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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Sir Michael Pitt: Lack of independence between regulators and representative bodies is slowing down reforms. The government has announced plans to make it easier for alternative business structures (ABSs) to offer legal services in England and Wales. Full story - Solicitors Journal
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Sir Michael Pitt: Lack of independence between regulators and representative bodies is slowing down reforms. The government has announced plans to make it easier for alternative business structures (ABSs) to offer legal services in England and Wales. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- SRA backs government ambition for independent regulators | Law Gazette https://t.co/glQjziHRLw
- Law firm directors sanctioned for ‘holding back’ payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/miVjS1iVbP
- £2,000 SRA fine for first breach by solicitor of referral fee ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/xCBg6EjW0A
- ‘Financially burdensome’ run-off insurance hampers firms looking to switch regulators | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nbJXGv4G3Q
- Data breaches by solicitors and barristers increase by a third | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ZocBsjtFaU
- CMC hit with record £850,000 fine for ‘flagrant breach’ of regulation | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/frse8x0gCa
- National Advice Clinic fined for six million cold calls https://t.co/kE6Igejz5z
- Man 'pushed under' London Tube train at Kentish Town station https://t.co/tPOxaXOd2l
- M1 lorry shunts: Police failed to attend call for three hours (Northamtonshire Police fiasco) https://t.co/ha8GHthEUR
- People are outing themselves as 'terrorist sympathisers' to make a political point https://t.co/BtOvgkZeSE
- Syria air strikes: What you need to know https://t.co/WIplS17rCj
- Isis, Isil, IS or Daesh? One group, many names https://t.co/2MDZfv5OpX
- Former Crime Agency chief Phil Gormley appointed new head of Police Scotland https://t.co/hoIwegq0K2
- #EveryLineCounts campaign: Cocaine users urged to consider impact https://t.co/CoZRl4TIKs
- Four men arrested in Luton on suspicion of terror offences https://t.co/z8veueic29
- Terror attack might prompt 'go forward' tactic, says Met https://t.co/3Hp92LEqEg
- Migrant crisis: #Greece under EU pressure on Schengen future https://t.co/nEvzdSxVh5
- Police chase suspect dies in M1 crash near Northampton https://t.co/KkGrxtX8NI
- #Indian troops battle deadly flooding in Chennai https://t.co/5iMQG7rwq8
- #CHINA's feminists undeterred by detentions https://t.co/KKKCTTulL5
- RBS shareholders may sue Lloyds and Investec over non-payment of fees in £4bn battle | The Lawyer https://t.co/bByvo7ARNa
- SFO bribery head: deferred prosecution agreements "not the answer to everything" | The Lawyer https://t.co/W8K1gQdBPh
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ince loses third partner to shipping boutique BDM | The Lawyer https://t.co/wiC9jg1LS9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro sees turnover grow 4 per cent in half-year results | The Lawyer https://t.co/2pFN8JI0KA
- Managing Risk and Mitigating Litigation: This is what the future looks like | The Lawyer https://t.co/MeDNEeWUUh
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Brabners partner trio launches sports boutique | The Lawyer https://t.co/CFQVUex16O
- Revealed: which law school's BPTC students are most likely to get pupillage | The Lawyer https://t.co/eSAZIzVhl7
- The tipping point in innovation: Where are law firms going wrong? | The Lawyer https://t.co/IeMy9sdNWz
- How to bounce back from unemployment | The Lawyer https://t.co/z7sHcl0ZS5
- Gove confirms British bill of rights consultation next year | Law Gazette https://t.co/7fehU1U2pK
- M&S loses landmark property case in Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/2Dm8YWAFNE
- Lawyers warned against ‘pseudo-cooperation’ in DPAs | Law Gazette https://t.co/wrnH7TiQ6O
- Judge questions ‘astonishing’ £1.3m for consultancy fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/U73nRCmTyI
- Bar figures highlight dismal prospects for trainees | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ph0CtKp427
- PII costs stopping law firms switching regulator | Law Gazette https://t.co/aW3COQoZYB
- Bar concerned by low uptake of entities | Law Gazette https://t.co/YudOBPcIou
- Complaints about lawyers tumble as LeO reviews name and shame | Law Gazette https://t.co/AOINgUmaq6
- TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/iw0Dv7NDQw
- Stamp duty surcharge: conveyancers "face mayhem" and may raise fees https://t.co/UqCdJED5Vw
- English barrister S Chelvan delivers LGBTI asylum masterclass at the Irish Bar https://t.co/Ntv47zQIVm
- Majak Daw’s barrister attacks credibility of alleged rape victim and her friend in closing address #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/sMMiBRuqXW
- Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns and Manchester barrister cleared of perverting course of justice https://t.co/AqxTUKGprN
- Queensland Barrister fined $20,000 for sex assault #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/1OJHTKDJDz
- Questioning Charles Suresh’s lawyer a violation of solicitor-client privilege, group says #MALAYSIA https://t.co/fCY9rVuqto
- Former Allentown assistant solicitor pleads guilty in federal court #US https://t.co/tfjmT2D41L
- ‘Sexting’ damages case sets legal precedent as woman receives £25,000 compensation https://t.co/aWSHvgPPHd
