t.co/M6zC6C8Mdy
- CANADA 'orders Briton to stop selling Marmite and Irn Bru' http://t.co/dLdOdNZYzo
- Pair jailed over abusive tweets to feminist campaigner http://t.co/sfrdyC0Dt8
- Forced to fish: Slavery on THAILAND's trawlers http://t.co/ypx2InaqTq
- Callum Wilson murder: Mother Emma Wilson jailed for life http://t.co/4drIth4EHw
- UK pay rising in real terms, says coalition http://t.co/WJz8LYmSg0
- Way cleared for family's challenge over 'do not resuscitate' orders http://t.co/PZCGoIzGn9
- Whole-life sentences 'can be imposed despite European court's objections' http://t.co/Aosw3HgHRV
- QATAR 2022 World Cup: 185 Nepalese workers died in 2013 – official records http://t.co/JVwWDrmYZU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper takes restructuring duo from O’Melveny in Asia | The Lawyer http://t.co/XwoHfuVOoG
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Burges Salmon sees cash rise despite City investment | The Lawyer http://t.co/qLbAzYv6M1
- Top tech GC warns in-house lawyers to tackle cyber security dangers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vss0x046EW
- US state sued over same-sex marriage U-turn http://t.co/FzYh8AuNC2
- Europe's New Mafias: the spread of mafia-style activity from East to West http://t.co/LXhR18Vrnz
- INDONESIA is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly http://t.co/EJ2S6aWNT6
- PAKISTAN's Musharraf trial delayed again, Treason trial was due to start December 24 but has been repeatedly delayed http://t.co/0XDtzZNOvG
- TUNISIA agrees content of new constitution, Assembly due to fully ratify charter, three years after fall of Ben Ali http://t.co/fFept6eH5e
- INDIA's top court orders probe into gang rape http://t.co/DkqIeBopzA
- SIERRA LEONE: Law and order meets traditional justice - in pictures http://t.co/rZlJymwkJJ
- Ian Brady's bid for transfer to jail rejected for his own safety http://t.co/vsBEioqQfo
- UN urges BURMA to investigate Rohingya deaths after latest violence http://t.co/fEglfrtpbb
- Top detective wins fight to keep job after gross misconduct in murder investigation http://t.co/U1JJfd0Maz
- Official guidance to Border Force staff says possession of small amounts of Class B drugs should not lead to arrest http://t.co/ITVIbOPgAK
- Crime: the facts and figures - Until we can trust the way crime statistics are collated, there is little chance http://t.co/VmWvBFqjvj
- Student tried to smuggle £16,500 in her underwear to Syrian fighters, court hears http://t.co/z7fiixt3H9
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Profits are up, but partner drawings are bleeding SME firms. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- Case provides an example of a litigant treating an order of the court as if compliance were an optional indulgence http://t.co/ymXB9lo4TN
- Agreement by parties not enough in post-Mitchell litigation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JxXnpvu9xc
- Is the legal profession doing enough to encourage true diversity, asks Pinsent Masons partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/DTxUbEpA5t
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons hikes bank loans and pays hefty tax bill | The Lawyer http://t.co/JvEmKGy9gi
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons elects Lazar as new European chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/FIIKVLHPnV
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Putnis named as Slaughter's financial regulation head as Fox retires | The Lawyer http://t.co/qhqBJ8IgyI
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF bank borrowings up £30m as overdraft soars 138 per cent in 2012/13 | The Lawyer http://t.co/AVbOiDZJBs
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May makes first Asia lateral hire with MoFo addition | The Lawyer http://t.co/ARGVS5VcjY
- Whiplash panels won’t change a thing: the same doctors, the same pressures | Law Gazette http://t.co/Qj73KwfHQk
- 1215 And All That: a case for exceptionalism | Law Gazette http://t.co/rRQ4g8WL2T
- Law firms in a position to be more imaginative when hiring will end up with better people | Law Gazette http://t.co/ThOoII3zt4
- VAT and access to justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/3QuWZ2pUVH
- Poor complaints-handling ‘costing sector millions’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/bGE5FKDKBU
