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• RPT-UPDATE 3-UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before ... - Reuters

  22-01-2015 22:06
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  RPT-UPDATE 3-UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before ...
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  (Repeats story published late Thursday; no changes to text). * UK seeks to pass law before May election. * Tobacco firms considering legal options. * Shares in tobacco firms edge lower. By Andrew Osborn. LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The British ...
  UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before MayReuters UK
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• UK terror law amendments would bring back “Snooper's Charter” - Gigaom

  22-01-2015 19:05
  
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  UK terror law amendments would bring back “Snooper's Charter”
  Gigaom
  In particular, the amendments would let British authorities force web and telecoms providers — even those outside the U.K. — not only to retain metadata on customers' communications, but also to install equipment for “filtering” data. It looks like ...
  
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• Quindell in sale talks with Slater & Gordon

  22-01-2015 18:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
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• Breaking: Quindell in sale talks with Slater & Gordon

  22-01-2015 18:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
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• UK to Vote on Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packages - ABC News

  22-01-2015 17:36
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  UK to Vote on Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packages
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  Cigarettes in Britain will likely be required to be sold in plain packaging after the government announced plans to ask politicians to vote on the proposal before the country's general election in May. With widespread support from all political parties ...
  UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before MayYahoo News UK
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• Slick cigarette packaging going up in smoke? UK to vote on law requiring plain ... - U.S. News & World Report

  22-01-2015 17:35
  Slick cigarette packaging going up in smoke? UK to vote on law requiring plain ...
  U.S. News & World Report
  LONDON (AP) — Cigarettes in Britain will likely be required to be sold in plain packaging after the government announced plans to ask politicians to vote on the proposal before the country's general election in May. With widespread support from all ...
  
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• Undocumented Latino migrants seek sanctuary in US churches

  22-01-2015 17:31
  
  Rosa Robles is eligible for relief from deportation but is still sheltering from local officials – and she is not the only oneRosa Robles has defied a deportation order and remains in the United States – a tiny patch of it. The maid is confined to a Presbyterian church in Tucson, Arizona, and does not leave for fear of banishment to Mexico. “If I step out of here anything can happen,” she said, seated in the windowless annex to the adobe clay church which serves as her living quarters.
  
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• Duped by Mexico’s mafia: Guatemalan couple fall victim to border gang

  22-01-2015 17:31
  
  Couple deported despite living in US for a decade were offered discount to get to Phoenix to rejoin their childrenBy Mexican mafia standards it was a bargain: for $2,000 (£1,300) a guide would smuggle Ingrid Cruz and Williams Morales into the US and reunite them with their three children in Phoenix, Arizona.It was a fraction of the usual price – $6,000 a person – but even for Nogales, a gritty Mexican border city filled with hard luck stories, the Guatemalan couple’s plight was hear
  
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• McDonald's sued over claims workers were fired from store with 'too many black people'

  22-01-2015 17:06
  
  Ten employees of Virginia franchise file discrimination lawsuit complaining that they were called ‘ghetto’ and ‘ratchet’ and that McDonald’s did nothing to help
  Ten former McDonald’s workers in Virginia have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the fast-food chain, claiming that supervisors levelled racial and sexual slurs at them, then fired them because the stores had “too many black people”.
  The employees say they overheard their supervisors talk about the “need t
  
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• McDonald's sued by employees claiming they were fired from store with 'too many black people'

  22-01-2015 17:06
  
  Ten employees of Virginia franchise file discrimination lawsuit complaining that they were called ‘ghetto’ and ‘ratchet’ and that McDonald’s did nothing to help
  Ten former McDonald’s workers in Virginia have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the fast-food chain, claiming that supervisors levelled racial and sexual slurs at them, then fired them because the stores had “too many black people”.
  The employees say they overheard their supervisors talk about the “need t
  
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• Plain cigarette packets to become law in England - BBC News

  22-01-2015 16:58
  
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  Plain cigarette packets to become law in England
  BBC News
  The government's planning to introduce plain cigarette packs in England, to try and stop the number of people taking up smoking. If it's approved in May, the new law would come into force in 2016. But cigarette companies are against the idea. They say ...
  
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• Pop star Rihanna wins legal battle with UK's Topshop - The Daily Star

  22-01-2015 16:48
  
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  Pop star Rihanna wins legal battle with UK's Topshop
  The Daily Star
  LONDON: Pop star Rihanna's victory in a legal case against Topshop over the use of her image has been upheld by Britain's Court of Appeal, which backed an earlier judgment against the British fashion chain. Three years ago Topshop, which is owned by ...
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• Colorado baker under investigation for refusing to write anti-gay slurs on cake

  22-01-2015 15:30
  
  Marjorie Silva refused to make a a cake with hateful words about gay people – and now customer says she discriminated against his religious beliefsA dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: if bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay statements?A baker in suburban Denver who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding is fighting a legal order requir
  
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• Domestic violence challenge on legal aid fails

  22-01-2015 15:02 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Rights of Women charity applying for permission to appeal High Court decision on Law Society-backed challenge. 
  
