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• LIVE UPDATES: Twelve dead in Paris in attack on satirical magazine Charlie ... - Reuters UK

  07-01-2015 20:39
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  LIVE UPDATES: Twelve dead in Paris in attack on satirical magazine Charlie ...
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  Adds that Buckingham Palace denies the allegations against Prince Andrew by Jane Doe #3, who some British media identified as Virginia Roberts). Well-known U.S. criminal defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz has vowed to seek the disbarment of two lawyers ...
  Alan Dershowitz: US's 'top lawyer of last resort' caught up in Jeffrey Epstein ...International Business Times UK
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• We need a new Magna Carta, fit for our modern democracy | Letters: Graham Allen MP and Jeff Rooker

  07-01-2015 20:38
  
  David Carpenter (Magna Carta, 800 years on, Review, 3 January) writes that in 1215 Magna Carta was “a divided and divisive document, often reflecting the interests of a baronial elite a few hundred strong in a population of several millions”. Our constitution still does not accord equal treatment to all. Power is massively over-concentrated and is in the hands of an elite few – our politics is dominated by wealthy, middle-aged, middle-class men, most of whom have followed a very similar ed
  
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• Maine judge apologises for telling press they weren't allowed to report

  07-01-2015 19:53
  
  Says he made a mistake over concern that testimony at hearing could involve children as local newspaper defies order citing first amendment rightsA Maine judge who tried to tell reporters what they could and could not report on a criminal proceeding called the parties back to the courtroom on Wednesday to apologize.Judge Jeffrey Moskowitz said he made a mistake in trying to limit reporting during a hearing on Monday in which Anthony Sineni III, of Standish, was convicted of misdemeanor charges o
  
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• Parents’ legal aid wait to fight enforced adoption of son inhumane, says judge

  07-01-2015 19:35
  
  Couple initially disqualified from receiving aid to challenge local authority because father’s pay just over thresholdA couple left in “agony” to fight against the enforced adoption of their three-year-old son could be forgiven for thinking they are trapped in a system which is “neither compassionate nor even humane,” the most senior family court judge in England and Wales has said.The child was removed from his parents nine months ago by Swindon borough council and placed in temporary
  
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• Former police chief must be convicted of 'senseless' killing, prosecutor says

  07-01-2015 19:30
  
  White South Carolina man on trial for shooting unarmed black man in 2011Defense says defendant was trying to serve arrest warrant and had no choiceGrand jury indicts white officer in killing of unarmed black South Carolina man
  The 2011 killing of an unarmed black man by a small-town police chief in South Carolina was a senseless act of violence, and the officer must be convicted of murder because everyone should be treated the same under the law, a prosecutor said Wednesday.But a defense lawyer
  
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• Kuwait detains ex-MP critical of Sisi visit: lawyer - Yahoo News UK

  07-01-2015 19:27
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  Kuwait detains ex-MP critical of Sisi visit: lawyer
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  Kuwaiti authorities have detained a former liberal opposition lawmaker for allegedly insulting the Gulf state's ruler and criticising a visit by the Egyptian president, his lawyer said Wednesday. The public prosecutor ordered Saleh al-Mulla held for 10 ...
  
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• Sex-trafficked Pakistani despairs of justice, lawyer threatened - Yahoo News UK

  07-01-2015 18:11
  
  Sex-trafficked Pakistani despairs of justice, lawyer threatened
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  FAISALABAD, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- - For the poor in Pakistan, justice is hard to obtain. For a young woman scarred by the sex trade, it is even harder. Zunaira Muhammad, 20, says she was trafficked back and forth between Pakistan and ...
  
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• Do we need yet another ethical business ranking to improve performance?