- Highest-paid member of Freshfields receives £2.5m | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZXMR9okc6S
- Government reveals plans to sell off Land Registry | Law Gazette http://t.co/xmEmaeAPif
- Keoghs puts 41 staff at risk of redundancy | Law Gazette http://t.co/s6oUYvXLwk
- Fees dispute puts £4.5m fraud trial in jeopardy | Law Gazette http://t.co/mjVP11e370
- “It’s the economy, stupid!” Or is it? | Legal Future http://t.co/VPfjBx4elR
- Treasury tells HMRC to place greater focus on partnerships | Legal Future http://t.co/Dj1CqZfHIR
- Blasphemy case: Briton in Pakistan sentenced to death http://t.co/QGOveY1ubt
- Speeding Durham Police driver disciplined over 140mph http://t.co/3foi23l8K1
- Safety concerns over Mikaeel Kular tribute http://t.co/0D9mXAnlOU
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Peterborough playhouse removed after sex attack verdicts http://t.co/W54s54i6Gf
- Police hearing loss: £135m paid in compensation http://t.co/AiZckq18cG
- Coventry charity shop burglars 'used secret tunnel' http://t.co/ELLNckZoc5
- Whole-life tariffs appeal hearing http://t.co/VFS40I9ln9
- 'Gagging clauses' in government pay-offs criticised http://t.co/IP4wISTF61
- Derby fire deaths: Philpott killings 'not predictable' http://t.co/MuH9AfBfmm
- UK pay rising in real terms, says coalition http://t.co/WJz8LYmSg0
- Alleged victim of sexual assault by Mike Hancock to demand release of report http://t.co/SppLnnFiLK
- US privacy board dissenters defend balancing act of NSA surveillance http://t.co/6PSq5T5L2R
- Justify GCHQ mass surveillance, European court tells ministers http://t.co/r6CcYhi8NG
- Legal action considered over Indonesia copper tax | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/0qlXcu7EW5
- Law professor supports apprentices for divorce | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/t0ydv1xUuO
- US has recently thrown light on the status of litigation funding in the Miller case | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/n4Gb6CoCiq
- Manhattan judge lambasts Mayer Brown fee | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/7NWLVSE3ju
- Norton Rose are the champions for McLaren Group | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/tHxC1ee2kY
- Microsoft GC proposes global surveillance rules | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/S86vBda9nt
- Lawsuit loan company sees demand rise | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/ERDoCPR81o
- Law Cloud set for mass adoption | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/PiNFGlSdSW
- EDL founder Tommy Robinson jailed for mortgage fraud http://t.co/fPok2GGGZE
- Nigel Farage disowns Ukip's entire 2010 election manifesto http://t.co/OqzcTkU90C
- Labour plans to lower voting age to 16 http://t.co/ROCQrg4UJe
- WEST PAPUA: Long jail terms for raising banned morning star flag http://t.co/QEJNFm2z3n
- TIMOR-LESTE v AUSTRALIA: what each country stands to lose http://t.co/wwMYTYvdhD
- G4S refuses to concede that 'significant event' at Oakwood prison was riot http://t.co/8d3NBeKha0
- Edward Snowden can get a fair trial in the US. Here's how http://t.co/OVkN8OzmZW
- US: Federal authorities agree to limit shackling of immigrants in court http://t.co/HnhLn3lBb9
- US government privacy board says NSA bulk collection of phone data is illegal http://t.co/UL7cGjeLiS
- Premier League targets Cardiff and Swansea pubs over illegal screenings http://t.co/XFJUGfZcHX
- US: A Law Professor Announces For Vice President? http://t.co/wpcrfk90gM
- Crowdsourcing Copyright Law in Europe:http://t.co/9PHmiyDnVc
- IRELAND: Law reform may improve LGBT parental prospects http://t.co/jdjFSbA4Iq
- FRANCE: Parliament backs law limiting public office http://t.co/CWh5RniYaV
- INDIA: Demands for Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's resignation grow; AAP defends him http://t.co/HIHN7X9e7a
- US Law School Offers Free Tuition To 50 Applicants http://t.co/lLimavkvht
- INDIA: Supreme Court’s judgement on death penalty a humane approach? http://t.co/cNHI8rWRO9
- US Courts are allowing rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials http://t.co/KP7CFhCPZM
- BANGLADESH: Proceedings in several cases at Tribunal pending as government is yet to appoint new chair http://t.co/hamPTcES9M
