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• UK Privatised Water Companies – Not so Private! - The National Law Review

  13-04-2015 22:15
  
  UK Privatised Water Companies – Not so Private!
  The National Law Review
  The UK's Upper Tribunal (“UT“) has ruled in Fish Legal v Information Commission and others that privatised water utility companies in England and Wales are considered to be “public authorities” for the purpose of the Environmental Information ...en meer »
  
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• UK opposes international ban on developing 'killer robots'

  13-04-2015 21:34
  
  Activists urge bar on weapons that launch attacks without human intervention as UN discusses future of autonomous weaponsThe UK is opposing an international ban on so-called “killer robots” at a United Nations conference that is this week examining future developments of what are officially termed lethal autonomous weapons systems (Laws). Related: The Guardian view on robots as weapons: the human factor | Editorial We do not see the need for a prohibition as international humanitarian law al
  
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• Mad Men has the buzz – but The Good Wife is a better show

  13-04-2015 20:29
  
  The Good Wife’s Alicia Florrick is not one of TV’s one-dimensional divas – and she is so much more appealing than Mad Men’s Don Draper. Elizabeth Wurtzel makes the case for the smartest lawyer on our screensIt is that rare time of year, and the last ever, when The Good Wife and Mad Men are on the air at the same time on the same night in tandem in the US. To me, they are the same show, so this is a lovely early spring kismet. Both tell of the inexplicable, inevitable rise of a career gen
  
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• Murtagh Hogan obituary

  13-04-2015 18:47
  
  My brother Murtagh Hogan, also known as John, who has died aged 85, became a successful solicitor in his adult life. But it was as a child, in my opinion, that he made his most significant impact.Our father, John, a carpet-planner, died when Murt was just seven, leaving my hard-pressed mother, Margaret (nee Duggan), a dressmaker, to look after five very young children, of whom Murt was the oldest. She took him aside after our father’s death to tell him that he had now become the man of the hou
  
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• Deloitte appeal over MG Rover collapse sees £14m fine cut to £3m

  13-04-2015 18:35
  
  Tribunal throws out eight of 13 charges against accountants and reduces fine on their former partner Magshsoud Einollahi, but issues ‘severe reprimand’The accountancy firm Deloitte has had a £14m fine relating to its dealings with collapsed car maker MG Rover cut to £3m after an appeal.The reduced penalty was announced on Monday after an appeals tribunal earlier this year threw out eight of 13 charges against the firm in a case brought by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).Rel
  
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• New Jersey gay therapy ban upheld despite teen's challenge

  13-04-2015 18:07
  
  Federal appeals court rules that state’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors does not violate the rights of either children or their parentsA federal appeals court on Monday rejected a fresh challenge to New Jersey’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors, saying the prohibition does not violate the rights of either children or their parents. By a 3-0 vote, the 3rd US circuit court of appeals said the ban did not infringe the first amendment rights of minors and th
  
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• Draft Brazilian Data Protection Law - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

  13-04-2015 18:03
  Draft Brazilian Data Protection Law
  Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
  We have recently been made aware that Brazil has published a revised draft law on data protection. The English translation which we have indicates that the law protects the processing of personal data in Brazil whether or not the entity carrying out ...
  
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• Syria rights activists' verdict set for April 15: lawyer - Yahoo News UK

  13-04-2015 17:15
  
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  Syria rights activists' verdict set for April 15: lawyer
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  A verdict in the case of three Syrian activists accused of "promoting terrorist acts", including leading dissident Mazen Darwish, has been set for April 15, their lawyer said on Monday. "The head of the terrorism court set a verdict date for the cases ...en meer »
  
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• Two arrested over murder of Mozambican lawyer - Yahoo News UK

  13-04-2015 17:02
  
  Two arrested over murder of Mozambican lawyer
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  MAPUTO (Reuters) - Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder last month of Mozambican academic and lawyer Gilles Cistac, police said on Monday. Police spokesman Arnaldo Chefo identified them as Mozambican nationals Manuel Lucio ...en meer »
  
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• #JusticeForLiz: With this conviction, the Kenya we want is within reach

  13-04-2015 15:45
  
  The sentencing of three men for the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl is a breakthrough for women’s rights in a country plagued by sexual violence
  Justice has finally been served for a 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped and left for dead in Kenya’s Busia county in June 2013. The girl, known as Liz because her full name cannot be disclosed for legal reasons, has been supported by nearly 2 million people, and her case spawned the #JusticeForLiz social media campaign. Related: Kenya rape case mu
  
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• Mass demo aims to put justice top of election agenda

  13-04-2015 14:52 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Practitioner groups set to rally for access to justice as opinion poll demonstrates public backing.
  
