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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Mitchell: what do the judges make of it? A senior costs judge points to tensions between procedure and justice. Full story - Law Gazette
- Care homes: CCTV 'could be considered' http://t.co/jVRhx9jY09
- SPAIN: Police arrest Dani Alves banana thrower suspect http://t.co/L5yyJYIiEu
- Rania Alayed case: 'Westernised' wife 'murdered by husband' http://t.co/Qik2ebwrtq
- Europe rejects UK's financial transaction tax challenge http://t.co/OUJk1hLuXL
- NIGERIA girls' abduction: Protest march in Abuja http://t.co/cB9xwC8wPv
- Ann Maguire stabbing: Police get extra time to question teenager http://t.co/flFDFrE9BH
- Children under 10 treated for drugs and alcohol http://t.co/KYuGdt4CgJ
- The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women | Law Gazette http://t.co/sulD2L0w7U
- Law firms urged to tackle cyber-security threats | Law Gazette http://t.co/X0bpTGFmSG
- LAW FIRM NEWS: KWMSJB adds nine Euro promotions to growing partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vfaffyghi3
- GCs gather for top-level discussions at summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/DnS6oCPK5D
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters bumps up NQ salary by more than 3 per cent to £65,000 | The Lawyer http://t.co/XYDo1V96Zf
- R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: my tweets from court today | head of legal http://t.co/6Vyjw1bqpx
- Ripping your media is now legal in the UK, but not US - HomeTechTell http://t.co/lNoMtsjTBe
- Creative Approach puts law firm in the spotlight http://t.co/lUVJYD8KHY
- SWEDEN: Online trolls battled by Swedish law firm
http://t.co/eYnkpF5N6W
- UK Bribery Act Starting to Build Momentum, but SFO Remains in Background. http://t.co/6Low2kPJFD
- Race And Perceptions Of Legal Writing Quality http://t.co/1WmcshCgX8
- SOUTH AFRICA: Legal advice sought on ANC’s Nkandla move http://tinyurl.com/ppjjotl
- UK loses legal challenge to EU financial transaction tax http://t.co/1wvdziTCeU
- Legal challenge against Scottish Government's minimum alcohol pricing policy referred to European court http://t.co/WA1nJ5rpEB
- AZERBAIJAN: Treason and other charades http://t.co/YI2CyOoEsx
- What's eating Vladimir Putin? No one anticipated UKRAINE to turn out like it has http://t.co/ioWtBzqUnh
- Push to legalise cannabis in JAMAICA http://t.co/cCRVQdbhps
- UK spy conference investigates double agents http://t.co/mcvnWIuesv
- Thousands of ethnic Armenian residents displaced from SYRIAN coastal town are waiting for a chance to return home.http://t.co/qR7QMIgNk0
- Out of Africa: The great money migration - Almost $2 trillion has left AFRICA illicitly since 1970 http://t.co/AOGC3sCz3Y
- BRUNEI: Sultan launches new penal code that will eventually include stoning, amputation and flogging as punishments http://t.co/T79vypxXBr
- SYRIA attacks probed by chemical watchdog http://t.co/PcYQjggVMI
- Few jobless people in southern SPAIN expect the European elections to change their prospects http://t.co/01wHl9f15E
- Police Stop and search powers to be reviewed http://t.co/kLwtcDL4hC
- Labour promises to scrap plans for 'modern-day borstal' http://t.co/xsvgn9WcH4
- How should courts resolve cases hit by the bar’s continued boycott of very high cost cases? | Law Gazette http://t.co/PG1KVq8R4a
- ONS: UK firms use 1.4m zero-hour contracts http://t.co/gv01xrgT7u
- 'Plebgate': Met PC sacked over press leaks http://t.co/fkySKT7yxU
- SPAIN: Scotland is getting its referendum – next up Catalonia, although unlikely http://t.co/fa5nJRSgAN
- AUSTRALIA: Lawyers, ethnic & religious groups strongly oppose proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act http://t.co/h7aB7n0VQQ
- Sultan of BRUNEI unveils strict sharia penal code but pays no attention to democracy http://t.co/1pJHwL9vfr
- Police stop and search powers: Home Secretary Theresa May to address Commons after consultation http://t.co/4e2U0TUi0H
- Can Speechly Bircham turn a date with Charles Russell into marriage? | The Lawyer http://t.co/RgOdNEV9H8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters and Shepherd & Wedderburn advise on Wolfson’s £291m buyout by Cirrus | The Lawyer http://t.co/uTpnD1Ryf7
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP launches Indonesia alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/a88Mx2HbJT
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds promotions down a quarter on 2013 | The Lawyer http://t.co/aPd09DVItM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate unveils 29 per cent PEP hike as 2013/14 financial year draws to a close | The Lawyer http://t.co/NGzFAzV0NI
- LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS and Dundas make 60 support roles redundant ahead of merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/EqHwHjV2vJ
- Keep up fight against EU transaction tax, says Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/xA3V7UdqBH
- ‘School-leavers only’ pledge by latest ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/a2sTnM7aop