  07-01-2015 18:00
  
  The Corporate Human Rights Index will launch in 2015, but industry benchmarking has more impact than naming and shamingA new social index ranking 500 of the world’s largest firms in the agriculture, IT, clothing and extractive sectors, is being drawn up by a high-profile group of investors and human rights experts. Backed by the UK government, the Corporate Human Rights Index is due for publication this year.No one doubts the importance of human rights in business: labour injustices, workplace
  
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• Palestine to become member of International Criminal Court

  07-01-2015 17:36
  
  Move expected to heighten tensions with Israel by building momentum for recognition of Palestinian stateThe UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has confirmed that Palestine will officially become a member of the International Criminal Court on 1 April, the UN press office said on Wednesday.The Palestinians delivered documents to UN headquarters on Friday documents to join the Rome Statute of the ICC and other international treaties, in a move that has heightened tensions with Israel and could lea
  
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• LegalZoom enters market with ABS licence

  07-01-2015 17:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  US company confirms it is now licensed with the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide reserved legal activities.
  
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• Allen & Overy slashes £15m from staff costs bill

  07-01-2015 15:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Profit before taxation for the year ending 30 April 2014 was £532m – an increase of 7% year on year.
  
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• Allen & Overy slashes £15m from staff costs

  07-01-2015 15:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Profit before taxation for the year ending 30 April 2014 was £532m – an increase of 7% year on year.
  
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• Police issue warning to drone pilots that flying them close to London ... - Daily Mail

  07-01-2015 13:55
  
  Police issue warning to drone pilots that flying them close to London ...
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  Police have issued a warning to drone users to be aware of the law with regards to flying them over famous landmarks. With drones having been a popular Christmas gift, there is set to be an increase in the numbers flown over public events, stadiums and ...
  
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• If secret grand juries lead to Ferguson-style justice, isn't it time to roll the cameras? | Lee van der Voo

  07-01-2015 13:45
  
  Answers may be illusive in Missouri, but new legislation in Oregon could become a model for reform: just record the proceedings ... and prosecutorial playgrounds become transparentFerguson grand juror sues to speak about Darren Wilson caseNAACP calls for new grand jury to consider Michael Brown shooting#FergusonNext: No justice, no peace, what now? Share your solutionsThe thing about being a felon in possession of a firearm is that sometimes you get caught. And if you’re Joe Johnson, getting c
  
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• Munby: legal aid system ‘not humane’

  07-01-2015 13:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Family Division chief angry at delays that have held up child adoption case.
  
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• Why do we ask for gender-segregated transport for women if the problem is men behaving badly? | Jessica Valenti

  07-01-2015 13:15
  
  Women need to be able to occupy public spaces and use public transport in the same way that men do. Harassment doesn’t start and end on the busIf you would have told me as a subway-riding teenager that there was a women-only car on the Manhattan-bound N-train, I would have been thrilled because anything would have been better than the never-ending gauntlet of assgrabs and “hey babys” from adult men when I was 16. I’d even still hop on a single-sex train car today, if my morning was going
  
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• Women shouldn't need special train cars to avoid harassers. Men need to leave women in peace | Jessica Valenti

  07-01-2015 13:15
  
  Why do we ask for gender-segregated transport for women if the problem is men behaving badly? Harassment doesn’t start and end on the commuteIf you would have told me as a subway-riding teenager that there was a women-only car on the Manhattan-bound N-train, I would have been thrilled because anything would have been better than the never-ending gauntlet of assgrabs and “hey babys” from adult men when I was 16. I’d even still hop on a single-sex train car today, if my morning was going p
  
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• Virginia considering mandatory reporting in wake of Rolling Stone rape article

  07-01-2015 13:00
  
  Virginia state legislature mulling three new bills that would force universities to report allegations of sexual assault to policeRolling Stone walks back UVA rape story over ‘discrepancies’
  Who is Jackie? Rolling Stone’s rape story is about a person – and I believe her
  As 20,000 students return to school at the University of Virginia this week, they will find the turmoil stirred up by Rolling Stone’s investigation into the institution’s handling of alleged sexual assaults has not co
  
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• Canadian lawyers scent profit as medical marijuana industry prepares to go legit

