FOCUS OF THE DAY: Doughty Street Chambers has been forced to upgrade its website hosting arrangements to cope with a surge in traffic following the nuptials of member Amal Alamuddin and Hollywood star George Clooney. The onslaught of hits resulting from the announcement of human rights barrister Alamuddin and actor Clooney’s engagement in April caused the website to crash and meant the set was forced to invest. Full story - The Lawyer
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- Scrapping the 1998 Human Rights Act: what would it mean? http://t.co/Q4hQ5ZIWa5
- David Cameron promises to cut taxes and scrap Human Rights Act http://t.co/BJdxHQ2CIS
- Prime Minister David Cameron: we’ll scrap Human Rights Act | Law Gazette http://t.co/Du8D6olXvU
- Nuclear De- commissioning Authority legal head promoted to executive ahead of panel review | The Lawyer http://t.co/Znxagsd0WH
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- KPMG to offer one-stop shop with ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/MKBSTWyHXW
- Book review: On Liberty, by Shami Chakrabarti | head of legal http://t.co/xEQSvBzEte
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- 3 Often Forgotten and Never-Ending Atrocities Tribunals http://t.co/0kTBCWnepb
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- Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal has handed down its pay determinations for former MPs - #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/B7KbKUk8My
- Attorney General Opposes SADC Tribunal Petition Case in #TANZANIA http://t.co/vf9qaFsqwR
- Debt Recovery Tribunal to auction Deccan Chronicle promoters’ private jet - #INDIA http://t.co/63ZPcG1TEi
- ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s girlfriend to face grand jury - #US http://t.co/gNCc8lI18g
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- Grand jury to review another case involving Michael Brown shooter - #US http://t.co/sJeZGuUZDG
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- As a number of new laws come into effect this week, how your life will change on October 1, 2014 http://t.co/OBLIrdVlzH
- Web users should face new law outlining 'duties and responsibilities', says top judge http://t.co/SI78LkHkEW
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- Is Barack Obama's life safe in the Secret Service's hands? - #US http://t.co/DdQo51cNCb S
- Snooping row sparks six year feud between neighbours http://t.co/4zMnVPcIbj
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- Legal executive litigators could be here by November | Legal Futures http://t.co/KvHespfH7b
- Law firm and charity join forces in groundbreaking ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/7YWYBObPFC
- LMVH bags settlements with Hermes and Google | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/scPtRJtgcA
- Is trademarking store design more than just window dressing? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ok3bgfOgr9
- Jimmy Choo gets ready to float | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jV7ZsK5rvR
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- Immigration law firm Fragomen opens in Kenya | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sIFJs5RlFT
- Debevoise switches status in Hong Kong to establish as a local practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IRt4fj49ji
- Pre-IPO roadshows start for Spruson & Ferguson | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CyPEM7GAzm
- Simpson Thacher deemed fastest growing law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9vCwehc8o8
- Plan to silence extremists comes 20 years after end of Ulster broadcast ban http://t.co/HNryeXUESa
- Cassetteboy: changes to copyright laws mean we’re no longer outlaws for our online TV mash-ups http://t.co/rjtj9nUrsQ
- Can ‘sexual consent’ app Good2Go really reduce assaults on campus? http://t.co/uyk6epBJNj
- UK court annuls 180 Italian divorces registered to Maidenhead mailbox http://t.co/nbgIp9aOkC
- Essex police apologise for failing to investigate drug-related death http://t.co/IxUX2F2CgN
