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• Justice campaigners propose boycott of Magna Carta anniversary summit

  01-02-2015 19:23
  
  Global Law summit endorsed by David Cameron comes as many worry about legal aid cuts and dwindling access to justiceMagna Carta, agreed to by King John on 15 June, 1215, was the triumphant achievement of rebellious barons. This month, ahead of the 800th anniversary, a protest by lawyers will challenge the manner in which it is being commemorated.A Global Law Summit, a three-day event endorsed by the prime minister and open to those prepared to pay up to £1,750 for a ticket, is designed to
  
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• FGM in UK a bigger problem than realised - Family Law Week

  01-02-2015 12:33
  FGM in UK a bigger problem than realised
  Family Law Week
  As the first prosecution for carrying out female genital mutilation continues, returns from acute hospital providers in England show that more than 500 new cases of FGM were reported in December 2014. In the last three months of 2014 1946 newly ...
  
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• Prisoners to make kit for the army to teach ‘value of hard day’s work’

  01-02-2015 01:07
  
  Justice secretary Chris Grayling announces 10-year deal to produce equipment as part of wider-reaching changes aimed at rehabilitating offendersPrisoners will make sandbags, fence posts and other kit for the army as part of a drive to teach them the “value of a hard day’s work”, the government has announced.The 10-year-deal to produce equipment will save the armed forces money and give inmates valuable employment skills, justice secretary Chris Grayling said. Continue reading...
  
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• Presumed guilty? Ministry of Justice is forced to withdraw advice leaflet

  01-02-2015 01:05
  
  Ancient principle of justice seems to have been forgotten in guide for people facing criminal casesRed-faced Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials have been forced to deny claims that they had dismantled a centuries-old cornerstone of British law in advice that the ministry gave to people facing criminal trials.The principle in question is the presumption of a person’s innocence until proved guilty, a right whose origins can be traced back to Magna Carta, which has its 800th anniversary this yea
  
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