- The Special Tribunal for LEBANON sets judicial standards http://t.co/xRRGCt3vCH
- INDIA: Electricity tribunal sets aside TNERC solar order http://t.co/MYYtYHorny
- US: Judge gives Chicago 6 months to OK gun sales law http://t.co/MFU0L5fJqh
- US Ex-federal court judge's travel expenses questioned http://t.co/xxLvZjpSCJ
- SOUTH AFRICA: Absent lawyer delays cloned card case http://t.co/JITQJoQato
- Sikh lawyer's turban 'kicked off his head in a racist attack' close to St. Paul's Cathedral in London http://t.co/YjACNoQJac
- Russian lawyer says Snowden in danger after hostile remarks http://t.co/IHxjqnBO0o
- FRANCE: Trial of footballers Franck Ribery & Karim Benzema begins on charges of soliciting underage prostitute http://t.co/ReRbz337ng
- Lawyer 'put himself in client's wills in plan to steal £210,000' http://t.co/mVJA5PRG1w
- CANADA: Lawyer in Arctic priest sex abuse case wants 10 charges dropped http://t.co/Jv248C5VSL
- Hospital lawyer Ranu Rowan reinstated after baby-death email probe http://t.co/tZXS5cPt3X
- UAE is urged to end downward cycle of unfair political trials http://t.co/eAvfupujbx
- ITALY: Amanda Knox Kercher Murder Trial Wrapping Up http://t.co/46aYDXh47b
- PHILIPPINES: President Aquino had apparently meddled in Corona trial http://t.co/CnRM5pTtJU
- Head of Countryside Alliance warns farmers they could soon face tougher restrictions on legal ownership of firearms http://t.co/gNiauxl8P4
- Dramatic fall in non-EU students at UK universities "appears to justify" immigration policy fears, says expert http://t.co/8jMPiJQIKV
- Pressurise the government to change revenge porn law http://t.co/gHxxTsWc6R
- A Muslim divorce and recognition in English law http://t.co/CfV5Yd2BuV
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright appoints global CISO http://t.co/0tQoPJ6yBv
- Top EU law professor criticises SNP's plans for membership http://t.co/xLiMBdyuHM
- UK regulator names law firms not carrying liability insurance http://t.co/zQ1Gzc4ePu
- The ICC in AFGHANISTAN: Peace, Justice and Accountability: http://t.co/zLMgk2ZgM6
- No justice for NEPAL's slave girls http://t.co/8LErCkt5JC
- Tim Sharpley, Lauren Day and William Fox Bregman have become partners at Ellis Jones in Bournemouth http://t.co/fR2HmwjzVa
- ITALY willing to enhance legal ties with IRAN, according to Justice MInister http://t.co/1rftF4rgbK
- KENYA: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga admits 100 lawyers to roll of advocates http://t.co/9b65Vb4aeI
- IRELAND: Solicitor used a false passport to defraud loan firms out of €1m http://t.co/EVnpWKe0Fl
- Justice Project SOUTH AFRICA condemns Sanral anthrax scare http://t.co/2Mcow4wwKQ
- ZAMBIA: Solicitor General Musa Mwenye today testified before a tribunal investigating Wynter Kabimba http://t.co/M15TuD4PsX
- AUSTRALIA: Michael Evans QC is the new Crown Solicitor for South Australia. http://t.co/Li6cVsvRyG
- AUSTRALIA: Solicitor questions directive of bikies bail application http://t.co/o6CumUHhAw
- Did solicitor Peter Maine stab himself? Mystery continues over runner found dead in Durham http://t.co/rUaAQvBFeZ
- CAYMAN ISLANDS: Solicitor General seeks to clarify Tempura ruling http://t.co/5WXQOnrKXB
- Vincents Solictors relaunching Garstang office with a new appointment and investment in Blackpool http://t.co/Yfqjy7eCJu
- ZAMBIA: Former Solicitor-general refuses to be appointed Chief Justice by Sata http://t.co/XDPgDIPUX2
- Fathers 4 Justice campaigner set up website harassing solicitor http://t.co/UOyQo7AcBe
- Still no justice for dad of mistaken identity gangland shooting victim http://t.co/5yNbl3Vecr
- Scottish Justice Secretary says requirement of corroboration in criminal trials has failed and must be scrapped http://t.co/hDpA8R6IBf
- US: Justice Department says USIS submitted 665,000 incomplete background checks http://t.co/DIQJT9ZMBh
- NEW ZEALAND: From Marks + Sparks to Auckland High Court http://t.co/NpQ4GbegZo
- Constance Briscoe 'sought psychiatric help' for strain over Huhne-Pryce case http://t.co/LLZ00taKUV
- AUSTRALIA: NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith forced to defend more jobs for the boys charges over Supreme Court judge http://t.co/QbuXQSU6M2
- Bullying UK: Trolls not beyond the long arm of the law http://t.co/6zHWyqCapx