  07-01-2015 13:00
  
  Top corporate law firm hopes to benefit if legal hurdles to commercial cannabis trade can be overcome but grow-your-own medical users fear being priced out
  Most conversation between two lawyers that include the word “marijuana” also involve other words such as “charges”, “defendant” and “sentencing”.
  But when Hugo Alves, a partner at Bennett Jones – one of Canada’s largest corporate law firms – chats about the drug with his associate, Michael Lickver, they are more likely
  
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• NI applies for repatriation of Peru drugs mule Michaella McCollum

  07-01-2015 12:17
  
  McCollum was jailed along with fellow Briton Melissa Reid for trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m from Peru to Spain
  Peru drugs mule Michaella McCollum’s repatriation to a Northern Ireland jail has been given the go-ahead by the head of the prison service in Belfast.All necessary paperwork has been sent to Peruvian authorities considering the application for transfer, a letter from the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) disclosed. Continue reading...
  
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• Is urban graffiti a force for good or evil?

  07-01-2015 11:23
  
  Ban it, legalise it, put it behind glass ... no matter what city councils do, graffiti remains the scapegoat for all manner of urban ills, from burglary on one extreme to gentrification on the other. But it may have another effect on cities entirely
  In the spring of 2008, the Tate Modern opened the world’s first major public museum display of graffiti and street art, inviting six international artists to decorate its facade with enormous, eye-catching murals.
  Meanwhile, just down the riverba
  
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• Jeff Lake arrested for hosting alcohol-fueled Playboy birthday party for 18 ... - Daily Mail

  07-01-2015 10:43
  
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  Jeff Lake arrested for hosting alcohol-fueled Playboy birthday party for 18 ...
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  Jeff Lake works as a lawyer with a medical marijuana focus, and his wife Jacki Lake used to be the parent-teacher association president at the local high school, 10News reported. Adults besides Olivia Lake's father attended the birthday bash though it ...
  Dad who hosted Playboy Mansion-themed birthday party for daughter's 18th is ...Mirror.co.uk
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• ‘Ridiculous’ heroism bill clears Lords hurdle

  07-01-2015 10:02 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legislation requiring judges to consider context of alleged negligent action passes final parliamentary stage. 
  
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• Heroism bill 'a monument' to Grayling's achievements

  07-01-2015 10:02 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legislation requiring judges to consider context of alleged negligent action passes final parliamentary stage. 
  
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• US lawyer Dershowitz sues in Prince Andrew sex claim case - BBC News

  07-01-2015 08:56
  
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  US lawyer Dershowitz sues in Prince Andrew sex claim case
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  US lawyer Alan Dershowitz, accused of having sex with an underage girl in a case also involving Prince Andrew, has begun legal action to clear his name. The Duke of York and Mr Dershowitz were named in US court papers relating to the handling of a case ...
  Lawyer for Prince Andrew's friend criticises 'rehashed' claimsThe Guardian
  Prince Andrew sex allegations: Alan Dershowitz, lawyer also involved in ..
  
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• No cellphones in cells, you slag! UK.gov moots prison mobe zap law - The Register

  07-01-2015 01:02
  
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  No cellphones in cells, you slag! UK.gov moots prison mobe zap law
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  According to the MoJ, mobile operators wanted new laws in place before terminating phone accounts on the say-so of prison officials. The new laws follow a research project to understand how prisoners used mobile phones. The Offender Management Act ...
  Prisoners' mobile phones to be cut off under new lawTelegraph.co.uk
  
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• End well: this won't. European Copyright Society wants one EU law to rule 'em all - The Register

  07-01-2015 00:10
  
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  End well: this won't. European Copyright Society wants one EU law to rule 'em all
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  A number of amendments were made last year to UK copyright rules, including the introduction of new exceptions to copyright into UK law. A number of UK music industry bodies are, however, challenging the new private copying exception that has been ...
  
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