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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Only one in 200 of criminal solicitors who have signalled their intention to practise advocacy in the future has signed up to the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates. Full story - Law Gazette
- Eversheds, Byrne and Partners swoop as Pannone, S&G tie-up looms | The Lawyer http://t.co/UZbD0VNl7G
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells to lead $2bn oligarch battle after White & Case is disbarred | The Lawyer http://t.co/RNcXKzs9No
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Boris-backed Pocket Living picks Speechly as sole adviser | The Lawyer http://t.co/bD5QwV1ytu
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Paul Hastings rejigs China leadership team | The Lawyer http://t.co/GNOWinR9OP
- High Court throws out 'irrational' Legal Ombudsman ruling (barrister to reimburse fees to a client) | The Lawyer http://t.co/VqmbW1O7Rj
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Darrois and Orrick are worth it as L'Oréal buys back shares from Nestlé | The Lawyer http://t.co/z4XyA7QDH4
- LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case revenue up 4% to $1.4bn for 2013 as PEP nears $2m | The Lawyer http://t.co/psSAPd4lnK
- Criminal barristers plan full day walkout over legal aid cuts | The Lawyer http://t.co/D2fn7kDjaC
- Next legal aid protest day is March 7 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1oMVZlEkqY
- Obituary: Victor Zermansky - Former president of Leeds Law Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/fNttTe0qFV
- Slater & Gordon to put acquisitions on hold | Law Gazette http://t.co/QzCNbUjVyT
- Millionaire wins divorce case despite finding of perjury | Law Gazette http://t.co/BSGX636zWT
- MoJ site targeted by hackers | Law Gazette http://t.co/zrZxZHBww2
- 7 March set for second legal aid protest action | Law Gazette http://t.co/MmCKRLH5zS
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Bristol City FC to lead on safe standing http://t.co/ddcYWXrRuh
- EL SALVADOR castaway Alvarenga finally arrives home http://t.co/rICwf4oyy2
- Rise in deaths from 'legal highs' in the UK http://t.co/91k7XU1msD
- Housing benefit changes 'unworkable' http://t.co/t8D56q3RzS
- Toyota to recall 1.9 million Prius hybrids http://t.co/2sktK4eOF7
- Blackburn baby dog maul death: Mother and boyfriend bailed http://t.co/bFoXvYZQXU
- US: Prosecutors in Naval Academy sex assault case must explain how they will prove case http://t.co/Qa5GGDDLtD
- Trainee lawyer on how she got the job http://t.co/Suxp0BpUs6
- INDIA: MoEF to Solicitor General: Is plea in SC against Swatanter Kumar a valid complaint? http://t.co/oHR3etII9y
- NEPAL's chief justice resigns under threat http://t.co/oVgETIpNmt
- IRELAND: Garda Commissioner calls for 'clarity' on GSOC bugging http://t.co/oL5fjPYUaa
- US: California Supreme Court Justice Joyce Kennard retiring http://t.co/Um5xsSg6pM
- GERMAN courts make domain registrars liable for piracy clients http://t.co/TAljDe23tr
- MALTA: Courts reconfirm ‘illegitimacy’ of Maltese rent laws http://t.co/CxULpkKvGr
- FRANCE: Courts Force Google to Air Indiscretion on Homepage http://t.co/QsrrIUhFRC
- Court reforms put ‘ordinary’ Scots at disadvantage http://t.co/Mgz72WhREb
- RUSSIA: Putin courts Georgia, accuses West of Cold War-style 'containment' http://t.co/aJ6lmeVmle
- ITALY: Berlusconi back in court for bribery in new trial http://t.co/YlbSeF4yGC
- New trial date agreed for former finance manager accused of defrauding training company http://t.co/PHcabzyQeE
- AUSTRALIA: Trial of murdered Wollongong lawyer Katie Foreman was aborted as witness knew juror http://t.co/n6M8MeqbMe
- EGYPT trial for Jazeera journalists set for Feb 20
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- Companies ordered to help 'blagging' inquiry http://t.co/284VBzzq9w
- Where is it illegal to be gay? http://t.co/JnrrzFooJQ
- Russian Olympic figure skater sorry for Obama banana tweet http://t.co/MBpZUx6P0s
- Mark Carney set to adjust Bank interest rate policy http://t.co/MvqCxjrnl6
- Scottish independence: George Osborne to 'rule out currency union' http://t.co/7EXL0JdXKt
- SPAIN moves to curb legal convention allowing trials of foreign rights abuses http://t.co/wOTfZ0CgfN
- US: Guantánamo hunger strikers able to challenge force-feeding, court rules http://t.co/9STJ3l1BgL
- SPAIN's tough new abortion law advances after secret vote http://t.co/JPoy3gslFd
- AFGHAN law on domestic violence testimony limits women’s rights, say critics http://t.co/K86SasVYo7
- NEW ZEALAND: Plain-package cigarette law debate kicks off with warning http://t.co/S3SFrUWZvO
- INDIA: New law will alleviate land acquisition woes http://t.co/rIeiYpYWOX
- CANADA Proposes Law to Reduce Consumer Price Gaps With US http://t.co/PjrED10ks0
- INDIA: Law ministry examining Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill http://t.co/qnZcPVUIuA
- You've got a fee-charging McKenzie Friend in me | Legal Futures http://t.co/9waQY5BOwi
