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• Canada appeals against bail for Omar Khadr, youngest ever Guantánamo prisoner

  04-05-2015 20:11
  
  Attorneys condemn ‘government that doesn’t believe in the rule of law’Canadian Khadr, now 28, has spent nearly half his life in detentionThe Canadian government is launching a last-ditch legal attempt to stop the youngest person ever detained at Guantánamo Bay from being released for the first time since he was 15 years old.At a court hearing in Edmonton on Tuesday , lawyers for Stephen Harper’s Conservative government will seek an emergency stay of a judge’s decision to grant b
  
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• Italy approves electoral law to end revolving door governments - Yahoo News UK

  04-05-2015 19:41
  
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  Italy approves electoral law to end revolving door governments
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  Italy's parliament on Monday approved a radical new electoral law designed to ensure the country's elections always produce governments with working majorities. The reform, aimed at ending decades of political instability associated with Italy's post ...en meer »
  
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• UN calls for suspension of TTIP talks over fears of human rights abuses

  04-05-2015 18:45
  
  UN lawyer says tactics used by multinationals in courts outside of public jurisdiction would undermine democracy and lawA senior UN official has called for controversial trade talks between the EU and the US to be suspended over fears that a mooted system of secret courts used by major corporations would undermine human rights. Alfred de Zayas, a UN human rights campaigner, said there should be a moratorium on negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), which a
  
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• Sexting could see teenagers branded as sex offenders

  04-05-2015 18:41
  
  Sending an erotic selfie should not automatically land teenagers a criminal record, say anti-censorship campaignersTeenagers are being unfairly labelled as sex offenders for sending explicit messages to each other, campaigners have said.They say criminalising 16- to 18-year-olds for sending explicit pictures to one another shows how disconnected the political establishment is from changes to technology and social values. A prosecution, regardless of sentencing outcome, severely harms the future
  
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• Pregnant 10-year-old rape victim denied abortion by Paraguayan authorities

  04-05-2015 15:43
  
  Mother reported in January 2014 that stepfather was sexually abusing childCatholic country only allows abortion if pregnancy is ‘life-threatening’Paraguayan authorities have ruled out abortion for a pregnant 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her stepfather, unless she develops complications that put her life in danger.Despite a plea from the girl’s mother and an international outcry, senior medical officials in Asunción told the Guardian that more than 22 weeks into the pr
  
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• Data page – May 2015

  04-05-2015 12:33 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
  
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• UK fisheries law firm merging with top 100 partner - Undercurrent News

  04-05-2015 11:25
  UK fisheries law firm merging with top 100 partner
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  Simon Jackson, a fisheries and water law-focused firm, has agreed a merger of his practice with Harrison Clark Rickerbys. The merger, which will take effect on May 1, will significantly enhance Simon Jackson Solicitors' legal services offer. Simon ...
  
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• Israeli soldiers cast doubt on legality of Gaza military tactics

  04-05-2015 11:15
  
  Testimonies of Israeli combatants about last year’s war show apparent disregard for safety of civiliansTestimonies provided by more than 60 Israeli soldiers who fought in last summer’s war in Gaza have raised serious questions over whether Israel’s tactics breached its obligations under international law to distinguish and protect civilians.The claims – collected by the human rights group Breaking the Silence – are contained in dozens of interviews with Israeli combatants, as well as w
  
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• Israeli soldiers cast doubt on legality of Gaza military operation

  04-05-2015 11:15
  
  Testimonies of Israeli combatants about last year’s war show apparent disregard for safety of civiliansTestimonies provided by more than 60 Israeli soldiers who fought in last summer’s war in Gaza have raised serious new questions over whether Israeli tactics breached its obligations under international law to distinguish and protect civilians.The claims - collected by the human rights group Breaking the Silence - are contained in dozens of interviews with Israeli combatants, as well as with
  
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• Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams demand new trial in Blurred Lines case

