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  • Babar Ahmad accuses Britain of 'outsourcing' his terror case to US http://t.co/AyJNCyy3 Apr 05, 2012
  • US attorney general delivers three-page letter to judge over Obama comments http://t.co/qIPA9N1g Apr 05, 2012
  • Guardian Letters: Security policies under a cloud http://t.co/IXpbIJ70 Apr 05, 2012
  • Guardian Letters: Open inquests http://t.co/zMmZiw3O Apr 05, 2012
  • Boxer Manny Pacquiao’s Brand New Legal Kerfuffle http://t.co/45aiHjp0 Apr 05, 2012
  • West Norfolk Council mounts legal challenge over incinerator plan funding : http://t.co/joVeHJDJ Apr 05, 2012
  • A whim and a prayer: Pickles advice on council meetings raises legal difficulties http://t.co/EXaTW6Nf Apr 05, 2012
  • Murdoch's Sky News admits to hacking emails http://t.co/OToXKGvi Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Legal blow for Facebook challenger http://t.co/GRsm32w1 Apr 05, 2012
  • Happy 2nd birthday.to UK Human Rights Blog : http://t.co/fN3HZ1xQ via @AdamWagner1 Apr 05, 2012
  • BURMA: Human Rights Watch: Kachin people still face 'serious abuses' http://t.co/XuKFTKC7 Apr 05, 2012
  • Rape hearing adjourned for no-show http://t.co/OZRC1GLH Apr 05, 2012
  • Fake plumber conned OAPs to fund habits http://t.co/BY5qZ2zS Apr 05, 2012
  • Twickenham station group wants funds for judicial review http://t.co/C3sbzuXX Apr 05, 2012
  • Tributes to barrister and cyclist who died on Dartmoor ride http://t.co/a2yYhDvJ Apr 05, 2012
  • Irish Justice Minister is targeted on YouTube by anti-semite http://t.co/nK24VXPi Apr 05, 2012
  • Overloaded justice system ties Italy in knots http://t.co/VzlcOfpR Apr 05, 2012
  • Sifa slams St James's Place recruitment letters | Money Marketing http://t.co/Lq2OXIM9 Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell trainees appointed to Birmingham Trainee Solicitor Society roles http://t.co/vjtHXdT6 Apr 05, 2012
  • Independence for Scotland could result in Queen losing sovereignty over Australia, says senior solicitor http://t.co/117mqiaR Apr 05, 2012
  • SERBIA: Braving attacks, a small group of women hold a lonely anti-war, human rights crusade http://t.co/sNJTITR7 Apr 05, 2012
  • VIETNAM: Progress on human rights issues continues to lag http://t.co/D3RoXswF Apr 05, 2012
  • Met Police suspends five officers in racism probe http://t.co/3Sr4WYd1 Apr 05, 2012
  • Sky News admits 'canoe man' John Darwin email hack http://t.co/8LXK1Gcf Apr 05, 2012
  • Babar Ahmad appeals for trial to be held in UK http://t.co/r6Fzm7u0 Apr 05, 2012
  • Burglars caught by the security cameras they installed http://t.co/fA5YPVDz Apr 05, 2012
  • Drink driving case abandoned after magistrate 'fell asleep' http://t.co/bfdMGCpF Apr 05, 2012
  • Andrew Lansley was right to ask CQC to inspect abortion clinics, says NHS confederation http://t.co/8NJNKhuH Apr 05, 2012
  • Father who appealed for calm in UK riots convicted of roadside attack http://t.co/B4qomoiY Apr 05, 2012
  • Laura Johnson: how London gang culture seduced the millionaire's daughter from suburbia - http://t.co/0rV3X6Li Apr 05, 2012
  • Theresa May and Ken Clarke warn that terror suspects could be given British passports - http://t.co/XS8vjTKF Apr 05, 2012
  • Former JJB boss Chris Ronnie accused over £1m fraud http://t.co/oWty8H2W Apr 05, 2012
  • LIBYA: Hand over Gaddafi son, international criminal court tells Libya http://t.co/44FQVnJc Apr 05, 2012
  • BABY BARISTA BLOG - Car crash TV http://t.co/26vykPhV  Apr 05, 2012
  • Filing for bankruptcy: a step-by-step guide http://t.co/esoe22DM Apr 05, 2012
  • Sri Lankan diplomat may avoid questioning on war crimes claims http://t.co/Z7y9nfLj Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Former senior Bush official on torture: 'I think what they did was wrong' http://t.co/M7NXnD5C Apr 05, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Almost half of solicitors say courts not asking for divorce mediation details http://t.co/7P5hABPB Apr 05, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - LSB rejects bid by licensed conveyancers to move into litigation and advocacy http://t.co/Mduowf3P Apr 05, 2012
  • Scottish Law Society up in arms as Nationwide slashes conveyancing panel | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EYfoAppF Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields names social mobility 'sponsor' as part of diversity push | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gy6HQOnP Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and Linklaters lead on $7bn Russian eurobond deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fsW9DmxF Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert makes fresh assault on Chadbourne with hire of 11-lawyer Almaty team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Kg38U9kA Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooley, Gunderson and Hogan advise on Zynga's Draw Something purchase | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tTiabI2h Apr 05, 2012