- SRA: interventions due to dishonesty on the rise | Legal Futures http://t.co/qoZoZaV5m1
- PI specialist Catherine Leech’s high-profile work confounds the red-top stereotype - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/A8WqUUdOzu
- Mediation is no panacea in family law, but clients must be properly advised on dispute resolution | Law Gazette http://t.co/8zDFsyraio
- Technology can help maintain the provision of legal services for the poor | Law Gazette http://t.co/riAOprRvbJ
- The jailing of Xu Zhiyong and the rule of law in China | Law Gazette http://t.co/rLNNeBQLDn
- Consultants offer pro bono help to firms on the edge | Law Gazette http://t.co/YwElnsoH7E
- Lawyers face criminal probe over private investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/THe4eLZ3yq
- Ann Duffy jailed for cancelling brother's wedding http://t.co/rVK4zJsmqc
- Four out of 8,000 inspections triggered by parents http://t.co/SHEkVZ2bpQ
- Illegal hunting on the rise in AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/BTCk69ssQS
- Nazi loot probe: More art found at Gurlitt AUSTRIA home http://t.co/DLU9H5SHuj
- 'We may all be black and famous but we don't all look alike', Samuel L Jackson berates host for mistaken identity http://t.co/ke4mCa50re
- INDIA Olympics ban lifted after new officials elected http://t.co/5dS91XWapq
- RWANDA's Augustin Ndindiliyimana cleared of genocide http://t.co/tmKjqGStnt
- Policing Board members asked to justify rule change rejection http://t.co/OuVQmSPgv4
- Welsh ministers may offer smacking vote before 2016 election http://t.co/xx4KG1jIbC
- A14 wrong-way woman "inches" from crashing into police car http://t.co/IIbHyZBhRL
- Litvinenko widow wins inquiry ruling against ministers http://t.co/3ADSufneum
- London set to move closer to recognising prenups | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vWNkaLi5zb
- Lawyer on trial over US$2m cemetery swindle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9QilZrD60H
- Canadian firms donate to political parties | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kja2S9G7QV
- Jones Day picks up third Berwin Leighton partner | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/U3BxUbFj4r
- Akerman opens 20th office in Chicago | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lvifdWjWVo
- Virus blocks law firm's client files | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VRYGWvF7VO
- Heenan Blaikie group to join BCF | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GTkTMyXkly
- US law firms are 'ineffective' on social media | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ij8PTxsdX4
- 'Parakeet law' could ban residents from keeping 'invasive' species http://t.co/oEGKaOwxiH
- Archives reveal one of Britain's first female police officers - but she wasn't allowed to arrest anyone http://t.co/RxO7ZnHKFZ
- Baby girl mauled to death among catalogue of dog attacks http://t.co/nh5Sg7Ffcg
- Police Federation accused of treating memorial like a 'drunken jolly' http://t.co/fTED4orfGi
- Pensioner dies after gun fired at Surrey hunting shop http://t.co/wMbV5ERyxg
- Judges tell Theresa May to think again on Alexander Litvinenko decision http://t.co/9dfIjVCddh
- US: Eric Holder calls on states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates http://t.co/6B9eKDPEq7
- FRANCE: Michael Jackson fans win damages for 'emotional suffering' from star's death http://t.co/XhyVvCOmF2
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lewis Silkin client Lush wins trademark fight with Amazon | The Lawyer http://t.co/SEaHBmGOTM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Berrymans picks up two partners from Greenwoods | The Lawyer http://t.co/zLEyAfG6GN
- INDIA: Lawyer retells police 3G story: gangster, girls and gifts http://t.co/qOJHufCknJ
- Probate lawyer who stole £300,000 from dead clients jailed for five years http://t.co/WGdoLcOm1f
- BANGLADESH: Collapsed factory owner, if convicted could lead to worker jobloss, according to his lawyer http://t.co/IV2w4bnTlr
- Barrister Neil Addison’s advice to dioceses concerning the threat from anti-Catholic groups like FEMEN http://t.co/SclXps5wlM
- AUSTRALIA: Footage of torture and sexual assault of a teenager at Southport could be played in court http://t.co/WrvbjZJP12
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The new Defamation Act - who is it protecting? New libel legislation in the UK has a number of flaws and offers little help to investigative journalists. Full story - Global Legal Post
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: 'Despite the tough talk, Grayling has listened to the judges on judicial review. We now know where the government has climbed down - and the judiciary's views' - Joshua Rozenberg. Full story - Guardian Law
- Trade unions challenge coalition sell-off of Britain's probation service http://t.co/940NxNk1uN
- UGANDA awaits president's decision on whether anti-gay bill will become law http://t.co/MAJSRaMEMO
- Barristers contesting legal aid cuts may not support justice secretary's summit http://t.co/k02V1JgKmY
- US considers drone strike on American al-Qaida suspect abroad http://t.co/Ul931ritJz
