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• Campaign to pardon gay men goes beyond pre-1967 convictions | Letters from Peter Tatchell and others

  02-03-2015 20:43
  
  Your report about the campaign to pardon gay men convicted, like Alan Turing, of consenting same-sex behaviour includes some common misunderstandings (Whitehall drags feet over pardons for gay men, 27 February).The pardon campaign is not limited to the 49,000 men convicted of the one homophobic offence of so-called “gross indecency”. It seeks redress for all the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 men convicted of consensual adult homosexuality under four different anti-gay laws. These laws were not
  
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• Washington Post reporter held in Iran given access to lawyer

  02-03-2015 18:02
  
  Jason Rezaian was jailed in July 2014 on charges yet to be made public
  Family says Rezaian has still not met the lawyer they hired to defend himJason Rezaian, the Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent detained in Iran on unspecified charges for more than seven months, has been granted access to a lawyer, though not the one his family chose to represent him.Rezaian, a dual Iranian American citizen from California, was imprisoned under dubious circumstances in July 2014, after security forces r
  
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• 'Day for celebration' as judge strikes down Nebraska's gay marriage ban

  02-03-2015 17:53
  
  US district judge orders state not to enforce ban from 9 MarchState plans appeal over ban passed by 70% of voters in 2000Same-sex marriage could begin in Nebraska as early as next week, after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on Monday.Almost immediately after the decision was announced, state attorney general Doug Peterson filed an appeal to the ruling made by US district judge Joseph Bataillon, which ordered an end to enforcing the ban. Continue reading...
  
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• EU influences ‘two-thirds of UK law’ – business group

  02-03-2015 17:42 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Campaigners for reform claim calculation shows definitive figure.
  
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• Law beats finance in ‘best company’ honours

  02-03-2015 17:41 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Employers judged on qualities such as leadership and wellbeing.
  
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• Israeli lawyer on UK tour with 'Kids Court in Conflict' campaign - Jewish News

  02-03-2015 16:13
  
  Israeli lawyer on UK tour with 'Kids Court in Conflict' campaign
  Jewish News
  An Israeli lawyer has told young British Jews in London, Leeds and Manchester about the different legal system under which Jewish and Palestinian children are processed in the West Bank. Nery Ramati, who works as defence counsel for Palestinian ...
  
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• Nebraska same-sex marriage ban blocked by federal judge

  02-03-2015 15:59
  
  US district judge orders state not to enforce ban from 9 MarchState plans appeal over ban passed by 70% of voters in 2000A federal judge on Monday blocked Nebraska’s gay marriage ban, but the decision will not take effect for a week and the state plans to appeal.US district judge Joseph Bataillon ordered the state not to enforce its ban. Last week he heard arguments for and against a motion for an injunction to block enforcement of the ban while a lawsuit challenging the ban is pending. Batail
  
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• Legal qualification? Ministerial Code good enough, says lord chancellor

  02-03-2015 15:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Chris Grayling responds to House of Lords committee on role of the lord chancellor. 
  
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• Court fee hike set for next week

  02-03-2015 15:42 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Parliamentary approval likely to be granted in the House of Lords before implementation.
  
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• SRA bans litigator who falsified documents

  02-03-2015 15:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former DAC Beachcroft employee rebuked for misleading clients. 
  
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• Top-100 firms reveal merger talks

  02-03-2015 12:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Joint statement by practices confirms ‘friendly, positive’ discussions.
  
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• EXPLAINED: The new Drug-Driving Law to hit UK today - Express.co.uk

  02-03-2015 11:52
  
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  EXPLAINED: The new Drug-Driving Law to hit UK today
  Express.co.uk
  NEW ROADSIDE tests to identify people driving under the influence of drugs are to be rolled out across the UK today. Published: 09:56, Mon, March 2, 2015. By Aaron BrownAaron Brown. DrugWipe allows officers to screen drivers for cannabis and cocaine at ...
  Drug Drivers Beware: New Law Comes Into ForceYahoo News UK
  New Law Launches To Convict Drug Drivers4ni.co.uk
  
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• Super-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules

  02-03-2015 10:35 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  LSB calls on regulators either to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers or get rid of them. 
  
