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FOCUS OF THE DAY: MIAMs aren’t a guaranteed deal-maker, Resolution tells Lord Neuberger. Respondents to family law organisation's survey finds small proportion of mediations result in a settlement. Full story - Solicitors Journal
FOCUS OF THE DAY: MIAMs aren’t a guaranteed deal-maker, Resolution tells Lord Neuberger. Respondents to family law organisation's survey finds small proportion of mediations result in a settlement. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- Ike Cowen obituary: one of the founding fathers of the gay rights movement in the UK http://t.co/vniuPGIOK2
- Court to rule on North Carolina state trooper who lost his hat – and then lost his job #US http://t.co/JMgglXXw4C
- ‘Gay cake’ bakers did discriminate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/7l8YD9uRBY
- Greater measures are needed to keep young drivers safe | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xzE9UGgx9x
- HMRC increases number of ‘detentions’ handed out to tax defaulters | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/t3TZOgL4TT
- Law Society vice president compliments Gove as ‘forward thinker’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jKbToYZxwa
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP reports 22 per cent PEP rise with turnover up 6 per cent to £259m | The Lawyer http://t.co/BxUiBFJqw4
- Former journalist Michael Gove sworn in as lord chancellor | Law Gazette http://t.co/yQEE5Dxgz6
- Majority of whistleblowers left without legal representation | Law Gazette http://t.co/0TQkc7dsGG
- Legal aid legislation ‘disgracefully complex’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/9EXr9Br8vt
- Partner profit soars at Berwin Leighton Paisner | Law Gazette http://t.co/xhqTAnw0Ld
- Slater and Gordon chief: Quindell will be ‘separate entity’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/JXY3wKdERC
- Scottish government consults on introduction of charges for empty business properties | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/iEP6HLpAxt
- Environmental law specialist at Davidson Chalmers accredited by Law Society | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/lplJ9lGqXQ
- Harper Macleod announces record turnover and expansion in 2014-2015 | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/MkbooXD8ck
- New Advocate General for Scotland to be announced | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/nKTgucRdpQ
- Legal aid woes could delay bin lorry FAI | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/JDbuwbzm4C
- Prisoner to be awarded damages for use of ‘disproportionate’ restraint by G4S during hospital visits http://t.co/XDodIxlVFe
- The Quiet Zone: Where mobile phones are banned http://t.co/snRegVusU7
- 'True face of #Shakespeare' appears in botany book http://t.co/YAbQBMrDlf
- Bank holiday rail strike facing legal challenge http://t.co/JRBzsYHkGH
- Police jailed over Farkhunda mob killing in #AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/NQ7IrsTmS4
- An informant's life inside #US biker gangs http://t.co/AXpglZM1Gs
- #TURKEY TV talent show: Woman contestant shot in head http://t.co/T8xpSoclhe
- Army must 'speak out' against harassment, says brigadier http://t.co/5XHEgPVRLG
- Flight hacker claims questioned by cyber experts http://t.co/0sIQ6vvCdu
- Steve Hilton, former director of strategy to David Cameron: 'Pay bankers the same as civil servants' http://t.co/c6oCbwJpAn
- Women not getting drink-drive message - Police Federation http://t.co/UXHZNm0xPu
- Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua jailed for life http://t.co/0luB6TIhBi
- The abuse of disabled people is a hidden crime we must face up to http://t.co/dpI3oKgfaZ
- Is the #Egyptian state using sexual torture against women? http://t.co/RQ228Desli
- Unregistered surrogate-born children creating 'legal timebomb', judge warns http://t.co/wQEXWLsWwZ
- European parliament must seize its chance to stop trade in conflict minerals http://t.co/YKrjwsG1Xr
- Northern Ireland bakers guilty of discrimination over gay marriage cake http://t.co/mGJROnYdB9
- David Cameron to publish EU referendum bill one day after Queen's speech http://t.co/0CKSfqIFh0
- Prisons chief urges fundamental review of Belmarsh jail http://t.co/1KxAeiVv06
- Rachelle Louise v the Tele: another great case, snatched away from us http://t.co/SoIIz9GOc8
- Howe & Co wins against Kingsley Napley on Wetherspoon Traveller racism row | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sr65lowize