- UK Court's Drone Ruling Shows the Law Is an Ass http://t.co/tL9TtLvEMY
- Birmingham law firms 'exceeding profit forecasts' http://t.co/fnj6eoWte4
- UK Government health data sharing may break EU law http://t.co/JvuX5IxP4X
- Lawyer: EU Privacy Laws Will Lead To Fining Frenzy In UK http://t.co/OyjIL9795S
- Cigarette plain packaging law would apply in Wales, AMs say http://t.co/0KITOIKDrM
- EU's top court rejects UK challenge to short-selling law http://t.co/yUByfZkmle
- Anonymisation of health data does not need to guarantee privacy to comply with UK data protection rules http://t.co/khxN8XMaoq
- Twitter has insisted it has clear processes to help the police tackle racist abuse? http://t.co/FFfHszwFet
- EU to warn UK, Belgium, Luxembourg over car refrigerant rules, report says http://t.co/HbOr7lcq8e
- Verizon: US gov't made 320,000 requests for customer info in '13 http://t.co/J398Ic5WhI
- Holyrood backs forced marriage law http://t.co/KJD633zuYM
- The Old King of the New SPAIN - out of touch? http://t.co/XMF4RoGrJX
- Big Web Crash in CHINA: Experts Suspect Great Firewall http://t.co/LdWMoGZzFO
- Legal high user from Taunton turning his life around after near-death shock http://t.co/9ngLCnDZkF
- SOUTH AFRICA: Occupying land belonging to gold mining company Rand Uranium is legal, a community leader said http://t.co/vhf0GVSy92
- Legal bid to take over rundown Tividale housing estate http://t.co/z5Sz42xuE9
- US: Legal experts: McDonnell’s corruption trial will test the line between political favors, official state action http://t.co/laQSCzKkUK
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst and CC mull new graduate recruitment methods | The Lawyer http://t.co/ezlcXH0J0z
- Inquest opens on Princess of Wales A&E hospital wait death http://t.co/heDOcDY7H8
- Coleraine abuse court: Victim raped 1,000 times http://t.co/roqxvOC9eD
- Simon Thompson jailed for killing daughter Rebecca http://t.co/XNV2q52p3c
- Dave Lee Travis trial: BBC 'ignored woman's complaint' http://t.co/6BTvjeroHX
- Lostprophets' Ian Watkins seeks leave to appeal against length of sentence http://t.co/cguJ9k7TMf
- Mary Konye guilty of acid attack on friend Naomi Oni http://t.co/hSQ1X3erTX
- US Justin Bieber arrested in Miami Beach for 'drunk road racing' http://t.co/RYk6Vy0D0M
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Failed judicial review of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) has done little to quell the mutiny among criminal law barristers, even though the Bar Standards Board has called on them to “respect the court’s decision”. Full story - Legal Futures
- Wills to be interpreted like contracts, Supreme Court rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CAAtBdMAIp
- Unrated insurers ‘will be able to get B rating’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/135XCbE3YO
- Eversheds continues Africa focus | The Lawyer http://t.co/u46cBPenUE
- Ex-Addleshaw partner could face £20k fine over expenses saga | The Lawyer http://t.co/BAqyqAdH8e
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Barnetts Solicitors in four-way sell off | The Lawyer http://t.co/t8uk4ExPSG
- Travel group Tui raids Terex for general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/NLYkIDf0kd
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields' top earner took home £2.5m in 2012/13, LLPs show | The Lawyer http://t.co/JBHVkPbMPM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers dropped as McLaren turns to Norton Rose Fulbright for legal advice | The Lawyer http://t.co/Uh9bYndf8E
- DAC Beachcroft accounts reveal £10m cash call | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ecy9Toms6G
- Legal Profession condemns trial of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Xu Zhiyong | Law Gazette http://t.co/H0mXpU4NRx
- Gun attack survivor marks endangered lawyer day | Law Gazette http://t.co/MHKD7MO9fJ
- Grieve backs quality scheme, but warns of over-regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/9O3hgEspjG
- Clarification: firms without insurance | Law Gazette http://t.co/ORuKre8rur
- Judge sets aside costs ruling based on ‘camouflaged’ submissions | Law Gazette http://t.co/2KurfzMj5X
- Keoghs puts 41 workers at risk of redundancy | Law Gazette http://t.co/eJFxfRck73
