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• Attempt to ban performing artist’s abuse memoir ‘threatens free speech’

  19-01-2015 20:26
  
  Artist is appealing against temporary injunction obtained by his ex-wife, who says book will be distressing for his son to read
  An attempt to prevent a performing artist from publishing his memoir on the grounds that its contents would be distressing for his son to read has opened up “a new, substantial and unpredictable threat to freedom of expression”, lawyers representing free speech campaigners have told the UK supreme court.The bid, if successful, will have “a significant chilling e
  
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• Patent nonsense of big pharma costs lives | Letter: Tony Greenstein

  19-01-2015 20:16
  
  I was one of 500 people who benefited from the £18.7m government funding for Sofosbuvir (NHS delays $1,000-a-pill drug to treat hepatitis C, 16 January). If I hadn’t been treated I would be dead today. The decision of Nice to allow NHS England to postpone Sofosbuvir’s introduction will condemn many patients to death.There is an alternative, as India has demonstrated, which is to refuse the manufacturers, Gilead Sciences, a patent. In India Gilead has now agreed to the production of a g
  
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• SRA probes hundreds of firms over PC non-renewal

  19-01-2015 18:13 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  A total of 3,656 individuals have PCs revoked and will be asked why they did not renew.
  
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• SRA probes hundreds of firms over non-renewal

  19-01-2015 18:13 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  A total of 3,656 individuals have PCs revoked and will be asked why they did not renew.
  
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• Judge rejects negligence ‘cover-up’ claim

  19-01-2015 17:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  High Court describes as ‘wishful thinking’ allegations that Yorkshire firm removed or destroyed key documents.
  
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• Dramatic increases in court fees causing deep concern, say senior judges

  19-01-2015 17:05
  
  Government faces criticism for increases of up to 600%, sparking fears of adverse affects on SMEs and litigants as well as driving work away from UK lawyersSenior judges have expressed deep concerns about dramatic increases of up to 600% in court fees.The government announced on Friday that the fee for issuing a money claim worth more than £10,000 will be increased to 5% of the sum claimed, subject to a maximum fee of £10,000. Continue reading...
  
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• Drivers: hooked on speed – and shameless with it | Andrew Brown

  19-01-2015 17:00
  
  Nothing excites the moral outrage of drivers more surely than expecting them to abide by speed limits
  Some motorists, like some cyclists, see the enforcement of speed limits as a moral crime. Only when speeding can they escape being the people they don’t want to be, and anyone who wants to chain them to the law must be attacked with real outrage. How else to explain a story in the Daily Mail whose headline is a classic of the genre: “Revealed: Company behind ‘sneaky’ new motorway speed
  
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• FGM suspects appear in court in UK’s first genital mutilation trial

  19-01-2015 16:06
  
  Court told that Dr Dhanuson Dharmasena carried out procedure at a London hospital with encouragement from Hasan MohamedA doctor carried out female genital mutilation on a young mother in a London hospital after the birth of her first child, a court has heard.In the first prosecution for FGM under UK law, Dr Dhanuson Dharmasena, a junior registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at Whittington hospital in north London, is accused of mutilating the 24-year-old woman by stitching her up in a way that
  
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• Serious Fraud Office drops investigation into HP-Autonomy deal

  19-01-2015 14:55
  
  Investigators say there is insufficient evidence to prove wrongdoing in Hewlett-Packard’s botched $11bn takeover of UK software firmBritain’s Serious Fraud Office said it had closed its investigation into the ill-fated sale of British IT firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011, saying there was insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction.The US company referred the $11.1bn (£7.3bn) deal to the British authorities after it announced an $8.8bn writedown in November 2012
  
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• Law trainee says 'kuffar who killed our people' are to blame for Paris terror ... - Evening Standard

  19-01-2015 14:32
  
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  Law trainee says 'kuffar who killed our people' are to blame for Paris terror ...
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  His Linked-In page, which has now been removed, said he gained a first-class honours degree in law from London University's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Today, Mr Chaudhry said: “I apologise for any offence caused by my video. I have ...
  Top law firm employee's video diatribe against 'apologetic' Muslims in wake of ...Telegraph.co.uk
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• UK's use of secret evidence in courts a 'threat to rule of EU law', report for ... - Bureau of Investigative Journalism

  19-01-2015 14:28
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  UK's use of secret evidence in courts a 'threat to rule of EU law', report for ...
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  The report, commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), says the use of secret evidence undermines human rights and poses a “threat to the rule of law” in Europe. It reserved the UK for ...
  
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• Top judges express ‘deep concerns’ over fees proposal

  19-01-2015 13:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Senior judiciary united in opposition to new court fees.
  
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• Top judges express ‘deep concerns’ at fees proposal

  19-01-2015 13:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Most senior judges say they are united in their opposition to new court fees.
  
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• Witnesses to be warned of questions under DPP plans

  19-01-2015 13:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Guidance from director of public prosecutions proposes ‘pre-trial special measures meeting’ with witnesses.
  
