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• Brain-injured man's family fights to continue NHS medical treatment

  11-06-2015 20:28
  
  Family of man doctors say is very unlikely to regain any level of consciousness asks court of protection to prevent treatment being stopped The family of a man said to be in a state of “low awareness” after sustaining a brain injury have launched a legal fight to prevent a health trust from halting treatment that is keeping him alive.The patient, in his 40s, is being treated in a hospital intensive care unit. Specialist doctors say it is very unlikely he will regain any level of consciousnes
  
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• Tory plans will destroy human rights across Europe, warns Dominic Grieve

  11-06-2015 20:16
  
  Conservative MP says the government’s plan to leave Strasbourg court threatens to make the European convention on human rights inoperableIt will be impossible to enforce human rights across Europe if the Conservative party carries out its threat to withdraw from the Strasbourg court, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve QC has warned.In a stark illustration of the dangers in unravelling 60 years of law and order, the Conservative MP for Beaconsfield said the European court of human right
  
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• Tense exchange between lawyer for orphanage founder, accuser - Yahoo News UK

  11-06-2015 18:18
  
  Tense exchange between lawyer for orphanage founder, accuser
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  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The lawyer for an orphanage founder accused of sexually abusing boys in Haiti has gotten into a heated confrontation with the man's chief accuser, shouting "Shut up!" as the sides met in Maine for a deposition in a defamation ...en meer »
  
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• Snooping safeguards should protect legal privilege – review

  11-06-2015 17:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  A report on British data law recommends special considerations when requiring communications information from lawyers.
  
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• Landmark rape prosecution revisited in courtroom drama Pursuing Justice

  11-06-2015 17:36
  
  A new play by Lesley Delmenico, to be presented in London, is based on the transcript of a 1995 trial of a man accused of raping two prostitutes The first-ever private prosecution for rape in England and Wales is to be re-enacted in a new courtroom drama that exposes the extraordinary and dangerous lives of sex workers. The target of the 90-minute play, Pursuing Justice, which will be staged this weekend in London, is the inadequacy of the legal system. It is not so much a whodunnit as a re-crea
  
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• Prison overcrowding understated for years, minister admits

  11-06-2015 17:04
  
  Andrew Selous says Ministry of Justice figures have been too low since 2008-9 because of the way doubled-up cells are countedPrison authorities have been underestimating the scale of overcrowding in jails in England and Wales for six years, the prisons minister has admitted.
  Andrew Selous apologised to MPs on Thursday for incorrect statements made by the Ministry of Justice and in written answers to parliament that understated the scale of prison overcrowding every year since 2008-09. Related: I
  
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• MoJ goes public with MedCo registration concerns

  11-06-2015 16:36 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Ministry of Justice worried multiple registrations have potential to undermine whiplash policy.
  
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• Conservative division: could history be repeating itself over EU?

  11-06-2015 16:30
  
  Tory rows over Europe have been compared to debate over free trade and protectionism that split party for entire Victorian era and beyondA virus, which deprived the Conservative party of a parliamentary majority for the best part of 30 years in the late nineteenth century, is lurking once again in the Tory underbelly, even as it celebrates its general election victory.A loyal grandee, who believes David Cameron “silenced all his critics” with his surprise election win, warns that the themes
  
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• No legal bar to copycat KitKats, says European Court of Justice

  11-06-2015 16:08
  
  Nestlé fails to trademark four-fingered shape of its iconic chocolate bar after strong opposition from British rival confectioner, CadburyNestlé has suffered a major setback in a lengthy court battle to trademark the four-fingered shape of its KitKat chocolate bar in the UK after a long legal battle with British rival Cadbury.A decision by the advocate general of the European Court of Justice – whose opinions are usually followed by the EU court – says that Nestlé’s attempts
  
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• Copycat KitKats on cards as European court of justice rejects trademark bid

  11-06-2015 16:08
  
  Nestlé fails to convince judges to protect chocolate bar’s four-fingered shape after opposition from rival CadburyNestlé has suffered a setback inits attempt to trademark the shape of its KitKat chocolate bar in the UK after a long legal battle with its rival Cadbury.A decision by the advocate general of the European court of justice – whose opinions are usually followed by the EU court – says Nestlé’s attempts to trademark the KitKat shape in the UK do not comply with EU
  
