FOCUS OF THE DAY: Litigators in limbo - The pre-April 2013 costs regime, introduced by Pt II of the Access to Justice Act 1999, may be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Although Lord Neuberger stopped short of issuing a declaration of incompatibility in Coventry v Lawrence, he conceded that the respondents might be right in their contention that the global costs burden would be inconsistent with Convention rights. Full story - The New Law Journal
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- UKIP MEP Janice Atkinson blasted after calling Thai constituent a 'ting tong from somewhere' http://t.co/AhCnzd1UGu
- Batteries directive: public views on draft 2015 regulations https://t.co/wDvfBmSgpJ
- VAT refund scheme for museums and galleries to be extended https://t.co/WlY2Jph8ir
- 600+ claims companies responsible for bombarding people with nuisance calls and texts have left the industry https://t.co/XDNYhXvc2C
- Changes to birth and death registration overseas https://t.co/KyvrsNo7yJ
- Lord Chancellor announces the appointment of Stephen Lewis as a Law Commissioner https://t.co/uNtwul8M3b
- Legal action filed at Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against 'Patent and Trade Mark Office' https://t.co/dN6e8tYHUf
- Cyber defence funding worth £2 million available to suppliers https://t.co/l6LfWBstan
- Equitable Life Payments Scheme payments pass £970 million https://t.co/hwqWgyY9fw
- Home Secretary letter on the e-Borders programme arbitration https://t.co/n7njMJ1Rjw
- Tilbury Docks stowaways: Last migrants leave hospital http://t.co/AwtwbLQcoQ
- Former Met PC jailed for selling stories to the Sun http://t.co/QGdlyn59tA
- Home Office ordered to pay £224m to e-Borders firm http://t.co/drfG9ocPEw
- Sabrina Moss murder: Three found guilty of shooting mother http://t.co/OsFyclYed9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Borenius and Lawin lead as ask.com owner IAC acquires Ask.fm | The Lawyer http://t.co/FslYzDrObZ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters appoints second diversity chief as it pilots flexi-working scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/XG7S3y24pm
- Premier League lawyers will not sue fans over ‘pirated’ Vine videos | The Lawyer http://t.co/XVNdsNmfb4
- Home Office ordered to pay Clifford Chance client Raytheon £224m | The Lawyer http://t.co/xq7w4K3duI
- Canada should have alternative business structures, CBA taskforce says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UJgi3hbxX6
- Risk and compliance body borne out of missing OFR guidance | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2JAYC3Wwpz
- Julian Assange: do recent changes to extradition law make any difference? | head of legal http://t.co/j0upND0eqL
- US: In Ferguson the violence of the state created the violence of the street | Gary Younge http://t.co/4iI31lt5A8
- This attempt to redefine religious bias marks a shift from hard secularism http://t.co/jOQoFYllp1
- Regulators must lighten up as they clash with the sharing economy http://t.co/VakcBYXyCb
- How do you deliver a public apology? Remember the three R's http://t.co/2gTZ1iVRCv
- South Yorkshire commissioner investigates Sir Cliff 'leak' http://t.co/jV3vpBSFYz
- Scottish independence: Is Cornwall more like Scotland than England? http://t.co/eGeembz50A
- Southport teenager Rebecca Durkin strangled 'cruel alcoholic' mother http://t.co/h2sEztGO9H
- Borneo stab death students: Inquest opens in UK http://t.co/P3yylFlUIl
- The 7 best moments from Judge Rinder’s impressive ITV debut: http://t.co/qSsICz79FW
- It turns out that Britain's top comedians are desperate to be barristers: http://t.co/0P3WLXswVb
- 2 Hare Court barrister set to be UK’s telly Judge Judy: http://t.co/r2TIK0I3V1
- Interview: Judge Rinder on life as Britain's newest reality TV star: http://t.co/CNUuKGRnvv
- 7 life hacks for training contract hunters: http://t.co/7k69Gowo6E
- Commercial lawyers: new target for claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/EEVbBPULJW
- Super-regulator approves PC fee cut | Law Gazette http://t.co/bfBagY3y3o
- Youth advocacy review established | Law Gazette http://t.co/5YsLwgzjyc
- Why We Fight Wars: Conquest doesn't pay, but political leaders don't seem to care http://t.co/Z7WljX45NB
- GERMANY: Authors Join Protest Over Amazon’s Tactics in E-Book Dispute http://t.co/WBmPvi6glc
- As Europe’s Economy Stumbles, Britain Offers Some Glimmer of Hope http://t.co/8ATRuRYl0o
- Security in AFRICA can only be achieved by supporting diplomacy, democracy and development http://t.co/zUijjob6Eg
- Resisting Nazis, He Saw Need for ISRAEL. Now He Is Its Critic. http://t.co/lic5HeYKfg
- US: Anonymous Hackers’ Efforts to Identify Ferguson Police Officer Create Turmoil http://t.co/aHNuMIcYsG
- Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases http://t.co/wIWpTiwNyX
- Are Police Forces Excessively Armed? http://t.co/bfmCcTr3uk
- US: In Wake of Clashes, Calls to Demilitarize Police http://t.co/XYpVfARjOb
- US: Wrenching reminder of the criminalization of black & brown bodies from the moment they are introduced to society http://t.co/Wr9J56nTJe
- LEBANON & US: Terrorism Trial of Mideast Bank Worries the Financial World http://t.co/0vSpm6wFPA