- CONGO warlord Bosco Ntaganda led ethnically motivated murder, ICC told http://t.co/pGYMWfQXcP
- Has the Supreme Court stalled the 'village green industry'? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OzT38fTvcq
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary steers Google away from £3bn EU fine | The Lawyer http://t.co/aDvWMEvQh0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: TLT, Weightmans report turnover and profit rises | The Lawyer http://t.co/It9ILyLWjb
- Historical Abuse Inquiry: Nun 'beat girl black and blue' http://t.co/WuoHcKl0Ep
- Study looks at Scottish views on immigration http://t.co/9GVALctG9p
- Lee Boxell case: £20,000 reward over 1988 missing case http://t.co/0TzZuDyctU
- Student visa system fraud exposed in BBC investigation http://t.co/xa2q70TgqQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden rejigs management committee as Buck hands London bat to Trivedi | The Lawyer http://t.co/639jRkTF5B
- Norton Rose Fulbright debt plummets after cash increase | The Lawyer http://t.co/ea4pqt1kH6
- Shell appoints new legal director in wake of Peter Rees exit | The Lawyer http://t.co/bJ33tlOGsT
- Mental incapacity does not terminate retainer | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TmrpTVWOYS
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- Warning over pension scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/6TS97UUsuQ
- Shared parenting clarification | Law Gazette http://t.co/tcNviqsjBb
- Barristers pen warning to grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/qwutUXNIdy
- Flood misery hits law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/XrkkVnS3tC
- PwC Legal ‘challenge’ to firms in process services | Law Gazette http://t.co/iLgEsEVNY0
- Judicial battle over registry remit | Law Gazette http://t.co/vv3xmagpYB
- Mental capacity ruling over retainer | Law Gazette http://t.co/QWRhKaT9Cl
- Claimant faces record costs after tribunal | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xns02f1Nkh
- Chancery Lane delivers JR response | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcGftMhzc8
- Solicitors give QASA the cold shoulder | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZgnqCUZwSD
- Council ABS plan aims to take fight to outsourcers | Law Gazette http://t.co/cao0jKiyR2
- INDIA: Mangalore district courts get new complex http://t.co/QDt6EgYzkC
- Civil liberties lawyer John Whitehead recalls Beatles' social, political impact http://t.co/2PFv84HhEw
- Martyn Day's firm negotiated £22 million compensation package for victims of British torture in Mau Mau uprising http://t.co/OQqPu6fzmj
- AUSTRALIA: Lawyer Michael Kemp leaves Rostron Carlyle after representing Hells Angel drug trafficker http://t.co/jBPA57hoo5
- US: Mercy in the Justice System http://t.co/pZ9OdCe1Fl
- IRAN: Jewish Hospital a Fixture in Tehran http://t.co/IbWpetlNwY
- CANADA: Terrorism trial begins for former Canadian Idol contestant http://t.co/LNrnQnaTm6
- LGBT in CAMEROON: imprisoned for 16 months, no trial http://t.co/Ei0M3c9Ejo
- Half of Home Office 'unexpected' policing costs fund spent on conferences http://t.co/qzDjfN6an9
- Energy firms' gas profit margins questioned by minister http://t.co/ZMZhgJRKXx
- Car smoking: MPs set to vote on ban when children present http://t.co/WzkbGMahAZ
- Unilever Italy GC Giulia di Tommaso - Profiles | The Lawyer http://t.co/iQGuIScQ6M
- Corruption and political instability, Turkey has seen a fall-off in its foreign M&A | The Lawyer http://t.co/49Zx8mAWY5
- Deals round-up January 2014: Battle of the broadbands | The Lawyer http://t.co/BnObEKAEKX
- New leaders, new styles - Chinese law firms are now having to confront the issue of succession | The Lawyer http://t.co/r22c7iDiVM
- Many Chinese firms are confronting their first succession issues as their founders prepare to step down | The Lawyer http://t.co/BChb1o1l34
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's Heuking sees turnover break through €100m for first time | The Lawyer http://t.co/GiAgHwS3nv
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Gateley profits jump after Halliwells integration reaches completion | The Lawyer http://t.co/PSAEylb7QC
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP restructuring head quits, making it three for Jones Day | The Lawyer http://t.co/8KAJWj8IS8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins gears up for cash call | The Lawyer http://t.co/43fNBUjPE7
- TLT prepares for cash call in response to HMRC national insurance crackdown | The Lawyer http://t.co/YLSzHpKLQe
- Technology is changing the way we work. But there are certain things only lawyers can do | Law Gazette http://t.co/yct8Y1xcx9
- Interview gets Bar Council chief into hot water with LSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/obFvBrzvJl
- UN accused of 'dragging heels' on SOUTH SUDAN human rights abuses report http://t.co/phlEoxPz2W
- Legal action taken over baby ashes at Hazlehead Crematorium in Aberdeen http://t.co/sOoNkPyRw5