- LSB chair bows out with splenetic attack on legal ‘trade unions’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/bCOqFIJIAr
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Co-op Bank and Britannia merger 'should never have happened' http://t.co/7pC8mKP2Kq
- Judicial review curbs under parliamentary fire | Law Gazette http://t.co/EP1WaMJjTg
- Charlie Klendjian: Mr. President, tear down your sharia guidance now | head of legal http://t.co/rkuTGKKtk1
- Independent Press Standards Organisation chair 'nobody's patsy' http://t.co/aJjruoq3fE
- Prisoners penalised by 'vindictive' book ban http://t.co/StbVJZKZ7D
- Case for judicial review changes not made, all-party committee says | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/uALgME7SdS
- Matrix film trilogy did not plagiarise, judge rules
http://t.co/0OrK8LVaM6
- Number of Yorkshire employees attempting to resolve disputes with their employers has reached 140 in the last 3 weeks
http://t.co/ifXiao4ywn
- Scottish Parents call for a tribunal to handle education complaints
http://t.co/5ZfzJmktIv
- BANGLADESH War Crimes Trials: Tribunal-1 cautions lawyers about remarks | Mir Quasem counsel's closing arguments http://t.co/CVoDCLDxB2
- INDIA Telecom tribunal allows 3G roaming deals
http://t.co/DD6XlS87FB
- RUSSIA parliament approves Internet restricting bills http://t.co/FGTYtgye7C
- THAILAND senators indicted after attempting to amend constitution http://t.co/GbbAlWeB5x
- US Supreme Court rules for EPA in cross-state pollution case http://t.co/8FxCb5zkgJ
- Twitter shares drop 11% on slowdown in user growth http://t.co/i7M50e4V9V
- Ann Maguire stabbing: Teenage boy questioned for third day http://t.co/CxY5qv6C1m
- US: The ban imposed on the LA Clippers basketball team owner over racist remarks has received widespread praise http://t.co/D4sjEFyJA
- US: Oklahoma inmate dies after 'botched' lethal injection http://t.co/qLe1MMRWk2
- BRUNEI to introduces tough Islamic penal code http://t.co/W3EGt2ebUU
- How to bring migrant detention policy into line with human rights in the EU: http://t.co/vOZ1XFRdYm
- Tribes, Forest Rights in tribal INDIA http://t.co/dMRhFWtYZf
- INDONESIA: Next leader must prioritize human rights http://t.co/Q7qmVbuTQz
- Strasbourg Court: LATVIA breached human rights of woman sterilised without her consent during childbirth
http://t.co/rWINTrbnGT
- US: Civil Rights Office Opens Investigation of College’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases http://t.co/nNlZCD6nMf
- AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Commission splits over racial vilification reforms http://t.co/FxQRWT2moL
- US: Civil rights group decides against lifetime achievement award for NBA owner in racism controversy http://t.co/UN3PSwkgAG
- Stormont blocks gay marriage rights http://t.co/tfwhuiEy24
- Hacking trial: ‘David Cameron may not have given me communications chief job,’ admits Andy Coulson http://t.co/fq38VY9gbx
- Too young for the Holocaust? http://t.co/gXXBA6aqio
- ITALY: Judges who reinstated the guilty verdict against Amanda Knox say she delivered the fatal knife blow http://t.co/z27X5BIobp
- 15mph death driver, 73, 'lied to DVLA about eyesight' http://t.co/sgXCJl202d
- Wikipedia edit from government computer added Muslim insult http://t.co/LHPc3rRdYg
- KYRGYZSTAN: Need of judiciary system in building repair for 2014 comprises 193 mln soms http://t.co/gRXKraFToY
- SOUTH SUDAN executive at odds with judiciary over ‘coup plotters’ https://t.co/vbVoh2oSHt
- ZAMBIA: Auditor General’s report on parastatal bodies reveal 17 ghost workers in judiciary irregularly paid salaries http://t.co/J5AceG4ndj
- PAKISTAN: Threat of attacks on judiciary http://t.co/JmkYDz7kxn
- Citizens of MOLDOVA will no longer require visas to travel to the European Union https://t.co/3Sniu63UbM
- Rihanna sued over alleged defamation in High Court http://t.co/mUwlh8Cuj9
- TURKEY: Top judge says constitutional courts established to ‘protect human dignity’ http://t.co/uqE7OVnNWg
- NEW ZEALAND: More courts online with new video links http://t.co/oZLbon4vsi
- AFGHANISTAN: Several ‘illegal foreign detention facilities’ uncovered in Afghan govt probe http://t.co/1fZj2kpJJN
- Oracle wants an illegal monopoly on Solaris support, company alleges
http://t.co/pIHePJhpHX
- US: Illegal roadside search of Star Trek fan brings $100K settlement http://t.co/pZKoNJ8ulj
- PSNI to appeal flag protest ruling http://t.co/TxbXaj7PgM
- INDIA: Illegal arms factory - Suspected Indian Mujahideen man sent to PC till May 7: http://t.co/DDFfYsGfcX
- Why the EU needs to Confront CHINA on Rights http://t.co/dAtGjIvbud
- SLOVENIA court upholds corruption sentence for former PM http://t.co/BwH7oxPSZx
- TRINIDAD: Ex-solicitor general on collusion claims - Probe must go on http://t.co/iK23Dtrvud
- Death of justice in EGYPT: 8 minute trial, no arguments for the defence, and one judge sentences 683 people to death http://t.co/yfSgqwlrid
- INDIA: Chief Justice Lodha lashes out at 'adjournment culture' insisting lawyers cannot delay cases http://t.co/jLx5Skw0to
