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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law firm clients remain ‘in the dark’ over the performance of solicitors, the sector's consumer watchdog reports today – pledging to do more to ensure information is published. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law firm clients remain ‘in the dark’ over the performance of solicitors, the sector's consumer watchdog reports today – pledging to do more to ensure information is published. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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- Workplace discrimination: when a pregnant pause becomes more long-term http://t.co/zq6ihtODjO
- It’s 30 years since the miners’ strike. But justice for Orgreave shouldn’t have a time limit http://t.co/mPZ2vH2vf0
- Five myths about child labour http://t.co/DqO5tYUsgh
- Prisons that withhold menstrual pads humiliate women and violate basic rights http://t.co/5LkuIoqyiT
- #Malaysia to free British tourist over naked mountain pose http://t.co/IMYWssv41s
- Civil rights activist Rachel Dolezal misrepresented herself as black, claim parents #US http://t.co/BcvkS8ftlh
- UK's fast-track asylum system ruled unlawful http://t.co/HE09eiIlgj
- Forced marriage is a deeply malign cultural practice – but it’s not the only one http://t.co/fl7nTvvAnS
- 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary by Robert Grenier review – #US’s Afghan war shambles laid bare http://t.co/kJYwKyosuH
- #ZIMBABWE phasing out local currency, formalising a multi-currency system introduced during hyper-inflation http://t.co/tgEJ46lEGL
- Terror watchdog calls for overhaul of democracy-corroding surveillance laws | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/ZEyuFqCyKQ
- SLAB clarifies accused persons' eligibility for legal aid in double jeopardy cases | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/K5cttoMe9r
- Offensive Behaviour Act evaluation published | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/ByEzbbi8xW
- Housing association tenant’s ‘sympathy’ appeal against eviction refused | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/g49Ti0mhBL
- Employment tribunal costs preventing sex discrimination challenges | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/LMv6XNnosr
- Supreme Court report shows record number of visitors | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/0Vm2405Vwg
- Scottish Paralegal Association newsletter available | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/Yd4rnRm5GC
- Short films to highlight power of human rights challenges | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/Cijqdye8Ql
- Cisco Systems GC gains compliance role following management shakeup | The Lawyer http://t.co/tIAiZXhkIK
- UKFI yet to appoint external legal advisors as Government sells RBS stake | The Lawyer http://t.co/wLXxIadycJ
- IPO impetus set to continue as more companies look to float | The Lawyer http://t.co/vX5NzOAU4G
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Pinsents senior partner Mullen co-launches pension boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/efvQQfz73H
- Law firm attempts to charge students for work experience | The Lawyer http://t.co/QpaPalNiq5
- LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates hires Fried Frank corporate partner from closing HK base | The Lawyer http://t.co/vi61Gug4nj
- BLP and Greenberg Traurig win roles on Adgorithms $125m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/0ymhjTnrio
- Blake Morgan and DLA Piper take lead as Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon gets go-ahead | The Lawyer http://t.co/b2GZfNF4oe
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird's Kerr on growth, change and how the firm has "learned its lesson" in Germany | The Lawyer http://t.co/p6h4bC9OgI
- Building a court for war crimes | Law Gazette http://t.co/huCn3wURWU
- Surveillance: judges, not politicians | Law Gazette http://t.co/hnzvItf0yv
- Employment fee help granted to fewer than one-fifth of claimants | Law Gazette http://t.co/IeKm7zPOPB
- Super-regulator prepares in case BSB ‘falls short of expectations’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/h58zoswvTs
- Barrister suspended from public access work for holding client money | Law Gazette http://t.co/Owltnra7DU
- Practitioners to be balloted on legal aid action | Law Gazette http://t.co/eDDpyBL4Lz
- Solicitor due money from partnership drawn up in the pub | Law Gazette http://t.co/IUN1beVo85
- Interpol suspends €20m Fifa partnership http://t.co/kafgGuA5qK
- Future of a key part of Tory system to remove failed asylum seekers is in doubt after High Court ruled it unlawful http://t.co/h2bdI9hCC9
- How two men survived a prison where 12,000 were killed #CAMBODIA http://t.co/TnJdPlSxx5
- Female scientists post 'distractingly sexy' photos http://t.co/pBG8tF8yfp
- Charity Save the Children ordered leave country, with an official accusing NGO of anti #PAKISTAN activities http://t.co/1ihIe0DvsM
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of 'aggravated pimping' http://t.co/3gZMhxu4qV
- Mount Kinabalu naked photo accused jailed #MALAYSIA http://t.co/D80bx5Ulou
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/mwnk6vnOWd
- Germanwings crash: #French prosecutors open new probe http://t.co/3sUT3i6i5n
- IPCC will not investigate police over Orgreave http://t.co/kKsI3LxVG1
- Mount Kinabalu naked photo accused Brit plead guilty #Malaysia http://t.co/D80bx5Ulou
- Call for Papers: on Law And Liberty (Submit abstracts by June 15) https://t.co/jK3Wu3T12v
- NJAC: Primacy requirement in Judges' case avoided constitutional stalemate - AG Rohatgi #INDIA https://t.co/1Ud7QwYgwm
- Interview: “Sexual orientation should not be ground for discrimination” Justice Leila Seth #INDIA https://t.co/g9TreBWWjX