- SWISS immigration: 50.3% back quotas, final results show http://t.co/MvZ2QqYd5O
- I was put in jail for posting a comedy sketch on YouTube. Is this the modern UAE? http://t.co/yRgyB42OTg
- BBC TV boss: No all-male panel shows & more older women on screen http://t.co/wnIePQNjr5
- New Health and Work Service to get long-term sick back to work http://t.co/jSBkNM4jVg
- Scotland's World War One site secrets revealed in audit http://t.co/sgEjQEQJB7
- BANGLADESH fire factory owners surrender http://t.co/BHwr24vtgm
- Father of Chertsey house death boy had battled floods http://t.co/NlwHxmzOUi
- Prince William has gone hunting deer and wild boar in Spain day before wildlife plea http://t.co/Ws9KrkQtlc
- Barclays customer data 'stolen and sold', newspaper says http://t.co/SoAyqRJFN1
- SWISS immigration vote very close, early projections say http://t.co/MvZ2QqYd5O
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- CCJHR Seminar: Developments in Prosecutions of Crimes of Sexual Violence | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/zDXTETr1Oc
- Advance Directives and Ireland's New Capacity Legislation | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/7RcZjuVLlC
- The 'political' nature of judicial appointments is probably intractable | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/lXiaL9zRlx
- European Migration Network (Ireland) Report on Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/W7r3g8Rlov
- UK Communications Interception, Drone Strikes and the European Convention on Human Rights | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/NafFWgOah7
- The Trouble with Redress - Symphysiotomy and Other Failures | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/EgHD3kntBT
- GCHQ Surveillance, Tory Bill of Rights and Anti-Semitism - the Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/nri8zHg3ZK
- Prisoner's rights not breached by segregation | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/wqsVg915j0
- Afghan wins refuge from Daily Express | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/7PYCMZNL4Z
- Escaping dog not a "crime of violence" for purposes of criminal injuries compensation | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/gvbg0ojVMV
- Don't be fooled by the "concessions", there is still a real threat to Judicial Review | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/dOtez22o13
- 'War crimes' defence against Israel company protest convictions fails in Supreme Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/2xCHMk2GWQ
- Wielding Whip and a Hard New Law, NIGERIA Tries to ‘Sanitize’ Itself of Gays http://t.co/lggg195SKe
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- New Chief Crown prosecutor’s pledge to victims http://t.co/2iNcmBbEF9
- INDIA: Illegal mining still on, mafia found working on government land http://t.co/chUsV73LwY
- CANADA: Storied law firm Heenan Blaikie sunk by a shifting legal landscape http://t.co/aZip6eGbcD
- Twitter 'considering legal options' over US government data requests http://t.co/Ekl176Qt25
- Legal advice on Scottish EU membership 'within weeks' http://t.co/R41grwEFTp
- CANADA: Big law firms pick off lawyers from Heenan Blaikie's ranks http://t.co/WDV7D2xV6b
- US: A Law Professor’s Detailed, Ridiculous, Condescending ‘Local Rules’ For Class http://t.co/C31iqnGQvI
- BURMA: Review of Myanmar’s Disaster Management Law from the Angle of Inclusivity http://t.co/6XYZbElRgd
- US: Law blocks Florida marine scientists from Cuba research http://t.co/bQduDlI9ax
- INDIA: Law Minister Kapil Sibal defends Communal Violence Bill http://t.co/LxcCKKBaMD
- Google targets RUSSIA's anti-gay law with new home page 'doodle' http://t.co/PuQrtYiPpC
- US: School of Law means big money, but lawmakers not buying http://t.co/9BnVfTt98D
- US: The Law Must Be Free and Accessible to All - Not Secret and Profitable http://t.co/IJl0DWD2fR
- Libel laws may not be perfect but keep your oar out all the same http://t.co/s1BAvJ2Cwz
- Church law and state law: A loose canon? | The Economist http://t.co/5LcdoXxuJD
- AUSTRALIA: Gold Coast law firm threatening to sue Queensland Premier over comments about being criminal gang machine http://t.co/bAgl09Ianh
- Law and disorder: rough justice rules in the developing world http://t.co/AnS82uqX1X
- CONGO: Rights groups denounce new amnesty law http://t.co/zXFBMTGUZy
- MSPs warn Kenny MacAskill in row over law reform http://t.co/peQRDasGHa
- US: Former Law Student Martoma Convicted of Insider Trading in SAC Case http://t.co/QJ2RlpzBNh
- UGANDA: 'Homophobia is not African. It's imported' http://t.co/yIdVcXKqCU
- For the last time: If you're being harassed on Facebook, or on the streets, it's not your fault http://t.co/oiJcyYPPzK
- Roache police to review 'further information' http://t.co/J9VGSmES9s
- Man, 42, guilty of sexually assaulting eight-year-old girl in Madame Tussauds gift shop http://t.co/fmWyTidlZR
- Police hunt woman who 'racially abused' family on the tube http://t.co/RvIJvNW2cF
- UKIP couple have foster children removed from care http://t.co/wbwJJ8ZYdh
- Met Office: Evidence "suggests climate change link to storms" http://t.co/VTnO1MQ9SH