- Southport solicitor Barnetts goes into administration but 130 jobs saved http://t.co/gbuJFWMFgU
- In conversation with Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/bZjef2jbJo
- Gardener Andrew Woodhouse who beat thieves is cleared http://t.co/wdtHFQz11w
- Dublin clinical director: NHS refuses to pay for hair reconstruction http://t.co/tZUbPREclX
- Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock's son arrested over assault outside MP's home http://t.co/VHmULVBmlW
- Alan Storie jailed for life for murder of David Findlay http://t.co/ujANODlWxL
- Chrome browser becomes eavesdropping tool http://t.co/GMFtZfOgD6
- Khat ban: Newsnight investigates herb stimulant http://t.co/wRHXE6cTLq
- Treasury anger over Margaret Hodge 'grandstanding' http://t.co/O4l0UG9MX0
- Government to probe Labour's insurance mis-selling claims http://t.co/qdwGos5wCm
- Philpott fire deaths: Catch Me When I Fall group told to stop fund-raising http://t.co/paS5M9ybvn
- INDIA: Woman gang-raped on orders of 'kangaroo court' http://t.co/vlTn0S8cEV
- Sean Turner inquest: 'Missed opportunities' in care http://t.co/wwNfbRJWVE
- Stan Collymore quits Twitter after racial abuse and death threats agent http://t.co/15AGXDFvjD
- US privacy watchdog advises NSA spying is illegal http://t.co/d1F9hEI7UO
- UKRAINE protests: Crisis talks after day of bloodshed http://t.co/4dgWPIUcOc
- 1,500 UK forces personnel to go in latest military cuts http://t.co/OlKb8clVwS
- Crime in England and Wales down 10%, survey shows http://t.co/9m2qJBuy75
- NHS waiting time data for elective surgery 'unreliable' http://t.co/lDbknsIhEU
- TURKEY sees fresh purge of police and judiciary http://t.co/OAjPlWUgeu
- BULGARIA: Executive power’s attacks against Bulgarian judiciary system stop in past six months, MP http://t.co/IKw6gd0gQ6
- NEPAL: Judiciary in state building and democratizing nation http://t.co/2819G29YeN
- INDIA: High Court Chief Justices are now considered inferior to Supreme Court judges http://t.co/6cC5RsLigD
- INDIA: Judiciary Not in Govt's List of Priorities: Justice Siri Jagan Express http://t.co/4uDa9MpnLQ
- MACAU: Judiciary Police says significant rise in drug and fraud related crimes http://t.co/sJ6eLy88Pl
- IP address does not prove online piracy, US judge says in landmark ruling http://t.co/kesej0ZtQM
- US: Judge says no to 1st step toward selling Detroit's art http://t.co/kfy04NAaG2
- SPAIN: Judge to hear lawsuit into cost of footballer Neymar's transfer http://t.co/k2gsgLD0U0
- US: Judge partially dismisses Oracle lawsuit against Solaris support providers http://t.co/Kp9RfnIRgl
- INDIA Vodafone tax row: High Court puts off hearing to Jan 30 http://t.co/4TWkZ32uro
- Nurse accused of trying to throttle brain-damaged amputee at National Brain Injury Centre in Northampton http://t.co/dz0daiH24o
- CANADA: Guide dog owner takes supermarket to Human Rights Tribunal http://t.co/CVzalUAiYB
- National Archives files reveal touching pleas and ruses against conscription http://t.co/zON7tkIygi
- INDIA: Kerala to petition Green Tribunal seeking relaxations in stringent stipulations against extracting sand http://t.co/yf5WlMcfG7
- INDIA: Boycott of courts by advocates over list of names recommended for post of High Court Judges called off http://t.co/1vIunIFptR
- IRELAND: High Court judge Hanna in induced coma in Spain http://t.co/aDyRdQ6EO2
- IRELAND: Margaretta D'Arcy court case recorded by member of public http://t.co/78cfRasAjQ
- US: Lawyer - Amish Ohio couple should be able to reject chemo for daughter http://t.co/0cYltEkJma
- US: Lawyer for US couple accused of abandoning adopted son says he has gotten much-needed help http://t.co/99YMbPPqaX
- US: Prominent lawyer Gerald Krovatin expected to represent Hoboken mayor in Sandy-aid scandal http://t.co/XmI2dDeic6
- NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer says cola class action will be 'uphill battle' http://t.co/Vcq8YBd8Fu
- In HONG KONG lies more than 33 tonnes of illegal ivory that has been confiscated by the city’s government http://t.co/HUDlLl9rxt
- PAKISTAN: Illegal SIMs: FIA, police barred from raiding franchises http://t.co/VnlGPAPPC6
- Illegal cigarettes raid store in Burton could lose licence http://t.co/QPtc3kT0d3
- IRELAND: Work is under way to return tonnes of illegally deposited waste from Co Fermanagh to the Republic http://t.co/tmZICEv2Ja