- Government plans further shakeup of legal regulation to encourage alternative providers https://t.co/N6N4d0i4sy
- Sumner Redstone’s legal battle over mental state to continue https://t.co/efdpG9xWqF
- 'Vexatious litigant' William John Morrow loses legal ban appeal https://t.co/AsAZgdOzRD
- Kendal law firm instrumental in Rod Stewart UK tour deal https://t.co/zEsbdyJpXF
- UK competition watchdog to probe cloud storage sector for consumer law violations https://t.co/fg2R7r7Dde
- UK's Snooper's Charter Hands Over Access To User Data To Several Non-Law Enforcement Agencies https://t.co/tUmn0sLnVd
- Tories ask law firm to conduct independent inquiry into bullying https://t.co/koClOZ0e8L
- UK porn laws a year on: A porn actress and a dominatrix on destroyed businesses and censorship https://t.co/IeWjckYarE
- Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors https://t.co/OUxaJVuduj
- NI abortion law 'breaches human rights' https://t.co/fvnStRTJ4R
- SDT fines directors of firm that used legal aid payments to stay afloat | Legal Futures https://t.co/9lEsygqCKa
- Clinical negligence – What price access to justice? | Legal Futures https://t.co/6emn9qJj1e
- Law firm and charity joint ABS "changing behaviours" in spinal injury cases | Legal Futures https://t.co/nYF3rOzbhR
- New figures highlight difficulties of finding pupillage as diversity of Bar students increases | Legal Futures https://t.co/lR2p3PLZ0s
- Cambridgeshire Police recruits 'volunteer detectives' to help find stolen property https://t.co/jkWciE1fU9
- Transgender prisoner found dead at all-male jail https://t.co/vfhiQVr1PF
- Family of tycoon killed in helicopter crash locked in dispute over his fortune https://t.co/uBvrNTlMWl
- Children's Laureate Chris Riddell launches new book for children on Human Rights Act https://t.co/3lskc5j8Fq
- Professor beaten black and blue shakes his attacker's hand in prison https://t.co/zxk4zfv7UN
- GCHQ accused of 'persistent' illegal hacking https://t.co/a4JO9SxepU
- Porsche thief jailed after trapping himself in sports car https://t.co/EkRotdMQAD
- Winston & Strawn add three corporate lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PABdPOBHuV
- Shoosmiths named firm of the year at British legal awards | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sMXre3Ftve
- Bribery case prompts first deferred prosecution agreement | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vL9LpFGszh
- Treasury proposes to reform 'Tesco Law' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QOdfwmOS11
- HSF launches alliance with Prolegis in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7QuqYTUgwj
- Another day, another Dentons expansion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yLVyaFahG1
- Law firm leaders hopeful, if uncertain, for 2016 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qQN62bNm2z
- Moore Blatch launches ‘major trauma service’ aimed at the NHS | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5QcO1pPrGC
- Former Apprentice star Lauren Riley launches app at Scottish PI firm | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nwu2E6UCqE
- Laser devices, sim cards, and plugs key implements in corporate espionage | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Us7oMIugzA
- SRA hopes to reduce handbook to a meagre 50 pages | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/P896a4h6DW
- Peter Sutcliffe should be returned to jail, say psychiatrists https://t.co/wPVQS6hjwW
- Prisons to introduce tests for legal highs in bid to reduce violence https://t.co/iL6b0xgPT0
- GCHQ accused of 'persistent' illegal hacking at security tribunal https://t.co/n2oypq4NWt
- Stockbroker sues makers of Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street for defamation #US https://t.co/foB1gfjqsu
- Jailed Libor trader Tom Hayes denied fair trial, says lawyer https://t.co/1r0kRlOmar
- It shouldn't take a rape accusation to prove that sex workers can be raped https://t.co/jRFvl8feLd
- Cannabis farms fuel human trafficking, report says https://t.co/y5ah38EQlZ
- The Guardian view on abortion in Northern Ireland: the wrongs of missing rights | Editorial https://t.co/aAuhKHNFMT
- #US to tighten visa waiver programme after Paris attacks https://t.co/nBxOPr06wk
- Amnesty: #QATAR 'shamed' by inaction over migrant workers https://t.co/pE8pca2VFq
- Syria conflict: German cabinet approves IS mission https://t.co/jx4Vk6GnN0
- Operation Hydrant: UK police identify 2,228 child abuse suspects https://t.co/azbXm9uBDV
- Criminal advocacy reform : Ministry of Justice is overestimating how big a problem it has on its hands | Law Gazette https://t.co/j4MWclxs5v
- How I did on Twitter this week: 43 New Followers, 24 Mentions, 8.59K Mention Reach. How'd your week go? via https://t.co/nzGZEUH4Kw
- Partners fined over ‘crass and offensive’ emails | Law Gazette https://t.co/mEe41fnfUe
- Top 1,000 race ahead in busy conveyancing market | Law Gazette https://t.co/rF13FixqHp
- Dentons plans Latin America tie-ups | Law Gazette https://t.co/0gZ8rz0TTi
- Complaints about lawyers tumble as LeO reviews publication policy | Law Gazette https://t.co/DX5LcVID5H
- Ken Livingstone: Bombing Syria 'a recruiting sergeant' for IS https://t.co/nPPFvQsJit
- #INDIA's government has rejected claims by a group of lawyers that the Taj Mahal monument was a Hindu temple https://t.co/L1pnvjqijo
- Court in the #PHILIPPINES has found a US marine guilty of killing a transgender woman https://t.co/6LCcFtcN3y
- AirAsia crash: Faulty part 'major factor' #INDONESIA https://t.co/kJloflI8ZY