- US: Amish couple in hiding fight for right to refuse cancer treatment for daughter http://t.co/PEvs4dm16n
- Woody Allen denies Dylan Farrow's bitter sex abuse allegations http://t.co/FfVESSyI7U
- US Attorney General Holder says Justice Department will aggressively defend same-sex marriage http://t.co/ihmH2zWupM
- French judges foil social workers who were out to take mother’s baby http://t.co/y6Y0CN7neu
- Porn inquiry police face no criminal charges http://t.co/F9FrjlNJGj
- Istanbul clashes over TURKEY's new internet laws http://t.co/zQjjhpJsky
- Immigration minister Mark Harper quits over cleaner's visa http://t.co/61whPTKp0C
- Legal Troubles Barely Subdue a Bitcoin Evangelist’s Sermons http://t.co/pEFxX5lBbs
- US: Taking Tobacco Off the Shelves http://t.co/NYQHNutE9R
- US: Stradivarius Is Recovered Unharmed After Theft http://t.co/0XMZdaAcvn
- Why in the world did RUSSIA’s president, Vladimir Putin, let Nadezhda Tolokonnikova & Maria Alyokhina out of prison? http://t.co/X4tSvNwrri
- So Many Bribes, an Official in GREECE Can’t Recall Them All http://t.co/1T6zQsq8zc
- Justice Minister Maas eyes reform to GERMANY's Nazi-era definition of murder http://t.co/3ufYWn7eEt
- INDIA: Criminal justice administration system reduced to farce, avers Karnataka HC judge http://t.co/jMpEWFFeju
- 'That is the way the justice system works': Nick Clegg defends prosecutors in Roache case http://t.co/OqtOzMnmSW
- Sickening boast of paedophile described by judge as 'worst I've ever seen' http://t.co/Qum5o136tS
- Artists exhibit their work at Runcorn solicitor's office http://t.co/qEij1g41No
- Loading the Dice in Judicial Review: The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2014 http://t.co/Jo8ijfR6Jc
- INDIA: Law Minister from Aam Aadmi Party, Somnath Bharti was involved in selling pornographic domain names http://t.co/hXN9Io3VaZ
- Scottish Government didn't take EU law into account in plans for a minimum price for alcohol, a court has been told http://t.co/29uYmNe3ZB
- Legal firm urges overseas holiday home owners to check tax and inheritance implications http://t.co/kppbGGxszY
- US & UK Law firms hire SFO and Department of Justice prosecutors http://t.co/BSmc6gP94j
- Leeds University blind law professor Anna Lawson's gratitude for community support http://t.co/3wS8W6YzBZ
- UK inquiry into spy agency laws flawed, say campaign groups http://t.co/2PxqMwav8v
- INDIA: Free legal aid cell programme at Guirim http://t.co/IGIGtBPpKE
- US: Legal Services Sector Added 2,000 Jobs in January http://t.co/2Lp3GHcuy5
- Illegal tobacco products are ‘lining pockets’ of gangs http://t.co/qCI4TW9FMt
- Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference Offers a Watershed Moment to http://t.co/i5A0WMDzXV
- Student facing £90,000 legal bill after failing his medical degree by one mark http://t.co/Ijuhv1Dehd
- Lawyers hold legal aid cuts protest http://t.co/COpg3PvCyB
- New crackdown on legal highs in Scotland http://t.co/aca1sMpVSK
- Asylum seekers detained on Nauru are in a legal limbo which AUSTRALIA'S government appears to be ignoring http://t.co/Ud8AfsPER9
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Financial backers of JRs to be disclosed under ‘strong’ reforms. Full story - Law Gazette
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The impact of alternative business structures (ABSs) on organisations with in-house lawyers is likely to be felt most in the third sector, major new research has found – but hundreds of private companies and public authorities are looking at conversion too. Full story - Legal Futures
- Running University of Law was ‘a lot of fun’, says departing president Nigel Savage | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/6RSSO4l3CW
- Police at Cardiff school of voyeurism teacher Gareth Williams http://t.co/ulRxcSql6v
- Ditch corroboration plans, say Justice Committee MSPs http://t.co/FlguabaOmu
- Cpl Anne-Marie Ellement inquest: Rape claim soldier 'bullied with insects' http://t.co/jdJGhD96XV
- Sophee Redhead cleared over Lydia Bishop nursery death http://t.co/XyD6upKrRk
- Liverpool law firm Cassell Moore Solicitors wins 'investment hub' contract in London http://t.co/IYWbW9dE46
- How UK spies committed illegal DoS attacks against Anonymous http://t.co/aceKyzTCIY
- MSPs warn Kenny MacAskill in row over law reform http://t.co/peQRDasGHa
- BANGLADESH: Workers earnsing below Tk 50,000 a year, is now entitled to legal assistance from the government for free http://t.co/CFj9MwFi3C
- Change in Tupe law means employers can offer new terms one year after move http://t.co/j6amVobGNV
- Report makes legal case for war crimes charges against SRI LANKA http://t.co/DJ1uyD1weO
- Legal costs hold back Credit Suisse profits http://t.co/WghEfsZWUd
- Litigants have a newfound impetus for pushing the boundaries of law, particularly when it comes to costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/nqlMdHBF98
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Willkie's Lantourne quits to re-establish boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/5wH0T9vdlI
