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• British teenage girl charged with trying to join Kurdish forces fighting Isis

  13-03-2015 19:34
  
  Shilan Ozcelik, 18, becomes first Briton to be arrested for trying to fight against Islamic State in SyriaA teenager from London, who was allegedly trying to join a Kurdish military women’s unit fighting Isis in Syria, has been charged with a terrorist offence.Shilan Ozcelik, who is of Kurdish descent, was arrested earlier this year at Stansted airport. She is believed to be the first British citizen to be arrested for trying to join the campaign against the jihadis who control eastern Syria a
  
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• Ex-undercover officer reveals that covert police unit spied on trade union members - full statement

  13-03-2015 17:49
  
  Whistleblower Peter Francis revealed last night that the undercover police unit he worked for gathered intelligence on members of at least five trade unionsFormer undercover spy Peter Francis has revealed that a covert police unit that monitored political groups gathered intelligence on members of at least five trade unions.This here is the story on his disclosure. Related: Peter Francis: the changing faces of an undercover police spy - in pictures Continue reading...
  
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• Letter: Michael Fisher’s sound advice

  13-03-2015 17:18
  
  In 1977 Michael Fisher defended me following a completely random and unprovoked arrest at Grunwick film processing laboratories in London, where I was demonstrating support for the striking workers. It resulted in absurd charges of assault and more.I was reluctant to accept Mike’s strong advice to bring character witnesses, preferring to argue on the evident falsity of the allegations. His persistence persuaded me, and one of my lecturers made a round trip of 500 miles to appear on my behalf.
  
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• Surveillance: UK government trying to place itself above the law - Amnesty International

  13-03-2015 16:44
  Surveillance: UK government trying to place itself above the law
  Amnesty International
  “Of course, governments all over the world would love to keep court findings of their illegal activity behind closed doors, but that's not how open justice works.” – Rachel Logan. The UK government is arguing the law should be ignored after having been ...
  UK Gov't Places Itself Above Law in Libyan National Case - Rights GroupSputnik International
  
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• Reprieve: UK Government fights to keep lawyer snooping details secret - Middle East Monitor

  13-03-2015 15:57
  
  Middle East Monitor
  Reprieve: UK Government fights to keep lawyer snooping details secret
  Middle East Monitor
  The UK government today argued that it should not have to admit to several Libyan renditions victims, or to the public, whether it spied unlawfully on their protected communications with their lawyers. Abdul Hakim-Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar ...
  
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• Cyprus' top lawyer to probe allegation his deputy bribed - Yahoo News UK

  13-03-2015 15:38
  
  Cyprus' top lawyer to probe allegation his deputy bribed
  Yahoo News UK
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Cyprus' attorney general says he will launch a probe into allegations made by the country's central bank chief that a prominent law firm 'bribed' the deputy attorney general. Costas Clerides said Friday the probe will be handled ...
  
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• Government trying to keep secret spy agencies' unlawful conduct, tribunal hears

  13-03-2015 15:34
  
  Counsel for Abdel Hakim Belhaj says government is trying to conceal its unlawful monitoring of lawyer-client conversationsThe government is attempting to keep secret the extent of the intelligence services’ unlawful behaviour, a tribunal has heard.An application for a confidential judgment that would never be published has been made by lawyers for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in a highly sensitive case about the interception of legally privileged conversations between lawyers and their clients. Continue
  
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• Government trying to keep secret spy agencies' unlawful conduct, IPT hears

  13-03-2015 15:34
  
  Counsel for Abdel Hakim Belhaj says government is asking tribunal to keep secret unlawful monitoring of lawyer-client conversationsThe government is attempting to keep secret the extent of the intelligence services’ unlawful behaviour, a tribunal has heard.An application for a confidential judgment that would never be published has been made by lawyers for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in a highly sensitive case about the interception of legally privileged conversations between lawyers and their clients.
  
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• Upbeat Scottish firms report higher income

  13-03-2015 14:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legal profession north of the border optimistic and expecting more UK mergers.
  
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• Scottish firms report higher fee income

  13-03-2015 14:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legal profession north of the border optimistic and expecting more UK mergers.
  
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• Covert police unit spied on trade union members, whistleblower reveals

  13-03-2015 14:17
  
  Peter Francis, former member of an undercover Scotland Yard unit, discloses that he spied on members of five trade unions and apologises unreservedlyAn undercover police unit that monitored political groups over 40 years gathered intelligence on members of at least five trade unions, a whistleblower has revealed. Peter Francis, who spent four years undercover infiltrating political activists, has named five trade unions whose members he spied on. He said they were Unison, the Fire Brigades Union
  
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• Above the Law? UK Spies Accused of Snooping on Lawyer-Client Talks - Sputnik International

  13-03-2015 14:13
  
  Above the Law? UK Spies Accused of Snooping on Lawyer-Client Talks
  Sputnik International
  British intelligence agencies are being accused of covering up illegally intercepting privileged communications between clients and their lawyers and rigging court cases currently underway, in a hearing before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. A ...
  
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• Law school becomes first university to apply for ABS

  13-03-2015 13:11 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Law School aims to give students insight into practising as lawyers.
  
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• Firms eye acquisitions with bank financing secured

  13-03-2015 12:47 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Express Solicitors and Switalskis Solicitors both seeking to expand this year.
  
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• Employment proposals ‘lack evidence’

  13-03-2015 11:19 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Law Society responding to government consultation on employment tribunal postponement procedures.
  
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• Russia drops treason charges against mother of seven: lawyer - Yahoo News UK

  13-03-2015 10:09
  
  Yahoo News UK
  Russia drops treason charges against mother of seven: lawyer
  Yahoo News UK
  Russia on Friday dropped treason charges against a mother of seven, whose arrest for allegedly informing Ukraine about Russian troop movements sparked an outcry in the country, her lawyer said. "Good news has come: the criminal case against Svetlana ...
  
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• Assange lawyer welcomes request for London questioning - Yahoo News UK

  13-03-2015 10:03
  
  Assange lawyer welcomes request for London questioning
  Yahoo News UK
  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Julian Assange's Swedish lawyer welcomed prosecutors' request on Friday to interview the WikiLeaks founder in London over allegations of sexual assault, but said the process could take some time. "We welcome and see it also as ...
  
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• U.K. Labour Plan Law to Force Energy Price Cuts by Winter - Bloomberg

  13-03-2015 09:46
  U.K. Labour Plan Law to Force Energy Price Cuts by Winter
  Bloomberg
  (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s opposition Labour Party plans to legislate to force utilities to pass on falling energy costs to consumers by the end of the year if it wins power in the May 7 general election. The announcement builds on the party's past ...
  
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• Northern Ireland ambulance service declares major incident over strike

  13-03-2015 02:35
  
  Number of workers threatening to join public sector strike over Stormont spending cuts causes service to activate protocols that compel them to work The Northern Ireland ambulance service has declared a major incident in response to the number of staff threatening to strike on Friday.
  Ambulance personnel are among tens of thousands of public service workers taking part in the 24-hour action over Stormont spending cuts. Continue reading...
  
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