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• EU rules account for 65% of UK law, study reveals - Talk Business Magazine

  02-03-2015 08:15
  
  Talk Business Magazine
  EU rules account for 65% of UK law, study reveals
  Talk Business Magazine
  Business for Britain (BfB) today revealed that 64.7% of the laws in force in the UK today either originate from the European Union or are deemed to be EU influenced by the House of Commons Library. Europe Parliament_228281230. The survey further ...
  EU influences 'two-thirds of UK law' – business groupLaw Gazette
  
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• Many pupils are expelled illegally and not as a last resort, says charity

  02-03-2015 07:00
  
  Too many exclusions involve children from minorities, with problem pupils jettisoned in schools’ race for ratings, says Communities Empowerment Network A significant number of schools who expel pupils are acting illegally, using discriminatory practices that disproportionately affect the most vulnerable children, a charity has claimed.
  The Communities Empowerment Network (CEN) made the claims as it published a study on the impact of exclusions. There is a wilful, wasteful and discriminatory
  
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• Law Society: Next UK Government must protect human rights - Herald Scotland

  02-03-2015 01:13
  
  Law Society: Next UK Government must protect human rights
  Herald Scotland
  SCOTLAND'S legal regulator has outlined its key priorities for the next UK Government - including the protection of human rights, a stable devolution settlement for Scotland and clarity over European Union membership. SCOTLAND'S legal regulator has ...
  
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• Labour cannot reverse Tory legal aid cuts, Sadiq Khan says

  02-03-2015 01:01
  
  Shadow justice minister says restrictions on judicial review will be repealed and freedom of information requests expanded to cover private companies who do public service workLabour will repeal restrictions on judicial review and make it easier for people to challenge government decisions they believe are unlawful, Sadiq Khan has pledged.In an interview with the Guardian, the shadow justice secretary said he would reverse the coalition’s bitterly-resisted courtroom reforms if his party won th
  
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• Top QC defends ‘vital role’ of UK Human Rights Act

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Dinah Rose QC cautions the Conservative party against its plan to replace the act with a ‘British bill of rights’.
  
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• Slavery legal aid bid

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Bates tells the Lords that a proposed Labour amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill was not needed
  
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• Nominations open for legal aid awards

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  There are 12 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards, including new categories of children’s rights, public law and access to justice.
  
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• Fixed fees fuel drive towards arbitration

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Arbitration as a form of dispute resolution has the backing of Family Division president Sir James Munby.
  
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• Don’t ‘stifle’ consumers with libel threats, lawyers warned

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Defamation Act, intended to shift the balance towards freedom of expression ‘is being used to the opposite effect’.
  
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• City lawyers’ horror at ‘interminable’ training review

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  ‘Please let this exhausted dog sleep’ – City of London Law Society.
  
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• Bid to reduce damage by patent ‘trolls’

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The government has agreed to implement Law Commission proposals to reduce the damage done by ‘trolls’ threatening to sue for alleged patent or trademark infringement.
  
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• Baird to inspire students

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Vera Baird QC one of 13 ‘inspirational women’ featured in an exhibition of portraits at Newcastle Law School.
  
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• Alternative dispute resolution

  02-03-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The need to consider and engage in ADR.
  
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• UK legal notice of intention to wed rises from 15 to 28 days - The Guardian

  02-03-2015 01:00
  
  The Guardian
  UK legal notice of intention to wed rises from 15 to 28 days
  The Guardian
  Nationwide change comes into force on Monday to give authorities more time to investigate amid crackdown on sham marriages. The Home Office has new powers to delay nuptials for a further 70 days while inquiries take place. Photograph: Image Source/ ...
  
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• UK legal notice to wed rises from 15 to 28 days

  02-03-2015 01:00
  
  Nationwide change comes into force on Monday to give authorities more time to investigate amid crackdown on sham marriages. Couples must give almost twice the official notice of their intention to wed from Monday as part of a crackdown on bogus marriages.A UK-wide extension from 15 to 28 days was approved by parliament last year in order to allow more time for investigation. Continue reading...
  
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