- Radovan Karadžić awaits his verdict, but this is two-tier international justice - #SERBIA http://t.co/01cY4wAjuw
- Lufthansa loses fight to require male pilots wear hats - #GERMANY http://t.co/hNxuCdqZv6
- MLAs call for Kincora to be part of UK-wide inquiry into child abuse http://t.co/JddchbnWY0
- Crimean Tatar leader accuses Kremlin of holding his son hostage to put pressure on him. http://t.co/dLDvGi5rJ0 http://t.co/f8c8
- Hunting down down terrorists by monitoring sewers http://t.co/pdHiFAMbQR
- Voice-activated devices pose security threat http://t.co/oe50s14uOz
- Gordon Brown calls on Scots to sign devolution 'promises' petition http://t.co/8dndz5qsPU
- Litigation door opens for unsupervised legal executives | Law Gazette http://t.co/rotcbJOpdf
- Midlands network is ‘on-call partner’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/tMng0rFhbo
- Judge dismisses 180 Italian divorces from same PO Box address over ‘industrial-scale fraud’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/05y8kT1DqM
- Minister refuses to commit on advice deficit | Law Gazette http://t.co/FrtJhxD1nf
- First charity ABS granted licence | Law Gazette http://t.co/xsb1hlmxH7
- Idaho’s Justice Reinvestment Approach #US http://t.co/YUNrRDviPf
- Clearing a Path to Justice in #NIGERIA A lawyer speaks with a detainee http://t.co/0lID4Yn6Fq
- Administrative Courts Replace High Court of Justice in #JORDAN http://t.co/jHRITq2lxh
- War Crimes: Were the Nuremberg Tribunals Only Victors’ Justice? http://t.co/VOt3qPQRFU
- Long struggle of Indian tribes to be compensated for decades of federal mismanagement of tribal lands - #US http://t.co/60MYJX8Tpa
- Seven Years After Her Murder, Family of Latasha Shaw March For Justice - #US http://t.co/JCO8XbYlVK
- The problems with the justice system of #TURKEY http://t.co/cDtG5NiIDs
- #US Justice Don Willett of the Texas Supreme Court Lights Up Twitter http://t.co/Eby313upku
- #US Justice Department plans to expand a ban on ethnic and religious profiling in federal investigations http://t.co/8CMMOBFNQH
- Victim of fake barrister Yvonne Turley was arrested and charged after making comments about her on Facebook http://t.co/DzYs24e7lx
- No5 Chambers barrister backs Birmingham Central Mosque call for release of hostage Alan Henning http://t.co/ZaiOq8UlGq
- Public Solicitor’s Office is now representing the Australian national facing indecency charges - #SOLOMONISLAND http://t.co/hFXuuj56lj
- Investigation continues into the death of solicitor found with stab wounds in Durham City http://t.co/049eDvufZV
- Should county prosecutor and Cincinnati solicitor offices combine some functions? - #US http://t.co/IkccvV3ePJ
- Questions remain over death of Durham solicitor Peter Maine found with stab wounds http://t.co/bscaZUygky
- Attorney alleges racism - South Carolina trooper opened fire after pulling a man over for a seatbelt violation - #US https://t.co/TzreCR3n3N
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- A Lawyer's Lumberjack Training Secrets How Arden Cogar Jr. Prepares for Timber-Sports Competitions http://t.co/soZVQkxTZY
- Attorney cites analysis suggesting NFL linebacker who shot girlfriend may have suffered condition found in others #US http://t.co/bOB0ieNfHP
- OSC launches insider trading case against Bay Street lawyer - #CANADA http://t.co/Sv4WE5HOgw
- Controversial policy allowing police firearms officers to routinely carry guns will be reviewed by national force http://t.co/UBgpgnpgY1
- Tory conference: Johnson jokes on Salmond and UKIP http://t.co/Q2N5Yn8dgH
- Newmark resignation: Investigation of 'urgent concern' http://t.co/B7kVw4hqU7
- #US swimmer Michael Phelps 'arrested for drink driving' http://t.co/4ENO98iLji
- Neil Fox arrest: DJ 'Dr Fox' held over 'sex assaults' http://t.co/Xebsh0GYWS
- Scottish economy continues to strengthen after no vote https://t.co/xEclUamMaU
- Prime Minister appoints former Bank of England Governer Lord King as Trustee of National Gallery https://t.co/CvFpbU1aYZ