- HONG KONG: Barrister body rules out civil nomination http://t.co/Y0BLGub0W0
- Former minister Stephen Smith appointed a professor of international law at The University of Western AUSTRALIA http://t.co/gPNJnO9KMX
- Cameron's barrister brother tries to have £5m fraud trial thrown out http://t.co/KQzEX2ViUt
- Going Up Against a Big Law Firm? 5 Legal Tips http://t.co/CQXehqFGek
- Legal Theory Lexicon: The Interpretation-Construction Distinction http://t.co/guiD6G69Op
- CANADA: Arrogance of Canadian legal establishment bared in ‘naked judge’ saga http://t.co/ciKjSyvMc3
- US & CANADA: Legal deal over remaining MTGox bitcoin hoard http://t.co/4fal3Zjqld
- Beaumont Legal declared UK’s best law firm for first time buyers http://t.co/SNUd5julTl
- Mortgage Market Review will see a dramatic impact on the conveyancing industry, resulting in further polarisation http://t.co/jky4gAd0nQ
- US: White House Steps Up Effort to Confirm Federal Judges http://t.co/O4HKDCn8Wp
- New zero-hours contract figures due http://t.co/xahYKqpj7A
- UAE: Scorpions drummer James Kottak jailed in Dubai http://t.co/xe5qzsOyYV
- Labour wants a new tier of 'school standards tsars' http://t.co/AtfeCH8ymu
- Eight staff members suspended over poor elderly care http://t.co/XMUrICsdek
- US: Snowden Retained Expert in Espionage Act Defense http://t.co/nPU63SdeCG
- US: Kerry Expresses Regret After Apartheid Remark http://t.co/yzR8BELuSW
- Leeds teacher stabbing: 'We don't need to rush to make schools more secure' http://t.co/pHvVhe1c3f
- Trainee 'groped and shut in freezer' at top chef's restaurant http://t.co/hcQWOUIxkZ
- Architect died after entering burning building to save fiance http://t.co/kTSLiyZkCo
- Leeds teacher stabbing Ann Maguire: When is teenage angst really a mental health problem? http://t.co/LdHOZ135hM
- Top family judge calls for no-fault divorce for all and putting cohabitees on a par with married couples
http://t.co/kdF1WVWInj
- Victims' concern over Max Clifford's unexplained loan on £3.5m mansion http://t.co/0brC3zLrOy
- Riverview Law granted ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/SEgDEGDpgN
- Edmonds signs off with final attack on Law Society and Bar Council | Legal Futures http://t.co/nEVn2A7O9k
- National Accident Helpline targets £100m AIM float | Legal Futures http://t.co/wVRkuKbwvV
- US supreme court justices debate phone privacy and police seizures http://t.co/Dxf6AAQysf
- Legal services bodies in public spat over regulation row | Law Gazette http://t.co/IoT169K2Au
- Yasmin Rehman: As a Muslim woman, I do not want this sharia guidance I head of legal http://t.co/BPC9L8SWUb
- Diana Nammi: I know first hand what sharia law means for women and children l head of legal http://t.co/m52YBrHBsz
- ISRAEL insists that Hamas must change to resume peace talks
http://t.co/8uRQEErTNT
- With Dogs And Batons, BULGARIA Tells Syrian Refugees To Turn Back
http://t.co/VE6rwC6ZtN
- President Uhuru Kenyatta signs KENYA polygamy law http://t.co/Vnv1CtT3Ip
- AFGHANISTAN: Couple hack off mullah's nose, ears in revenge attack for sexually abusing 14 year old daughter
http://t.co/yxyUagHak4
- ITALY court says Knox murdered flatmate over argument, not orgy
http://t.co/sDk0xjddUf
- European human rights body says AZERBAIJAN must stop pressure on activists
http://t.co/DCcPrRPmCb
- MOZAMBIQUE extends voter registration for elections by 10 days, after request by the main opposition party
http://t.co/4iUZNIPMpn
- ZIMBABWE: Opposition leader Tsvangirai 'expels' rival Tendai Biti from MDC http://t.co/lTzMIuDfNM
- BRUNEI adopts sharia law, others in region consider it
http://t.co/g8WqYJ1qYf
- Abhishek Phadnis: Where's my bigoted wills folder? I head of legal http://t.co/HrUZfjUNzJ
- Azelle Rodney shooting: mother attacks 'intolerable' delay by CPS http://t.co/kFY1a5Onc1
- Tales from the inside: drugs and disorder at G4S's prison of the future http://t.co/y6mqpeEIBo
- The relentless rise of the jumbo jail http://t.co/2LJ9TXmvzx
- Federal judge strikes down 'unfair' Wisconsin voter ID law http://t.co/Iqyx9uKPtI
- Prisons governors ordered to cut costs by £149m a year http://t.co/VgsNfkAIdP
- Police officer John Kearney admits driving dangerously through Aberdeen http://t.co/eIR4CbXNBn
- Salford prison van escape gang jailed for armed ambush http://t.co/Kpi9tFHrgH
- US: LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned for life after racist comment about black people http://t.co/FkY7m5nD6B
- Lenny Henry racism row candidate finally quits UKIP http://t.co/r4fOGdiHDS
- Former Tory MP Mercer resigns after Commons suspension http://t.co/nW8C26ExNW
- US state bars to up the social media ante in court l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/fWlldbhEzy
- Canadian star lawyer to clash in court with Law Soc l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/R3hNEm9Uup
- Yigal Arnon, leading Israeli lawyer, dies at 84 l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/lm3k1I67NX
- Death Row miscarriages of justice quantified l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/jhYiZslH4Z