- Funding for legal services in Queensland could drop by almost a quarter #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/rKEUZPXm7M
- Business-focused juniors win banking and finance award #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/jVm2H1AGPT
- The ATO has raided a network of lawyers and tax agents #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/lBS0ilEUCk
- Former Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney has been ordered to pay prosecutors’ costs after a failed bid #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/CIQ2YALzit
- Money laundering via UK 'too easy' https://t.co/YPAJH5GyWp
- Even the House of Lords think UK drug laws are a 'laughing stock' https://t.co/K0NpV0sB0s
- Osborne’s budget surplus law follows UK tradition of moving goalposts https://t.co/N4auVrbJZS
- UK Businesses’ Understanding of Competition Law https://t.co/2T6Day7a9A
- UK terrorism law watchdog calls for major surveillance overhaul https://t.co/XfkW8YDjPf
- A depraved sentence of 1,000 lashes for blogger Raif Badawi is a huge disgrace for #SAUDIARABIA's rulers https://t.co/aEizYv5P9x
- The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Explores Social Justice https://t.co/GCmPyY2Izb
- What Apple's Tim Cook Overlooked in His Defense of Privacy https://t.co/3qjLQioWqS
- Texas Officer Was Under Stress When He Arrived at Pool Party, Lawyer Says #US https://t.co/7P9sNotYaA
- The Myth of a White Minority: outdated, illogical racial & ethnic categories. Social reality is much more complex https://t.co/rIFFomIydb
- When Bail Is Out of Defendant's Reach, Other Costs Mount #US https://t.co/QZVUTaU72D
- Pope Creates Tribunal for Bishop Negligence in Child Sexual Abuse Cases https://t.co/ZMxiMdv9UH
- Egyptian policeman gets 15 years for activist killing #EGYPT https://t.co/JG146jjbVa
- Can the #VATICAN finally root out sexual abuse? https://t.co/LtIYFgVVP8
- #US police officers could face charges in Tamir case https://t.co/Kb9wAQ5RNK
- Portraits of child labourers https://t.co/vCcUUxk2Aq
- A dying sea, mafia rule, and toxic fish #UZBEKISTAN https://t.co/OdruBMdUxf
- Smuggling tonnes of cocaine through an Italian port #ITALY https://t.co/cBHSSaVvg5
- In #BANGLADESH, human traffickers rely on silence and extortion https://t.co/d9SvaXRNQe
- Barrister who handled client money banned from public access work | Legal Futures http://t.co/PlpU4LaRIV
- Firm shut down after solicitor who forged cheques as trainee is struck off | Legal Futures http://t.co/rggxvFI8Zo
- Appeal court surprised by solicitors' partnership agreed "in the pub" | Legal Futures http://t.co/74EBBwO9Wx
- American ABS considering merger with accountants | Legal Futures http://t.co/LMQF57pc4R
- CofE: a quasi-consultation on quasi-law? https://t.co/tQS8UGSTUk
- Terror in #Africa: Cameroon needs more Western help against Boko Haram http://t.co/JBug5NXcM4
- That forced marriage is traditional elsewhere in the world is no defence of this crime against women and girls http://t.co/rlZVX7VhLF
- Sense and security: Surveillance is crucial to our safety, but not at any price http://t.co/KjGLwcInxz
- Our EU debate has been hijacked – here's what we should be talking about http://t.co/0YUmUHdVu2
- Young men should be forced to learn about periods just as much as women are http://t.co/NoYiSUeGXO
- Is there really no rape culture in the West? http://t.co/SeHuabF4Ya
- 13-year-old boy in court for taking part in the gang rape of a woman http://t.co/Ja2eqYNRZi
- Police are launching an investigation after Tesco staff allegedly assaulted a mentally ill man http://t.co/Ab2ECM4Wt0
- Muslim students have been suspended for complaining of Islamophobia http://t.co/jNm5xGBdzs
- More people should be prosecuted for forced marriages, says Labour MP Naz Shah http://t.co/Cnsb73sPHk
- After falling for nearly 20 years, recorded crime rates are edging back up again http://t.co/kU8UdgdUb9
- Mumsnet backs ‘illegal’ DIY abortions https://t.co/K2lBjsrACZ
- Domestic abuse could not be further from gender neutral. Wake up Britain https://t.co/pihRZCn3af
- 'I escaped the threat of forced marriage by my family' https://t.co/dKysoWPNH4
- Missing mother and son: Rebecca Minnock can still have contact with boy when found, says judge https://t.co/NOexp7r1kB
- Police hunt high-class shopper suspected of £300,000 frauds over just four days https://t.co/7QjX6pG3sv
- Bradford teacher stabbed 'in row over mobile phone' as police arrest 14-year-old boy https://t.co/b9ZSlVzeWl
- Racist headteacher who called parents 'b-----s' banned from the classroom https://t.co/BKOHSdiAHi
- Mother jailed for sheltering nursery school teacher's murderer https://t.co/qDXoAhnziP
- Heroin worth £2.5m seized in smuggling crackdown https://t.co/yX7SLpOGfZ
- Dentons starts talks with 21 firms over potential mergers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/N723PjA2DF
- White & Case puts pressure on Magic Circle with London pay hike | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kX0qM59ixX
- Spain leads EU law tables of numbers of lawyers per citizen | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RivBWytyfZ
- Holland & Knight work on Mexican Fibra IPO | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wxTdygp44Q
- Blank Rome acquires IP boutique | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KlITyij6hu
- Cannabis lawyers poised to set up bar association | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/eNUaPwhZiV
- Mother and son face conspiracy murder charges over divorce lawyer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/p0qVmnISBz
- Family of Jean Charles de Menezes take legal battle to European Court of Human Rights | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rH7U3Vra1C
