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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Software or data analysis techniques that could help flag up fraudulent legal aid claims or predict the likelihood of someone re-offending are outcomes the Ministry of Justice is hoping could come from a hackathon it will hold later this month. Full story - Legal Futures
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Software or data analysis techniques that could help flag up fraudulent legal aid claims or predict the likelihood of someone re-offending are outcomes the Ministry of Justice is hoping could come from a hackathon it will hold later this month. Full story - Legal Futures
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- #Germany says stolen Islamic State files 'probably genuine' https://t.co/rRZalqtYUP
- Viola Beach driver may have 'deliberately' crashed through barrier https://t.co/VhNi0DnGuZ
- John 'Goldfinger' Palmer murder: Essex Police officers disciplined https://t.co/EaHEiipNje
- Carer Claire Darbyshire jailed for life for killing ill father https://t.co/Do8YQTefAu
- North Antrim MP Ian Paisley fined for driving without insurance https://t.co/9AEXztnJ5k
- Peter Falconio case: 'No body, no parole' rule for killer https://t.co/fCAaWOQ369
- Angela Wrightson death: Murder accused 'did not know beatings could kill' https://t.co/7lcMPGe5Tj
- Shoreham crash: Air show 'unaware' of pilot's display plan https://t.co/wG04KjUBPY
- Former Gawker editor: I wouldn't publish the sex tape of a four-year-old #US https://t.co/ooUAERGSEs
- Polish murder suspect ordered to be freed after UK administrative error https://t.co/oESXJiZyUp
- UC Berkeley law dean on 'indefinite leave' over sexual harassment suit #US https://t.co/tQoKfU6hjQ
- Calls grow to label attacks on Middle East Christians as genocide https://t.co/yWqXy2mpaN
- Court rules transgender teenager can cut off contact with adoptive parents https://t.co/YL1qGd4zoI
- #MarshallIslands begins legal action aimed at global nuclear disarmament https://t.co/aDekYc6yjU
- 'Funny' stories from the frontlines of #Dagestan's gender war https://t.co/bYyyusPCG0
- Magistrate sacked over religious opposition to same-sex couples adopting https://t.co/uSSULBux1U
- Lawyers proving shy over short trials: Streamlining in the Rolls Building has got off to a slow start | Law Gazette https://t.co/cB7MtAI8N6
- Minister hints at flexibility over £250k clin neg costs limit | Law Gazette https://t.co/M1wovv0YoY
- Experiences of online justice raise concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/1B0tdJWcQO
- Two commercial chambers announce plans to merge | Law Gazette https://t.co/1rKWuM0LkX
- Raising aptitude test pass mark ‘inadequate’, bar warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/0bjPFa7Prc
- Kids’ case case turns on ‘character’ criterion | Law Gazette https://t.co/m39a6FTqnE
- Lawyers and public divided over data breaches | Law Gazette https://t.co/XiXfilHkA5
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- Detention of a Palestinian performer has highlighted #ISRAEL's policy of detention without trial https://t.co/fHOf2aw92j
- Trial begins for man accused of running red light and killing cyclist #CANADA https://t.co/9YqWiZTb0S
- McDonald’s Joint-Employer Dispute Heads to Trial #US https://t.co/9vh4ucXCai
- Police 'named Jamie Reynolds murder trial witnesses' https://t.co/yNW0ZG0LZj
- Tim Bosma trial: Forensic video expert returns to witness box #CANADA https://t.co/18JEMRmCO5
- Dentist, who fled to #CANADA after being questioned by French police, described as real brute by one former patient https://t.co/rjm76ethMm
- #JAPAN court orders two nuclear reactors closed https://t.co/cmAvwHBbFm
- Cuban-American jurist withdraws from consideration #US https://t.co/RtUs6aMUGU
- #INDIA's government evicts record number of illegal occupants from Lutyens Delhi https://t.co/wyRANijEuN
- City of Johannesburg’s waste management company Pikitup workers have embarked on an illegal strike #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/kGfUV7MUxW
- Six arrested in #SPAIN on charges of illegal fishing of protected species https://t.co/PQ158uVhkP
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- #SPAIN rape victim asked by judge if she tried 'closing her legs' https://t.co/03Px0YHCXH
- Anti-Gay, Abortion College Writings Haunt Wisconsin Justice #US https://t.co/JQ7CdoGPWZ
- Justice Department asks judge to revisit NY iPhone case #US https://t.co/ToR6LzvATI
- Justice in Ethics Case Over Salacious Emails Wants Hearing #US https://t.co/z18kZ5GQ88
- Bar Council releases guidelines for tackling sexual harassment after report highlights inappropriate behaviour https://t.co/g1l6dKHwZF
- Cartwright King expands Bedford in-house chambers team with two new appointments https://t.co/Ki1fP91hOV
- Legal first as cyclist lawyer takes 'danger driver' to court: Barrister claims instructor 'shattered' rules https://t.co/M5I5HQcbII
- Accident victims in England and Wales are losing out on a projected £1.3 billion for medical treatment https://t.co/inBx9298Wk
- Victorian solicitor struck off for professional misconduct #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/NC2EMfJtJy