- CHINA: BBC reporter 'harassed' at Chinese activist trial http://t.co/v8c44CbyiB
- CHINA: Tight security around trial of New Citizens activist-founder Xu http://t.co/6wanBRje4x
- US: Judge voids two Samsung claims before Apple patent trial even starts http://t.co/1vEvzULVNc
- CHINA: activist refuses to answer questions in protest as trial opens in crackdown on dissent http://t.co/UPah96Q66u
- Phone-hacking trial: police defend dawn raid on Rebekah Brooks's home http://t.co/IQBaaCPTQz
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Eric Pickles in ministerial biscuit 'ban' http://t.co/sHTkSFAcKs
- Tottenham Hotspur football fans warned about language after charges http://t.co/YIV99ispGu
- Becky Godden murder detective 'guilty of misconduct' http://t.co/Gli2qemkuI
- Takeaway driver Ala Udin not banned with 29 penalty points http://t.co/VL8svKO78G
- Marital coercion defence 'to be scrapped' http://t.co/7ghHKlQ8x5
- Muslim defendant must remove veil to give evidence, jury hears http://t.co/HFlJhoGJcf
- Linzi Ashton killer not arrested before murder because officer had 'childcare arrangements' to handle http://t.co/cD0o6gyQKk
- Motorist faces court after 'splashing schoolchildren with puddle' http://t.co/18uevHHHvu
- Water cannon set to be deployed across Britain amid fears of more riots http://t.co/vztGKYhn4y
- MP calls for police back up to protect him from pensioners http://t.co/8c4LLUHeai
- US: Texas to execute Mexican Edgar Tamayo despite international protests http://t.co/1HByKF8bIx
- Civil courts need more powers, argues judge http://t.co/4mv8YwOD4K
- Ombudsman gives lawyers economic incentive to improve complaints handling: increased profits | Legal Futures http://t.co/s2E0ahfZOb
- SRA interventions loom for firms practising without insurance | Legal Futures http://t.co/xlT5w6ftlp
- Attorney General "warned LSB about regulatory creep" but indicates no roll-back of Clementi | Legal Futures http://t.co/9opWozhlWx
- Lawyers stay out of spotlight in China tax controversy | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/wDcyyzuoDs
- Public consulted on legal aid in California | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/57G5LOFcEQ
- UK law firms close as insurance dries up | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/TPM06LhrLr
- DAC Beachcroft opens in New York | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/SzdnKWURhW
- Globalaw expands in the Middle East and South East Asia | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/CVVrQKE3g0
- Client service stars invest heavily | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/xGiREcUOox
- Employers warned over drink and drugs | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/bgvTTDf0tO
- How to make a citizen's arrest http://t.co/AbPW01F4Ve
- Peterborough murders: Joanna Dennehy filmed buying petrol http://t.co/N588BCDGoS
- 'Plebgate': Met Police reject PC's resignation http://t.co/ezJUG0K02t
- Phone-hacking trial: Seized Brooks computers 'were not in use' http://t.co/8eSY940KIS
- MP Mike Hancock suspended by Lib Dems after a report into claims of sexual misconduct http://t.co/jiItvmCofm
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co partners boost profit share and reduce contributions | The Lawyer http://t.co/4RlCpw3NHv
- Final HS2 appeal thrown out at Supreme Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fm9G8P5fq6
- KPMG applies to extend Cobbetts administration period by six months | The Lawyer http://t.co/MIwdaUwcnf
- US psychology body declines to rebuke member in Guantánamo torture case http://t.co/Ka48L4rCgh
- Briton held over gay sex video to be deported from UGANDA http://t.co/NCK2LOVodm
- Judge warns jury of wrongful prejudice over defendant's Muslim face veil http://t.co/KZmtxfOwzB
- Save Our Green Open Spaces appoints barrister to fight inquiry case http://t.co/jfQiuIcUjd
- Lib Dems warned of ‘bloodletting’ as Lord Rennard hires barrister over sex claims http://t.co/WsDffdYlbF
- Kent barrister Sir Geoffrey Nice leads report into Syrian civil war http://t.co/1QlWzLjo4O
- Jessica Lee MP is fourth 2010 Tory woman to quit http://t.co/psG6v9ycaZ
- NIGERIA: Kano Courts Record 100 Cases of Rape in Two Months http://t.co/kzJAvoNFf0
