FOCUS OF THE DAY: UK law is focusing too much on the wrong things. London will fall to US firms, ABS is no big deal, Vereins have had it and the modern obsession with process is a waste of time. Full story - The Lawyer
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- INDIA: Supreme Court gets 3 new judges - Arun Mishra, Adarsh Kumar Goel and Rohinton Nariman http://t.co/tJ9w5R1haO
- ZAMBIA: Abraham Mwansa says he's equal to task of Solicitor General http://t.co/jP4v02aL7k
- PAKISTAN: Musharraf treason case - Prominent witness Deputy Solicitor testifies http://t.co/FQXiladtsh
- IRA mole Martin McGartland to have case against MI5 heard in secret http://t.co/7y6ai4YBgJ
- US: Marijuana in Washington state: where, when, and how much? http://t.co/q2SzSSW0oA
- International giants report first post-merger results | Law Gazette http://t.co/zAHwBOoG8A
- Specialist regulation is best, says BSB chair | Law Gazette http://t.co/4N9qFIl5k3
- US: Dearborn cleric popular with militants faces travel, social media restrictions http://t.co/9IUh73W9Lh
- Home Office commitment to review legislation https://t.co/jcc7iZLNYN
- US: California Legislation replaces 'between man and woman' language http://t.co/PbFp43AgIV
- US: New Ignition Interlock Legislation Aims To Save Thousands From Drunk Driving Death http://t.co/WgUHrhOiqF
- Yorkshire law firm Beaumont Legal has invested £150,000 in a training academy to support its growth plans http://t.co/tA4SzHx64P
- Work starts on the Law Society’s Conveyancing Portal http://t.co/wDoiZuqzmi
- Comment on HONG KONG: Cora Chan: When, if ever, will Hong Kong see democracy? http://t.co/w4ELJ6Q3f1
- Global Borrowers Avoid $70 Billion Debt Distress in UK Courts http://t.co/C5CC4NxOCu
- Ministers back Student Loans chief over 'Wonga-style' debt collection http://t.co/0k5fPqgBUo
- New surveillance law proposed to track mobiles http://t.co/de9Hcx1P9k
- UK Financial-Fraud Cases to Go Ahead After Deal Over Legal Fees http://t.co/aonZRPvtSL
- Threat of legal action not terrorism behind calls for emergency data retention legislation https://t.co/aatTVpWs43
- N Ireland launch public consultation on Statutory Registration Scheme for Providers of Publicly Funded Legal Services http://t.co/RzaLW2nfpz
- Officials will start legal proceedings this week to evict travellers from Hengrove Park in Bristol http://t.co/CAMPufSvAn
- 'Legal high' substances crackdown at T in the Park http://t.co/f2i71QmZLG
- Airbnb's legal troubles: what are the issues? http://t.co/Y3DoD5KmPz
- AUSTRALIA: Legal tweak may fast-track AGL Gloucester fracking http://t.co/B9pm1zitkU
- Scotland's membership of the European Union could be straightforward transition if treaties were amended by states http://t.co/Ds0GJdvAkD
- IRELAND: Fresh legal challenge to stop ALL the Garth Brooks concerts http://t.co/nM1hRR5umL
- Justice Secretary Grayling agrees legal aid truce with barristers over complex fraud trials http://t.co/psuTguUxf3
- Llangollen Eisteddfod hopeful over financial future http://t.co/NbZnT8boim
- Soldier ran into a river to save a woman who was being drowned by two men, Cardiff Crown Court has been told http://t.co/f2MvPkhBcc
- Kincora should be part of UK inquiry into child abuse says Amnesty http://t.co/ZHdWmFs4cj
- Owen Creaney murder: Pair charged over body in wheelie bin http://t.co/aK25Hd6pua
- Bristol man given stamps after passport lost by Royal Mail Special Delivery team http://t.co/yL1gP8duQn
- Sniffer dog trained to find electronic devices finds child abuse images http://t.co/dLzTNyFzE7
- Child abuse claims: Government 'slow' on inquiry - Miliband http://t.co/8Kf41SgvJ6
- Student loan boss 'offered to resign' http://t.co/BegzYmPngx
- Statue of Mahatma Gandhi to be erected opposite Parliament http://t.co/6oFgPsby4b
- Madonna has appeared for jury service in New York but was relieved to avoid "creating a distraction" for the court http://t.co/R1GZJkFuS1
