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- #HUNGARY passes laws allowing army to use rubber bullets on migrants http://t.co/mAYGz9rYbp
- Law Firm Lodders sets up dedicated equine law team https://t.co/cofF4SN0zH
- #Indian government exempts social media from encryption laws after backlash https://t.co/a34Z3qT1Iw
- UK government to take forward new insurance 'prompt payment' requirement https://t.co/0kUxwSqOCZ
- New laws close drink-drive prosecutions loophole https://t.co/4ye0OXmOs3
- Amal Clooney served up some top tips to an aspiring lawyer during a conference in Geneva https://t.co/eOMCoXgdCM
- Law firm A&L Goodbody launches search for new talent https://t.co/eIQUsRckO6
- Lady Gaga’s right – sexual assault is too common at universities. But help is at hand https://t.co/JrDhZOiozR
- Gallagher-Appleton divorce triggers dispute over family court reporting https://t.co/r4yzxrnv2u
- Should national security ever trump the right to a fair trial? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/sHC3CTAK0o
- Peta sues to give copyright for 'monkey selfies' to macaque who snapped them https://t.co/xtMKoXfuCk
- Woman awarded £184,000 in UK's first caste discrimination case https://t.co/s9wop82hEF
- Westminster paedophile ring inquiry on verge of collapse, claims Harvey Proctor https://t.co/bpZZYV6wLc
- The Unelected Goon Who Made Those Corbyn Comments Should Be Court Martialled https://t.co/H22Nk0VFDf
- Shelterbox founder Tom Henderson 'gave son contracts' http://t.co/CevQp1ouUo
- UK students excluded from UK medicine degree http://t.co/gz9T7WBl2r
- No police action over Lord Sewel drug claims http://t.co/zXVSl0alQQ
- Cyanide plot trial: Mark Colborne guilty of preparing terrorist acts http://t.co/q7GxNUabSY
- Clifford Chance's Visser leads call for innovation at the Business Leadership Summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/QNYi86DcyA
- Linklaters MP race: Moore, Harvey and Bennett make 'final three' shortlist | The Lawyer http://t.co/J3hVYuvSTO
- Labour launches immediate review into legal aid | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/GuskESHern
- Don't rush gender equality in UK judiciary, says supreme court judge http://t.co/JBY8nBidOF
- Joint enterprise law criminalises young, black men. It urgently needs reform http://t.co/3g6g8YKtQb
- Osborne 'must raise human rights abuse' on visit to volatile #Chinese region http://t.co/KaaQ4fQiW1
- Palm Island riots trial: many unaware why they were being questioned #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/QkzYZhUq20
- Labour makes fresh pledge to review legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/Np6VuXXR2S
- Rush for gender balance could ‘destroy’ judiciary, claims Sumption | Law Gazette http://t.co/OFyDkWcBPp
- How I did on Twitter this week: 48 New Followers, 28 Mentions, 25.4K Mention Reach. How'd your week go? via http://t.co/nzGZEUH4Kw
- A fascination with gangsters - why? https://t.co/SpN17bjSxU
- #SINGAPORE charges Briton over Grand Prix track intrusion https://t.co/YszerYFe5C
- Abdul Basit: #PAKISTAN delays hanging of paraplegic man http://t.co/lcWOkIBNSE
- 'Serious violence' at Cookham Wood youth jail http://t.co/CEzUS3cBrf
- 'No apology' tops patient complaints http://t.co/yM17Z4gxrk
- Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row http://t.co/NWMq4vqp7h
- Warning over balance transfer credit card fees http://t.co/AYaBBBL0r7
- Bridge: Judicial review of decision that card game is not a sport http://t.co/ktZM2FcKN8
- RSPCA prosecution powers 'to be examined by MPs' http://t.co/4opbHQzSEP
- MacAskill calls for supermarkets to pay their fair share for alcohol licenses | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/AyfufbudXk
- Law Society welcomes new Sheriff Appeal Court regulations from Scottish government | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/pKKj6NLOpD
- Oil and gas consultancy company director disqualified for six years over failure to pay taxes | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/ZgsK7JhdY5
- Commercial property tenant’s rights in lease with landlord ended on dissolution, judges rule | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/QiLmpdeB11
- Faculty welcomes visitors for Edinburgh Doors Open Day | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/0GpEAIpBBa
- Hundreds visit Dundee Sheriff Court for tour and mock trial | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/vcg25eX0Wb
