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• UK Law Targets Extremism in Schools - Wall Street Journal

  01-07-2015 22:16
  
  Wall Street Journal
  UK Law Targets Extremism in Schools
  Wall Street Journal
  LONDON—An unusual measure that requires teachers, including at preschools, to report extremist leanings or behavior by students to police took effect Wednesday in the U.K., as the government steps up its efforts to counter terrorism at home and abroad.en meer »
  
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• 'Business as usual', claims MoJ on first day of action

  01-07-2015 19:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Government describes impact of today’s boycot as ‘negligible’ - though lawyers report significant disruption.
  
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• Typical client? Watches Strictly, votes Tory and follows Stephen Fry

  01-07-2015 18:10 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legal ombudsman publishes profile research of 32,000 ’legal services users’.
  
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• Human Rights Act 'not the holy grail' - new justice chair

  01-07-2015 16:54 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Government says legislation for a new bill of rights will take ’a little time’.
  
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• Only way is rebrand for Essex Legal Services

  01-07-2015 16:51 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Pioneering local government legal team plans to pursue larger contracts from external clients.
  
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• Only way is a rebrand for Essex Legal Services

  01-07-2015 16:51 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Pioneering local government legal team plans to pursue larger contracts from external clients.
  
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• Herbert Smith posts 12% profit jump on flat turnover

  01-07-2015 15:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firm says it has a lot of ‘momentum and confdence’ following positive results announcement.
  
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• Herbert Smith posts 12% profit hike on flat turnover

  01-07-2015 15:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firm hails ‘momentum and confidence’ following positive results announcement.
  
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• Senior partner Barnett denies wrongdoing at SDT

  01-07-2015 15:11 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Disciplinary tribunal hearing opens into alleged 'profound conflict of interest'.
  
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• Bar reverts to members on direct action as boycotts begin

  01-07-2015 14:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after a survey of members backed a boycott, the Criminal Bar Association is holding a formal ballot. 
  
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• Bar reverts to members on action as boycotts begin

  01-07-2015 14:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after a survey of members backed a boycott, the Criminal Bar Association is holding a formal ballot. 
  
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• Bar goes back to membership over direct action

  01-07-2015 14:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after a survey of members backed a boycott, the Criminal Bar Association is holding a formal ballot. 
  
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• Bar goes back to members over direct action as boycotts begin

  01-07-2015 14:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after a survey of members backed a boycott, the Criminal Bar Association is holding a formal ballot. 
  
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• Bar goes back to members over direct action

  01-07-2015 14:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after a survey of members backed a boycott, the Criminal Bar Association is holding a formal ballot. 
  
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• China passes new national security law extending control over internet

  01-07-2015 13:25
  
  Officials say increasingly severe national security situation necessitates the law, which has wide-ranging powers but few exact detailsChina has passed a wide-ranging national security law expanding its legal reach over the internet and even outer space as concerns grow about ever-tighter limits on rights.
  Since Xi Jinping came to power, the ruling Communist party has overseen a crackdown on activists, while unrest related to the mainly Muslim region of Xinjiang has worsened and spread. Related:
  
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• China targets web control with new national security law - Yahoo News UK

  01-07-2015 12:08
  
  Yahoo News UK
  China targets web control with new national security law
  Yahoo News UK
  China passed a wide-ranging new national security law Wednesday, expanding its legal reach over the Internet and even outer space as concerns grow about ever-tighter limits on rights. Since President Xi Jinping came to power, the ruling Communist Party ...
  China adopts new law to make networks, systems "controllable"Yahoo Finance UKalle 287 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Internet of things: risks and opportunities for business - live Q&A

  01-07-2015 11:52
  
  Join us at 1pm (BST) on July 14 to discuss how businesses can capitalise on and protect themselves in a future where everything is connectedA future where all our devices, from our lamps to our ovens, are connected to the web has been a utopian prediction for years now. It could offer a win-win for both consumers and business. Users get better control of their own data, plus enhanced convenience and security in their lives. Today, businesses and marketers may feel that they have a wealth of soci
  
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• Linklaters income up 5% - managing partner off to Lloyds Bank

  01-07-2015 11:44 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Magic circle firm announces departure of Simon Davies as it unveils revenues of £1.27bn.
  
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• Linklaters income up 5% - managing partner off to Lloyds

  01-07-2015 11:44 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Magic circle firm announces departure of Simon Davies as it unveils revenues of £1.27bn.
  
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• Police allowed to publish images of children suspected of criminal damage

  01-07-2015 11:41
  
  Supreme court rules against teenager who argued police use of ‘naming and shaming’ images of children suspected of being involved in riots was rights breachA teenager has lost a supreme court fight over the police’s use of images of children suspected of being involved in riots or of causing criminal damage.Supreme court justices considered whether police should be allowed to publish such images at a hearing in London in November and on Wednesday published a ruling. Continue reading...
  
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• Smacking must be banned to bring UK into line with international law - report ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  01-07-2015 08:33
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Smacking must be banned to bring UK into line with international law - report ...
  Telegraph.co.uk
  The UK will be breaking international law unless smacking is completely banned, Britain's four official children's commissioners have insisted. In a report submitted to the United Nations, the four commissioners – representing England, Scotland, Wales ...en meer »
  
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• The most ambitious political theatre ​ever staged? 14 hours at the Congo Tribunal

  01-07-2015 08:00
  
  Mixing a court of law with the theatrics of the stage, a landmark project investigates the 20-year DRC conflict, hearing from real victims, politicians and big business alike“Silence, s’il vous plait,” the young court usher said, and an immediate hush descended on the room. “All rise, the court is now in session,” he ordered, and the public stood abruptly as the judge and chief investigator swept into the court in black robes. Related: Part war crimes trial, part performance art: tribu
  
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• 'Victory' has an exciting new meaning after Hockey's Fairfax defamation win | Richard Ackland

  01-07-2015 05:41
  
  An outcome in which the plaintiff loses three-quarters of his case and could come out behind on the money? That’s not a great ‘win’ for JoeThis is not a good outcome for Joe Hockey. According to the Federal Court yesterday, the articles in Fairfax’s three largest metropolitan newspapers and websites that he so vehemently insisted defamed him, did no such thing. It was the associated promotional aspects – posters and tweets – that resulted in the award of $200,000 to assist the treasu
  
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• Anti-Radicalisation Law Introduced In UK - Sky News

  01-07-2015 05:10
  
  Anti-Radicalisation Law Introduced In UK
  Sky News
  Internet usage in schools and cell sharing in prisons are some of the things that must be reviewed under the new law. 04:07, UK, Wednesday 01 July 2015. School classroom. Schools will have to look at filtering internet use. Share on Twitter · Share on ...en meer »
  
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