- Freshfields to push Singapore arbitration l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/Kt8zuQF8nS
- CC warns about dangers of UK exit from EU l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/TACKV2JQsN
- New York partners are the wealthiest l The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/O3OdwNBEo8
- Peter Tatchell: Whichever way you try to spin it, it's discrimination (sharia-compliant wills) | head of legal http://t.co/nF6hh45isM
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Firms have been frantic pondering HMRC’s new LLP rules and found a way to comply, but not how the taxman intended. Full story - The Lawyer
- Couples should be able to divorce without going to court, says top judge http://t.co/igo4M1isnv
- Disarray: The story behind the Davenport Lyons "reverse takeover" by Gordon Dadds | The Lawyer http://t.co/6Wn1lfHkHQ
- Yesterday’s “One Law for All” protest at the Law Society | head of legal http://t.co/MeO0oOHOrz
- Maryam Namazie: There is no place for Sharia in Britain's legal system | head of legal http://t.co/NaPUVDtPNd
- VENEZUELA: Ex-intelligence chief Eliecer Otaiza killed http://t.co/6XeAcI32DW
- TURKEY to seek cleric Fethullah Gulen's extradition http://t.co/Kk07VbQIS7
- NORTH KOREA conducts live-fire drill near disputed border http://t.co/vcpF1LcndB
- Chef Stephen Terry denies discrimination at Hardwick http://t.co/9yD3RAjTOs
- Three-week black bin collection plan in Welsh council http://t.co/8CBJK89ZLi
- Aloysius Hackett killing: Son jailed for life http://t.co/G3Q1WpmE6k
- Coroner adjourns Stafford Hospital inquest so 'staff can be traced' http://t.co/eK2ZUmmTUM
- Hillsborough inquests: Double tragedy of Glover family http://t.co/EOhtKnMukO
- Heartbleed used to uncover data from cyber-criminals http://t.co/9rsyUXyH0i
- HS2: MPs back first phase of rail link despite rebellion http://t.co/umWTTJmzFB
- Eight UK banks face 'house price collapse' test http://t.co/VDgOAoMnT6
- SPAIN: Racist football fan and banana thrower should be named and shamed, says Alves http://t.co/14WOata4rZ
- Army dog killed in Afghanistan given posthumous medal http://t.co/qhRjmBuSCd
- Hacking trial: Andy Coulson quizzed on Prince Harry claims http://t.co/k4uSDZRBQg
- Child murders accused mother Tania Clarence held in secure hospital http://t.co/8RlMQRLHnW
- Wiltshire Police officer cleared of Taser assault http://t.co/N3As2QHJqO
- Lord Steel says he quizzed Cyril Smith over sex claims http://t.co/3KKlQJCuSh
- EY hires ex-BLP finance head Kellett to launch UK financial services legal team | The Lawyer http://t.co/5AFi9INImv
- US court forces Microsoft to hand over personal data from Irish server http://t.co/oKQCNTot44
- Digital assets should be included in wills l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WyPqxdByFt
- Family law sector will eventually be dominated by self-regulated fee-charging McKenzie Friends l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MXtIdmthdV
- Students cannot be expected to do experienced lawyers’ work l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OEfbGPkxdq
- Lord Mansfield, the great 18th-century lord chief justice, is an unlikely cinema hero. | Law Gazette http://t.co/OsEbY0ZX6k
- Take divorce out of judges’ hands – Munby | Law Gazette http://t.co/JgdqJVVO9x
- US: Drone strikes: James Clapper's letter to Senate intelligence committee http://t.co/u1S5eXcqMU
- Appeal court judge, Sir Alan Moses, named as first chairman of Ipso http://t.co/76OOJtnyTv
- What's the point of studying EU law? http://t.co/vaemi9rajA
- Press regulation: it's back to the future with a judge in charge http://t.co/JJMO3TyZfI
- Al-Jazeera demands $150m compensation from EGYPT government as journalists remain in custody http://t.co/Nlozh0VeYN
- Sexual abuse is about power – and the powerful shouldn't be protected http://t.co/nCb2kFtcTt
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawrence Graham promotes five to Wragge & Co partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/TzibLztlDl
- Wait is over as Lloyds finalises customer-pay panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/unHckGw3rl
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Cameron: I won't stay as PM after 2015 without EU referendum http://t.co/GprGL5nzyq
- Max Clifford case 'proves Operation Yewtree no witch-hunt' http://t.co/pCV7UOrtbG
- Millions face delay on payments via mobile numbers http://t.co/6HnRLGWmag
- Anne Maguire stabbing: Corpus Christi pupils attend Mass for teacher http://t.co/iLK8gowuhH
- On the Law Society’s Guidance on Sharia-Compliant Inheritance and Wills http://t.co/MaSaGCpjqE
- Pfizer hopes the U.K.’s patent box holds gifts in a potential AstraZeneca deal, reports http://t.co/PV3ti4Y9I8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: New Finance Director at Pinsent Masons appointed http://t.co/0fRRrr2lQo
- BURMA's Draconian Protest Laws Repress Dissent http://t.co/wGk615CCGj
- Book launched by Slater & Gordon lawyers on Family Law http://t.co/z9203hjcEV
- Civil procedure: new regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/WC8S3dzUHJ