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• Ban on sending books to prisoners set to end

  22-01-2015 14:37
  
  Following high court ruling in December, campaigners say it will be possible to send inmates books from FebruaryThe Ministry of Justice is preparing to allow prisoners to receive books from their loved ones from early next month, following December’s high court ruling that the policy which prevented inmates from being sent books should be changed.Months of protests by campaigners against rules that restricted inmates’ access to books preceded the high court ruling on a test case brought on b
  
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• Why it is wrong to subject the Sun journalists to a retrial

  22-01-2015 14:18
  
  They are scapegoats twice over, so the Crown Prosecution Service should think againI cannot believe that the four Sun journalists who have been on trial for three-and-a-half months at Kingston crown court are going to be subjected to a retrial.The Crown Prosecution Service must realise by now that these prosecutions of Sun staff have little merit. These four men, like others who have been cleared of similar offences, were charged with offences that people find hard to fathom.
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• What qualifications do you need for a career in law? Live chat

  22-01-2015 13:37
  
  Thinking about becoming a lawyer? Join our Q&A for students on Thursday 29 January from 1-3pm
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• What do you need for a career in law? – live Q&A

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  Thinking about becoming a lawyer? Join our Q&A for students on Thursday 29 January from 1-3pm
  Law is one of the most competitive professions to get into, so it helps to have the right qualifications and work experience under your belt when you’re looking for your first job.
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• Live Q&A: what qualifications and work experience do you need for law career?

  22-01-2015 13:37
  
  Thinking about becoming a lawyer? Join our Q&A for students on Thursday 29 January from 1-3pm
  Law is one of the most competitive professions to get into, so it helps to have the right qualifications and work experience under your belt when you’re looking for your first job.
  In January and February many students decide on their A-level subjects. For students considering a career in law, it can be confusing to know what to study. Continue reading...
  
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• UK May Review Law Enabling Lords to Exploit Other People's Lands - Sputnik International

  22-01-2015 12:57
  
  UK May Review Law Enabling Lords to Exploit Other People's Lands
  Sputnik International
  UK Parliament Justice Committee stated in a report that UK government may abolish a law dating from the medieval era that enables British lords to use private property located within their territories for hunting, resource extraction, and other activities.
  
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• Tobacco industry: Cigarette package law 'flawed' - BBC News

  22-01-2015 12:49
  
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  Tobacco industry: Cigarette package law 'flawed'
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  The Tobacco Manufacturers Association said calls for plain packaging were based on "dogma", not evidence. And UKIP leader Nigel Farage called the move an "appalling intrusion into consumer choice". If approved by Parliament by May, a new law could be ...
  
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• Plain cigarette packet law to be passed BEFORE the election - Daily Mail

  22-01-2015 12:43
  
  Daily Mail
  Plain cigarette packet law to be passed BEFORE the election
  Daily Mail
  Britain is to become the second country in the world to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes, it has been announced. Laws forcing tobacco firms to sell products in standard packaging - bearing only grisly health warnings - will come into force next ...
  
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• Law Society voices ‘dual regulation’ fears

  22-01-2015 12:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Yesterday’s postponement of changes to the regulation of consumer credit offers no guarantees, Chancery Lane stresses.
  
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• Rihanna wins Topshop T-shirt row

  22-01-2015 12:19
  
  Appeal court judges uphold ban on the fashion chain selling a sleeveless top bearing the singer’s image without her permissionRihanna has won a legal battle with Topshop over a T-shirt with her image.In an important ruling on celebrity image rights, the court of appeal upheld a ban on the store selling a Rihanna sleeveless top without her permission. Continue reading...
  
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• MPs urge probe of manorial rights law

  22-01-2015 12:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Justice committee says Law Commission should examine question of abolishing ancient property rights. 
  
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• Dentons’ China tieup to create world’s biggest firm

  22-01-2015 11:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Global outfit agrees alliance with Dacheng, which has 4,000 lawyers in China.
  
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• Dentons’ China tie-up to create world’s biggest firm

  22-01-2015 11:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Global outfit agrees alliance with Dacheng, which has 4,000 lawyers in China.
  
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• Dentons' China merger to create world's biggest firm

  22-01-2015 11:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Global outfit agrees tieup with Dacheng, which has 4,000 lawyers in China.
  