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• Copycat Kit Kats on cards as European court of justice rejects trademark bid

  11-06-2015 16:08
  
  Nestlé fails to convince judges to protect chocolate bar’s four-fingered shape after opposition from rival CadburyNestlé has suffered a setback in its attempt to trademark the shape of its Kit Kat chocolate bar in the UK after a long legal battle with its rival Cadbury.A decision by the advocate general of the European court of justice – whose opinions are usually followed by the EU court – says Nestlé’s attempts to trademark the Kit Kat shape in the UK do not comply with
  
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• Terror Watchdog Calls on UK to Draw Up New Surveillance Law - New York Times

  11-06-2015 16:03
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  LONDON — Britain's terror legislation watchdog concluded Thursday that the country needs a new law on monitoring online communications, arguing a fresh approach is necessary to address the concerns of both law enforcement and privacy advocates.
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• Terror Watchdog Calls on UK to Draw up New Surveillance Law - ABC News

  11-06-2015 16:02
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  Terror Watchdog Calls on UK to Draw up New Surveillance Law
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  Britain's terror legislation watchdog concluded Thursday that the country needs a new law on monitoring online communications, arguing a fresh approach is necessary to address the concerns of both law enforcement and privacy advocates. The independent ...
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• Supreme Court divorce case to set dishonesty precedent

  11-06-2015 15:49 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Two ex-wives appeared in the Supreme Court after they said they were duped into accepting ‘unfair’ divorce settlements.
  
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• First U.K. law firm IPO raises $50 million - Financial Post

  11-06-2015 15:28
  
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  First U.K. law firm IPO raises $50 million
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  Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergShares in Gateley, the first U.K. law firm to go public, rose more than 15 per cent on the first morning of their listing on the London Stock Exchange. Twitter · Google+ · LinkedIn · Email · Typo? More. Comments · Tumblr ...en meer »
  
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• UK terrorism law watchdog calls for major surveillance overhaul - Yahoo News UK

  11-06-2015 15:09
  
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  UK terrorism law watchdog calls for major surveillance overhaul
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  Reuters/Reuters - A security camera is seen outside a BBC building at the White City studio complex in west London, October 22, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hackett. By Michael Holden. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's terrorism law watchdog said on Thursday the ...
  Terror Watchdog Calls on UK to Draw up New Surveillance LawABC Newsalle 460 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Top-25 firm returns to rising profits

  11-06-2015 13:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  DAC Beachcroft and CMS both pleased with financial performances.
  
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• Legal aid reforms ‘not a disaster’ – justice minister

  11-06-2015 13:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Faulks rebuffs calls for an immediate review of LASPO.
  
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• Legal aid cuts remove ‘£200-an-hour’ lawyers – justice minister

  11-06-2015 13:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Faulks rebuffs calls for an immediate review of LASPO.
  
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• Home Office weighs bleak UN report on rights abuses by Eritrea government

  11-06-2015 12:51
  
  Recent UK guidance that Eritrean asylum seekers can now safely go home comes under scrutiny as commission finds signs of crimes against humanityThe UK is to “carefully consider” the findings of a UN inquiry that concluded the Eritrean government may be subjecting its citizens to crimes against humanity, contradicting British guidance that has deemed Eritrea safe for migrants to return to after leaving illegally.The Home Office updated its country guidance for Eritrea in March to advise that
  
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• UK terrorism law watchdog calls for major surveillance overhaul - Reuters UK

  11-06-2015 11:45
  
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  UK terrorism law watchdog calls for major surveillance overhaul
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  LONDON Britain's terrorism law watchdog said on Thursday the legal framework underpinning security services' ability to spy on the public's communications was fragmented, undemocratic and "in the long run intolerable." David Anderson, Britain's ...
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• University innocence projects: law students fight for justice

  11-06-2015 11:17
  
  By working on a real case, students involved in Cardiff University’s innocence project have come to realise that the criminal justice system is far from perfect“You need to maintain emotional distance to represent your client effectively,” says Alexandra Thornton-Reid, 24, a law student at Cardiff University. “You can become passionate about the case, but that’s different.”Thornton-Reid, in her final year, is leading a small group of students working on a murder case as part of the u
  
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• City firms not interested in losing client account

  11-06-2015 11:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  City of London Law Society says members remain firmly in favour of retaining current arrangements.
  
