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- US: Obama's justice department grants final immunity to Bush's CIA torturers http://t.co/Ft1ONbBb
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- 'Legal high' lands Tyneside teenagers in hospital http://t.co/TtljMCnH
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- Abramovich wins biggest private court case in history http://t.co/0DmdBY83
- US: Pentagon threatens 'all legal remedies available' against SEAL over his Osama bin Laden book http://t.co/j8QjTZxS
- Former News International legal adviser Tom Crone denies any criminal offence http://t.co/V52emloY
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- Lord Dyson appointed master of the rolls http://t.co/gPocQud5
- LAW GAZETTE: Oligarch case judge laments ‘heavily lawyered’ approach http://t.co/sPUr5hPI
- Three jailed for £10m Majorca Ponzi fraud http://t.co/2n2xQiAc
- S AFRICA: Marikana murder charges: South Africa minister wants explanation http://t.co/OmZzGRP4
- Tokyo court gives win to Samsung after US loss http://t.co/V6VFLvXP
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- Veteran of the costs war – and fan of multi-track fixed costs – appointed Master of the Rolls | Litigation Futures http://t.co/rllgNXOs
- Government to introduce fixed recoverable costs regime for environmental JRs | Litigation Futures http://t.co/ci6JPEz6
- The real value of LegalZoom | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ikKK2DbO
- Life in crime | Reckless charges ruin lives | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PpGJBEeQ
- The limits of conveyancers' duties as legal advisers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aRN5eY5C
- Ex-Mayer Brown US information chief charged with $850,000 fraud | The Lawyer http://t.co/GEH7zp4t
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard loses in mammoth CFA case Berezovsky v Abramovich | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/gHPlX3Jo
- Inquest over Pensham couple's fall deaths in Morocco http://t.co/o4MKR8PJ
- Ulster Bank outlines compensation scheme http://t.co/KUIWEJD3
- Roman Abramovich wins court battle against Berezovsky http://t.co/QbZiNEAP
- Sweden could drop case, says Julian Assange http://t.co/DfmMkDOg
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Mayer Brown chief information officer charged with fraud- Legalweek http://t.co/y4fxMsVv
- BRAZIL Enacts Affirmative Action Law for Universities http://t.co/oxb9EaxE
- US: Witness Describes Domination of Amish Leader http://t.co/fZ6c0yop
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- SFA tribunal censures Rangers chief and hands McCoist touchline ban http://t.co/Qz2Q8t7p
- Guantánamo Bay terror suspect charged with plotting to attack oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz http://t.co/EEOtEe7T
- New Olympic Communiqué on human rights must be used to hold host nations to account http://t.co/dyTMo8GE
- SENEGAL: Dakar Rights Activists Rally Against Gambian Executions http://t.co/TUUahHSI
- Paralympic Games regret for BBC over Channel 4 TV rights, says Gary Lineker http://t.co/2xHsvhfT
- Court Battle Over Godfather Movie Rights http://t.co/Yh0FnBIC
- INDIA: Kumbh Mela TV rights sale 'would cause offence' http://t.co/Orvyp67M
- Charities fear end of 'squatters' rights' could lead to big rise in homelessness http://t.co/drewOj3m
- US: Strategy against the death penalty is to bury the courts in reams of paper http://t.co/qQDZCYgY
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
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- NIGERIA: Lawyer to serve 6 months imprisonment for exam malpractice http://t.co/GnFYqMKt
- NEW ZEALAND: Hart's lawyer accused of abusing process http://t.co/r9yo6tRW
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- RUSSIA: Lawyer Says ‘Free Pussy Riot’ Written in Blood Is ‘Provocation’ - http://t.co/Bj9kQbxR
- CANADA: Former Arar lawyer criticizes Tory torture directives http://t.co/6OSNuvOu
- MSPs accused of harming Scots law http://t.co/l4BmqqzB
- PAKISTAN: Rule of law essential for survival - Chief Justice http://t.co/z8kmN4Fy
- INDIA: Stricter law in place, NGO hopes admn will act on child labour complaints http://t.co/cbWBe7j0
- Elizabeth Fortune calls for change in law after daughter savaged by dog http://t.co/T2ok9VUm
- Parking attendants 'on the rise' across UK http://t.co/o0EONiTq