- Low-skilled workers 'at risk of exploitation' http://t.co/8EdmVWwxOq
- The Jehovah's Witnesses' new tactic http://t.co/VUeAiM4PvW
- Kate McCann's son asked about her role in Madeleine case http://t.co/W7ckZwNlRl
- Mikaeel Kular: Mother Rosdeep appears in court over murder http://t.co/V4KeAehxZR
- 60mph motorway speed limit plan shelved http://t.co/Voo00eYoRh
- Ashers Baking Company: 'Gay cake' row could end up in court http://t.co/k1Kv14zUR6
- Polar bear schoolboy death: Leader tried to 'take out' animal's eyes http://t.co/5nxqgCRT35
- Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges http://t.co/hQkapPyX95
- Environment Minister Alun Davies sacked from Welsh government for unacceptable conduct http://t.co/VfgmQTNBZG
- #Hipsterlaw cuts a trendy figure in Twittersphere | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NOUsqlv1qU
- Paralegal paradox: a lawyer by any other name? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UFCNIvr7HH
- Agreement reached between MoJ and Bar over VHCCs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4WTr6JPTFL
- MMR client sues former solicitor for professional negligence | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8L3ynCIoY6
- Legal Aid cuts leave thousands in hands of amateur lawyers, MPs told | Law Gazette http://t.co/mnKUwIIYLq
- Minister: I didn’t know about student loan letters | Law Gazette http://t.co/2Hj8F9w9V6
- BULGARIA: Court set for judgement on lifers’ human rights protest http://t.co/hlo3HBU5dh
- INDONESIA: Contrasting Claims on Human Rights, Democracy http://t.co/5sboyCUdag
- Human rights appeal to European Court for Edinburgh killer Luke Mitchell http://t.co/LtLatPpbu2
- The state of human rights in PAKISTAN http://t.co/ofWkstYOX9
- INDIA: Maharashtra human rights commission struggles with huge backlog http://t.co/VON3MSllr7
- BANGLADESH: Human rights lawyer Adilur Khan gets Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award http://t.co/csGwf7GtOI
- US: ASPIRE Full-Tuition Cybersecurity Scholarship for NYU Law Students – Deadline July 15 http://t.co/TwOmJpLkYt
- The Prevalence and Utility of “Roadmap” Decisions in Bankruptcy Mega-Cases http://t.co/sFzwK0rrkK
- Stanford law school clinic at center of epic US Supreme Court ruling http://t.co/Y9pTcbS2hz
- S AFRICA: Australian billionaire Kerry Stokes interferes in another murder trial - the Oscar Pistorius matter http://t.co/qY2eBtjCnZ
- TRINIDAD: We must have meaningful discussion based on actual studies about the retention of trial by jury http://t.co/XBklLwWjFd
- CUBA: Trial an attempt to 'demonize' Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian, company says http://t.co/xfzJc5uDPJ
- Insider trading Trial of Rajaratnam's brother ends as defence says US case flawed Mon Jul 7, 2014 10:23pm BST http://t.co/sHY6bYzBjC
- CAMBODIAN Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights http://t.co/sJCDh9Av6l
- New Ethnography, Law and Society Collaborative Network at LSA, US http://t.co/dtJNyt6yV5
- INDIA's Law Commission urges empowerment of judges in High Courts to clear a backlog of 300,000 cases http://t.co/vYcSlR6Xgt
- Shariat courts have no legal sanctity, says Supreme Court, making fatwas null and void on civil matters in INDIA http://t.co/q0PPFG6IX5
- INDIA: Supreme Court rules Muslims cannot be legally subject to a parallel religious authority of Islamic courts http://t.co/KqQ4dhAXQA
- US: Big Law, Big Problems - The Bright Future For Small Firm http://t.co/CdJJjLoXpq
- US: Baltimore law firm Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler announces move to Pratt Street http://t.co/zjW7Ty2Puw
- Creative tension between people and within individuals is fundamental to social evolution http://t.co/2TSTjpOudS
- Russian Arrested in Guam on Array of US Hacking Charges http://t.co/XQuyDFv0kV
- US: Immigrant Surge Rooted in Law to Curb Child Trafficking http://t.co/cXMZvNPdeb
