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• Alan Dershowitz tried to discredit girl who accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape

  08-01-2015 22:46
  
  Harvard law professor recruited private investigators to track girl and suggested that the unnamed teenager was pursuing Epstein for moneyAlan Dershowitz, the Harvard University professor accused alongside Prince Andrew of having sexual relations with a teenage associate of their friend Jeffrey Epstein, was also involved in an effort to discredit a teenage girl who accused Epstein of rape.Dershowitz, who strongly denies the allegations about his own conduct, recruited private investigators to ca
  
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• Law minister seeks UK help to prevent Tarique from distorting Bangladesh history - Bangladesh News 24 hours

  08-01-2015 20:53
  
  Bangladesh News 24 hours
  Law minister seeks UK help to prevent Tarique from distorting Bangladesh history
  Bangladesh News 24 hours
  Published: 2015-01-09 01:50:41.0 BdST Updated: 2015-01-09 01:50:41.0 BdST. File Photo. Law Minister Anisul Huq has sought the United Kingdom's assistance to prevent absconding BNP leader Tarique Rahman from distorting Bangladesh's history.
  
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• 68-year-old Oldham fan drives 90 miles to protest against Ched Evans deal

  08-01-2015 19:48
  
  Woman says she was willing to hand back her season ticket if disgraced player signed, but other fans outside the club’s ground were more supportiveThe woman did not want to be named, but she wanted her voice heard. Sixty-eight years old, a devoted Latics fan, she’d driven 90 miles to Boundary Park to let her club know that she did not want Ched Evans to be given a contract.“In this country you are innocent until proven guilty and he has been found guilty,” she said, wearing a hand-knitte
  
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• Legal support charity reports fall in cases

  08-01-2015 18:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  LawCare received fewer calls in 2014 but statistics show rising levels of stress from workload and disciplinary issues.
  
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• UK government failed to tell BP about kidnap threat before In Amenas attack

  08-01-2015 18:27
  
  Inquest reveals government knew in late 2012 that terrorists were seeking information on British workers in AlgeriaThe government delayed telling BP about reports of terrorists seeking to kidnap foreigners shortly before seven British hostages were killed in a jihadi attack on an Algerian gas plant, an inquest has been told.In an interim judgment, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC has ruled that the Foreign Office can withhold sensitive, national security material relating to the January 2013 attack on
  
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• Date set for judicial review showdown

  08-01-2015 15:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord chancellor says he intends to return to parliament with ‘further thoughts on how we take matters forward’.
  
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• Why terrorism law watchdog is worried about proposed changes to legislation

  08-01-2015 14:35
  
  Home Office bill could weaken independent scrutiny of anti-terror powers, which David Anderson QC has been arguing againstWhen the need to protect civil liberties comes into conflict with the duty to protect citizens against terrorists, the British are right to put their faith in gifted amateurs. For the past 35 years, independently minded individuals have monitored the balance struck by successive governments, making their views known to the authorities and speaking out as they see fit.It is to
  
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• Compulsory diversity measures proposed for Scots

  08-01-2015 11:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Law Society of Scotland publishes three-year strategy to improve equality and diversity in the profession.
  
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• Compulsory diversity measures mooted for Scots

  08-01-2015 11:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Law Society of Scotland publishes three-year strategy to improve equality and diversity in the profession.
  
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• Lawyer warns revised PTD will extend agents' liability - Travel Weekly UK

  08-01-2015 09:26
  
  Travel Weekly UK
  Lawyer warns revised PTD will extend agents' liability
  Travel Weekly UK
  A leading industry lawyer has warned a new Package Travel Directive (PTD) will remove the distinction between tour operators and agents. Peter Stewart of Field Fisher Waterhouse says agents will no longer avoid liability for sales of many products and ...
  
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• The hypocrites have jumped aboard the Magna Carta bandwagon - Telegraph.co.uk

  08-01-2015 07:04
  
  The Guardian
  The hypocrites have jumped aboard the Magna Carta bandwagon
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Britain has given many wonderful things to the world – Stephen Fry, Parliament, Marmite, Shakespeare, rugby football, cricket. However, the most important is the rule of law. This is because it incorporates so many other British virtues: fairness ...
  We need a new Magna Carta, fit for our modern democracyThe Guardian
  
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• Rape trials rise by 30% as courts fight to clear caseload

  08-01-2015 07:01
  
  Director of public prosecutions says increase is good as it suggests more victims feel they will be believedProsecutors are experiencing a 30% surge in the number of rape trials as courts struggle to cope with a backlog of historical allegations and fresh cases.The director of public prosecutions (DPP), Alison Saunders, and the Metropolitan police’s assistant commissioner, Martin Hewitt, are circulating new guidance on Thursday to ensure that officers and prosecutors can manage the heavier cas
  
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• Alan Dershowitz: A high-flying lawyer's unwanted publicity - BBC News

  08-01-2015 04:44
  
  BBC News
  Alan Dershowitz: A high-flying lawyer's unwanted publicity
  BBC News
  Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz has made a name for himself defending high-profile celebrity clients and thriving in the limelight of public attention. Now, however, he may be working on behalf of his most important client yet - himself.
  
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