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- Supreme court upholds payouts to prisoners over delayed parole hearings http://t.co/zFTmEIYfSM
- Boom in cross-border family disputes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mqXNMggEFS
- Justice Secretary Grayling ‘turning the tide on compensation culture’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8yoqlzpqxD
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher bite into record $17bn Apple bond | The Lawyer http://t.co/2lqQ7zY13M
- Society endorses ‘a la carte’ advice – but warns of risks | Law Gazette http://t.co/t6F3rc6J7w
- Small-claims threshold decision in autumn, Grant says | Law Gazette http://t.co/GOqCHi0JGY
- Massive rise in cross-border family disputes | Law Gazette http://t.co/J7lAywugZz
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
- CANADA: Quebec's landmark election law was ignored from the start: veteran organizer http://t.co/ViTS27rsE9
- Many in Muslim world supposedly want sharia as law of the land - Pew Forum survey http://t.co/rb3qMh4Wyz
- Despite a tiny sample (1.72%) study concludes that most Muslims want Sharia Law to be implemented http://t.co/Vnr5mzgIZf
- ARGENTINA Urged To Ensure Independence Of Judiciary http://t.co/U6YLvMrJwU
- NIGERIA: Nobel Laureate Soyinka urges government not to manipulate Judiciary http://t.co/8KTx12iGr5
- EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood out for revenge on judiciary http://t.co/8btzrqCa8u
- SRI LANKA: Gov’t intensifying crackdown on journalists, judiciary, activists, Amnesty reports http://t.co/URmjtOFfNd
- PAKISTAN: Judiciary reminded of its role in validating martial laws http://t.co/8hi6qcE1qk
- IRELAND: Cabinet breaks up until evening with no agreement on abortion legislation http://t.co/zGy2hUoxbB
- VIETNAM: Flawed on Human Rights, but a Leader in Gay Rights http://t.co/rErCdRytPo
- ERITREA: UN Human Rights Expert to Gather First-Hand Testimonies From Eritrean Refugees http://t.co/qHHU6ofKKl
- NIGERIA: Human Rights Body Probes Alleged Civilian Killings http://t.co/PSWQYF22e6
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes partner promotions fall by half to seven | The Lawyer http://t.co/aNXAQ4FJHs
- Model of a modern secretary general | Law Gazette http://t.co/wkr3p6Axlf
- Dhaka building collapse: EU considering action to help improve working condition for factory workers http://t.co/gDL3di8oZT
- Bullied children using 'wrong jokes' http://t.co/SWh5ksSOkP
- Vince Cable calls for RBS prosecutions decision http://t.co/kEgwhhxiuo
- Rapid rise in global family legal disputes http://t.co/KrMSqNtDsx
- US: Michael Jackson trial - defence warns jury of singer's 'darkest secrets' http://t.co/yVatLdOxxn
- Overseas child abduction cases handled by specialist judicial office has risen from 92 to 253 in the past two years http://t.co/tcaBV0Dt5d
- Five charged with £125m fraud over films tax relief http://t.co/UNmE7fRjCX
- UK Moving on Design Patent Rights | Patent Law Blog http://t.co/FMpjHBtqrr
- Law firm ACH Shoosmiths is in discussions with several potential recruits as it moves into a new office in Edinburgh http://t.co/QKsh6uxRYb
- Stormont veto of free speech law ‘will put off investors’ http://t.co/14dLXJg3Re
- UK law allows anyone to use Instagram images http://t.co/MXFDzm1LPn
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman and Simpson lead as e-commerce giant takes $586m stake in China's Twitter - Legalweek http://t.co/qJM5ZSeDRQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin repays profit distributions to partners after payout delay - Legalweek http://t.co/kSEE5hBgIO
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters becomes first magic circle firm to announce 2013 pay increases - Legalweek http://t.co/ydcThk4hPx
- Exeter lawyer's anti-legal aid tendering petition signed by 24,000 http://t.co/P7DmqIK1X8
- INDIA: Additional solicitor general Harin Raval resigns after coalgate letter http://t.co/9kgMaSTa9E
- POLAND: Justice minister sacked over German embryo row http://t.co/sfA83jKtMJ
- Violent offenders avoid courts with soft on the street justice http://t.co/zIYQF1qQo5
- US: Outraged lawmakers look to change military justice http://t.co/qx1VaSTHkI
- Armed men seize LIBYA's Justice Ministry http://t.co/hvvrJ1DZv5
