FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Bar Council has warned of a potential “cost to quality”, following an announcement from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) that from next month it will only accredit CPD providers, and not individual courses. Nicholas Lavender QC, chairman of the Bar Council, welcomed “any moves towards a less heavy-handed form of regulation” but said quality was “an inevitable concern for any form of self-accreditation”. Full story - Legal Futures
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- In praise of Frances Crook, the chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform http://t.co/Bawy3cHEWu
- Amnesty International demands UK inquiry into hooded men case http://t.co/7eJzCM4goS
- Writers rejoice at ruling against ‘cruel and ludicrous’ prison books ban http://t.co/WgNV8858Gv
- ICC drops murder and rape charges against Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta #KENYA http://t.co/WMAiCKNhQw
- UN calls on #US police to end racial profiling and review rules on lethal force http://t.co/Zpvlu118u5
- MPs grill MoJ over lack of research into legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/rADAmSiKsD
- Consumers ‘lack confidence to complain’ about legal services | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ARQ4NGHtbR
- Only 8 per cent of employers offer defined benefit pension schemes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sm7l5hwRhP
- High Court rules prison ‘book ban’ is unlawful | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/t5sT6sxEiw
- Parabis Group receives new investment from private equity firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/bf0UT4IA0Y
- LAPG receives funding to train legal aid firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JqpHLu9Csm
- Employees suffering from stress, depression or anxiety on the rise | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/M5IKjgbNku
- Changes in the bankruptcy regime could account for three times more people were made bankrupt? #IRELAND http://t.co/D6pzNdrZpQ
- Some thoughts on the possibility of election offences in #NIGERIA http://t.co/AhmOUfzdHv
- PI firms prepare challenge to whiplash changes | Law Gazette http://t.co/5U9GrArRyH
- Merger to create criminal defence giant | Law Gazette http://t.co/QGHWlfbVmv
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- Bid to scupper bill on 0.7% foreign aid pledge fails http://t.co/HmA35wgp1l
- Syria terror training Briton Mashudur Choudhury jailed for four years http://t.co/ijzW2iN3YV
- Women might breastfeed in a corner, says UKIP leader Nigel Farage http://t.co/ArGwbuHZj8
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- #AUSTRALIA nominated the Syrian city of Raqqa as the first place to be hit with a travel ban http://t.co/Uw02AUa0SS
- New 'diverted profits tax' for multinationals could harm UK businesses, expert says http://t.co/ku9wkl4Lhz
- The First Big Legal Challenge to Obama's Immigration Directive #US https://t.co/J6imItkpNe
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- Pornography produced in the UK was censored through an amendment to the 2003 Communications Act http://t.co/iYbrXiXHr6
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- Dalriada Hospital MS unit must stay open until legal fight is resolved http://t.co/VRCaYW8DMd
- Legal aid services in #AUSTRALIA need $200 million more a year' – Productivity Commission http://t.co/koPp5wHw6J
- Indigenous legal aid cuts have harmed frontline services, says Productivity Commission #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/A7KNY8eqrK
- Salvia and laughing gas among legal highs causing drug workers concern http://t.co/R80NJCmtb6
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- Rights of air passengers with a disability or reduced mobility have been strengthened by new regulations http://t.co/2H64BOeJpz
- Doctors took legal action over Aberdeen Royal Infirmary report http://t.co/gBd8ZsGzDe
- 2014 International Research Fellowship Awarded to Dunedin Barrister #NEWZEALAND http://t.co/2mPIPVJnwF
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- Bhopal survivor recounts ordeal #INDIA http://t.co/xurr8YWIFR
- #US lawmakers try to stop payments to Nazis http://t.co/AHi8Qpy0ph
- #CHILE investigates hospital baby kidnappings http://t.co/VAaPrIBF0t
- Cape Town - the most unequal in the country with foreigners facing increasing discrimination #SOUTHAFRICA http://t.co/jlZbfxH9MU
- When she was barely a teen, Wasila Tasiu became a wife. Seventeen days later, she was an accused killer #NIGERIA http://t.co/5cuN3zFdBV
