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• Barrister hits out over sexist comment on her LinkedIn photo by legal expert

  08-09-2015 22:31
  
  Charlotte Proudman posts screenshot of email sent by Alexander Carter-Silk calling her picture stunning, which she criticised as ‘misogynistic behaviour’A barrister has been commended for outing sexist behaviour after posting a screenshot of a LinkedIn message sent to her by a senior partner at a law firm, who praised what he called her stunning profile picture on the site.Charlotte Proudman, a barrister in human rights law at the Chambers of Michael Mansfield QC, received a message
  
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• Medical profession’s views on the assisted dying bill

  08-09-2015 21:00
  
  We, the undersigned, express our support for the assisted dying bill, which will be debated in the House of Commons on Friday 11 September. As healthcare professionals, we believe that the current law prohibiting assisted dying is dangerous, cruel and in direct conflict with our duty to care for our patients. Forcing people to travel abroad to die or to end their own lives in this country in distressing circumstances is not consistent with patient-centred care. We urge our patients to exercise c
  
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• Law banning assisted dying is dangerous and cruel, say senior doctors - The Guardian

  08-09-2015 21:00
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  Law banning assisted dying is dangerous and cruel, say senior doctors
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  The law prohibiting assisted dying is in direct conflict with our duty to care for patients, the doctors say. Photograph: Alamy. Denis Campbell Health policy editor. Tuesday 8 September 2015 15.00 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 9 September 2015 11.44 ...
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• Law banning assisted dying is dangerous and cruel, say senior doctors

  08-09-2015 21:00
  
  Healthcare professionals urge parliament to approve private member’s bill, which would allow patients with less than six months left to live to dieThe law on assisted dying is “dangerous, cruel” and forcing terminally ill patients to end their lives abroad, a group of senior doctors warns as MPs prepare to debate the issue this week. The doctors urged parliament to approve Labour MP Rob Marris’s private member’s bill, which would let someone with less than six month
  
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• Assisted dying law is dangerous and cruel, say senior doctors

  08-09-2015 21:00
  
  Healthcare professionals urge parliament to approve private member’s bill, which would allow patients with less than six months left to live to dieThe law on assisted dying is “dangerous, cruel” and forcing terminally ill patients to end their lives abroad, a group of senior doctors warns as MPs prepare to debate the issue this week. The doctors urged parliament to approve Labour MP Rob Marris’s private member’s bill, which would let someone with less than six month
  
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• Human rights group brings legal action against government over drone strike

  08-09-2015 20:40
  
  Rights Watch (UK) begins proceedings to force government to reveal legal advice given over attack which killed two British Isis fighters in Syria
  A human rights group has begun legal action to force the government to reveal the advice it received from lawyers justifying the killing of British jihadis in Syria.
  The move by Rights Watch (UK) comes as critics said the threat by Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, to target other militants overseas was comparable to a US-style “kill list&rd
  
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• State-sanctioned killings without trial: are these Cameron’s British values? | Gary Younge

  08-09-2015 19:40
  
  Reyaad Khan, Ruhul Amin and Junaid Hussain – British jihadis fighting for Isis – may have been planning heinous terrorist acts: but extrajudicial killings can never be justifiedThree months ago David Cameron celebrated the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Flanked by the Queen and the archbishop of Canterbury he genuflected before the pillars of Britain’s legal system.“Magna Carta is something every person in Britain should be proud of,” he said. “Its remainin
  
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• State-sanctioned executions without trial: are these Cameron’s British values? | Gary Younge

  08-09-2015 19:40
  
  Reyaad Khan, Ruhul Amin and Junaid Hussain – British jihadis fighting for Isis – may have been planning heinous terrorist acts: but extrajudicial killings can never be justifiedThree months ago David Cameron celebrated the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Flanked by the Queen and the archbishop of Canterbury he genuflected before the pillars of Britain’s legal system.“Magna Carta is something every person in Britain should be proud of,” he said. “Its remainin
  