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• The search for a more humane execution is flawed because there's no such thing | Jason Silverstein

  13-04-2015 14:46
  
  The real logic of modern executions is that if the prisoner is quiet enough, then we can forget that there is a person in thereOklahoma is but the governor’s signature away from becoming the first state to approve the use of nitrogen gas in executions – another step in the doomed search for a humane execution. The state began to study alternatives after botching the execution of Clayton Lockett on 29 April 2014; it took 43 minutes for him to die from a lethal injection attempt. But as we hav
  
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• Same-sex couple who were denied Guam marriage license file lawsuit

  13-04-2015 14:39
  
  Loretta Pangelinan and Kathleen Aguero’s application rejected 8 AprilUS supreme court’s decision will determine Guam’s law, attorney general saysA lesbian couple on Guam has filed a legal challenge to the territory’s marriage laws after they were barred from submitting a license to wed.Loretta Pangelinan and Kathleen Aguero filed their lawsuit on Monday in US district court. The women, both 28, say they have been together nine years and have three foster children. Continue reading...
  
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• 'There is no such thing as an election in Sudan'

  13-04-2015 14:33
  
  Conflict zones have been excluded from the vote and the opposition say they will boycott the ‘charade’ election. Nuba Reports speaks to those forecasting quiet polls – with no chance of changeVoting booths across Sudan will be quiet today. Members of all opposition parties are refusing to participate in the vote, and activists are calling for a mass boycott of a “charade” election. Hassan Osman Rizig, deputy president of the opposition Reform Now Movement party, said: “We are not goi
  
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• Glasgow bin lorry crash inquiry to assess driver's medical history

  13-04-2015 13:28
  
  Fatal accident inquiry will consider driver’s background and safety of route through city centre
  A fatal accident inquiry into a bin lorry crash in which six people died will look at the driver’s medical background and his fitness to hold a licence. It will also consider the technical aspects of the vehicle and whether it was appropriate for it to take the route it did through Glasgow city centre just before Christmas.Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old w
  
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• Wham! Bash! Pow! The superheroes battling to save legal aid – video

  13-04-2015 10:30
  
  An animated superhero adventure film pitting three audacious lawyers against the justice minister, Chris Grayling. This satirical take on the government cuts to legal aid features the voices of Joanna Lumley, Simon Callow and Sally Hawkins and aims to safeguard legal aid from government cuts• Join the conversation at #LegalAidTeam
  • For more information and to sign the petition go to legalaidteam.com Continue reading...
  
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• Hezbollah defendants at large but journalists in dock at UN tribunal

  13-04-2015 08:00
  
  Suspects tried in absentia in The Hague for murder of Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, while broadcaster accused of contempt of court may face years in jailA UN-backed court set up to investigate the assassination 10 years ago of the Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri will finally put defendants in the dock next week. Tellingly, however, they are not suspects accused of the crime, but journalists charged with contempt of court.
  The special tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which has been sitting for almost
  
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• Jail Threat As 'Revenge Porn' Law Comes In - Yahoo News UK

  13-04-2015 05:11
  
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  Jail Threat As 'Revenge Porn' Law Comes In
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  Sharing sexually explicit images without consent carries a potential two-year jail sentence from today, as a new 'revenge porn' law comes into force. The measure targets people who share images or video without permission and with the intention of ...en meer »
  
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• Access to justice a greater concern than free healthcare – poll

  13-04-2015 01:01
  
  Study finds strong public support for legal aid, as new charges of up to £1,200 for anyone convicted in magistrates and crown courts are introducedThe public is more concerned about access to justice than free healthcare, according to a poll commissioned by lawyers campaigning to reverse cuts to legal aid.The findings from a YouGov poll have been released as the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats vie to pledge more and more funding for the NHS.This is a statement that the public believ
  
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• Society concern for Malaysian lawyer

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Law Society has written to the prime minister of Malaysia expressing its concern over human rights lawyer Eric Paulsen, who has been charged under the country’s Sedition Act 1948.
  
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• Shake-out looming as firms draft tender bids

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firms respond to criminal legal aid reforms with plans to bid for multiple duty contracts, or by ruling out any bids.
  
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• Shake-out looming as firms draft legal aid tender bids

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firms respond to criminal legal aid reforms with plans to bid for multiple duty contracts, or by ruling out any bids.
  
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• Prisoner move ban unlawful

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Grayling ban on absconders being moved to open prisons unlawful.
  
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• Judicial diversity action plan

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Initiative aims to put lawyers and legal academics with no judicial experience directly on to the High Court’s benches.
  
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• Freedom of information: round-up

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  How recent laws and updated regulations are impacting on what local authorities must disclose.
  
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• City firms reveal high trainee retention rates

  13-04-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  At least nine in 10 trainees at magic circle and international firms are being retained this year.
  
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