  04-05-2015 09:31
  
  Lawyers for the pair argue that the prejudicial evidence was put before the jury, resulting in the win for Marvin Gaye’s familyRobin Thicke and Pharrell Williams aren’t going to let $7.4m just slip out of their hands. The pair’s lawyers are now calling for a new trial in the case that saw them ruled to have taken from Marvin Gaye’s Got To Give It Up to create their global smash hit single.In March, a Los Angeles jury decided in favour of Gaye’s family, deciding that Blurred Lines had b
  
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• Pension policy is the focus in lawyer's U.K. campaign - Pensions & Investments

  04-05-2015 06:03
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  Pension policy is the focus in lawyer's U.K. campaign
  Pensions & Investments
  Robin Ellison, a pension lawyer at Pinsent Masons LLP, author of pension law textbooks, visiting professor and former chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds, is looking to add member of Parliament to his list of credentials.
  
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• Timor Leste welcomes Australia's return of spying documents seized by Asio

  04-05-2015 04:09
  
  Australia will give up documents detailing espionage activities in Timor-Leste during negotiations over a contentious Timor Sea oil and gas treatyThe Timor-Leste government has praised a decision by the Australian government to return documents about past spying that were at the centre of raids by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) in 2013.But Timor-Leste said there had still been a lack of progress on resolving a dispute between the two countries over a contentious oil and
  
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• East Timor welcomes Australia's return of spying documents seized by Asio

  04-05-2015 04:09
  
  Australia will give up documents detailing espionage activities in East Timor during negotiations over a contentious Timor Sea oil and gas treatyThe East Timorese government has praised a decision by the Australian government to return documents about past spying that were at the centre of raids by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) in 2013.But East Timor said there had still been a lack of progress on resolving a dispute between the two countries over a contentious oil and
  
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• Policy points: challenges for the main parties this week – and their pledges

  04-05-2015 01:49
  
  There is a claim that Labour and Conservative promises around GPs will take up to 30, while Labour has pledged to help abuse victims gain legal aidContinue reading...
  
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• Labour pledges to roll back obstacles to legal aid for victims of domestic abuse

  04-05-2015 01:01
  
  Announcement coincides with calls from former judges and senior lawyers to restore access to funding to prevent ‘widespread miscarriages of justice’
  Victims of domestic violence will be given easier access to legal aid to help them escape abusive relationships, Labour pledge d on Monday in a pre-election spending commitment. The anticipated £5m cost of expanding the scheme, expected to help thousands of women, will be paid for by increases in the victim’s surcharge, Sadiq Khan, the p
  
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• South Korea legal liberalisation move

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Draft bill proposes the amendments as the Ministry of Justice in Seoul implements the third stage of legal services provisions.
  
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• Solicitor opts for bar over SRA in search of ‘stability’

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Mark Johnson opted to license his business as a single-person bar entity because he values a more stable insurance market.
  
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• RTA liability and EU directives

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Seriously injured man brings action against insurer but cannabis was found in car involved in accident.
  
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• Myanmar: pushing the boundary

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The Burmese economy is emerging from international isolation – but for foreign investors and their advisers much hinges on a general election later this year.
  
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• More lawyers on parade

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The headcount of Army Legal Services has more than doubled in the past 30 years.
  
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• MoJ warned of challenges to legal aid plans

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firms have until midday tomorrow to submit bids for 527 four-year duty provider contracts.
  
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• Council brings more legal work in-house

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The London Borough of Islington will handle its own insurance legal work from August.
  
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• Citizens Advice trials ‘half-price’ legal help

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Gateshead CAB Enterprises has created Job Law in response to demand for employment help.
  
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• Citizens Advice branch trials ‘half-price’ legal help

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Gateshead CAB Enterprises has created Job Law in response to demand for employment help.
  
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• Chief coroner retained

  04-05-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Peter Thornton QC, the first chief coroner, has been reappointed for a further year.
  
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