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• Peter Ball victims accuse C of E, police and CPS of sexual abuse cover-up

  08-09-2015 18:12
  
  Details of how the former bishop of Lewes and Gloucester escaped justice 22 years ago can now be reportedThe Church of England, the police and senior prosecutors are accused by victims of a former bishop who sexually abused more than 18 young men of presiding over an establishment cover-up that prevented him facing justice for decades.Details of how Peter Ball, the former bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, escaped justice 22 years ago can finally be revealed after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday to tw
  
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• How UK government decided to kill Reyaad Khan

  08-09-2015 17:52
  
  British Isis fighter was target of drone strike that also killed Ruhul Amin and a third Isis militant. We look at some of the questions raised by the military actionThe British drone strike that killed a number of Isis fighters, including two British citizens, has raised questions, including how David Cameron’s government arrived at its decision to kill its target, the British jihadi Reyaad Khan. We take a look at some of those questions.Continue reading...
  
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• How UK government decided to assassinate Reyaad Khan

  08-09-2015 17:52
  
  British Isis fighter was target of drone strike that also killed Ruhul Amin and a third Isis militant. We look at some of the questions raised by the military actionThe British drone strike that killed a number of Isis fighters, including two British citizens, has raised questions, including how David Cameron’s government arrived at its decision to kill its target, the British jihadi Reyaad Khan. We take a look at some of those questions.Continue reading...
  
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• Quarter of trafficked children have PTSD symptoms – study

  08-09-2015 17:44
  
  Authors say findings of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts illustrate need for routine mental health screening of survivorsAbout one in eight trafficked children have tried to harm or kill themselves in the last month, according to a survey, and a quarter have post-traumatic stress symptoms.The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, found that one in three suffered physical and/or sexual violence
  
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• Drone strikes in Syria must have independent scrutiny and transparency | Keir Starmer

  08-09-2015 17:23
  
  After the killing of British Isis fighters, the government must be accountable by showing the legal justification for this attack – and any future actionOn Monday the prime minister made a statement to the House of Commons about a secret drone strike in Syria on 21 August which targeted and killed two British nationals, Reyaad Khan from Cardiff and Ruhul Amin from Aberdeen. David Cameron assured parliament that the attorney general had confirmed that there was a legal basis for the action
  
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• This assisted dying bill is unsafe and unworkable | Tanni Grey-Thompson

  08-09-2015 17:08
  
  I urge MPs when they debate the bill on Friday to understand how this proposed shift in the law on suicide would affect people at their most vulnerableI was born with spina bifida, and have been a wheelchair user for 46 years. One thing that has always surprised me is how many people throughout that period have said to me, “It’s so sad you’re in a wheelchair,” and even at times, “You must have thought of killing yourself.” These comments are as infuriating as
  
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• Bringing the Terminator to justice is only the start of creating peace in Congo | Vava Tampa

  08-09-2015 15:54
  
  The militia leader Bosco Ntaganda is facing charges of crimes against humanity in The Hague. His supporters in Rwanda and Uganda must be held accountable tooFor many Congolese September brings bad memories. It was in September 16 years ago that RCD-ML – a rebel group for Uganda’s illegal occupation and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s gold, coltan and diamonds – was launched in Kampala. Related: I always protected civilians, Congo's 'Terminator' tell
  
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• Insurer calls for whiplash ‘sliding scale’ of costs

  08-09-2015 15:44 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Ageas chief executive says claimants should be given a disincentive to claim near the three-year limit.
  
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• British bill of rights plan to be unveiled ‘this autumn’

  08-09-2015 15:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Justice minister says proposals to replace Human Rights Act will be subject to ‘full consultation’.
  
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• Legal complaint time limits to be unlimited to meet EU directive

  08-09-2015 13:09 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Consultation opens on changes to enable Legal Ombudsman Scheme to operate under new ADR rules. 
  
