FOCUS OF THE DAY: New research recommends a review of ethics education within the legal profession. Sixty per cent of legal professionals struggle with moral ethics at some point during their careers, a new report has revealed. The report, compiled by the University of Birmingham, examined the views of 943 solicitors, barristers and law students on the subject of moral ethics within the legal profession. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- Justice for African Americans will remain an illusion as long as America fails to account for racism #US http://t.co/EH3nulEgYs
- New social security programmes targeting tens-of-millions of the poorest are the largest in the world #INDONESIA http://t.co/veDrvryQMw
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- Ferguson verdict: This isn't a 'tragedy'. This is part of a long-running genocide of black men in America http://t.co/mdAhoauG7t
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