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• Cecil the lion spurs US lawmakers to draft bills to discourage trophy hunting

  31-07-2015 23:28
  
  New Jersey senator proposes legislation to extend import and export protections for endangered species amid global outrage over Minnesota dentist killing lionAmerican lawmakers say they are crafting legislation to curb trophy hunting in the wake of the killing of one of Zimbabwe’s most famous lions by a Minnesota dentist this month. Related: Zimbabwe calls for extradition of dentist who killed Cecil the lionContinue reading...
  
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• Cecil the lion spurs US lawmakers to craft bills to discourage trophy hunting

  31-07-2015 23:28
  
  New Jersey senator proposes legislation to extend import and export protections for endangered species amid global outrage over Minnesota dentist killing lion Related: Zimbabwe calls for extradition of dentist who killed Cecil the lion American lawmakers say they are crafting legislation to curb trophy hunting in the wake of the killing of one of Zimbabwe’s most famous lions by a Minnesota dentist this month. Continue reading...
  
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• Germany suspends Nazi war crimes investigation of Minnesota man

  31-07-2015 19:04
  
  Michael Karkoc exposed as leader of SS affiliate and lying to US immigration96-year-old’s case shelved due to undisclosed health issues, says prosecutorGerman prosecutors have shelved their Nazi war crimes investigation of a retired Minnesota carpenter whom the Associated Press exposed as a former commander in an SS-led unit, saying Friday that the 96-year-old is not fit for trial.Munich prosecutor Peter Preuss told the AP that Michael Karkoc’s attorney had refused to allow him to be examine
  
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• UK-based lawyer fights for Mahama gunman - GhanaWeb

  31-07-2015 17:42
  
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  UK-based lawyer fights for Mahama gunman
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  The case in which an assassination attempt was made on President John Mahama has assumed international dimension, as a UK-trained Ghanaian international lawyer Godwin Adjei-Gyamfi has petitioned Amnesty International-UK over the matter.en meer »
  
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• IP court reforms encourage surge in cases

  31-07-2015 17:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Reforms to the intellectual property court have 'fundamentally altered the IP dispute landscape’.
  
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• IP court reforms encourage spike in disputes

  31-07-2015 17:18
  
  Reforms to the intellectual property court have ’funamentally altered the IP dispute landscape’.
  
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• Disinheritance and the law: why you can’t leave your money to whoever you please

  31-07-2015 16:25
  
  When Melita Jackson decided to disinherit her daughter Heather, she knew what she was doing, and her decision was clear. Now a court has ruled that Heather still has a right to a share of her estate. As Britain experiences a surge in will disputes, is our sense of what we owe our children changing?One night in February 1978, a 17-year-old girl called Heather Jackson secretly crept out of the house. Her mother, Melita Jackson, reported her missing, and Heather was eventually found living with her
  
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• Magistrates resign over court charges that encourage innocent to plead guilty

  31-07-2015 15:36
  
  Criminal court charge was meant to ensure offenders pay towards justice system, but majority of offenders will never be able to pay, say magistratesMagistrates have begun to resign in protest at punitive court charges of up to £1,200 that they claim can never be collected and encourage the innocent to plead guilty.The criminal court charge came into effect in April as a means of ensuring that convicted adult offenders pay towards the cost of running the criminal justice system.Related: Cou
  
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• Post-LASPO pro bono immigration increase 'not sustainable'

  31-07-2015 13:41 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Ministry of Justice says little evidence legal aid reforms have adversely affected cases.
  
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• Ex-Gordons lawyers set up private client boutique

  31-07-2015 13:34 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Three partners and a solicitor from Yorkshire firm leave to set up Progeny Private Law.
  
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• PI claimants take lead on ethical marketing pledge

  31-07-2015 12:41 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Charter has support of regulators, MPs in bid to end unwanted cold calling and spam texts.
  
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• Claimant lawyers take lead on ethical marketing pledge

  31-07-2015 12:41 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Charter has support of regulators, MPs in bid to end unwanted cold calling and spam texts.
  
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• Female solicitors in Scotland 'working for free from today'

  31-07-2015 11:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Latest research shows a 42% gender pay gap in the legal profession.
  
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• Theresa May to review decision not to give Ai Weiwei business visa

  31-07-2015 11:44
  
  UK embassy officials say celebrated Chinese artist failed to declare his record on application – but supporters say he was never actually charged with a crimeRelated: Ai Weiwei free to travel overseas again after China returns his passport The British home secretary, Theresa May, is reviewing the decision to refuse dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei a six-month business visa, after he accused British authorities of turning their backs on defenders of human rights.#AiWeiwei's UK visa restrictio
  
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• Bishop says assisted suicide Bill would be a 'law of despair' - Catholic Herald Online

  31-07-2015 11:01
  Catholic Herald Online
  Bishop says assisted suicide Bill would be a 'law of despair'
  Catholic Herald Online
  Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury has urged pilgrims at Lourdes to lobby their MPs over the assisted suicide Bill to be debated in the Commons in September. Bishop Davies told 800 pilgrims that the Bill would be the “first step on the road to euthanasia ...en meer »
  
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• Ai Weiwei lawyer disputes UK visa snub - Asian Correspondent

  31-07-2015 05:36
  Asian Correspondent
  Ai Weiwei lawyer disputes UK visa snub
  Asian Correspondent
  Ai Weiwei's passport was returned to him just last week. Image via Ai Weiwei's Instagram account. The British Embassy in Beijing has restricted a visa for dissident artist Ai Weiwei, alleging that he failed to declare a criminal conviction, a claim ...en meer »
  
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• North Korea: Canadian pastor admitted 'subversive plots' in public interrogation

  31-07-2015 02:59
  
  In similar staged ‘public confession’ cases prisoners are effectively forced to read their ‘guilt’ from a prepared textNorth Korea says a Canadian pastor detained since January had admitted to planning “subversive plots” but his supporters said he was only doing humanitarian work.Related: Canadian pastor who went missing being held by North Korean officialsRelated: North Korea has carried out 1,400 public executions since 2000, report claimsContinue reading...
  
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