- Officers treated after Birmingham drug raid http://t.co/fOyMKfyR
- CIA interrogation probe ends without any charges http://t.co/KtDZyn7D
- Julian Assange predicts 'up to a year' of living in embassy http://t.co/itzNGPko
- LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers berate new law criminalising squatters http://t.co/2v1iFV4O
- Conservative police commissioner candidate stands down http://t.co/IbMlJbdJ
- Police must move in and arrest squatters, says Minister http://t.co/Zw6cVCaW
- Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich case: Q and A http://t.co/Zmm4KXyl
- Consumers side with Samsung over patent trial verdict http://t.co/gyp5eD0M
- US: Bradley Manning trial date set for February 2013 http://t.co/mLFWcwmF
- US: George Huguely trial: UVA Lacrosse player to spend 23 years in jail after killing his girlfriend http://t.co/2CoyXF3J
- US: Hate crime trial: Amish woman says she and brothers cut their parents hair in Ohio to help them get to heaven http://t.co/wnFxDYgp
- INDIA: Illegal arms cases should be dealt with sternly: Supreme Court? http://t.co/ERmxJ5Ca
- Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him illegal drug http://t.co/qg3Zyxnp
- VENEZUELA: Government has appointed prosecutors to investigate claims of a massacre of indigenous Indians http://t.co/XO4g8oEB
- Squatting becomes a criminal offence | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C64t5ETL
- Events show the police are both inept and brutal http://t.co/enNVOZCO
- 'Spasticus' and the crime of condescension - Morons and bigots set our cultural agenda, not the sensible majority http://t.co/OVms3Jb8
- GREECE: Actual fascists in actual black shirts are waving swastikas and murdering ethnic minorities in Athens t http://t.co/Gpr8Lsem
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- What the court battle of the oligarchs says about Britain http://t.co/eO4MsgZB
- Controversial #Paralympics tweets: Crossing the line or just a bit of fun? http://t.co/rP48qHOS
- In 21st century Islam it is not acceptable to blame evil spirits for torture and murder http://t.co/tUomlYII
- Don’t be fooled by his West Coast Main Line pleas, Richard Branson is no people’s capitalist http://t.co/qrxrzPlb
- Abu Hamza's son convicted of robbery http://t.co/YMGybDQz
- Murdoch's ex-legal chief Tom Crone arrested http://t.co/ZCyLBD9f
- LEGAL FUTURES: Visitors throw out conviction of pioneering barrister for conducting litigation http://t.co/VvfRcFqK
- LEGAL FUTURES: Public sector ABS eyes external investment to expand http://t.co/IaLUoIj0
- Racist abuse on Liverpool Football Club website man guilty http://t.co/oSOZjrGo
- Lift court ban says 'IRA victim' http://t.co/ITn3FB1J
- Scale of Francois de Dietrich 'Ponzi scheme' revealed by liquidators http://t.co/v59ukEzD
- Scottish Court Service owed £6.5m in fines http://t.co/KZw3FiSM
- Protests disrupt Israeli dance performance in Edinburgh http://t.co/LFbILRK4
- Christopher Grenfell jailed for life for James Simpson murder http://t.co/7qML7FCz
- Assange row: Hague says 'no solution in sight' http://t.co/rsqsGvUu
- Gordon Dyche trial: Jail for Llyn Clywedog crash that killed family http://t.co/oXoTPs50
- Business versus law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LeKpSuxl
- US Republicans attack Romney lawyer for rule changes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dyBDcAvy
- Virgin launches legal action over lost rail contract | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QoRRu4LT
- KUWAIT investment firm sues private equity giant | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X15yne8Z
- US keeps law firm investment on the table | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0prBdhyK
- International law firm Holland & Knight shells out $25m for Ponzi settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kKlDPnz4
- Addleshaw Goddard axes 24 fee-earners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EAmTjbCA
- Judge refuses to delay NY case for Google appeal http://t.co/Ic3TuJbw
- US: Women have gained in judiciary but numbers still lag http://t.co/UHv3pdFW
- Germany backs law that would charge Google for linking to news http://t.co/IAKIC1lV
- RUSSIA: Cartoon wolf skirts new law that may have cut scenes where he smokes http://t.co/PAQZmtWr
- S. KOREA: Legislation underway to prohibit sale of energy drinks in school zones http://t.co/GnwuoVfq
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