- Liberty director to give Glasgow University speech on fundamental rights and freedoms | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/lqHkdFdHRE
- Police and watchdogs to discuss scrutiny of local policing at Edinburgh conference | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/yLJhr9yA7n
- Holyrood gives unanimous backing to BSL Bill | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/sEsgdUwxNZ
- Quartet of solicitors and legal assistants join Frank Irvine Solicitors | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/nCmsnyTweW
- Scot to be next UK judge of EU General Court | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/BhUplxxQG3
- Holyrood committee backs carers bill | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/q0F3FCeaKA
- Webber Wentzel leads recruitment market as South Africa lateral hires heat up | The Lawyer http://t.co/RUCJSDOb9H
- Hogan Lovells energy partner joins Nekton Group as GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/BCXsBx9pqm
- Real estate blog: how the tech sector is impacting the real estate market | The Lawyer http://t.co/qKvczG2yJ8
- China's third largest firm Zhong Lun votes for new international strategy | The Lawyer http://t.co/vYvrmaInxu
- 11SB head Lexa Hilliard QC takes two silks and five juniors to Wilberforce | The Lawyer http://t.co/4UcP4LgTbd
- Diversity and the profession: a reply to Lord Sumption | The Lawyer http://t.co/aFz7ShC4Eo
- A new international trade court | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xwptm5wAYy
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/LXJCyoMGN4
- Addenbrooke's and Rosie Hospitals placed in special measures http://t.co/6XJc3d2QGO
- SDT throws out allegations of forgery against fee-earner | Legal Futures http://t.co/vczf779PLA
- The Consumer Claims Tribunal of #MALTA https://t.co/dLaW3ARUGF
- Legal luminary, Prof Frank Asogwa, on Sunday faulted the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s order #NIGERIA https://t.co/PA7siXPI0i
- Motor Accident Claims Tribunal directs best to compensate commuter hurt in accident #INDIA https://t.co/OtmUleoyAc
- PNP general secretary calls for tribunal to settle internal disputes https://t.co/yMfsBZNUPG
- Online tribunal could take away your rights #CANADA https://t.co/X4VYlReR8w
- Breath test results must be in both English and Irish, judge rules #IRELAND https://t.co/rKdp6ERpvN
- Executive of peanut company formerly based in Lynchburg area gets 28 years in prison #US https://t.co/PbjBVSK84C
- New forms of heart transplant illegal, journal article warns #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/UcRQhTUPTO
- Evils of illegal ivory trade are exposed in shocking new must-watch documentary https://t.co/HoimlX3Zsp
- Cost of medical marijuana in Minnesota leads some to return to illegal sources #US https://t.co/LHjCOuUJFn
- Hat trick of Awards for Howells Solicitors including UK Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2015 https://t.co/whDSc2Oqyk
- 26 High Court posts vacated in September, total vacancies shoot up to 405 #INDIA https://t.co/oR0TlqRicQ
- Have confidence in our Judiciary, stop peddling lies about tribunal, APC tells PDP #NIGERIA https://t.co/8GdfTHWZSq
- Anambra CJ throws weight behind Judiciary workers’ strike #NIGERIA https://t.co/wJDj8Bmxoo
- Kansas AG Schmidt urges “humility and restraint” amid legislative and judiciary tensions #US https://t.co/3tgojMmVbu
- Ghanaians have lost interest in the judiciary #GHANA https://t.co/uRkQqVhpVt
- UN Human rights office recommends establishment of a hybrid special court in #SriLanka https://t.co/i05Wsi3jGr
- Rights groups condemn escalating violence and human rights violations in counter-terrorism operations #TURKEY https://t.co/7xNAmldWqU
- Senior UN Human Rights Official Starts Visit to Kiev, Conflict-Torn Donbass #UKRAINE https://t.co/7Zy44HcdqB
- Britain is turning its back on human rights, experts say https://t.co/zh0peT2txV
- UN asked to urgently investigate NT juvenile prison for alleged human rights breaches #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/aCRJCokUKZ
- #SAUDIARABIA is the World's Human Rights Sewer https://t.co/Ms0aBtpkxI
- Anger as UN appoints #Saudi official to top human rights job https://t.co/KEplagW8Kj
- A human-rights fight for bigger airplane seats https://t.co/4BgMK8ORxQ
- Northern Territory youth justice system risks breaching human rights, UN told #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/NO4S4cIcdo
- Former Supreme Court Justice Mishael Cheshin laid to rest #ISRAEL https://t.co/3qDxhemUCt