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• Stacey Hyde: 'There are many more who need their cases re-examined'

  11-06-2015 10:19
  
  Woman freed after five years in jail for killing a violent man in self-defence says she is not the only one who has been failed by the justice system
  Stacey Hyde cannot listen to the 999 call that graphically captures the moment she killed a man. It records the moment six years ago when she was attacked by Vincent Francis and fought for her life.
  Hyde, a 17-year-old with serious mental health disorders at the time of the killing, was labelled a murderer after Francis died of multiple stab wounds
  
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• Ethiopia's crackdown on dissent drives opposition to push for 'freedom first' | William Davison

  11-06-2015 10:00
  
  Government’s critics weigh options after ruling party landslide leads to loss of faith in ballot box while case of Zone 9 bloggers discourages free speechOn the very day Ethiopia’s ruling party celebrated another crushing electoral victory, a young blogger on trial under anti-terrorism laws in an Addis Ababa courtroom lashed out at the authorities. “You yourself should respect the law,” said Abel Wabella, 28, from the Zone 9 blogging group, after judges denied him the chance to protest a
  
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• I want to hold your hand: LGBTI people have surprisingly modest aspirations | Tim Wilson

  11-06-2015 08:34
  
  An Australian Human Rights Commission report shines a light on the discrimination and violence faced by LGBTI peopleVisibility remains one of the greatest challenges in tackling the legacy of state-sanctioned discrimination against people on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.In the past 30 years we’ve made great strides in ensuring people are treated equally before the law and government simply because of who they are. Related: Marriage Act should chang
  
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• I want to hold your hand: LGBTI people have some surprisingly modest aspirations | Tim Wilson

  11-06-2015 08:34
  
  An Australian Human Rights Commission report shines a light on the discrimination and violence faced by LGBTI peopleVisibility remains one of the greatest challenges in tackling the legacy of state-sanctioned discrimination against people on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.In the past 30 years we’ve made great strides in ensuring people are treated equally before the law and government simply because of who they are. Related: Marriage Act should chang
  
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• Copyright, trade marks, patents – understanding Intellectual Property

  11-06-2015 08:00
  
  With a quarter of UK small firms violated in the past five years, protecting your IP is vital – and doesn’t have to cost the earthThe Federation of Small Businesses has released research showing that SMEs are struggling to protect their intellectual property (IP), with 25% of survey respondents indicating they’ve suffered violation or wrongdoing in the past five years.
  Many SMEs believe that IP protection is something done by firms that are household names, media businesses and large corpo
  
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• Apple knew about 'demeaning' bag checks on employees before lawsuit

  11-06-2015 05:13
  
  Workers emailed Tim Cook, the company’s chief executive, to complain of embarrassing treatment under anti-theft proceduresAt least two Apple Inc retail store workers complained directly to the chief executive, Tim Cook, that its policy of checking retail employees’ bags as a security precaution was embarrassing and demeaning, a court filing made public on Wednesday has revealed.The employee complaints, which a judge ordered unsealed, are part of a 2013 lawsuit alleging Apple should compensat
  
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• Dresses on washing lines pay tribute to Kosovo survivors of sexual violence

  11-06-2015 01:01
  
  Alketa Xhafa-Mripa’s art installation in football stadium addresses silence surrounding wartime rape, putting a new spin on ‘airing dirty laundry’
  A conceptual artist is transforming a football pitch in Kosovo into a giant art installation, with thousands of dresses hung on washing lines in a powerful and poignant tribute to survivors of sexual violence. The exhibition, Thinking of You, will go on show in the city stadium of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, on Friday, the 16th anniversary
  
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• UK Businesses' Understanding of Competition Law - The National Law Review

  11-06-2015 00:45
  
  UK Businesses' Understanding of Competition Law
  The National Law Review
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently published the findings of research it commissioned to examine UK businesses' understanding of competition law. The aim of the research was to gauge businesses' awareness of competition law, ...en meer »
  
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