  • Macclesfield case reheard after judge fell asleep at bench | The Lawyer: http://t.co/55SGJ6rY Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey unveils incentive scheme to stem partner exits | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Ue9M8WYz Apr 05, 2012
  • London's Barnet and Harrow councils to save £4.4m via legal services merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/7YRyZBg9 Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Lit funder’s profits up http://t.co/wtN4vluh Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Custodial sentence for holiday juror http://t.co/OdrNuqZz Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: LSB spurns conveyancers’ litigation ambitions http://t.co/WkOC1o5w Apr 05, 2012
  • Ultra-running: Who was the mysterious White Horse? http://t.co/jc6UOsHP Apr 05, 2012
  • Riot victim's father Tariq Jahan guilty of attack charge: http://t.co/dV9s9m4t Apr 05, 2012
  • Millionaire's daughter Laura Johnson guilty of riots burglary: http://t.co/8KUTtR8E Apr 05, 2012
  • Facebook challenger wants half-ownership: http://t.co/GRsm32w1 Apr 05, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Copyright - access and ­similarity http://t.co/YouJJhGV Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Asbestos ruling ‘will not open floodgates’ http://t.co/1ukB9NaW Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Committal fee change lawful, High Court rules http://t.co/Yzk8MEvp Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: LSC to terminate CLAC contracts http://t.co/89NymHVs Apr 05, 2012
  • AFGHANISTAN: Kabul Bank scandal: Hamid Karzai sets up special tribunal http://t.co/MzMqUYYQ Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Why reproductive health is a civil rights issue | Michael Cohen http://t.co/Szq2YlhO Apr 05, 2012
  • AUS: Blind woman fights for right to know as trains come and go amid confusion http://t.co/TXSdiWJi Apr 05, 2012
  • TURKEY: Right-wing Turkish coup leaders face justice http://t.co/nKHOsh9R Apr 05, 2012
  • American intelligence agencies spooked by Britain's open courts - Telegraph http://t.co/dZfNUj6o Apr 05, 2012
  • US: This Election, Supreme Court Could Rally Democrats: http://t.co/39mFz8k0 Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Clemens lawyers object to prosecutors’ proposed ban on some arguments used in first trial http://t.co/Er7RADBR Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Lawyer: New York finds no child abuse by Douglas Kennedy http://t.co/9GmwXYue Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Accused September 11 mastermind to face trial at Guantanamo http://t.co/VDtAAO2Y Apr 05, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Police evict illegal Hebron settlers http://t.co/A561bbmL Apr 05, 2012
  • Police forces report rise in illegal firearms incidents - Wales http://t.co/QvyXIiCd Apr 05, 2012
  • CANADA: Illegal trading suit against RBC weighs on markets http://t.co/oObbPYsA Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Arizona bill makes it illegal to 'annoy or offend' online http://t.co/KqHP1LHK Apr 05, 2012
  • The Barrister Magazine - Digital Investigations – why time is of the essence: http://t.co/mzt1NV76 Apr 04, 2012
  • On the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's death, an excerpt from his 'Mountain-top' speech http://t.co/ZulVge58 Apr 04, 2012
  • UK net super-snooping clashes with Euro privacy law http://t.co/BSqUlqXI Apr 05, 2012
  • Law Commission aims to repeal ancient London-Holyhead turnpike measure http://t.co/eNoXvRFe Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Federal defence of marriage act to be challenged in two states http://t.co/DBlnaMMX Apr 05, 2012
  • Despite secret recordings, no one to face discipline over undercover police affair - http://t.co/50NHCEn7 Apr 05, 2012
  • 'Burglar' hijacks children in car - http://t.co/kHyqZE4E Apr 05, 2012
  • Trader with a taste for publicity in City arrest - http://t.co/gtrxdKps Apr 05, 2012
  • Senior Met officer is accused of holding up hacking investigation - http://t.co/dZ7C9b8l Apr 05, 2012
  • MI5 email bomb hoaxer jailed for Birmingham school threat http://t.co/dpnqacgX Apr 05, 2012
  • Anthony Grainger shooting: Policeman faces criminal probe http://t.co/aua91Cuc Apr 05, 2012
  • Arfath Ali escapes custody at Norwich Crown Court http://t.co/uRtb9DMY Apr 05, 2012
  • Mark Kennedy: 'No misconduct by Nottinghamshire Police' http://t.co/9pmzR9mu Apr 05, 2012
  • Second man charged with assisting terrorism http://t.co/kGPiatgA Apr 05, 2012
  • Candidate apology over Prince Philip death tweet http://t.co/EvZewbLO Apr 05, 2012