- More than 5,000 children placed in loving, stable homes in the last 12 months - an increase of 26% https://t.co/KDHaFXYci4
- Groceries Code Adjudicator responds to announcement of Tesco internal investigation with update on forensic auditing https://t.co/YkYUQJMtxX
- New measures that will modernise the intellectual property framework will come into force on 1 October 2014 https://t.co/u0mg5luNAb
- New laws simplifying what happens when someone dies without leaving a will come into effect 1st October 2014 https://t.co/S4tMXZnIfw
- Ex-Rangers chairman Craig Whyte disqualified as a director for 15 years https://t.co/nW7kwjnTFx
- Youth's arrest in gang rape case shows #KENYA tackling 'epidemic' http://t.co/MIfeaLQWBU
- #MYANMAR activists demand law to ban violence against women http://t.co/ooKkGajsYG
- Catalonia suspends formal campaign on #SPAIN independence vote http://t.co/i4rfQknQMu
- #IRAN 'delays' Reyhaneh Jabbari execution after campaign, she is charged with killing her alleged sexual abuser http://t.co/bOGs3rSWEP
- Hong Kong protesters stockpile supplies, fearing fresh police advance - #CHINA http://t.co/KGh9am9gaj
- Competition Act and cartels https://t.co/b1ax5hZj34
- Europe's police need data law changes to fight cybercrime - Europol http://t.co/j7oUveclud
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- Restrictive Covenants: Protecting Your UK Business Against Departing Employees http://t.co/IC9fNB1JXG
- UK HR e-briefing: October employment law changes http://t.co/ybqzW76Qz3
- Exeter Northcott theatre fundraiser attracts major support from UK law firm Browne Jacobson http://t.co/ZkXISvhNph
- Consultation on the New UK Public Sector Regulations http://t.co/NjbTGAfPKP
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- Transforming the Delivery of Legal Services in #CANADA http://t.co/PBG9vPzC85
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- Survivors of domestic abuse need legal aid more than new law http://t.co/jdudQII2ME
- Former Employment Minister, has questioned the legality of introducing a pre-paid card for benefit claimants http://t.co/EuAjLR3Bhj
- Incest laws could be scrapped in #GERMANY after the government's ethics council cited it as a 'fundamental right' http://t.co/0Zk7mRjDe3
- Stormont Executive facing legal action over anti-poverty strategy 'failure' http://t.co/8VFMlTvHQl
- Inheritance reforms do not offer enough protection, warns lawyer | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/huxNEUa6R8
- Conservative retreat from Europe may undermine respect for international law http://t.co/WMeHut9WJ5
- Brain-damaged boy should have life support withdrawn, rules UK judge http://t.co/ag5PIaEQpz
- Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group builds in Kenya and Tanzania with lateral hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/RrsrzI3mJ2
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Magic circle firms lose ground in brand rankings to Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper | The Lawyer http://t.co/AcpZEYvM6C
- Surrey 'revenge porn' victim speaks of six-month ordeal http://t.co/YWkQD48AI7
- Boy should be taken off life-support, rules judge http://t.co/Wteh6wSWLX
- In reporting atrocities we try to employ the correct terminology for the sake of clarity | Law Gazette http://t.co/bHEQuQC31S
- Litigation door opens to unsupervised legal executives | Law Gazette http://t.co/slM2c7AsY1
- Justice Secretary Chris Grayling: ‘real plan’ on human rights imminent | Law Gazette http://t.co/n2kEMKePKS
- Muslim NFL player Husain Abdullah 'gets penalty for praying' - #US http://t.co/ahucl96gS8
- Melanie Hall murder: Charging decision requested over suspect http://t.co/0PLDJwrScH
- Snapchat hit by weightloss spam scam http://t.co/gt4bXSJ9CQ
- Virgin asks Ofcom to probe Premier League TV costs http://t.co/vAG49uAIie
- The online auction site eBay is planning to split off its payments system PayPal into a separate company http://t.co/Hnk6oUqENy
- Thorpe Hall School pupils' images on teacher's computer http://t.co/lwWNv9SgTf