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood kicks off Africa secondment programme | The Lawyer http://t.co/XQm1jm1lVf
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst competition partner Ellison to join Mayer Brown | The Lawyer http://t.co/EFAf49a1f4
- LAW FIRM NEWS: KWM loses 13-strong IP team to Minter Ellison in Melbourne | The Lawyer http://t.co/26MZAi8XXG
- Commercial dynamo Savage waves goodbye to University of Law | The Lawyer http://t.co/IP1UFzJPrc
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst advises Crossrail on £1bn Bombardier contract | The Lawyer http://t.co/J6raBcsA8t
- Shell names HR chief as interim head of legal | The Lawyer http://t.co/Gp3YUQaEpT
- Steven Williams guilty of murdering Joanna Hall http://t.co/Hm3OqgoKAM
- Facebook reviews family memorials after dad's plea http://t.co/LUd9fYXcO6
- 'Plebgate' PC Keith Wallis jailed for a year http://t.co/kR2ixOfS0e
- Nick Clegg's ex-headmaster jailed for abusing boys http://t.co/kmrvk8PCeB
- Conveyancers push for stricter schedules http://t.co/la6Sz7kwRP
- Google Settles Its European Antitrust Case; Critics Remain http://t.co/eO2KgZ0Al1
- US: Detroit’s Immigration Solution http://t.co/O37cEfmYIl
- US: The difference in median earnings isn't just a women's issue, but a societal and moral one http://t.co/j26LoXyfu8
- Legal aid needs ‘internet first’ strategy, Smith says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OZ048e5JoT
- Grayling drops tougher ‘sufficient interest’ test, but goes ahead with other JR curbs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/q3jZNJjrZf
- Minster Law posted loss ahead of buyout | Law Gazette http://t.co/dZIB8x7FsY
- Financial backers of JRs to be disclosed | Law Gazette http://t.co/y0T7U2kKCM
- Internet can help fill justice gap, says campaigner Smith | Law Gazette http://t.co/q8ddod92dL
- Professor Nigel Savage retires from University of Law | Law Gazette http://t.co/kilLle6Mg7
- High court throws out ‘irrational’ LeO decision | Law Gazette http://t.co/SO9x6kSAP3
- SRA warns thousands of PC revocation | Law Gazette http://t.co/ctSctRwnbf
- AUSTRALIA: Queensland's tough new youth crime laws spark plea for UN intervention http://t.co/ZxvlBK7QdQ
- FGM is banned but very much alive in the UK http://t.co/qO36BeMRGn
- IRAQ: Thousands of Iraqi women arrested and tortured, says Human Rights Watch http://t.co/wyAFlWjhfp
- Snowden leaks: GCHQ 'attacked Anonymous' hackers http://t.co/DM375QKJqh
- 'Plebgate' PC Keith Wallis set to be sentenced http://t.co/kR2ixOfS0e
- Alex Owumi: I played basketball for Gaddafi http://t.co/O6ZHOoaQqN
- Moses Farrow defends Woody Allen over abuse claims http://t.co/oimlPnIjwY
- Police officer charged over Horsham club doorman assault http://t.co/MrjfGigtYs
- Decision due on inquiry into young prison deaths http://t.co/yLiRUTdsiI
- Coronation Street actor William Roache has been cleared of rape and indecent assault http://t.co/2627Yl77vS
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- GERMANY: The Nazi murder law that still exists http://t.co/NEAN8Ydid4
- US: Texas executes female convicted murderer Suzanne Basso http://t.co/r4KHqoV9dq
- Plastic bag charge a 'complete mess' http://t.co/vqQ63rWixI
- Sochi 2014: US warns airlines of RUSSIA 'toothpaste' bomb threat http://t.co/omQGwycZYQ
- A list of devices and patents involved in upcoming Apple-Samsung trial http://t.co/wQidi7BXEY
- Kenyatta trial doomed unless KENYA helps - ICC prosecutors http://t.co/WeIhZwf3bX
- CANADA pioneered a reasonably workable model for free speech, which is now surrendered to post-Sept. 11 hysteria http://t.co/9dZjrfwp7P
- RUSSIA: Are Russian courts becoming more arbitration friendly? http://t.co/cRllSzijPd
- Former Anglo executives knew of ‘illegal scheme’ to buy bank’s shares http://t.co/ebjqKYQB9A
- Rights monitors slam PHILIPPINES mayor for murder threat http://t.co/4QmlstbACF
- Human Rights and Democracy Fund in Malaysia: Call for Bids https://t.co/73FEFiL0jB
- United IRELAND's struggle against gay rights wins RTE damages http://t.co/dBDURKZSSD
- VIETNAM Prepares for UN Human Rights Review, Activists Lobby for Pressure http://t.co/Gr6XGhzMjo
- Fundamentalist Islamic group urges ICC to investigate BANGLADESH over its prosecution of 1971 Islamist war criminals http://t.co/THXIhvr5Fx
- Gay rights map: Notes on the data http://t.co/IAgiwIcuX4
- Women's rights around the globe: behind the data http://t.co/oxcfCIp0jK
- Court backs FINLAND in human rights row over photographer’s police disobedience conviction http://t.co/BKYUAdXZsj
- Confronting Cultural Imperialism in Human Rights Discourse http://t.co/z1yLuAQu6X
- IRAN’s New Methods of Internet Filtering Put Users At Risk http://t.co/6YjeS8skxC
- AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Commission Justice Report finds disabled not equal before the law http://t.co/Cta1mx1iSu
- education and information have been and will remain key elements in the work of the Danish Institute for Human Rights http://t.co/Z9P2u2qjqP
- US: Human Rights Watch finds private probation practices abusive http://t.co/bqFHmFMMGz