- US: Friend Says Boston Bombing Suspect Spoke of Building Bomb http://t.co/68OLd86j5P
- Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’? http://t.co/WcEXfbxJy6
- Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble http://t.co/vBfkKR3H8S
- AUSTRALIA: Queensland chief justice under fire while sworn in behind closed doors http://t.co/K7qT39ImYP
- The cruelty of forcible feeding: from the archive, 8 July 1914 http://t.co/nBOtmNG6VK
- AUSTRALIA forced into concession over Sri Lanka asylum seekers http://t.co/zmjeyTBbqV
- Journalists face 'fundamental threat to freedom of expression', says lawyer http://t.co/XbP5NvpVMj
- Practitioner bodies berate ‘face-saving’ bar deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/CF5vNCrE1f
- Government pushes on with online powers of attorney | Law Gazette http://t.co/9rBfaAyjqQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters' turnover hits £1.255bn, PEP up 5.9% to £1.39m | The Lawyer http://t.co/lPT4BIUKBf
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst turnover climbs to £586m, PEP up 22 per cent after Australia merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/Okk0aDudti
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Revenue rises 1% at Freshfields to £1.232bn, PEP up to £1.48m | The Lawyer http://t.co/UrLQ3HyQKE
- Assisted suicide, human rights and Parliament: a wrong turning by the Supreme Court | head of legal http://t.co/1UZNHFMCNN
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/1t42nYQw8j
- SAUDI ARABIA: Human rights lawyer Waleed Abul-Khair sentenced to 15 years prison http://t.co/YVYz4AQquZ
- US: Missouri lawyer pleads guilty to three bank robberies http://t.co/7Vy9xOxcru
- Andy Booth, a music lawyer who has advised artists like Johnny Marr joined north west law firm, SAS Daniels http://t.co/61fe2S4EOj
- INDIA: Life Sentence for Mumbai Lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha's Killer http://t.co/EeKlWmop2x
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Carey Olsen recognised for its part in Robert Tchenguiz case | The Lawyer http://t.co/DpDuV6Lpq4
- US: Casey Anthony's lawyer says 'world owes her an apology' http://t.co/4kgXv16y4o
- US: Shelly Sterling's lawyer accuses Donald of 'cynical abuse' of court process http://t.co/U3l4Y6jVcF
- CANADA: Toronto city council appoint Etobicoke lawyer to fill seats vacated in recent provincial & federal elections http://t.co/NCv0h2o4Gk
- CHINA: Lawyer Charged After Trying to Defend June 4 Commemorators http://t.co/PAHluRUIPx
- CANADA: Lawyer calls evidence in Surrey Six prosecution ‘woefully inadequate’ http://t.co/MImpLe6TGH
- CANADA: Border agents can't be forced to wear name tags: tribunal http://t.co/FzrPynYZAl
- Tribunal date set for Hertfordshire firefighter sacked over tweets http://t.co/YZ3Mq3Z55B
- Met Police covered up officer’s race and sex discrimination allegations http://t.co/u2mCluza0f
- CANADA: Tribunal can deny in-person appeals in disability benefits cases http://t.co/hVFB6x64I8
- Celebrating 15 years of the CHINA-AUSTRALIA Human Rights Program https://t.co/9i2HFsXeyj
- Charities accuse UK government of systematically violating international law in its treatment of disabled people http://t.co/DA0T7BuM5G
- IRELAND: Human Rights and Competition Law in a European Context http://t.co/my0J2wB9NT
- NEW ZEALAND: Social aspirations are not human rights http://t.co/NROiZ3bloT
- The European Court of Human Rights has spoken … again. Does TURKEY listen? http://t.co/WMV8peWDgk
- Nils Muižnieks : HUNGARY should do more for the human rights of Roma, migrants and disabled people http://t.co/dYQEZ7FGoV
- UKRAINE's Recommendations to the Human Rights Council http://t.co/x8x7FzQAXI
- Human Rights Watch urges ETHIOPIA's government to give opposition leader a fair trial http://t.co/Toc6XIDbrT
- Police breached rights of Mitchell during questioning over murder http://t.co/Im1c1XZCST
- Rights group urges BANGLADESH to withdraw draft law on NGOs http://t.co/AFZUrRql1k