- Buddha tattoo woman Naomi Coleman in legal action http://t.co/GTVZQL4dEs
- INDIA: Supreme Court should appoint Justice Mudgal to probe IPL http://t.co/rUOnDMRZ2n
- SINGAPORE: Justice V. K. Rajah to take over as Attorney General in June http://t.co/G3q1UlF7JC
- R.M. Lodha sworn in as 41st Chief Justice of INDIA http://t.co/7l9rXPbpD3
- Justice system left £14m out of pocket by criminals who didn't pay their fines http://t.co/eIy5UBOjTi
- US: Can the police search your cellphone without a warrant? http://t.co/SUztCcYm3e
- DAVID Cameron to close legal loophole that lets paedophiles download child grooming manuals http://t.co/vAx64HgBp0
- CANADA: Legal expert doubts anti-immigration flyers could prompt criminal charges http://t.co/cRnIl1VVMZ
- NEW ZEALAND: Animal testing could snag plan to ban legal highs http://t.co/UGlyOY4RXM
- NIGERIA: New Identity Cards Will Be Ready Before Dec for all citizens http://t.co/uxH4rv7qTn
- CANADA: Move over Rob Ford, a dom, a barrister and a musician want your job http://t.co/AkVnLIco6x
- NEW ZEALAND: New Wanganui barrister keeps it in the family - Wanganui Chronicle http://t.co/dGTomSSyCB
- Around £8 million has been seized from criminals over the past year under proceeds of crime laws http://t.co/thPixqDxRY
- New central hub for a Coventry law firm De Marco Solicitors is already opening up expansion opportunities http://t.co/yNTGBUL5R2
- Breastfeeding mums should challenge 'outdated policies', says solicitor http://t.co/5BQwW2LPZq
- No first right to Tatas if Taj Mansingh is auctioned: Mohan Parasaran, Solicitor General of INDIA http://t.co/y3QnoLOiTL
- Infatuated solicitor stole from clients to shower gifts on glamorous woman http://t.co/jukQrAFl2f
- IRELAND: Solicitor struck off for ‘disgraceful’ misconduct over property http://t.co/AsJ0X9i4tT
- IRELAND: Solicitor who advised Anglo is summoned to testify at sentence hearing http://t.co/qG9ARNJ1bT
- Quindell: we're outperforming other personal injury ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/R5jW0Enbqo
- First4Lawyers launches ‘first CMC partnership’ with chambers | Legal Futures http://t.co/vMRLbPZ8Nz
- US: Mississippi abortion clinic fights to stay open during federal court hearing http://t.co/LqhocEr827
- US death row study: 4% of defendants sentenced to die are innocent http://t.co/nLCQMjaGD5
- There is no legal barrier to UN cross-border operations in SYRIA http://t.co/NygR1veVoY
- Musicians hit out at ban on guitars in British prisons http://t.co/KOhpVhH74y
- SYRIA: UN urged to defy Assad on aid or risk lives of hundreds of thousands http://t.co/2g9vp6qfOZ
- Microsoft must release email data held on Dublin server http://t.co/6Sw6PXydok
- MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted http://t.co/umWTTJmzFB
- US Congressman Michael Grimm accused of business tax fraud http://t.co/sIbOLyGgGq
- 'Short-sighted' driver jailed over death of woman, 93 http://t.co/kEbVqPAaCX
- IRAQ suicide bomb at Kurdish political rally kills 30 http://t.co/yTpqoKi27a
- Swindon Town footballer Nile Ranger held in assault probe http://t.co/rMabGZgr1T
- Regulation of Bitcoin worries businesses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lr4blsiFF6
- US state bars to up the social media ante in court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vm9kB3WWx2
- A conscious uncoupling: much criticism over Paltrow's desire to have a civilised divorce | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XIo79wad9j
- Hollywood star nabs hottiest barrister | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KiLKLVUpG6
- Shanghai licence for Appleby | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t8jpXIrdou
- Black lawyers still in minority in S Africa | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wZs1ErDYoG
- Computers threaten 'middle-class jobs' in the law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bU1MtIFraE
- Davenport Lyons goes into administration | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xbpgjSNxRe
- Stephen Fry boycotts Brunei-owned hotel chain The Dorchester Collection after country passes ‘stone the gays’ law http://t.co/WiDuIvTFDT
- Alerts over faulty Apple and Samsung handsets http://t.co/S6R1dHDDD2
- Max Clifford guilty of eight indecent assaults http://t.co/Nmz25WrllL
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Strasbourg acting as the EU Court’s enforcer - A case to get the Sun leader writers confused, in that the Strasbourg Court was making sure that Italy did not get away with refusing to refer a case to the EU Courts. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
- My legal life: Suzanne Rab, Barrister, Serle Court - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/Q0WI1oN58E
- Crawford & Co head of legal: Principle character - A Profiles | The Lawyer http://t.co/CJZ31nT8sm
- 1-0 to LLP firms but HMRC will be back | The Lawyer http://t.co/vByd56wpsc
- Offshore: Deals and cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/KmgZkM4Z5r
