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• Soros, Hayman Funds Get Court Order on Argentina Bonds - Bloomberg

  13-02-2015 21:37
  Soros, Hayman Funds Get Court Order on Argentina Bonds
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  (Bloomberg) -- A group of Argentina's creditors including George Soros's Quantum Partners and Kyle Bass's Hayman Capital Management won part of a U.K. court ruling, when a judge said an account holding about 226 million euros ($258 million) in interest ...
  
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• Argentine Euro-Bond Account Covered by U.K. Law, Judge Says - Bloomberg

  13-02-2015 21:37
  Argentine Euro-Bond Account Covered by U.K. Law, Judge Says
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  (Bloomberg) -- A group of Argentina's creditors including George Soros's Quantum Partners and Kyle Bass's Hayman Capital Management won part of a U.K. court ruling, when a judge said an account holding about 226 million euros ($258 million) in interest ...
  
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• Actor Emile Hirsch in rehab after alleged assault -lawyer - Yahoo News UK

  13-02-2015 20:42
  
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  Actor Emile Hirsch in rehab after alleged assault -lawyer
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  Reuters/Reuters - Actor Emile Hirsch attends the premiere of the film "Ten Thousand Saints" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart. (Reuters) - Actor Emile Hirsch, star of the film "Into the Wild," was ...
  
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• Dominique Strauss-Kahn's 'swinging lifestyle' shocks France

  13-02-2015 20:35
  
  Harrowing testimonies from prostitutes at the former IMF chief’s trial for ‘aggravated pimping’ have exposed the country’s social and economic dark side It is a saga of money, fame and destitute women ferried to luxury locations for sex with powerful men, against a backdrop of economic deprivation and social misery. France has been shaken this week by harrowing testimony from a trial in Lille that not only put in the dock Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chi
  
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• Dominic Strauss-Kahn's 'swinging lifestyle' shocks France

  13-02-2015 20:35
  
  Harrowing testimonies from prostitutes at the former IMF chief’s trial for ‘aggravated pimping’ have exposed the country’s social and economic dark side It is a saga of money, fame and destitute women ferried to luxury locations for sex with powerful men, against a backdrop of economic deprivation and social misery. France has been shaken this week by harrowing testimony from a trial in Lille that not only put in the dock Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chi
  
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• 'Revenge porn' law passes in UK - Sky News Australia

  13-02-2015 19:46
  
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  'Revenge porn' law passes in UK
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  A new law banning 'revenge porn' - sexually explicit images shared online by a former partner without their ex's consent - has been passed in England and Wales. The law was passed on Thursday and covers images shared on social networking sites like ...
  Revenge Porn Is Now Illegal Thanks To New UK LawThe Debrief
  UK passes new 'revenge porn' lawMalay Mail Online
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• How Rupert Murdoch's MSC ruined a former Sun reporter's life

  13-02-2015 17:47
  
  Journalist lost his livelihood because he was charged over paying one tip feeAt some stage, I hope to write the intimate story of a Sun reporter who has been cleared by a jury on charges following Operation Elveden. It might change the perception of those who confuse hacking with the paying of public officials. There is an enormous difference.But I am glad to see that Press Gazette’s editor, Dominic Ponsford, has now interviewed another Sun reporter, John Troup, who was similarly found not gui
  
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• Above the law? UK govt attempts to block torture, rendition lawsuit - RT

  13-02-2015 17:41
  
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  Above the law? UK govt attempts to block torture, rendition lawsuit
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  Government lawyers are arguing in Britain's Court of Appeal that the case of a Pakistani man who claims he suffered brutal torture at the hands of British and American troops should not be heard in a court of law. The UK government previously said the ...
  
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• LSB rubber stamps abolition of mandatory CPD

  13-02-2015 17:21 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Hours-based requirement will be phased out from 1 March.
  
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• Three men jailed for raping drunk woman

  13-02-2015 16:18
  
  Defendants sentenced to six years each, as case sets criminal precedent for victims’ capacity to give sexual consentThree men have been jailed for raping a woman who admitted to being so drunk she could not remember what happened.The prosecution, which was halted mid-trial and referred to the court of appeal, will set a criminal precedent for victims’ capacity to give sexual consent. Continue reading...
  
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• UK court says English law applies to euro-denominated Argentinian debt - Buenos Aires Herald

  13-02-2015 14:50
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  UK court says English law applies to euro-denominated Argentinian debt
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  A London court today ruled English law applies to a disputed case involving interest payments on euro-denominated Argentinian debt, making a payout more likely in spite of conflicting orders from a US court. The case was brought by a number of ...
  British court says English law applies to euro-denominated Argentinian debtLondon South East
  
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• Local authority to create new GC post

  13-02-2015 13:42 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Kent County Council seeking to create joint-venture alternative business structure.
  
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• Samsung's listening TV is proof that tech has outpaced our rights

  13-02-2015 10:50
  
  In light of Samsung’s privacy notice, Dominic Crossley warns about the encroachment of technology into our daily lives and our human rightsThe Sun was an unlikely advocate for privacy in its special investigation piece early this week on the snooping Samsung telly. Forget phone hacking, it’s the technology companies you need to watch out for. The Sun’s outrage was not confined to Samsung: a neighbouring article reminded us of recent privacy complaints against Facebook and Google.The Orwell
  
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• Lawyer helping Chicago Little League team stripped of title - Yahoo News UK

  13-02-2015 10:37
  
  Lawyer helping Chicago Little League team stripped of title
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  CHICAGO (AP) — A day after Little League International stripped Chicago's Jackie Robinson West of its national championship, team officials announced they've hired a high-profile attorney to conduct an investigation they hope will end with the return ...
  
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• Law firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need

  13-02-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  East Anglia practice follows the likes of Netflix and Virgin in adopting the paid time-off policy.
  
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• Judges bemoan working conditions

  13-02-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Salaries and pensions were a source of discontent in first official survey of attitudes.
  
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• Firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need

  13-02-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  East Anglia practice follows the likes of Netflix and Virgin in adopting the paid time off policy.
  
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