- Copyright law reforms in pipeline after Royal Assent given to Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill http://t.co/bGjMOr4crF
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill http://t.co/djbO86bvCR
- The Mating Habits of the British Barrister Bird Are One of the Deep Mysteries of the Universe http://t.co/aE4jYCcJ2N
- AUSTRALIA: MP Craig Thomson seeks to crowd-source legal fees http://t.co/BfrhcE5bbq
- BANGLADESH: Police clash with protesters demanding death penalty for collapsed garment factory building owner http://t.co/AcaZ7Skxb0
- Planning rules reform could see wind farm ban in scenic Scotland http://t.co/m2nMQg4ZzZ
- Richard Bacon promo complaint 'not upheld' by BBC Trust http://t.co/4JZxcyyeDf
- Aggro Santos trial: Rape 'against morals and pride' http://t.co/mlL07S2pQ2
- Twitter warns news organisations over hacking amid Syrian attacks http://t.co/GJs1ADfkxW
- Six admit planning to bomb EDL rally http://t.co/w1z0SsLDNW
- US: Justices refuse Alabama's immigration law appeal http://t.co/aEh5ROeNFA
- Grayling’s prison clampdown is a smokescreen, says lawyer | Law Gazette http://t.co/FavY0NSvom
- Animal neglect and cruelty convictions up by a third http://t.co/PV1kJcJ59x
- Legal aid funding cuts leave prisoners outside the rule of law http://t.co/En73ZCXH9U
- Ten thousand violent crime cases dealt with by 'community resolution' methods http://t.co/wYNl9ib365
- INDIA: Girl, who suffered brain injury when her attackers tried to smother her, dies 11 days after attack http://t.co/a5o883esZY
- UKRAINE: Yulia Tymoshenko imprisonment 'politically motivated' http://t.co/lN70n4179d
- US: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev defence adds prominent anti-death penalty lawyer http://t.co/JXvDaSuBDD
- How can prisoners 'work harder' when they've got nothing to do? http://t.co/mbtOc02QRD
- US: George Zimmerman waives stand-your-ground defence at pre-trial hearing http://t.co/DeWNHhf6fx
- Assisted suicide poll shows support among majority of religious people http://t.co/KWcC068elu
- Why prison uniforms are a bad idea http://t.co/HiOZdw2Jyb
- Swiss lawyer is calling on Australia to change its laws to provide animals with lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0rNs2vv7wh
- Bad vibrations for the Beach Boys | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/M1syEB2dY0
- Squire Sanders sets up Saudi women's practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5Q82xn6JM6
- HSBC in Dublin court over Madoff losses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/q6J8NP2RG6
- Singapore targets Mumbai for arbitration | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wqcjDNsFSh
- US: Young People in the US Are Being Exploited To Sustain The Lawyer Bubble http://t.co/0NsK9636LP
- CANADA: Luka Magnotta’s lawyer speaks out as trial date is set for Sept. 15, 2014 http://t.co/Jvzc2WLk0n
- Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers treated like animals, says lawyer: http://t.co/6V55dqy2oQ
- US: AEG lawyer - 'Ugly stuff' to come in Michael Jackson death trial http://t.co/QmbzGv1DZI
- Pakistan lawyer seeks court's help to send Sarabjit Singh to UK http://t.co/F8s7FFidmB
- PAKISTAN: Are anti-terror courts the safest path to acquittal? http://t.co/8qSB4Cx8sj
- INDIA: Set up special courts to try rape cases: AIDWA http://t.co/uBkRHn1K58
- April Jones murder: 'Bone found' at Mark Bridger's home http://t.co/bJSNhXNrfX
- Naomi Oni acid attack: Woman charged http://t.co/beiussP9lP
- US: Barack Obama says Guantanamo Bay prison must close http://t.co/eiwbWr2grt
- Salford prison van ambush: Two men escape http://t.co/SEja7fVFz2
- Prestatyn fire deaths: Melanie Smith guilty of murder http://t.co/g1AV7FmZI1
- Scottish courts get new powers to tackle fine dodgers http://t.co/rLe2DCvN4m
- IVORY COAST Justice Minister: Local Courts Can Try former First Lady Gbagbo who is wanted by ICC http://t.co/hUEWyQS9NZ
- Scottish courts to be given powers to take fines straight from criminals' benefits http://t.co/bjiXyhuF20
- IRELAND: Marie Fleming loses Supreme Court right-to-die case http://t.co/tN1xRvXvcU
- CANADA: Anglo-rights activist calls French language charter 'ethnocentric' http://t.co/xi2EhrTXmE
- US: Anonymous gun rights billboards featuring Native Americans draws criticism in Colorado http://t.co/FMTKLDbUaf