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• PSPOs: the new control orders threatening our public spaces

  08-09-2015 13:05
  
  This year has seen a growing number of councils proposing Public Space Protection Orders – a geographically defined version of asbos that could severely restrict people’s freedoms in urban spacesA new form of spatial control order is being introduced throughout England and Wales that severely limits citizens’ freedoms within the city.Public Space Protection Orders, or PSPOs, came into existence last year under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Similar to t
  
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• Michael Gove unveils review of prison education in England and Wales

  08-09-2015 13:03
  
  Justice secretary takes first step to bringing in ‘earned release’ scheme linking educational achievement to release datesMichael Gove has taken the first steps in his plans to introduce an “earned release” scheme for prisoners in England and Wales by announcing a major review of education provisions in jails.Gove, the justice secretary, has asked Sally Coates, a director of a group of 16 academy schools and seven independent schools, to carry out the review into how the
  
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• Insurers want safeguards to stop medics ‘gaming’ MedCo system – ABI

  08-09-2015 12:33 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Checks on capacity and ownership should be introduced, says Association of British Insurers.
  
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• Solicitors have 'appetite' for new legal aid regime, says minister

  08-09-2015 12:19 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Labour peer tables ‘regret motion’ over decision to introduce further fee cuts for solicitors.
  
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• Solicitors have ‘appetite’ for new legal aid regime, says justice minister

  08-09-2015 12:19 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Labour peer tables ‘regret motion’ over decision to introduce further fee cuts for solicitors.
  
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• A day in the life of the UN

  08-09-2015 08:00
  
  What’s daily life like for the unsung heroes who work on the United Nations frontline, ministering to the millions urgently in need of help? We asked six people to tell us what they do to make the world a better placeBefore this conflict, my day would start with an early breakfast, a coffee with my father and a chat about life and the situation in Yemen. A million babies are born each year in Yemen and to minimise child deaths we have to vaccinate against measles, tuberculosis and polio. S
  
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• Thomas Miller buys UK law firm - Splash 247

  08-09-2015 07:51
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  Thomas Miller buys UK law firm
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  Thomas Miller, the international insurance, professional and insurance services provider, has bought out UK specialist marine law firm, Davies Johnson & Co. The acquisition brings an additional six fee earners to the Thomas Miller Law Ltd (TM Law) team.en meer »
  

• MPs should be brave – and finally vote to give us the right to die | Polly Toynbee

  08-09-2015 07:30
  
  They need to reject religious dogma and back the assisted dying bill so that those in pain can choose how to end their own livesHow brave is your MP? Watch what they do on Friday. Will they turn up and vote for the assisted dying bill, or duck out and hide? Some MPs are religious, a far higher proportion than the general public – and many more pretend to be. The cowards will be MPs who agree with the principle of assisted dying, but dare not turn up and vote for it. Allowing the dying to e
  
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• The Australian bar is going backwards. Shouldn't there be more women silks? | Richard Ackland

  08-09-2015 07:29
  
  Over half of all law graduates are women. So is more than 20% of the NSW bar. Yet this year, women make up less than 10% of applicants for senior counsel The silk season is underway. Hundreds of barristers on the eastern seaboard are queuing-up for the process of having their teeth, ankles and calves carefully inspected to see whether they are eligible for the silk gown, a category of barristerial thoroughbreds to which is attached improved status, fees and the chance of better tables at restaur
  
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• Living wage fears sending 'shockwaves' through UK labour market

  08-09-2015 01:01
  
  Many employers are scaling back recruitment plans to avoid paying new £7.20 minimum rate for over-25s, Manpower survey showsGeorge Osborne’s £7.20 national living wage is sending “shockwaves” through the labour market as employers seek ways to minimise the extra costs, one of Britain’s largest recruiters has said.Manpower said its survey of 2,100 employers suggested many were scaling back recruitment plans for the rest of the year, with some blaming the new mi
  
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