- A New Kind of E-Commerce Adds a Personal Touch http://t.co/s9V1JmQUev
- US: Reagan-Era Order on Surveillance Violates Rights, Says Departing Aide http://t.co/9EhsXfxIDH
- Branch of Sainsbury’s in London removed kosher food from shelves over fears anti-Israeli protesters would attack shop http://t.co/AvwWPoRHR1
- Books For Prisoners campaign activities: Poetry readings outside Pentonville to dignified displays of opposition http://t.co/etlTqsJins
- US: Bank Overseer PwC Faces Penalty and Sidelining of Regulatory Consulting Unit http://t.co/dGa4hyrNMQ
- David Cameron states online music videos could be given age ratings to help protect children from explicit content http://t.co/s8WEhHyCBM
- Junk Bonds Gain Favor as Europe’s Banks Reduce Lending http://t.co/37qaLsBJGg
- US: With 4 Senior Lawmakers Retiring, Michigan Faces Loss of Its Clout in Congress http://t.co/zgqysEROaa
- Is the legal profession ready for role reversals? Thoughts on the Diversity profile of the profession | The Lawyer http://t.co/bu2E0KL3tR
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden and Jones Day lead on Monster's £1.3bn deal with Coca-Cola | The Lawyer http://t.co/t0uYxODPxX
- LAW FIRM NEWS: PwC takes on Aussie legal market with hire of ex-KWM partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/gt2Y9w0WM6
- A pregnant, suicidal rape victim fought IRELAND's new abortion law. The law won http://t.co/5XW48CqzDS
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bristows posts 3.6 per cent revenue dip as it plans hiring spree | The Lawyer http://t.co/4VGkfDQYV3
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers launches in San Francisco with lateral hire duo | The Lawyer http://t.co/KdhDMhdmm0
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel, Stewarts and Bird & Bird gear up for RBS rights battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/YoK0ScEPfG
- Millions wasted on needless remands | Law Gazette http://t.co/vbXRucmshR
- US: Ferguson protests: National Guard sent to Missouri unrest http://t.co/UuGSoqAs2g
- FRANCE: Saudi prince's convoy in Paris attacked by gunmen http://t.co/0K4PmCTZf7
- Julian Assange 'to leave' Ecuador embassy http://t.co/7HwURyABhH
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Over-65s in work increases to more than one million since start of coalition http://t.co/2eASzFNut0
- £230m wasted on needlessly holding people on remand, says Howard League http://t.co/yUdkbdTdrR
- AUSTRALIAN jihadists fighting overseas should be stripped of their citizenship? http://t.co/5Pes3sxEIx
- Hague court under western pressure not to open Gaza war crimes inquiry http://t.co/GwbezB17dc
- UK court rulings show move away from European to common law http://t.co/kKq2TDT7nd
- Hackney Heroine quits Lib Dem president bid http://t.co/3E1rGvVUhL
- Should anti-tattoo discrimination be illegal? http://t.co/ifuZD9smaO
- US: Missouri governor criticises Ferguson police over CCTV http://t.co/oQhVrZVK0r
- Woman arrested as police probe Wiltshire children's nursery http://t.co/ovawufN6zG
- Paedophile Peter Righton advised Home Office on policy http://t.co/5ARnMuAFvQ
- Doctor puts a high-meat diet to the test http://t.co/VbzUpTP1cg
- Millions wasted remanding prisoners, charity says http://t.co/G39wQY7mQh
- Why Paris doesn't want a Scottish Yes http://t.co/m3GZUrbtIX
- World's most pierced man Rolf Buchholz barred from Dubai http://t.co/hyAj6fKsJV
- All government policies will have to pass a "family test", David Cameron is expected to say http://t.co/wpq9OUlE3L
- BSB and IPS to launch joint youth advocacy review | Legal Futures http://t.co/E2GnBUTSr9
- Barristers' clerks attack law firms over contract payment terms | Legal Futures http://t.co/RFTxk6J0cC
- Does CHINA's latest corruption purge have any real teeth? http://t.co/5NOyfLOmAW
- US: Calif. counties cope with released prisoners, many homeless http://t.co/ChjyXEn0cE
- MEXICO: Escape to Beijing - Tijuana artists explore ties with China http://t.co/9SOu77h2SA
- Rapes surge in SRI LANKA amid weak laws http://t.co/osxz1e3Lwt
- Northern Ireland wounds from centuries of Catholic-Protestant violence continue to fester & overshadow its successes http://t.co/jKSEBrkWAi
- Thousands join HONG KONG anti-Occupy protest http://t.co/WVceqYS1C3
- PAKISTAN: Opposition leader Imran Khan calls for peaceful campaign against "corrupt government" 2nd day of protests http://t.co/waKo7FW298
- US orders federal autopsy on Ferguson teen http://t.co/HsuaWQXMRo
- US: Police tell Detroiters to buy guns in city riven by race issues and crime http://t.co/BAIGQrqUHh
- Priced out of court: why workers can't fight employment tribunals http://t.co/vaHOT7WNpw
- Julian Assange has had human rights violated, says Ecuador foreign minister http://t.co/IBUNyFzCof
- US: James Risen calls Obama 'greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation' http://t.co/dc5JL6Jly2
- 'Road rage' attack sparks driver's seizure in Cookstown http://t.co/WGWYeTvSa4
- Attack victim says it was like being in a gangster movie http://t.co/8gfhix8YAH
- Alcohol tax urged to fund abstinence-based rehab http://t.co/KyI6dxKrtQ
- More tests over girl's 'drug' death http://t.co/TMdeEWXgnu
- Tilbury Docks container stowaways 'Sikhs from Afghanistan' http://t.co/7sGZEeKBGm
