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• Cleveland mayor does not trust state to handle Tamir Rice investigation

  05-01-2015 22:36
  
  Referencing another shooting, Mayor Frank Jackson says ‘I don’t have confidence that a probe into police use-of-force would be transparent’ Tamir Rice’s mother: son shot before he could comply with police orders
  White officers involved in couple’s death sue for racial discriminationCleveland’s mayor says he doesn’t trust the state of Ohio to investigate why police shot and killed a 12-year-old black boy because he doesn’t think they handled a previous investigation properly. “I
  
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• Lawyer for Prince Andrew's friend criticises 'rehashed' claims - The Guardian

  05-01-2015 22:18
  
  The Guardian
  Lawyer for Prince Andrew's friend criticises 'rehashed' claims
  The Guardian
  MI6 and British diplomats routinely provide information to the Royal Household about issues arising abroad and it is understood they are likely to have volunteered any information they had about the veracity of Roberts' claims before the issuing by the ...
  US lawyer takes legal action in Prince Andrew sex claim caseBBC News
  Top US lawyer Dershowitz: can his accusers in sex abuse case be disb
  
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• Home schooling and the rights of both children and parents | Letters

  05-01-2015 21:56
  
  You report that Westminster council in London wants to impose annual visits on home schooling families to “ensure welfare of children” (We don’t need no education inspectors, insist home educators, 1 January).British law places children’s education as a parental responsibility, with the state providing schools for those that choose them. Local authorities, repeatedly, find this concept difficult. Continue reading...
  
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• Judge orders MoJ to pay for LiP’s lawyer

  05-01-2015 18:22 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Family Court says it has power to direct that HMCTS meet representation costs.
  
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• Formal ring-fence compliance plans due from big UK banks this week - Out-Law.com

  05-01-2015 18:07
  The Guardian
  Formal ring-fence compliance plans due from big UK banks this week
  Out-Law.com
  Banking reform expert Tony Anderson of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com, said that the banks' plans for compliance with new 'ring-fencing' requirements would help to clarify the future of investment banking and the concept of universal ...
  British banks to outline plans to protect ordinary customersYahoo Finance UK
  
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• Parents must be able to protect their child from prying eyes | Deborah Orr

  05-01-2015 17:25
  
  Hannah Weller’s campaign for a change to child privacy law is spot onShould parents have a legal right to protect their children from unwanted commercial exploitation? Hannah Weller presumed she had that right. Then she, her husband – the musician Paul Weller – and three of their children were photographed while shopping, against their wishes, and the photographs were sold to the Daily Mail, which published them on its website. Weller eventually won a court battle to ensure future protecti
  
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• Prisoners’ phones to be cut off under new law

  05-01-2015 16:03
  
  Fresh crackdown comes amid concerns that inmates are using illicit handsets to conduct criminal activities from behind barsMobile phone companies will be required to block prisoners using unauthorised handsets under plans to enforce the ban on their use inside jails.The move is being implemented in legislation which forms part of the serious crime bill, which was due to be given its second Commons reading by MPs on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• Keep working on your tenders, criminal practitioners told

  05-01-2015 15:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contracts to be heard this month.
  
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• Keep working on tenders, criminal practitioners told

  05-01-2015 15:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contracts to be heard this month.
  
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• Abortion laws need adjustment, says Justice Minister David Ford - Belfast Telegraph

  05-01-2015 15:14
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  Abortion laws need adjustment, says Justice Minister David Ford
  Belfast Telegraph
  In October, I launched a consultation on the law on abortion in two very specific circumstances: firstly, to enable terminations to be offered to women who have been told that the baby they are carrying has a lethal abnormality (meaning there is no ...
  
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• Bar regulator invites entity applications

  05-01-2015 15:11 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Door opened to practitioners wanting to set up BSB-regulated businesses. 
  
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• Singapore lures judicial talent for commercial court

  05-01-2015 15:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former UK senior judges join Singapore International Commercial Court. 
  
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• UK local authority funds appoint law firms to national framework agreement - IPE.com

  05-01-2015 14:58
  
  UK local authority funds appoint law firms to national framework agreement
  IPE.com
  UK local authority schemes have appointed eight law firms to a new nationwide framework agreement, allowing councils to reduce the cost of tendering exercises. The new framework agreement, launched by Norfolk County Council in June last year, was ...
  
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• No football club should touch Ched Evans, even if he ever does apologise | Suzanne Moore

  05-01-2015 13:42
  
  The argument for rehabilitation and second chances simply don’t wash in such a high-profile case as Evans’sI see no need for Ched Evans to stop playing the beautiful game. There are parks and grounds all over the country. He is entitled to use his skills to make a living. He can coach. But like many others, I find the idea of this convicted rapist returning to professional football, by signing to Oldham Athletic, sickening.The talk of rehabilitation and second chances simply does not wash in
  
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• No football club should touch Ched Evans, even if he does ever apologise | Suzanne Moore

  05-01-2015 13:42
  
  The argument for rehabilitation and second chances simply don’t wash in such a high-profile case as Evans’sI see no need for Ched Evans to stop playing the beautiful game. There are parks and grounds all over the country. He is entitled to use his skills to make a living. He can coach. But like many others, I find the idea of this convicted rapist returning to professional football, by signing to Oldham Athletic, sickening.The talk of rehabilitation and second chances simply does not wash in
  
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• Kesia Leatherbarrow inquest spotlights police handling of mental health case

  05-01-2015 12:49
  
  Vulnerable 17-year-old, who had history of self-harm, hanged herself after being held in custody for whole weekendUK police officers’ treatment of a vulnerable 17-year-old who hanged herself after being held in custody for a whole weekend will come under scrutiny on Monday.The inquest into the death of Kesia Leatherbarrow, who had a history of self-harm, is expected to highlight the service’s difficulties in dealing with those suffering from mental health problems. Continue reading...
  
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• When will Palestinians learn? Turning to international law isn't the answer ... - The Independent

  05-01-2015 08:31
  
  The Independent
  When will Palestinians learn? Turning to international law isn't the answer ...
  The Independent
  Yet still these wretched Palestinians persist, after this most humiliating of insults, in resorting to international law to resolve their conflict with Israel. Here they go again, dutifully seeking membership of the International Criminal Court. Will ...
  Israel threatens more retaliation against Palestinian court move after tax freezeTelegraph.co.uk
  Israel withholds funds, weighs
  
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• Four in five deterred from tribunals by fees – poll

  05-01-2015 01:01
  
  Government has said the fees put off weak or vexatious claims and help to fund the tribunal system.
  
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