- Lack of good candidates has opened offshore firms’ eyes to the talent existing beyond the magic circle | The Lawyer http://t.co/9jErfQCPh7
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas makes up one partner ahead of CMS merger, CMS promotes 30 | The Lawyer http://t.co/RWlqj8QBrx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co focuses on UK with nine-strong promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/L9axoUPQva
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden and Freshfields advising on Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca | The Lawyer http://t.co/q39iq83X0l
- Risk and compliance: challenge of change | Law Gazette http://t.co/I3EeYg5TU7
- FCO needs sanction rethink | Law Gazette http://t.co/5uYTZ5jZUE
- Further action is needed to protect lawyer-client confidentiality from mass surveillance | Law Gazette http://t.co/3KIsefNdnD
- Mitchell: what do the judges make of it? | Law Gazette http://t.co/zVs4bqlbiA
- Davenport Lyons bought after entering administration | Law Gazette http://t.co/cqa9M4SAfA
- Hudson: unrated indemnity insurers not an automatic risk | Law Gazette http://t.co/JKnyi1nRNt
- PM’s brother calls for stay in case hit by protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/yCogW0r15x
- Euro candidate Paul Weston, chairman of Liberty GB arrested over anti-Islam remarks http://t.co/jSY4lpRwYO
- Women in burial and fraud case must repay £90,000 http://t.co/dhr5XoMM9I
- George Clooney is engaged to barrister from Doughty Street Chambers http://t.co/8gfNEi2fGs
- Invesco Perpetual fined £18m by FCA http://t.co/zMrUwBuFDp
- Why is UK 'a tax haven for multinationals' http://t.co/FQ7AgClPsT
- Arrests after wild boars let loose in Maesteg burglary http://t.co/jVlEA6eNez
- Singer Paul Simon and Edie Brickell charged with disorderly conduct http://t.co/D05MunFcjk
- Gillian Astbury death: Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust fined over patient death http://t.co/dJOmAk3NS1
- Max Clifford guilty of eight indecent assaults http://t.co/Nmz25WrllL
- Teacher stabbed to death at Leeds school http://t.co/2i6YO8gcG4
- INDIA polls revive hope of cross-border trade along Punjab http://t.co/0yCELaGTNw
- BULGARIA: Bulgarians have been protesting against corruption in the heart of government http://t.co/cPi4wIFSSI
- On the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of INDIA http://t.co/0qLztibYzO
- At least 16 killed as severe storm rips through villages in the north and derails passenger train in BANGLADESH http://t.co/i0teqgXyuS
- 'Holocaust-type phenomenon': Chief UN investigator of NORTH KOREAN human rights abuses discusses the allegations http://t.co/xbJbUMMxfY
- EGYPT outlaws anti-Mubarak April 6 movement, the Youth group was a key player in the 2011 uprising http://t.co/swFtJBAwks
- Barrett Brown lawyer: US tried to 'kill a fly with a sledgehammer' http://t.co/OKLgFMsFyw
- CHINA must release Ilham Tohti, writer and scholar, charged with separatism for the peaceful expression of his views http://t.co/gq0elQjIby
- Prison officers' chief condemns £800 payout to convicted killer http://t.co/M1hPVTQqhO
- Today I arrested myself for supporting nuclear power. Now, where's my £100? | George Monbiot http://t.co/1XgU9hxCbO
- EGYPT: Judge sentences 720 men to death http://t.co/bc4NBtF3Iq
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Private Eye's lawyers, Davenport Lyons go into administration http://t.co/aJql0fAqxu
- Religious campaign to halt EU abortion funding 'lacks mercy' http://t.co/T25PEYeTEo
- Nationwide hires HSBC GC Keith Ford to replace Kelly | The Lawyer http://t.co/aLOIlSJyTn
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Gordon Dadds buys Davenport Lyons out of administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/nZYhBJIuoF
- £50 note featuring the first governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Houblon, will be withdrawn on Wednesday http://t.co/qgNp8XL0NE
- Kevan Thakrar: Killer compensated for damaged nose clippers http://t.co/QSkm8gUeF1
- EGYPT: Brotherhood's Badie among mass death sentences http://t.co/ZZ9l9TZLHu
- Cyril Smith probe: Police identify new suspects http://t.co/nsgIcDoLx6
- UKRAINE crisis: Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes shot http://t.co/wOPsuaY3Z4
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- Sheffield house fire: Two women and three children killed http://t.co/Jorv2gvICA
- F1's Ecclestone avoided potential £1.2bn tax bill http://t.co/3eFn7tP0jT
- PAKISTAN: Karachi police lack basic kit amid violence http://t.co/VmVAXBqxrn
- GREECE pressures Germany on WWII reparations http://t.co/4tX6A4MKnX
- Senior teacher at the centre of alleged "Trojan Horse" plot describes project as “a very positive thing” http://t.co/wzZjyi3uG7
- Who is Amal Alamuddin? The British lawyer who has tamed George Clooney http://t.co/HQRVX4DMA0
- George Clooney is said to be engaged to glamorous British human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin http://t.co/e9b4PFx97F
- Ukip in new racism row after Lenny Henry insult http://t.co/fOBf36YCPO