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- Claire Tiltman murder: Prosecutors consider charges over Kent killing http://t.co/egQRSAoV4p
- Matt Baggott to step down as NI chief constable http://t.co/aT04G5ynqv
- European funding legal case 'a total embarrassment' http://t.co/9atptYNtcx
- Government opens new front in criminal legal aid fight by bulking up Public Defender Service | Legal Futures http://t.co/fSXFYd3HTW
- Legal high crackdown from Kent MPs Julian Brazier and Tracey Crouch http://t.co/RnCF0MP3rf
- AUSTRALIA: Legal eagles punch holes in mandatory sentence plan http://t.co/oQuLlGW2gH
- The future of legal education: are apprenticeships the answer? http://t.co/qAgwaFpV0j
- Microsoft legal chief seeks global rules on spying, data http://t.co/iwNs7X2D8l
- Government vow after HS2 court win http://t.co/Ux6H3VPuEF
- Why I am against Grayling over Criminal Legal Aid http://t.co/rxvR3IPl8K
- Supreme Court judgment: the HS2 judicial review http://t.co/U3KDA7En3X
- ARGENTINA: Juan Gelman, Poet Who Challenged Junta, Dies at 83 http://t.co/hwzXqeDdKf
- US: Sexual Orientation Is No Basis for Jury Exclusion, a Federal Appeals Court Rules http://t.co/Rj6GaCDSGT
- Edward Snowden Denies Suggestions That He Was a Spy for Russia http://t.co/pdaBn0eXbI
- Twitter storm in RUSSIA over Sochi Olympics twin toilet http://t.co/XmhO12auF1
- Swansea firm specialising in Legal conveyancing software to create more than 60 jobs over the next three years http://t.co/0iHGN95gok
- Indonesia drug smuggler Andrea Waldeck jailed for 14 years http://t.co/ssznkoOcbG
- Samsung 'infringed' Apple's auto-complete text patent http://t.co/lM0N4AHAe9
- William Roache trial: Star 'shocked by rape arrest' http://t.co/WjOLtnAgM5
- UGANDA gay sex case Briton Bernard Randall to be deported http://t.co/WsIjeeoLP9
- 'Too few checks' on powers of police and crime commissioners http://t.co/I1ZWJykvRS
- Daniel Spargo-Mabbs death: Two men charged over drugs supply http://t.co/xr9lBvUttP
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Debt rises for DAC Beachcroft and Olswang, while Ince cuts borrowings, LLP accounts show | The Lawyer http://t.co/vFs6vn875c
- Tamara Ecclestone loses High Court battle over supercar | The Lawyer http://t.co/NFsFbe3JyX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shanghai firms merge to form enlarged Boss & Young | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ly5fl2lMVT
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Barclays VP returns to Tods Murrays as head of real estate | The Lawyer http://t.co/Emkclfd1P1
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Simpson Thacher advise on £600m Guardian sale of Trader Media Group | The Lawyer http://t.co/AdVTCI2zfh
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF advocacy chief Murray Rosen quits to return to the bar | The Lawyer http://t.co/WDg8GxO57p
- Capita interpreter calamities results in £46K fine | The Lawyer http://t.co/a08sKTKJ50
- Furious firms threaten action over “botched” SRA insurance list | The Lawyer http://t.co/XKW7utC0Zu
- Call to review Public Defender Service | Law Gazette http://t.co/CegdeZR23f
- Interpreter contract still failing after two years | Law Gazette http://t.co/JBGzqPuRZu
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Illegal Pesticides Could Be Affecting Our Food http://t.co/KHfsvVCUpI
- Illegal subletting tenants in Watford offered an amnesty http://t.co/3eRCoonSXv
- Three men on trial over child sex abuse http://t.co/1ArXMIanhM
- Crimewatch appeal over North Lanarkshire sex attack raid http://t.co/Ry6JltK25o
- Scottish budget plan to be backed in principle http://t.co/QZULbxVGa5
- EU air pollution target 'still too high' for heart health http://t.co/zEADJgKOIg
- 'Burnt out' EU likely to curb climate goals http://t.co/MPhWU5Yeec
- Ex-footballer Collymore accuses Twitter over abusive messages http://t.co/vXRPQKLMMM
- KENYA: Writer Binyavanga Wainaina declares himself homosexual http://t.co/JXxwTqrv51
- Syrian regime document trove shows evidence of 'industrial scale' killing of detainees http://t.co/1rEmPLFCMA
- Assad government should face trial at ICC, Syrian opposition member says http://t.co/YtWH1CE6BP
- How whole-life sentences might comply with human rights convention | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/nN917nwnv5