- US: Girl in waterboarding trial says she lied about molestation http://t.co/4QIgihsh1J
- Transparency in the family courts: new practice guidance takes effect http://t.co/3vwYqTWEVg
- SOUTH AFRICA: High Court to decide on student’s pension fund wrangle http://t.co/YchF4nGErm
- US: Should courts defer to the government in time of war? http://t.co/ZhjtjLCLXH
- IRELAND: Court directs retrial of man jailed for seven years for €82k diamond rings robbery http://t.co/oM3JMBvrfl
- IRELAND: Courts 'poor box' to be scrapped in favour 'more transparent' reparations fu http://t.co/yQHwjezLhP
- Shake-up of magistrates' courts could see defendants facing journey times of up to two hours http://t.co/kkFwkB1BQe
- INDIA: Courts identifying cases for settlement at Lok Adalat http://t.co/B6PSlaiGkl
- us: Georgia personal injury lawyer's two minute, heavy metal Super Bowl ad was the best http://t.co/LGJtzTv0ul
- The New World of Legal Work vs Global Behemoths | Richard Moorhead http://t.co/sPvwJieX4u
- ST LUCIA: Criticisms for government over hiring of Dominican lawyer http://t.co/sie5xzVT9q
- AUSTRALIA: Love triangle was at centre of a plot to murder a Wollongong solicitor, a NSW Supreme Court jury has heard http://t.co/UQwFDP0yK6
- AUSTRALIA: Lawyer raises concerns about sexual assault complaint on Christmas Island http://t.co/2PC2K1gUiC
- Gloucester Rugby confirms legal partnership with Harrison Clark Rickerbys http://t.co/dfqf8Vzk38
- JAMAICA: Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) and Access to Information http://t.co/7hx9ARDjZC
- HUNGARY: Communist Remembrance Committee chair says victims will get moral justice http://t.co/f2PUYpqRtQ
- Justice for Anthony Grainger campaigners to hold CPS demo on the same day police are in court http://t.co/vsjnnk3d7d
- Youth justice chiefs attack plan to move young adult offenders to prisons http://t.co/UZguvWivJw
- Restorative justice can drastically reduce need to restrain young offenders http://t.co/1TIYdhy4Bj
- MALAWI's criminal justice system is in need of urgent reform http://t.co/vdbXcaOsai
- Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's message to Notts criminals who "laugh" at the system http://t.co/eUnBHLQyvp
- Five police officers and a solicitor could face charges over the death of Habib Ullah http://t.co/4JAv1AqHs5
- Ex-solicitor Damien Murray admits stealing more than £800,000 http://t.co/QZabNrikpO
- Solicitor at 1970 Dublin arms trial praises integrity of army officer http://t.co/KsjymfD3Tt
- US: Hawaii State Judiciary warns of email scam involving bogus pretrial notice http://t.co/DjXmbENRhb
- UN legal expert recommends improvements to UAE judiciary http://t.co/NyEvWFgJ1T
- UN: UAE judiciary under ‘de facto control’ http://t.co/4aLdhROB3u
- NEW ZEALAND: Judge overrules jury's verdict in Kiwi murder case http://t.co/TGNsGm1WcR
- ZAMBIA: Zambian Voice takes Judge Wood to complaints committee http://t.co/FLjTH6oyVj
- ITALY: Judge who convicted Knox investigated for media comments http://t.co/HJAFzNxChi
- US: Judge Stops Town From Punishing Drivers Who Use Headlights To Warn Others Of Speed Traps http://t.co/9c7iLCV5Gf
- CANADA: Quebec judge lays out challenge to Tories’ sentencing surcharge http://t.co/y9UgDXVu1r
- US: Montana judge faces judicial complaint for 31-day rape sentence http://t.co/XH3IrxMxIL
- COSTA RICA election tribunal orders recount http://t.co/lvapUd89LN
- NIGERIA: Anambra Governorship tribunal begins pre-hearing – Obiano expresses confidence in judges http://t.co/030I2uKDys
- KENYA: Rent tribunal appointment is finally gazetted http://t.co/qb8LON5lWn
- CANADA: Tribunal says no to in-house lawyer asking for job back http://t.co/8xHyIgKiPY
- ‘Protest beer’ mocking anti-gay legislation in RUSSIA sent to President Vladimir Putin http://t.co/13a7ZQsVGc
- Legislation to ban e-cigarettes for under 18s to apply to Wales http://t.co/5IWRAZRyXe
- AUSTRALIA: Tree legislation targeted as Adelaide calculates storm damage http://t.co/HJ6lFnxVrj
- US: Legislation could add county fairs to list of banned places for sex offenders http://t.co/xwSSZ3EoqC
- US: Wine-in-grocery-stores legislation sails along Two bills on track for full House vote by end of February http://t.co/4MEhjEdyDC
- CANADA: Union and CN reach tentative deal that averts weekend strike threat http://t.co/M9zS7vRm22
- EGYPTs draft anti-terrorism law sparks concern about censorship http://t.co/WWykvnI1RI
- LEBANON: Some Women Slip Through Cracks of Domestic Violence Law http://t.co/mYyYaJY9CP
- US Activists call for media shield law to protect journalist’s sources http://t.co/gqOtiLbPfR
- US: Iowa law means more must give DNA samples http://t.co/H7hL62U746
- US: Vermont Law School partnered with several black colleges and universities to expand racial and ethnic diversity http://t.co/K2b0OWXVlO
- Top US law firm Hausfeld LLP steps into Barclays Libor 'test case' http://t.co/m7hAmx8GCq
- CANADA: Cyberbullying law faces first courtroom test in Nova Scotia http://t.co/pKofWYRK8a
- 'Unjust' law change could cut compensation for miscarriage of justice victims http://t.co/Dy20tamvQp