  • US judges adjourn to consider ruling on Troubles tapes http://t.co/1uUxrjrB Apr 05, 2012
  • Dr Michael Maguire to be new Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman http://t.co/N30g5i8M Apr 05, 2012
  • Drop in bird egg thefts after wildlife crackdown http://t.co/o4FtXVXh Apr 05, 2012
  • Mobile photo snares sex attackers Callum MacDonald and Kyle Cannell http://t.co/Q5o87jsw Apr 05, 2012
  • Drugs robber Thomas Cameron tortured pensioner http://t.co/yrl5xn2j Apr 04, 2012
  • Witness thought Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll murder was 'another Dunblane' http://t.co/OllwK9bQ Apr 05, 2012
  • Four groups file bids for Rangers http://t.co/c17GiAJQ Apr 05, 2012
  • 'Back street' cage fighting safety warning by Welsh doctors' leader David Bailey http://t.co/OPrxx20a Apr 05, 2012
  • Andrew Sheldon jailed for sex with girl, 14 http://t.co/ggT9avf2 Apr 04, 2012
  • Llanelli school IT manager Jeffrey Gravell jailed for indecent pictures http://t.co/ZtHIjBCf Apr 05, 2012
  • The mystery over who attacked the Holy Thorn Tree http://t.co/TfXtHmPa Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Forty years in solitary confinement and counting http://t.co/RvSAliBp Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Oikos 'shooter' One Goh faces multiple murder counts http://t.co/YhQ17XfN Apr 05, 2012
  • US: Former policemen in Katrina bridge shootings jailed http://t.co/mIChOv8u Apr 05, 2012
  • '9/11 planners' set for Guantanamo Bay trial http://t.co/zIRFU1fL Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA advises as Korean giant buys stake in major UK carbon capture project- Legalweek http://t.co/8tkTNSaP Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Tech spin-off Radiant makes litigation move after fixed-fee push fuels strong debut year- Legalweek http://t.co/IxQhjDS4 Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst Australia spends £1m on ambitious advertising campaign- Legalweek http://t.co/WtKRTtEf Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons aims to refocus with new three-year strategy plan- Legalweek http://t.co/Uz8uWvd0 Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: PRIME membership rises to 75 as firms push forward on diversity- Legalweek http://t.co/0xQ2WAlV Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O launches conflicts team as firm expands Belfast support centre- Legalweek http://t.co/vxDPB929 Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Links dominates thin Q1 deal market as lawyers talk up 2012 prospects- Legalweek http://t.co/VvR5U4L9 Apr 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: 2Birds and Clydes among select few forecasting double-digit growth- Legalweek http://t.co/w1ichVr5 Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Former Hogan Lovell partner Grierson has pleaded guilty to fraud charges against his former employers http://t.co/czuWLJQX Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Chief Ombudsman Adam Sampson has emphasised the “importance of effective communication http://t.co/s9Khs6V8 Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Solicitors' development views sought by survey http://t.co/6zb3Ngdc Apr 04, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Candidates are wanted for nearly 150 part-time judicial posts. http://t.co/OhTbRelW Apr 04, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Clarification for rules for in-house solicitors http://t.co/xciqVTlP Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Thursday 26 April: Butterworths’ Personal Injury Conference http://t.co/y6lH5K1e Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Rip-off traders & scam merchants targeted by Law Commissions http://t.co/xqV3zZsn Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Motor accident compensation laws "fall short of EC standards" http://t.co/ytOEqOeG Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: New practice direction on the citation of authorities from Lord Chief Justice http://t.co/AoctPw19 Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lawyers warn against government shake-up of planning policy http://t.co/6gzdD3zf Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Rise in parents abducting children overseas http://t.co/RCsb1cPm Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Award reduced in first civil-partnership dissolution to reach Court of Appeal http://t.co/KuZIHqRF Apr 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Asbestos ruling restores causation for mesothelioma claims http://t.co/E2aIN3tU Apr 05, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Licensed conveyancers refused right to conduct litigation and advocacy – for now http://t.co/lJ3Ajqe3 Apr 05, 2012
  • Legal Futures - “Flawed” Bar disciplinary panels oversaw hundreds of cases http://t.co/kJyEuaz9 Apr 05, 2012