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Browne Jacobson’s turnover soars 17 per cent to £58.9m | The Lawyer http://t.co/bwkNrPq91S
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Harper Macleod posts 5 per cent turnover rise to £22m after merger and Commonwealth Games | The Lawyer http://t.co/XkQjrTGTgB
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters ousts Allen & Overy to top list of foreign India practices | The Lawyer http://t.co/RB3Ehtei0j
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clarke Willmott launches Cardiff office as turnover rises 11 per cent to £40m | The Lawyer http://t.co/bFXdgvO3Jo
- Skadden and Ropes pick up lead roles on Endo's $8bn acquisition of rival Par | The Lawyer http://t.co/wJIPToNafb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pan-Baltic firms Lawin and Raidla Lejins split to form new alliances | The Lawyer http://t.co/cdkkaCvvzX
- Thousands go legal walking for justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/Sm5edHzTk5
- As the first UK law firm flotation looms, what hard lessons can lawyers learn from accountants? | Law Gazette http://t.co/Pcau5PyONW
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/SsF9bmm43z
- Obama to set new limits on police use of military equipment #US http://t.co/Skt3InuFx9
- #China, aiming to aid graft fight, urges extradition treaty with U.S http://t.co/LJ5nAvreI0
- U.S. appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930 million verdict vs Samsung http://t.co/B3M397ZXmn
- #US top court declines to take up Walker campaign finance dispute http://t.co/MsP1qoship
- Four passengers sue Amtrak over deadly Philadelphia derailment #US http://t.co/q16P7rU4EZ
- Stunned markets take stock of listed law firm Slater + Gordon #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/iW6iYvYall
- National firm Maurice Blackburn lodges claim for sacked SBS journalist #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/JEMOGm2en1
- Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on Greenpeace’s FCRA suspension, fund freeze #INDIA https://t.co/untiU3mw7b
- Personal Injury Lawyers doubt viability of govt NIIS scheme #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/poydfXy6ZO
- Eight judgments that shaped the Euthanasia debate in #INDIA https://t.co/P154E2Snu4
- Collaborative lawyers can boost government efficiency #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/GyeDtnt2Ca
- Waco biker shoot-out: 170 face charges in Texas #US http://t.co/u8otVVdCji
- #Ukraine to prosecute captured 'Russian soldiers' http://t.co/nH33SV3Prk
- #Bolivian army step in as bakers go on strike http://t.co/PhtfzRnq1O
- Security officer 'tried to sell Ian Brady photos for £50,000' http://t.co/PSUhYtlZJG
- High Court: Tribunal right to disbar barrister who drafted false grounds of appeal | Legal Futures http://t.co/OybtXdzBQM
- Dentons creates legal business accelerator to push forward innovation in the law | Legal Futures http://t.co/Np24j01gCX
- School calls police over pupil's 'sword' ruler http://t.co/bdwirSdNZw
- Ginger haired extremist Mark Colborne idolised IRA because of their red hair, court hears http://t.co/65k4rTef4B
- Woman, 89, fights off robbers with umbrella in dawn raid http://t.co/8fIn1RBC2m
- Thomas Cook criticised after donating £1.5m compensation to Unicef instead of parents http://t.co/8Y7hZoKS32
- Stepping Hill nurse guilty of murdering patients by poisoning saline drips http://t.co/pk3QDIAQ24
- Travellers in legal victory against JD Wetherspoon after delegates denied pub entry http://t.co/wLGg2BdgsZ
- Burglars use drone helicopters to target homes http://t.co/PnOY3FCF3m
- Two schoolgirls abused by 60 men in Aylesbury child sex ring, court hears http://t.co/luIVn4JZuS
- Top 30 foreign firms grow at 13pc in London, led by Lathams | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/xTYZBT81uY
- New York lawyers fight move to make it easier to sue foreign firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/v9DBrQpN2X
- US firms pay $2.7m in settlement over Ponzi schemes | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uXY6yZq2Zv
- A&O rescues Sao Paolo office by persuading last partner to stay | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SuFZrwQCco
- North American lawyers accept 50pc pay cut in return for quality of life | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZQTdvIw89U
- Clients demand more of firms on data security | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GTVKFjLWIQ
- The importance of whistleblowers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8LAhPRBd3c