- Bipartisan group seeks criminal justice overhaul #US https://t.co/CzCgs2jNav
- Freddie Gray Course Teaches Social Justice to Law Students #US https://t.co/GjJyep7IOa
- Pope Francis’s Philadelphia prison visit highlights crisis in #US justice system https://t.co/lJveksqB11
- New roles for Judi Bonham and Peter Mardon at WSP Solicitors https://t.co/UvWKb128pa
- Employees of Lisburn law firm owed £58,000 after its closure https://t.co/2PYKUA0x0d
- Staff kept on as South West Wales solicitors complete historic takeover https://t.co/lxF6hxJcLL
- SRA’s proposed changes to solicitor qualification could disadvantage less privileged candidates https://t.co/mC1dJ51hDX
- Barrister and parliamentarian Sadhan Gupta passes away #INDIA https://t.co/6riMJmrrxp
- Northern Ireland lawyers' strike leaves almost 400 defendants with no barrister https://t.co/XzM1W8YP0n
- Chuggers are bad for charity in the long run https://t.co/8kVKuqpfLb
- Statistics on universities' employability rates mean little. What matters is your background https://t.co/njROQCQjJT
- A man has killed himself because he was found 'fit to work', exposing the monstrous cruelty of the DWP https://t.co/fmOjZt39hL
- Police officers blame lack of kit for ignoring plea for help in robbery https://t.co/6dYaGtMS6p
- Met Police admits it was wrong to describe claims Establishment paedophile ring murdered three boys as 'true' https://t.co/PzX5462JmE
- Top UK firms warn over threat to standing of UK solicitors | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HGHGk7d0yZ
- Regulation could dampen effect of AI on law, says paper | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vaC4YYKgz7
- Pinsent emerges as the UK's most liked law firm among in-house lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bhB6NVd6cn
- Boutique firms take on larger cases says Shapiro Arato | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KxLfZaC8Sd
- Dershowitz starts with Abraham in history of Jewish lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FL9yObgqh1
- Dotcom's extradition hearing begins | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kXNRMebx5H
- Football players' union FIFPro to start new legal battle | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/V6P6dcjIA0
- Oscar Pistorius' lawyer claims athlete can't afford another trial | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TSIhz1RsiZ
- Eastern European leaders defy EU effort to set refugee quotas https://t.co/VVma9OkCkM
- Treat all child abusers with equal severity https://t.co/ZupKVd4DYZ
- Brain damaged war veteran risks losing £1.1 million compensation in divorce battle https://t.co/IyGeRuQB01
- High Court judge under investigation over British Airways luggage rant https://t.co/gCjKeN4skB
- Slide fetish man banned from children's playgrounds https://t.co/3qoEZFH9Pl
- Headmistress who shunned girl 'groomed for abuse' banned from teaching for life https://t.co/pFzQSG87qP
- Russian spies 'may have killed supergrass' Alexander Perepilichnyy, inquest hears https://t.co/d2kihi26Cm
- Women jailed for stealing friend’s rare teddy bears worth £37k and selling them on eBay https://t.co/JrIqfBHhcD
- Judge who fell asleep in rape trial guilty of 'serious misconduct' but keeps job https://t.co/hjWCXLO6H1
- Bookkeeper stole £1.75m by doctoring company accounts with Tipp-ex https://t.co/LF5HrL6j1R
- Scotland Yard admits mistake over 'credible and true' paedophile inquiry comment https://t.co/mKdXW99JnC
- No rush for more women at the top of the legal profession, says senior judge https://t.co/O35KslWAWF
- Sheffield hospital trust’s £24,000 legal bill in row with ex-employee https://t.co/H2nhZyCwzS
- Can’t silence me with legal notice, says Smriti Irani, dares Rahul to put her behind bars #INDIA https://t.co/yOwX1AEk4e
- Concerns over 'slave labour' for legal graduates at law firms #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/6kzjDu01eD
- Cherie Blair backs radical plan for legal profession to buy junior barristers’ debt https://t.co/cJHCmbFvTD
- Petition calling for Liverpool Mayor to resign over £89,000 legal bill gets 1,500 signatures in three days https://t.co/uFPeaUMKDX
- Hampshire police statistics reveal surge in legal high use https://t.co/glXcCEofer
- Transfield could face legal action over Nauru and Manus abuses, group warns #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/27womHcU8R
- Fifa corruption: Jack Warner extradition proceedings approved https://t.co/gIBrLfy0Lh