- 'There’s still a chance I can live a fulfilling life' http://t.co/y3UFeSjGkL
- Triple killer given £800 payout for broken nose trimmers http://t.co/VI98RJw0jb
- Protestants go for Gaelic in Northern Ireland http://t.co/3vCu96ck9l
- SOUTH AFRICA speaks on milestone Freedom Day http://t.co/l5uGq6ziCM
- SPAIN: Dani Alves takes bite out of banana racism http://t.co/OxVWBhB1tx
- Can AFRICA curb illicit cash flow? Continent-wide problem results in over $1 trillion siphoned off since 1980 http://t.co/9mc9O8hJK3
- EGYPT: Court to pass final judgement on 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters who were sentenced to death last month http://t.co/2QI8uiHpe6
- Hundreds attend animal rights rally in Belfast city centre http://t.co/FR8dnCS8Q6
- UKIP attracts 'decent' BNP voters, says former Tory Neil Hamilton http://t.co/feRxJ6O3n3
- David Cameron is facing a backbench rebellion over the HS2 high-speed rail link when MPs vote on Monday http://t.co/7L73yMfBUr
- E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010 http://t.co/SlcHRsAdx9
- SYRIA 'still holds chemical weapons' - OPCW head Kaag http://t.co/aEfreC8OCQ
- US: Los Angeles Clippers in silent protest over 'racist remarks' http://t.co/KjGt5w4tol
- How peeing in public divided CHINA and Hong Kong http://t.co/ytsRON00Ue
- Scottish independence: Salmond and Hague clash over EU membership http://t.co/FpuNP8kOZL
- UK unemployment falls to five-year low of 2.2m http://t.co/zA6T2grRkC
- Vulnerable witnesses allowed to give evidence pre-trial http://t.co/nDDiHlF2D7
- Government's Help to Work scheme launches http://t.co/1xmqnVmYo7
- Afghanistan helicopter crash personnel named by MoD http://t.co/9I6Im8Yzi8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Appleby obtains licence to offer offshore legal advice in Shanghai | The Lawyer http://t.co/kaYjywQNG0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents hires Taylor Wessing FD as it prepares for elections | The Lawyer http://t.co/5ltfJkfk8v
- DWF, Irwin Mitchell and DWF shortlisted by Lloyds to take on litigation unit as retail GC quits | The Lawyer http://t.co/gL0SDcpgkT
- Rethink call over entity-based regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/zVop7BGNcX
- Legal Aid cuts demo ‘starting to bite’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/vpRM2VNttJ
- Family court reforms criticised | Law Gazette http://t.co/rWW3UgLS8S
- Firm acts pro bono for pensioner hit by protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/DFoOP9sfSJ
- Big-spending criminal bar ‘ruining itself’, warns silk | Law Gazette http://t.co/FfwlUX0hQk
- Environmental case to invoke EU convention | Law Gazette http://t.co/ft2WkT7se5
- SRA set for insurance rethink | Law Gazette http://t.co/xVt8NN2u0k
- Councils look to ABS status for survival | Law Gazette http://t.co/v5PwU11CZD
- SRA pushes ahead with deregulation of training | Legal Futures http://t.co/gXLOncoBT5
- Building society to tell firms: use a rated insurer or you're off | Legal Futures http://t.co/y2jQoJejJ8
- Michael Schofield obituary - Sociologist and writer influential in social and law reform http://t.co/eZW1gypt4s
- US: NRA offers children free membership amid 'Youth Day' gun activities http://t.co/x7vocarQHd
- Counterfeit goods crackdown sees 2,500 websites shut down http://t.co/y0AeNEsZV0
- Pre-trial pilot scheme for victims and witnesses giving evidence to start http://t.co/jVdgkryOZE
- Palestinians' Mahmoud Abbas calls Holocaust 'heinous crime' http://t.co/xAWTKluNQq
- Sir Cyril Smith abuse 'cover-up' claims probed by police http://t.co/G26oIpQMaR
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OF THE DAY: The High Court has struck down an “unlawful and irrational” Legal Ombudsman (LeO) decision to reduce a law firm’s fee and compensate its client for distress and inconvenience. Full story - Legal Futures
- Four jailed in BAHRAIN for duping British boys into sex acts http://t.co/X2d3UknCfr
- Rhondda Cynon Taf residents' details may have been sold in data breach http://t.co/jQvetuTVMD
- Maghaberry prison officer arrested over drugs http://t.co/V0F9Dpj0pt
- Wyverstone weapons find included Uzi and AK-47 http://t.co/uUtvUcrajr
- UKIP embroiled in row over use of actor in poster campaign http://t.co/OznEeM42JA
- Scottish independence: Ed Miliband makes case for Union http://t.co/xIuAms96JV
- Coulson 'may not have read' all of Milly Dowler story http://t.co/QiJna7QSUV
- NORTH KOREA 'detains US tourist' at immigration for supposed impudence http://t.co/9rPlinMBn5
- Our legal system is one of the country’s great exports. Surely it should get its own TV series? | Law Gazette http://t.co/98tZ0xIWBU
- CPS London shows ‘lack of grip’, says inspection | Law Gazette http://t.co/lMP9kaboQo
- Civil Justice Council explores online dispute resolution | Law Gazette http://t.co/7opPJ4E2Wb
- Saatchi’s cancer treatment bill divides opinion | Law Gazette http://t.co/7SHCWKGH5B
- When the US deports its own citizens http://t.co/eIitTzYPWp
- AFRICA: War, tragedy, & the power of memory -
Can a country tackle its troubled history if it is never acknowledged?