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• On-call solicitor plan adopted with ‘cavalier disregard for fairness’

  19-01-2015 13:03
  
  High court hears Chris Grayling’s backing of scheme will lead to lawyers losing jobs and defendants being deprived of adequate representationA theoretical business model adopted by the justice secretary to employ on-call solicitors has been selected with “cavalier disregard” for fairness and real-world experience, the high court has heard.Chris Grayling’s backing for the scheme proposed by the advisers KPMG will result in a “headlong and disastrous rush” towards a loss-making market
  
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• Zachary Davies: Lawyer mix-up delays Tesco attack case - BBC News

  19-01-2015 12:44
  
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  Zachary Davies: Lawyer mix-up delays Tesco attack case
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  Zachary Davies, 25, appeared at Mold Crown Court, Flintshire, on Monday for a preliminary hearing. But it was adjourned for the prosecution to find another lawyer. Shopper Sarandev Bhambra, 24, from Yorkshire, suffered wounds to his hand, back and head ...
  Mold Tesco attack: Court case delayed after lawyer mix upDaily Post North Wales
  
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• EU to challenge court ruling to remove Hamas from terror list

  19-01-2015 11:38
  
  Palestinian group to remain on list of terrorists while EU appeals against finding that inclusion was based on media reportsThe European Union has said it will appeal against a court ruling that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be removed from the bloc’s terrorist list.The foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said in a statement that the EU had decided to challenge last month’s decision by the general court, the EU’s second-highest tribunal, which she said had been made on
  
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• Rape victims will be warned of defence lawyer tactics under new guidelines - Telegraph.co.uk

  19-01-2015 07:42
  
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  Rape victims will be warned of defence lawyer tactics under new guidelines
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  “If a witness disagrees with what has been recorded by the lawyer then that barrister could become a witness in the trial he or she is supposed to be prosecuting, meaning they would have to withdraw and the whole trial would have to start again,” Mr ...
  Witnesses to be coached to prepare for the 'Nigella attack' in courtThe Independent
  After Nigella 'witch-hunt', victim
  
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• DPP proposes new guidelines to help victims and witnesses in court

  19-01-2015 07:00
  
  Crown Prosecution Service consultation on measures to prevent ‘ambushes’ comes after two suicides linked to rape casesVictims and witnesses will see a radical change in the way they are treated in the law courts under new guidelines put out to consultation on Monday by the Crown Prosecution Service.The consultation comes after two suicides linked to rape trials: the suicide last year of Tracy Shelvey, just days after a man was cleared of raping her, prompted the police to call for “root an
  
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• Andrew hires top lawyer to fight under-age sex claims: Prince hires ... - Daily Mail

  19-01-2015 04:52
  
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  Andrew hires top lawyer to fight under-age sex claims: Prince hires ...
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  This is unlikely to appease critics of his jet-set lifestyle since the duke, dubbed 'Air Miles Andy', still racks up more air travel than any other royal, four years after he stood down from his role as UK trade ambassador over his links to Epstein and ...
  
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• Prince Andrew hires William Clegg to fight under-age sex claims - Daily Mail

  19-01-2015 01:38
  
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  Prince Andrew hires William Clegg to fight under-age sex claims
  Daily Mail
  Prince Andrew has enlisted the help of one of Britain's top defence barristers after being accused of sleeping with an under-age 'sex slave', the Mail has learned. The Duke of York faces extraordinary claims – which he strongly denies – that he had sex ...
  
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• SDT: Mark John Linfield

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for an indefinite period to commence on 21 October 2014.
  
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• SDT: Lucia Shingirai Benyu and Ronnie Benyu

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
   The SDT ordered that the first respondent (admitted 2002) should be struck off the roll.
  
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• SDT: Ashley William Howard Barnes

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The SDT ordered the respondent to pay a fine of £1,000.
  
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• SDT: ​Andersons Solicitors, Robert Alan Ainsworth, Christopher James Anderson, Peter Howard Coe, Margaret Ann Hunter and Paul Wade Richardson

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  After a rehearing on quantum of penalty and costs following an order of the High Court, the SDT ordered that the second respondent should pay a fine of £5,000; that the third respondent should pay a fine of £15,000; that the fourth respondent should pay a fine of £5,000; that the fifth respondent should pay a fine of £5,000; and that the sixth respondent should pay a fine of £5,000.
  
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• Proceed with caution

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Matters to consider in applications to vacate a caution entered against estate assets
  
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• More road accident claims post-Jackson

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  According to the RTA Portal website, 837,317 claim notification files were created last year – more than 4,000 up on 2012.
  
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• MoJ asks for feedback on digital issues

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Solicitors are being asked to report problems they encounter using digital devices such as smartphones in the criminal justice system in the run-up to the introduction of ‘paperless’ courts.
  
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• Lawyers and MPs round on ‘absurd’ JR reforms

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lawyers, MPs and legal experts have reacted with alarm to the government’s revised plans to change the rules on granting permission for judicial review.
  
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• Cigarette packaging

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Will we pay to stub out the tobacco brands?
  
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• Adopt strategies to handle AFAs, in-house teams told

  19-01-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Alternative funding arrangements now account for a fifth of in-house legal teams’ external spending.
  
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