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- Illegal fuel laundering plant uncovered in Co Tyrone http://t.co/aaZkYj8nDg
- Christian telesales employee tells tribunal he objected to ‘lying’ to make sales http://t.co/oBmFR4F43R
- US: OJ Simpson testifies against former lawyer and repeats claim he never saw guns used in memorabilia robbery http://t.co/Hm1TecaXdR
- ZAMBIA: Trial of gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona delayed http://t.co/qhvrn34Erb
- INDIA: Delhi rape accused beaten & poisoned in prison, says lawyer http://t.co/ny7TsZXjyx
- US: White House pushes media shield law as Holder faces questions on Capitol Hill http://t.co/VRwZbXqakk
- IRELAND: Solicitor in talks with HSE over Savita report http://t.co/Ml9YxZ4uDR
- Solicitor criticises police for holding Dalton teen in custody for 20 hours http://t.co/rKAPaBhXQL
- INDIA: Prime Minister gives ministers 3 weeks to churn out law for Central Bureau of Intelligence's autonomy http://t.co/sXvEElLQxF
- US: Harvard Law School Speeds Up Admissions for Juniors | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/JjdMfpCGEH
- Cycling helmet law may not reduce hospital admissions, researchers say http://t.co/SR9ZZEhI8n
- Can Faith Substitute for Human Rights? Creating a new culture of Human & Women's Rights in EGYPT http://t.co/MRlXSUuPUe
- Policing and human rights: Time for real change in UGANDA http://t.co/mwfOQZ8YqN
- RWANDA's Media Law, Upholding Democracy, Human Rights http://t.co/PvhSbFTwfv
- Independent UN Expert Stresses Need to Improve Human Rights Situation in ERITREA http://t.co/jLPFegxO6i
- IT expertise network to help defend human rights http://t.co/GLxgZoyqdL
- THAILAND: Rebels Target Children in Southern Conflict http://t.co/XIriycXMEI
- Summer Course on International Protection of Human Rights, POLAND http://t.co/KLS2ufZJ9k
- Online campaign against hate speech: The first 100 days http://t.co/8ftoECtOyf
- Saudi princes fail to win sovereign immunity in UK court case http://t.co/Zed5a6uOSS
- Saudi princes fail in attempt to keep court documents secret from media http://t.co/1oKba8Wngj
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Farrers and Olswang confirm redundancies | The Lawyer http://t.co/dG7BRhT5yi
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Michelmores dishes out staff bonuses after turnover rises 15 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/YOxfgmTVFG
- Goldman Sachs' HMRC tax deal legal, rules High Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/3uETpBZJgV
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Texas firm Andrews Kurth makes Ashurst hire for City launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/DTkdcyCwj6
- 16 per cent of jurors believe they cannot use internet at all during trials | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MYAlkHWueb
- Quality of family experts must improve, says MoJ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Uw4oGbeoa5
- Midlands ABS issues ‘join us’ plea to insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/AG04W2ciMU
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
- Supposedly exceptional sentences for exceptional crimes create inflation that cascades throughout the prison system http://t.co/8ma1TNCE1Y
- PM backs Theresa May over right to anonymity of criminal suspects http://t.co/jFT6ntoSQX
- Legal aid cuts prompt top lawyers to leave the bar for careers on the bench http://t.co/grB05jO3PU
- Ministers seek to cut £50m legal aid bill for expert witnesses in family courts http://t.co/1bjChLkBUd
- Disabled row councillor Collin Brewer: new 'remarks' investigated http://t.co/M5boT62E9d
- New dangerous dogs laws do not go far enough, say MPs http://t.co/ZEuHpU7k79
- INDIA: Three IPL cricketers questioned over spot-fixing allegations http://t.co/FvKvxjkBpe
- US: IRS commissioner quits over conservative tax scrutiny http://t.co/hDFLMNSen3
- Arrest anonymity not simple, says PM David Cameron http://t.co/EOblLJNneM
- EGYPT judges suspend talks with president after parliament pushes ahead with controversial law http://t.co/YYLJ3yLF50
- Hanging on the telephone? You must be calling the SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/93vjUO3jBT
- Government under fire for will-writing decision as few express faith in voluntary regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/wVfMre2P1l
- MPs back stronger protections for UK whistleblowers http://t.co/B2yKKykPAb
- Write your own laws -- and win prizes! http://t.co/YZrzLtlUhz
- UK biz baffled by Reding's planned data protection law rewrite: ICO http://t.co/U4UiiICvNW
- INDIA: Vodafone/India conciliation: legal but unlikely and not imminent http://t.co/JWPilos7yi
- AUSTRALIA: 'More funding needed' for Victoria legal aid http://t.co/zNObHl6aky
- Abuse investigation into Manchester Cathedral Dean Robert Waddington expected to overlap Chetham's School of Music http://t.co/e63YZX4vmY
- Son jailed for 18 years at least for murdering mother after she threatened to disinherit him http://t.co/oaW4KWztCY
- British LulzSec 'hactivists' caused websites to crash across the world for their own amusement http://t.co/TMALsHEF8f
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn adds to Asia presence with planned Hong Kong launch | Legalweek http://t.co/Mwy2b92wC0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans results reveal turnover hike after strong insurance perfomance | Legalweek http://t.co/zyiKvgxXPm
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke launches redundancy consultation and exits partners | Legalweek http://t.co/m36K2jDAc8
- The horror of the Syrian video is the horror of war http://t.co/vToQ5JkDSn
- Benefits rule risks closure of night shelters forcing hundreds onto streets http://t.co/D7wwQCemBR
- US: Judge tosses out manslaughter charges against NYPD officer who killed teen http://t.co/xZMxKCJ8dW
- G4S guard in dead deportee case shared racist jokes http://t.co/kpT4t42irK
- US Attorney General Holder hints Yemenis held at Guantánamo may be released http://t.co/z1b7kAIExo
- Nigerian lawyers to stand up against 'culture of impunity' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/chUZUFzHM9
- Chinese lawyers attacked during 'black jail' visit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gGZFvvXQvr
- UK consumers reject US-style legal reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5IREjucoxb
- Young US lawyers 'more miserable than ever' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/22egzo8LPo
- Jurors confused over role of internet | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ea36fE9Vux
- Edinburgh's Royal Mile sealed off by police http://t.co/d2m2OHzxDv
- Suspects should have right to anonymity at arrest - Theresa May http://t.co/HVJfvZtN2a
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans records 6 per cent turnover growth for 12/13 | The Lawyer http://t.co/fpzBO54PPh
- Police water cannon being considered by Theresa May http://t.co/YrOXfrhwEg
- Comedian Rory McGrath arrested in Redruth over alleged assault http://t.co/bw0CXbgjTY
- 1,200 criminal lawyers to attend next week’s protest meeting | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ktuhe78pJs
- NIGERIA: Lawyers boycott courts over kidnap of justice’s wife, others http://t.co/p7au3qPvVC