- Leicestershire Law Society Legal Awards: Veteran of industry is set to be honoured http://t.co/ZT5mUJxDbF
- CANADA: Election-law cleanup finally due to arrive in Ottawa http://t.co/G2yRTxwwFg
- Proposed AFGHAN law protects men who abuse women and girls http://t.co/ZjCBcTz9Hb
- KENYA: Law is silent on impeachment of deputy governors http://t.co/gNsihwNkBX
- US: Law enforcement rescues 16 children from sex trade set up for Super Bowl http://t.co/GfI2EaIQ72
- BANGLADESH: Law enforcers personally liable for extra-judicial deaths http://t.co/vqtkFK7NCI
- Law firm with offices in Chester-le-Street, Gateshead, Ryton and Washington goes into administration http://t.co/9I5h8Y46U9
- CANADA: Law firm Heenan Blaikie wobbles as more lawyers leave http://t.co/PFBlrcXELs
- We don't know whether Dylan Farrow is telling the truth about Woody Allen, but cards are stacked against survivors http://t.co/cgQrAdTom1
- Chief executive of Shepherd & Wedderburn admits disappointment at a broadly flat financial performance at the firm http://t.co/FivF1T6uRT
- IRELAND: Judge reveals table dancers' code of conduct at tribunal http://t.co/orWjvkr1s1
- IRELAND: Smithwick Tribunal verdict must be debated says former Chief Supt http://t.co/io3DMnkjJs
- INDIA: Tribunal chief suspended in sexual harassment case http://t.co/7KvXJScSJD
- CANADA: Tribunal to rule on complaint over hiring of UBC women's soccer team coach http://t.co/07he3aYblu
- Police win forced retirement tribunal claim http://t.co/Dg2c1yv9YD
- INDIA: Green tribunal bans illegal coastal sand mining http://t.co/vNDLTeEhiT
- What a fairer Scotland would look like - despite progressive rhetoric, SNP would hand big business a mighty cheque http://t.co/9CWg64YuiC
- Why are so few MPs women? Labour's female frontbench cannot hide the bigger problem http://t.co/55XyiHiG3x
- Female genital mutilation: Hospitals to log victims http://t.co/7TiwiLyxYO
- Twitter reports $645m loss for 2013 http://t.co/EoqQvw9t7s
- AUSTRALIA: In Queensland, drinking with the wrong crowd can get you six months in solitary http://t.co/x8A0qXNqVl
- Sochi Games: world authors join protest against Putin http://t.co/tS7cIqTfVF
- Police investigate after woman rides horse into Tesco for latest controversial 'Neknomination' challenge http://t.co/Nt4i8JvW6o
- Jurors face two-year jail sentence for researching cases on the internet http://t.co/bW9Pq3vWX0
- 70% of shelved child abuse inquiries could be reopened following complaints by victims http://t.co/WWiRjkvLws
- Woman sentenced to 20 months in prison after 'trolling herself' http://t.co/jJgx76LubB
- Six month prison sentence for Fathers4Justice campaigner who defaced portrait of the Queen http://t.co/jQcYjeIi1t
- Bill Roache trial: Jury retires to consider verdict on Coronation Street star sex attack allegations http://t.co/zZ3GdoXSPd
- Dave Lee Travis trial: DJ was 'very professional' over naked pictures of musician http://t.co/NwL59RPWt5
- LSB Chief Executive Kenny: reviving self-regulation would see a return to the bad old days | Legal Futures http://t.co/1tVagGgRsb
- Innovation in private legal sector leads way for access to justice, says report | Legal Futures http://t.co/RS3kTr8nPF
- Policeman who smashed up 74 year old Welsh pensioner's car receives £400,000 compensation http://t.co/L7qN07JPpr
- Head of Mormon church Thomas Monson summoned by British magistrates' court over Adam and Eve teaching http://t.co/1XHC5DWpSw
- Jimmy Savile scandal: dozens of child sex abuse cases could be re-opened http://t.co/upUQkEwDkS
- Age discrimination police could win pay-outs http://t.co/JvyetyYMZY
- Jail terms for jurors who research cases on internet http://t.co/t27IqXAXFX
- Aston Martin recalls 17,000 cars over possible defective part http://t.co/bJIuv2N3O0
- Ex-Caldicott School sex crime teacher struck by train http://t.co/5GHM3jTyUn
- Top secret UK drone Taranis makes first flight http://t.co/pRg9Le28Bj
- Despite the tough talk, Grayling has listened to the judges | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/ExEV7Z6ba1
- We may soon learn FRANCE's real role in the Rwanda genocide http://t.co/Q9ijWEPiiw
- Forcing police officers to retire after 30 years' service is unlawful, tribunal rules http://t.co/DtNbF4PwFR
- GlaxoSmithKline returning to health but China still bitter pill to swallow http://t.co/LY5YOZtd7l
- Punitive fees for prisoners intended to raise £30m a year http://t.co/adScX41Gf0
- General counsel must become agents of change | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xQH0yHVNtp
- Ogier splits into two | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X0bGNbTcYD
- DLA plans global structure and management changes for 2015 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lJDEq0jna6
- Bowman Gilfillan expands francophone Africa practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tPLsdIEUXb
- Georgia law firm's TV ad goes viral | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QSKH9M1KnR
- ABS appeal grows across the board | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/B7RzeYt4LP