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• Number of rapes recorded by police in England and Wales leaps 31% in a year

  22-01-2015 11:17
  
  Statisticians say increase reflects greater willingness among victims to report attacks and better recording by the police
  The number of rapes recorded by the police in England and Wales has risen by 31% in the past year to 24,043 – the highest level since for at least 10 years, according to the Office of National Statistics.The official statisticians say the increase in rapes and a 22% rise in all sexual offences reflects a greater willingness among victims to come forward to report attacks
  
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• BOE Lawyer Clashes With UK Politicians on FX-Rigging Probe - Businessweek

  22-01-2015 11:07
  Wall Street Journal
  BOE Lawyer Clashes With UK Politicians on FX-Rigging Probe
  Businessweek
  In increasingly testy exchanges at a parliamentary hearing Wednesday, Treasury Select Committee members quizzed Anthony Grabiner, the lawyer who led the probe, on whether he too readily accepted a former central bank employee's version of key events ...
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• BOE Lawyer Clashes With U.K. Politicians on FX-Rigging Probe - Bloomberg

  22-01-2015 10:51
  Telegraph.co.uk
  BOE Lawyer Clashes With U.K. Politicians on FX-Rigging Probe
  Bloomberg
  (Bloomberg) -- U.K. politicians questioned the thoroughness of an investigation that cleared Bank of England staff of condoning manipulation in the foreign-exchange market. In increasingly testy exchanges at a parliamentary hearing Wednesday, Treasury ...
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• I understand why people believe sexual predators before victims. I did | Ijeoma Oluo

  22-01-2015 10:00
  
  A close family member was accused – twice – of sexual assault. It was two decades before I questioned why our family believed him instead of his victimsI am a woman. I am a feminist. And it took me 12 years to admit that someone I loved was a sexual predator.This isn’t easy to acknowledge, but it feels especially important after a year marked by several high profile accusations of sexual assault and domestic violence. Almost every case featured public scrutiny of the accuser’s history an
  
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• UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before May - Reuters UK

  22-01-2015 09:52
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  UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before May
  Reuters UK
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British government plans to introduce a law before May forcing tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets without branding in England, ending years of debate and lobbying. The move, aimed at improving public health and ...
  RPT-UPDATE 3-UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before ...Reuters
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• Leading Liverpool family lawyer reveals why people want a divorce after Christmas - Liverpool Echo

  22-01-2015 07:10
  
  Liverpool Echo
  Leading Liverpool family lawyer reveals why people want a divorce after Christmas
  Liverpool Echo
  As well as being made partner, Ms Jones has also been recognised in the prestigious Chambers and Partners UK 2015 guide and the Liverpool team have for the first time been recognised as Tier 1 in Legal 500.. She added: “Since I took over almost two ...
  
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• UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before May - Yahoo News UK

  22-01-2015 03:59
  
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  UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before May
  Yahoo News UK
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British government plans to introduce a law before May forcing tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets without branding in England, ending years of debate and lobbying. The move, aimed at improving public health and ...
  UK to Vote on Law Requiring Plain Cigarette PackagesABC News
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• Prosecutors have 'EVISCERATED' my defense, cries Silk Road lawyer - The Register

  22-01-2015 01:26
  
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  Prosecutors have 'EVISCERATED' my defense, cries Silk Road lawyer
  The Register
  An attorney for accused and/or alleged Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht complained that his defense of his client was "completely eviscerated" on Tuesday after the judge in Ulbricht's ongoing trial for drugs and conspiracy offenses negated much of the ...
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• Prison suicide rate at highest level since 2007, figures show

  22-01-2015 01:02
  
  Justice ministry report will confirm number of self-inflicted prisoner deaths rose to 82 in 2014Prison suicides in England and Wales have risen to the highest level for seven years with 82 prisoners taking their own lives last year, according to new figures.The Howard League for Penal Reform said that Ministry of Justice figures to be published next week will confirm the rise in the prison suicide rate. The justice ministry notifications include the deaths of 14 people between the ages of 18 and
  
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• Manorial rights could be outlawed as ‘feudal relic’ say MPs

  22-01-2015 01:01
  
  Householders affected by lordship rights, including hunting on third-party’s land, call for abolition of pre-Norman conquest lawExploiting ancient manorial rights in Britain to go hunting, fishing and shooting over other people’s land, could soon be outlawed, MPs have suggested.The continuing use of feudal powers, dating back to before the Norman conquest, that also control ownership of underground minerals and the holding of fairs, should be reviewed, according to a report published by the
  
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• Cigarette package law to be voted on by MPs before election - BBC News

  22-01-2015 00:28
  
  BBC News
  Cigarette package law to be voted on by MPs before election
  BBC News
  The government has said it will press ahead with the introduction of unbranded cigarette packaging in England, asking MPs to vote on legislation before May's election. It follows a series of public consultations on the issue. Public Health Minister ...
  UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before MayYahoo News UK
  UPDATE 1-UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before MayReuters
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