http://t.co/Q11jfEyznk
- BANGLADESH reflects on factory disaster a year on http://t.co/Vxdvs9WCtY
- FRANCE: Jews and Muslims say recent National Front victories in mayoral races reflect rising xenophobia
http://t.co/z9bQ3YpVpJ
- Allegations of beatings and rape in KENYA's ongoing anti-terrorism operation
http://t.co/DtPekRw5x6
- Deaths of 13 Sherpas in NEPAL has shone a light on dangerous working conditions in the Everest-climbing industry http://t.co/A6e4fhwJTB
- Survivors of BANGLADESH garment factory collapse say they received little compensation and face economic hardship http://t.co/jiQrqvYSZc
- BOLIVIA fires hundreds of protesting soldiers http://t.co/vfWrRQ9zvt
- RUSSIA: Putin says Internet is a CIA project http://t.co/jSLIKO073m
- Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe - have settled a class action case alleging they conspired to hold down salaries http://t.co/NwHARta1QD
- BRAZIL: Rio police in fresh clashes with residents after burial of dancer http://t.co/0FrUlvke0C
- SOUTH SUDAN frees leaders accused of plotting coup http://t.co/BOMtCDmaor
- Bridgend 'bedroom tax' tenants's Creme Egg 'insult' http://t.co/qb7V0YAF9F
- National parks should lose planning powers, farmers say http://t.co/QKZDt5TcDL
- North Belfast: Man escapes injury in Carlisle Square explosion http://t.co/Lqm3tvXY8q
- Ulster Bank refunds IT-affected customers http://t.co/LqgqkaVYOU
- Campaigners say justice system is 'failing to protect cyclists' http://t.co/jWlzJ8fSc5
- Gherkin skyscraper in receivership after defaults http://t.co/hlkD2XzFhN
- Tech giants spend millions to stop another Heartbleed http://t.co/1AvNcTNO6D
- University tuition-fee change savings 'uncertain' http://t.co/drE3dBm0Xo
- UKIP bans candidate over 'racist views' http://t.co/U51CqMD5ZZ
- New Malden mother in court over deaths of three children http://t.co/AS2xlhVgF2
- SOUTH KOREA ferry: Angry relatives confront officials http://t.co/pdfDvbCWiW
- Health atlas allows online search of risk by area http://t.co/Lz4q7asM82
- Hillsborough Wikipedia posts: Government pledges 'urgent inquiries' http://t.co/b0USYTYtYO
- Zero-hours crackdown plan unveiled by Labour leader http://t.co/aBNtuhvsWv
- Arrest after Bali plane hijack alert in Indonesia http://t.co/LpfVPPrHHn
- RBS plan for 200% bonuses blocked by Treasury body http://t.co/Twmmz1IEdg
- UKRAINE crisis: Kerry accuses Russia of 'destabilisation' http://t.co/TAMQS5C0nV
- Lifestyle quiz to secure a mortgage http://t.co/ufbwbARE6Z
- Ministers told to 'get a grip' on deporting foreign prisoners http://t.co/G0vcOWVjyS
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly Bircham makes up six in largest-ever promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/wTNPcjMQTd
- Bourns for Law Society deputy VP | Law Gazette http://t.co/t7cuiQ4b6R
- Building society drops panel firms relying on unrated PII insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/3Kd64O6rSH
- Aviva admits just one in 50 claims is fraudulent | Law Gazette http://t.co/fznK1h9sAU
- Former SRA chief moves to financial complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/CH7PJ8oB16
- Quindell starts legal action against investor | Law Gazette http://t.co/EDRa3o9feb
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- US: Justices Rule Child Pornography Restitution Is Too High http://t.co/b7GPzCvLed
- FBI Informant Is Tied to Cyberattacks Abroad (IRAN, SYRIA, BRAZIL & PAKISTAN) http://t.co/3K1lr85Y68
- US: F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic http://t.co/QNSs71GdJJ
- BSB examines complaints over alleged disabled people remarks by Peter Village QC | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xaw1o7wHkf
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas abandons Aberdeen and London offices early as CMS merger nears | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5VHMe2Wgw
- Fine CILEx students up to £50m, says consumer panel | Legal Futures http://t.co/1Fx1D1iH46
- Unrecognised pioneers will "reshape the legal industry", says Law 2023 | Legal Futures http://t.co/vZtOpElEfO
- 'Acid House King' jailed for sophisticated cyber attack on UK banks http://t.co/AjfnSfX9Am
- Couple ordered to remove 'giant patio' blocking neighbours' homes http://t.co/rls76JxFLT
- Violent crime heading for record rise http://t.co/J5JzSKm7ua
- Pictures of up to 60 students from private school found on paedophile's computer http://t.co/AmufLdcmbl
- Insulting revisions to Wikipedia entry on Hillsborough made from Government computers http://t.co/gDrypSYvzr
- Woman jailed for stalking former BBC weatherman Bill Giles killed herself http://t.co/AIxGZWAU51
- Paedophile teacher drugged and abused up to 60 pupils at London school http://t.co/d0LFcnIemg
- Zero-hours contracts not controlled if Scotland votes yes – Ed Miliband http://t.co/rjAsCiijEg
- Managing information risk | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yVee91iIOy
- Akerman sets up R&D council with clients | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C0gczHMNKs
- Airbnb fights to stay above the law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gFAov4lIee
- TAGLaw adds Bahamas firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aS8kxSTif1
- Kirkland & Ellis expands energy practice with Houston base | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SS8z2wMpRn
- Women lag men by 18 per cent on pay in legal sector | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yHhY7siPUH
- Norton Rose exits Czech Republic | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZSP7kmr0zk
- Top LA bankruptcy law firm Stutman Treister & Glatt is closing as of 1 May | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OfLjIrUPFd
- Campaigners seek justice for Magnitsky in Norway | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nvgfBaqoBh
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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Clients, the judiciary and mediators to benefit from new guidance on splitting assets, say MoJ. Family lawyers impressed by quick response to Law Commission report, but remain ambivalent about latest action. Full story - Solicitors Journal