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• Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over international criminal court move

  03-01-2015 22:11
  
  Palestinian leaders call Israel’s decision to withhold tax transfers an act of piracy and ‘collective punishment’Israel has halted transfers of the tax revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinians in retaliation for their move to join the international criminal court in the Hague, according to Israeli media.The Palestinians announced earlier this week that they are joining the international criminal court in the Hague to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel. The move is meant to p
  
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• Argentina agrees to extradite US man charged with wife's murder

  03-01-2015 21:11
  
  Kurt Sonnenfeld left US for south America in 2003, after death of wifeFormer Fema WTC cameraman published book entitled The PersecutedArgentina’s supreme court has ruled that an American who took refuge and started a new life in the South American country can be extradited to face charges that he killed his wife more than a decade ago, a court spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday.Kurt Sonnenfeld moved to Argentina in 2003, after prosecutors in Denver charged him with first-degree murder. The deci
  
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• Prince Andrew sex claims woman 'should not be believed' - BBC News

  03-01-2015 21:04
  
  BBC News
  Prince Andrew sex claims woman 'should not be believed'
  BBC News
  A US lawyer alleged to have had sex with a minor has denied the claims - and said allegations against Prince Andrew must also be "presumed" false. Alan Dershowitz said the woman making the claims "should not be believed". He and the Duke of York were ...
  
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• Prince Andrew defended against 'false claims' by lawyer Alan Dershowitz named ... - The Independent

  03-01-2015 19:03
  
  The Independent
  Prince Andrew defended against 'false claims' by lawyer Alan Dershowitz named ...
  The Independent
  “I will not rest or stop until the world understands that she deliberately, with the connivance of her lawyers, made up this story,” he added. Mr Epstein became the subject of criminal proceedings that eventually resulted in 2008 in an 18-month prison ...
  Prince Andrew sex claim: Alan Dershowitz threatens actionBBC News
  Prince Andrew sex claims woman 'should not be b
  
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• Lawyers prepare for 'Divorce Day' as Christmas holidays take their toll - The Independent

  03-01-2015 17:03
  
  The Independent
  Lawyers prepare for 'Divorce Day' as Christmas holidays take their toll
  The Independent
  Divorce rates are plateauing in the UK according to data from ONS, which shows only a 0.5 per cent) from the previous year. Mr Newbury agrees with this data, claiming in his 20-year experience as a family lawyer, “only a smaller fraction will actually ...
  Get ready for Divorce Day: Lawyers braced for surge of new year break-upsDaily Echo
  Divorce Day: Marilyn Stowe on Sky NewsMarilyn
  
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• Yorkshire's best-paid lawyer takes hit in tough legal market - Yorkshire Post

  03-01-2015 08:03
  
  Yorkshire Post
  Yorkshire's best-paid lawyer takes hit in tough legal market
  Yorkshire Post
  “Having said that, it is historically a very strong legal sector and there are still a lot of very good lawyers and law firms operating in Yorkshire. It has got challenges but it is starting from a position of strength.” He is predicting more ...
  
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