- INDIA: Rights of the HIV positive children to admission to a regular school will be upheld http://t.co/Z9tY4wfkd8
- IRELAND: ‘Rights meaningless without access to legal system’ - Chief Justice http://t.co/RcDTpnttnk
- US: Jury selection underway in trial of ex-Leander football star http://t.co/AAOnyNHA4n
- AUSTRALIA: Citizens' jury of Melburnians will guide $6 billion spend http://t.co/KsSVi4zHSZ
- Jury set to be sworn in for trial of woman accused of murdering Richard Craddock http://t.co/ZWyG5r49gQ
- US: Madonna has spent a little time living in the judicial world after being called up for jury service in New York http://t.co/9mPtNmDnYt
- CANADA enacts Official Languages Act http://t.co/Pyb9OVpuFj
- BOLIVIA lowers child labor age restriction http://t.co/eETW2kTxI4
- US: Guantanamo Bay detainees file motion for religious prayer http://t.co/qukgWowEsL
- EGYPT court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood official to life in priso http://t.co/koaaA37bEe
- US: Blogging jurist to Supreme Court: 'STFU' http://t.co/ZL9Dvv3jcu
- NHS 'falling short on complaints handling' http://t.co/9ECJ2dIsPm
- Freshfields and Linklaters share 6% PEP growth figures | Law Gazette http://t.co/RabLcN2A1P
- Oscar Pistorius trial: AUSTRALIA's Channel Seven defends broadcasting 'legally obtained' re-enactment http://t.co/u8iDgzhPmG
- Women charged with arranging funds for terrorism http://t.co/YtONF61GDD
- Theresa May launches major new inquiry into child sex abuse allegations http://t.co/cl8fry3Qm4
- Judge allows police to break down woman’s door for enforced caesarean http://t.co/dhimrYgPUB
- Leading Chancery set brings in solicitor as chief executive | Legal Futures http://t.co/OLIxF3Nar8
- Peers to investigate Lord Chancellor’s powers amid judicial review concerns | Legal Futures http://t.co/WrQpvasBzE
- European law firms to be exempt from SRA oversight despite competition concerns | Legal Futures http://t.co/D14LhFqMLa
- US: NFL concussion lawsuit settlement approved http://t.co/BVRKoD6d4G
- World Cup tickets official Ray Whelan arrested http://t.co/kblzZFJQds
- INDONESIA campaign strains secretarian bonds http://t.co/YjFCWzN1uL
- AUSTRALIA: Occupied East Jerusalem a matter of grammar http://t.co/0cvWmo1nnK
- AFGHANISTAN: Beyond ethnic politics and 'jihad dividends' http://t.co/yURVKfOM80
- BAHRAIN orders US diplomat to leave country after encounter with Shia opposition group http://t.co/l4ysbHOV8B
- 'I hate you so much right now': the rise and rise of the 'hate crime' in UK http://t.co/uvGUKqMZ4C
- Child abuse claims: Paedophile gang 'included 20 ex-MPs' http://t.co/m5Mg8OVM8P
- US: New York man sentenced to 18 years in prison in college essay rape case http://t.co/7laStITjwX
- Boxer Amir Khan Bolton assault claims withdrawn http://t.co/Z6q1MHY3xm
- Council boss warns of English devolution 'time bomb' http://t.co/DMaYst4A3i
- Andy Coulson to face perjury charges over the Tommy Sheridan trial http://t.co/qCeSvCb5Wb
- HK law firms sitting on cash mountains for clients | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/atgHiwmLQk
- Nigerian human rights lawyer Olakunie Fadipe assassinated | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TmbYkgTa4f
- Law firm 'blame game' over US$456b bridge deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EnGgGuFr3C
- US DoJ ready for more criminal actions against banks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JEWXln4d3u
- Squire Patton ties in Tokyo boutique | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Tk6NOMuqZm
- Former Sidley partner hearing over faked receipts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5Xp4N8L3or
- Hogan Lovells joins forces with Mexico's BSTL | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/97IMsjRavU
- Cleary Gottlieb in the spotlight over BNP Paribas | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PlOLm1xnzz