- Drug driving: "There needs to be more clarity" says Worcester solicitor https://t.co/1w9AUIs2W3
- Tributes to ‘dedicated, unflappable’ solicitor Jeremy O’Connor https://t.co/MetK6l877n
- Kieran Joseph Healey: Derry man posed as a solicitor to commit fraud https://t.co/Cuvkc7KUlF
- Loving tributes paid to murdered solicitor David Edwards https://t.co/Zx2bEc7Iv5
- International Women’s Day: Two legal sector views https://t.co/k8fDEL2ups
- Jeremy Hunt promises whistleblowers ‘safe spaces’ and legal cover https://t.co/JU42NDFU2j
- #Ugandan named partner in UK law firm: Mpubani was one of the lawyers included in the Black Power List https://t.co/YWiR5PclJ7
- Cannabis legalisation in UK 'would raise £1bn a year in taxes' https://t.co/uCYyAfT77k
- Trunki suitcase firm loses Supreme Court fight with rival https://t.co/7csyJi9ZVy
- Online abuse and cyber crime bill introduced by MP https://t.co/7ehnelmN5l
- The Guardian view on UK drug laws: high time to challenge a failing prohibition | Editorial https://t.co/Gcdsq17nH1
- Costs determined by the market: the time has come | Legal Futures: https://t.co/IbR8TiIrkk
- Pass mark for Bar aptitude test to rise after failing to stop weak students from applying | Legal Futures: https://t.co/xP0Mn5GQnW
- SDT strikes off solicitor who admitted he should never have qualified | Legal Futures: https://t.co/eroaUEeS8S
- Market, not SRA, will intervene if Slater & Gordon hits the rocks, says Philip | Legal Futures: https://t.co/9ovyleXgXS
- Sunday trading defeat for government as MPs reject changes https://t.co/zkwUfrIbsD o/5DI5qM92dE
- Prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Lula da Silva in a money laundering investigation #BRAZIL https://t.co/sIAHizQopW
- Rhino poaching: Another year, another grim record https://t.co/TeoDUZ4MZY
- Part-time employed grad takes law school to court https://t.co/EhbRX9Si61
- Bar Council releases sexual harassment toolkit for barristers https://t.co/U4CjNhnmGr
- Garrigues launches Chilean office https://t.co/RpICYItBT8
- Asia legal hires: 9 March https://t.co/UUbPc7al33
- Europe dominates in latest Freshfields promotion round https://t.co/CTu3533CEn
- Data loss endangering UK M&A deals https://t.co/YcpcBpevD3
- Columbia tops 'go-to' law school list for third consecutive year https://t.co/dz7OsUhDpc
- ABS launches ‘real law, made easy’ service to ‘shake up’ legal market | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/brBfrv3T9k
- ‘Trunki’ design rights ruling paves way for more copycats, claims City lawyer | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/OEXXW9e6UH
- #POLAND's legal reforms do not comply with constitution, court rules https://t.co/iMWeCT0qQj
- UBS and Deutsche Bank lose bonus tax challenge https://t.co/NTTMVGpd84
- Glasgow bin lorry crash: legal aid granted for private prosecution https://t.co/LDCk9Dx7i7
- Express Newspapers to pay 'substantial damages' to Jimmy White https://t.co/kohL5UqsI7
- Nephew of murdered #Honduran activist Cáceres: 'The atmosphere is terrifying' https://t.co/EznSfLusxU
- 'I will return home, dead or alive,' says Ukrainian pilot on trial in #Russia https://t.co/PezWQB86rK
- Girl dies after being raped and set on fire #INDIA, Man charged with rape and murder https://t.co/4gbnzViWXc
- Milbank’s London revenue climbs 6 per cent to £77.5m | The Lawyer https://t.co/FRhk7689az
- Bird & Bird set for leadership change as new chairman is elected | The Lawyer https://t.co/Psnfk3nuIC
- Squire Patton Boggs makes up eight UK lawyers in 30-strong promotions round | The Lawyer https://t.co/pgaGUckR5v
- Garrigues launches office in Chile as part of LatAm expansion | The Lawyer https://t.co/iAgdSt18I2
- Shell nears end of panel review that could cut 100-firm roster | The Lawyer https://t.co/m8r8peG9vw
- Osborne Clarke hires first-ever diversity head to promote gender balance | The Lawyer https://t.co/qX3mNqdZHW
- Clifford Chance banking heavyweight Johnson exits after 16 years | The Lawyer https://t.co/9E4Kq9fogE
- Three cases that have defined women’s rights in the UK and beyond | The Lawyer https://t.co/Dj2XCxqg7z
- Humanists call for end to unelected religious representatives sitting on education committees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/e2brA6jWMT
- Advocate calls for greater publication of section 28 judgments | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3lQDUjAXJO
- Controversial Higher Education Bill passed | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ViZfzlfGSs
- Harper Macleod wins Care Inspectorate tender | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Hzz0wuFC8f
- Scottish government agrees to legal aid for parties in bin lorry tragedy | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uwifZVKd6t
- MSPs pass 'second home' tax | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6llh1d1TaW
- David Johnston QC made Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PqTrFK8NQ0
- Trade deals, lawyers and the EU | Law Gazette https://t.co/6RVgvOPyU2
- Irwin Mitchell denied £105k costs after pre-Jackson switch | Law Gazette https://t.co/kscwfPPxNt
- Janner abused children for 29 years, public inquiry hears https://t.co/g4YlbOJ7Xf