- Human Rights Watch annual report 2014 criticises NSA mass surveillance http://t.co/vWI3R3h2nT
- US withholding Fisa court orders on NSA bulk collection of Americans' data http://t.co/RBbXMenuh4
- Systematic killing evidence in SYRIA just tip of iceberg - aid agencies http://t.co/AO1nGleP2G
- Brussels urges Turkish PM Erdoğan to redraft law purging police and judiciary http://t.co/pk31xBnOmL
- Ministry of Justice plan to raise court fees condemned http://t.co/ptnZBXYKe9
- Lord Rennard case 'could turn into bloodbath' and embarrass Lib Dems http://t.co/0gtcex2nuW
- AUSTRALIA promises to limit use of documents seized in Asio raid http://t.co/AVEvkEruHX
- Secret policing: open justice http://t.co/3eBYwi13yO
- Tory MP Aidan Burley ruled 'stupid' but not antisemitic for Nazi stag party http://t.co/NvmQp9Nqea
- Theresa May's stop-and-search plan delayed by government wrangling http://t.co/05bIJhFDoV
- CC defends negligent advice claims | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/PNkTu8nWNB
- Japanese law firm to launch in Myanmar | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/jsvlnXys8m
- Legal crisis as Nauru bars chief justice | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/uMZauGAZoM
- Hackers use US courts system to spread virus | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/oMcvfS7W10
- DLA adds three member firms in Africa | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/WQer76WOTb
- Life after disbarment - 'Starbucks won't even hire me to pour coffee' | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/9OYKE9GnN8
- Courtney Love in 'Twibel' case | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/NzDxt0ZEw3
- Mexico poised for telecoms overhaul | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/3Xh4WjMMQA
- Lord Rennard: injustice all round http://t.co/jdy3Eun6z8
- Lender Exchange: downright wrong or a good idea poorly presented? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vKWkQlVr6K
- SRA to carry out ‘lessons learned’ review on diversity data | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/zGNzWCd5H9
- Pioneer volume conveyancing firm Barnetts broken up for sale | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/bxm2Al5q4w
- ‘What is your favourite crisp flavour?’ legal regulators ask consumers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/g6IluY3cAF
- ‘Inconsistencies’ force SRA into recommending minimum rating for indemnity insurers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZLt0ZORvmH
- SRA, BSB and other regulators join forces to demystify the law for consumers | Legal Futures http://t.co/OXDNFBVJlE
- Barristers vow to boycott QASA despite High Court defeat | Legal Futures http://t.co/Cb1qXnQwOi
- Firm angry over inclusion on SRA indemnity list as solicitors predict PI firms will dominate next one | Legal Futures http://t.co/kETCdgRMgF
- The Brazilian ranch where Nazis kept slaves http://t.co/hhMwFCNbkT
- St Lucia murder: Two more arrested over Roger Pratt death http://t.co/hsvuOpFLDO
- Drax protesters' undercover police case convictions quashed http://t.co/FxQGlCBkTW
- Rennard set to take legal action over Lib Dem suspension http://t.co/yggAdWSF48
- William Roache trial: Actor's 'abuse punishes past lives' claim angered woman http://t.co/KZUSdZJ7gg
- Nazi stag MP Aiden Burley 'caused deep offence', report finds http://t.co/ig4q7yibcu
- Society art exhibition is in keeping with perilous & bare legal realities | Law Gazette http://t.co/RuVsKxlQPt
- Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications
| Law Gazette http://t.co/9XIYuU6LX4
- Barnetts enters administration and breaks up business | Law Gazette http://t.co/gaDv4jgyYj
- Whistleblowing case could set precedent for partners | Law Gazette http://t.co/VbxBxq9OZX
- RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin defends anti-gay propaganda law but reassures participants of Sochi 2014 http://t.co/1obtSXS8lF
- Global Anti-protest law changes Twitter users' behavior, but not network structure, physicists show http://t.co/0JKKT32JFc
- US: Proposed Arizona Law Would Allow Religious People to Refuse Service to Gays http://t.co/4fLME5qZHy
- US: Anti-tobacco law violators to be fined from today http://t.co/hUBlqVCMA3
- US: Law requiring photo ID to vote has been overturned http://t.co/3E0OkKU8XG
