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- IRELAND: Secret donor's £400,000 offer to aid Sean Quinn family in legal battle - http://t.co/ypUe4ExE http://t.co/mcXv3bUI
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- IRELAND: Legal issues delay free GP care for long-term ill http://t.co/QI6PzkHK
- RBS joining international peers in legal action against Dubai’s ruler http://t.co/alKDuXOR
- US: Legal experts: 'Pink slime' defamation lawsuit filed against ABC News will be tough to win http://t.co/dliOol6e
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- FRANCE: Anti-Piracy Law Claims First Victim, Convicted of Failing to Secure His Internet Connection https://t.co/QZbUy4b1
- US: Firms From Law to Finance Benefit From $1 Billion TARP Expenses http://t.co/2DogzPMI
- AUSTRALIA: New law could exclude Chinese Tech firms http://t.co/TQplhDjM
- PAKISTAN: Change of blasphemy laws unlikely http://t.co/a06x8Eht
- AUSTRALIA: Court fee hike limits access to justice | Lawyers Weekly: http://t.co/ZuvM0rEb
- ZIMBABWE: Women trouble for Zimbabwean Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai http://t.co/SekHLwaS
- TAIWAN: Protect fishing rights - row over the disputed Diaoyutai Islands http://t.co/EiZvUl3V
- Defending 'Conscience,' Restricting Rights http://t.co/hQG9XYsA
- BSkyB and BT scrum for European club rugby rights http://t.co/TXq2i7FM
- Firm entitled to fees after “wholesale breakdown” in relationship with client | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/tMUQ7dcE
- LAW GAZETTE: Could a cover-up on the scale of Hillsborough happen again? http://t.co/C2tzmp45
- LAW GAZETTE: SRA offers support to struggling firms http://t.co/5f4XrkRC
- LAW GAZETTE: Council lawyers warn of red tape bind http://t.co/50mQ13Rt
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clarke Willmott wins HSBC negligence claim in CoA | The Lawyer http://t.co/XYr8w7aE
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds secures long-awaited Beijing licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/YnLP4sKP
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- FSA to launch first ever investigatory panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/vWj92PaH
- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Linklaters and Slaughters lead as RBS floats Direct Line | The Lawyer http://t.co/DIGk0c9i
- Berezovsky withdraws raft of chancery claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/pyN3dUgn
- RUSSIA: Prison doctor pleads not guilty of negligence in death of lawyer Magnitsky http://t.co/PMQbSglF
- US & CANADA: Lawyer behind RBC’s covered bond financing speaks http://t.co/on0g8cvW
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge furious over topless photos - the French sees privacy differently http://t.co/tJmuXW8N
- Hillsborough lawyer: 'Miners' strike link' to cover-ups http://t.co/HX1hvUd4
- US: Lawyer posts photo of her client's leopard print underwear on Facebook causing mistrial in murder case http://t.co/LJ6qkZ2V
- Hillsborough lawyer: Why should the families have to pay for justice? http://t.co/eemVKJtc
- Opposition politician's trial in KAZAKHSTAN offers rare window on state of democratic reforms http://t.co/eN7RHgfI
- INDIA: Maharashtra state wildlife wing has exposed thriving illegal venom trade, 12 held in custody after raids http://t.co/MW6vQitC
- US: Joe Arpaio still standing even as allies against illegal immigration fall http://t.co/EAaqHygp
- FRANCE: Court levies first fine under three-strikes law on illegal downloads http://t.co/3kGYo0fH
- CZECHs Target Illegal Alcohol as Death Toll Hits 18 http://t.co/iFNbjd4u
- UK dash for gas would be illegal, says climate committee http://t.co/MFgnMIrx
- FRANCE to continue raids on illegal Roma gypsy camps http://t.co/rMbYtHYI
- Diplomacy is a dangerous profession, and we must make its work safer http://t.co/q9Tt13p9
- Belated Response From EGYPT to the murder of the American ambassador in LIBYA http://t.co/lFUlvAen
- CHINA: Off-Script Scramble for Power in a Leader’s Absence http://t.co/auGiUAOz
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
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- Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli on trial over £1.4bn loss http://t.co/k22gznuj
- Hillsborough: Former Conservative MP finally apologises after 23 years http://t.co/dQrHpUgs
- Hillsborough: police chiefs set up unit which doctored statements http://t.co/I3DAmzDU
- Hillsborough: 'Incredible that justice took 23 years', says Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers http://t.co/top5OGpU
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- DNA science that may make photofits a thing of the past http://t.co/1mLizC8e
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Gateley leads on La Tasca CVA as CC secures Travelodge agreement- Legalweek http://t.co/4ZAsSaVO
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- Amar on Freedom of Speech | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/DFljXO5o
- The Federal Constitutional Court on the ESM | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/LuRt045v
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- US: Judge blocks enforcement of insider trading law http://t.co/LHpPWCs8
- Law firms look at link-up as mergers multiply http://t.co/YQxwSRhF
- US Appeals Order Blocking U.S. Military Detention Law http://t.co/5SarPbJj
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- EU Expresses Concern about RUSSIAN Judiciary http://t.co/OnwFYjjG
- US: House passes legislation making lying about military service a crime http://t.co/Opm3OdHp
- Transitional justice is key to preventing human rights violations, says UN expert: http://t.co/1ncp2HFU
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- US: Harvard Human Rights Journal Editor Concerned about Prospective Author’s Having Clerked for Supreme Court Justice http://t.co/82b35dPZ
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- BBC News - Lie-detector tests take off in INDIA http://t.co/yK69ppQY
- Overseas students: Change to UK migration figures planned http://t.co/XwsDlnm0
- Hillsborough: Straw blames Thatcher for police 'impunity' http://t.co/oHbrBmVE
- Business Secretary Vince Cable backs capping unfair dismissal payouts http://t.co/3XHsIATf
- US: New York City bans supersize sodas http://t.co/MlhWo3n3
- UN security council resolutions should not trump basic rights http://t.co/Th9M53Az
- US citizens' due process rights saved from the NDAA's indefinite detention http://t.co/i4O5Lrd1
- Hillsborough: Sheffield Wednesday and police urged to admit blame http://t.co/TM9mRPJC
- Secret courts bill: Liberal Democrats seek further concessions http://t.co/J5uJIzAu
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- GREECE: Justice minister calls for more steps against racist violence http://t.co/YR1XNMvW
- PAKISTAN will bring 26/11 attackers to justice' says Prime Minister Ashraf http://t.co/2Ysmia0q
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- Justice for the 96 and their families http://t.co/XAjDDBlQ
- IRELAND: Civilian appointed as military judge http://t.co/yuQiEvqv
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