- #KENYA arrests 77 Chinese over 'hacking' http://t.co/qRDAMbTR9V
- Role of competition in banking markets: Speech given by CMA Chief Executive, Alex Chisholm, at the BBA Conference https://t.co/vjFMXSN5fj
- Time limits on backdating business rate lists: changes in England http://t.co/gtMTNrvMc1
- Swearing man 'risks life in prison' after 176 convictions http://t.co/csAOmn9UHI
- Five terror arrests follow police raids in Cardiff and Barry http://t.co/n73Di4ACrZ
- Scotland cuts drink-drive alcohol limit http://t.co/ZOjS9PJhRz
- #VATICAN finds millions 'tucked away', says Cardinal Pell http://t.co/oGxqypDYNV
- Charlene Downes murder: Police offer £100k reward http://t.co/EferKYY2Xc
- Eric Garner death: #US grand jury system 'broken' http://t.co/O7bVoAXP9V
- Premier Foods accused over 'pay and stay' practice http://t.co/xhIolRJOHo
- The senate of #AUSTRALIA backs migrant reforms http://t.co/XmnOlp7LAd
- Autumn Statement 2014: George Osborne's level of failure would get him sacked in the private sector http://t.co/qnvJA69K8U
- Now Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted, it's safe to say that the Revolution in #EGYPT is officially over http://t.co/aWdxcJIder
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- Mark Pritchard profile: Who is the Conservative MP for The Wrekin, arrested on suspicion of rape http://t.co/ElbAIYdfSC
- Sony Pictures hack: North Korea finally denies involvement, but experts not convinced http://t.co/HM1B13KLIf
- Plans for a more high-tech police force come under fire over funding http://t.co/aFolDVMMFa
- Teetotal Muslims partly to blame for decline of pubs, Tory peer says http://t.co/F8h1QQ10nF
- UK firms lose £2m client funds to scammers | The Global Legal http://t.co/MspmdcLtJQ
- HWL Ebsworth pushes into Northern Territory | The Global Legal http://t.co/z85xD0F2iJ
- Lexis Nexis Pacific unveils practice management partnership | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3CUFjL1hlz
- Aussie firms get greener in the downturn | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/o2uc2iu7ac
- Top firms do battle to advise Deutsche Bank | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/99qUmZmQea
- Detroit manager defends Jones Day fees and expenses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oTEmTEmF9r
- Pinsents highlights EU flaws in cybersecurity law plans | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZC47Dgbb5h
- UK firms lose £2m client funds to scammers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JQPq7aLMkn
- #AUSTRIA sends in 'naked police' to stop intimacy in saunas http://t.co/VnnOyM15ux
- Tony Blair claims he is only worth £10 million http://t.co/lWMpj0AOG0
- Families should stop elderly drivers from getting behind the wheel if they are a danger, says judge http://t.co/ipCBTT6cDo
- Charlotte Bevan and baby were 'let down' by hospital, locals say http://t.co/uKdRXKFYMn
- Foreign criminals released from police custody without checks, says official report http://t.co/HJPjuNxUnn
- Charlotte Bevan: police find body of baby girl http://t.co/R70VrnFwN3
- Child sex abuse inquiry in crisis as victims walk away http://t.co/jtcEQfusA3
- Do you understand text-speak? http://t.co/dg1WcHdKNQ
- Charlotte Bevan: Friends accuse hospital of 'failing' mother and baby daughter as family pay tribute http://t.co/4AGPHv0X5w
- Safety breaches at UK labs handling lethal viruses http://t.co/0Q8wlUPGBp
- Cleveland police use excessive force far too often, stinging government report finds #US http://t.co/KAbgO5fwWN
- Body cameras for police officers? Not so fast, say researchers #US http://t.co/VsuI6JQqDa
- Women’s key role in educating Martin Luther King http://t.co/lRfTjphpiQ
- ATE insurance – “right for me, hassle free” | Legal Futures http://t.co/5AsKllsvgk
- 'Public access' barrister disbarred for lying about immigration application | Legal Futures http://t.co/K78Yeot4es
- Osborne's tax changes take gloss off benefits of incorporating law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/BKoR9szTxZ
- BSB apologises for failing to review contractual terms and cab-rank rule | Legal Futures http://t.co/GYheb70fgd
- Consumer panel: "remarkable innovation" in the market but is deregulation going too far? | Legal Futures http://t.co/YSnUQBpbvT
- Apple 'deleted' rivals' music from iPods, court hears http://t.co/k3zIADvgfC
- President Mugabe's anger over his deputy Joyce Mujuru alleged 'death plot' #ZIMBABWE http://t.co/pGPJ93jFt7
- Kidney deaths inquest: No criticism over transplant deaths http://t.co/P2nQRlQOT3
