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• Martin Rowson on the vote on the assisted dying bill – cartoon

  11-09-2015 22:03
  
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• Barrister at centre of sexism storm 'overwhelmed' by support

  11-09-2015 20:35
  
  However Charlotte Proudman says treatment she has received in the media after protesting about comments from a male solicitor demonstrates the difficulties women can face if they speak outThe barrister at the centre of a sexism storm after she objected to a solicitor’s “unacceptable and misogynist” comments on her LinkedIn profile says she has been overwhelmed by emails and tweets from other women reporting similar offensive behaviour in the workplace.After a week in which she
  
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• Images: UK law student charged after drone crash at football stadium - WLKY Louisville

  11-09-2015 19:35
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  Kentucky campus police have charged law student Peyton Wilson with second degree wanton endangerment for operating a drone that crashed into a section of Commonwealth Stadium last weekend.
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• Cameron promises youth justice overhaul

  11-09-2015 17:29 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Prime minister announces reform as part of vision of ‘smarter state’.
  
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• Assisted dying bill opponents celebrate after MPs vote against right to die – video

  11-09-2015 17:25
  
  Campaigners against the assisted dying bill celebrate outside parliament after MPs reject the bill 330 votes to 118. People gathered at Westminster cheer and chant ‘can you hear my heart beat’ after hearing that the bill had failed. This was the first vote on the right to die in 20 years Continue reading...
  
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• Assisted dying bill rejected by MPs – video

  11-09-2015 16:39
  
  The House of Commons votes overwhelmingly against assisted dying on Friday, 118 MPs for to 330 against. Under the proposal terminally ill people would have been permitted to receive help to end their own life if a doctor had diagnosed them with less than six months to live Continue reading...
  
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• Britain fueling war in Yemen, breaking international law – Oxfam UK - RT

  11-09-2015 16:23
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  Britain fueling war in Yemen, breaking international law – Oxfam UK
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  The conflict in Yemen has been exacerbated by the UK government's arms deals with Saudi Arabia, causing a terrible humanitarian catastrophe and potentially placing the government in breach of international law, Oxfam UK has said. The ongoing war has ...en meer »
  

• UK police: Law student charged in stadium drone crash; parachutist reported ... - Lexington Herald Leader

  11-09-2015 16:08
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  A student crashed this drone inside Commonwealth Stadium before UK's first game of the season Saturday. Recent Headlines. Lexington woman seriously injured while trying to break up dog fight 3 hours ago. Franklin County High School student is suspect ...
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• Assisted dying bill defeated by majority of 212: reaction - Politics live

  11-09-2015 16:08
  
  Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including the Commons debate on assisted dying and the announcement about the winner of the election to choose Labour’s candidate for London mayorSadiq Khan elected as Labour’s candidate for mayor of London
  Assisted dying bill overwhelmingly rejected by MPs 3.08pm BSTWe posted the key results from the Labour London mayoral election earlier. (See 1.07pm.) I’ve now added a missing figure for Diane Abbo
  
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• Moment lawyer uses C-word on BBC Radio 5 live - Evening Standard

  11-09-2015 15:57
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  Audiences listened in shock this morning as an esteemed lawyer used the C-word on live radio. Jonathan Goldberg QC was speaking on BBC 5 live Breakfast about ex-soldier Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who was jailed by court martial for a minimum of ...en meer »
  

• Assisted dying bill overwhelmingly rejected by MPs

  11-09-2015 15:39
  
  After a passionate debate, MPs vote 330 to 118 against changing law, in first Commons vote on assisted dying for 20 yearsMPs have voted overwhelming against changing the law to allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives.In their first vote on the issue for about 20 years, the Commons rejected the assisted dying bill introduced by Rob Marris, a Labour MP who had argued that it was about ensuring peaceful deaths rather than euthanasia.Continue reading...
  
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• Muslim lawyer selected to stand for London mayor - Yahoo News UK

  11-09-2015 15:37
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  Muslim lawyer selected to stand for London mayor
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  London could get its first Muslim mayor after the main opposition Labour party selected Sadiq Khan, a bus driver's son and former government minister, as its candidate Friday. Khan, a former human rights lawyer, will stand in elections being held next ...en meer »
  

• Sexism at work: have you ever received comments based on your appearance?

  11-09-2015 15:33
  
  Charlotte Proudman has sparked much debate after she posted a message she received on LinkedIn she found sexist and inappropriate. How do you respond to work-based sexism?
  Barrister Charlotte Proudman posted a tweet containing a screenshot of a LinkedIn message sent to her by a senior partner at a law firm. It contained comments she found unacceptable and sexist.How many women @LinkedIn are contacted re physical appearance rather than prof skills? @Jessica_Asato @ObjectUpdate pic.twitter.com/Ygl
  
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• 10 ways you can tell if you’re a ‘feminazi’ | Laura Bates

  11-09-2015 14:08
  
  It’s easier than you think to attract this offensive, sexist label – all you have to do is dare speak out against gender inequality1. Like Charlotte Proudman, who legitimately challenged irrelevant remarks made about her appearance on LinkedIn, you don’t take sexist comments with a pinch of salt. You can tell the difference between a compliment in a social setting and an unsolicited rating of your appearance in a professional context from a man more than twice your age, even th
  
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• Assisted dying bill met with protests outside parliament – video

  11-09-2015 13:46
  
  Protests objecting to the assisted dying bill take place outside Westminster on Friday, as MPs debate the issue in the House of Commons. MPs debating whether terminally ill adults should be allowed to end their lives under medical supervision is discussed. An unprecedented 85 MPs want to speak in the debate, which is likely to go on for hours before a vote is called Continue reading...
  
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• Labour selects Sadiq Khan as candidate for London mayor - Politics live

  11-09-2015 13:42
  
  Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including the Commons debate on assisted dying and the announcement about the winner of the election to choose Labour’s candidate for London mayor Sadiq Khan elected as Labour’s candidate for mayor of London12.41pm BSTJowell trailed in every round of voting. By the time the second preferences of the lower-placed candidates were reallocated, Khan won 59% to 41%. 12.39pm BSTKhan is speaking now. He thanks hi
  
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• One in five victims ‘dissatisfied’ with CPS – survey

  11-09-2015 13:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Director of public prosecutions announces additional support for victims and witnesses in Crown court proceedings.
  
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• LinkedIn sexism row: Lawyer leers at MEN while solicitor calls his own ... - Express.co.uk

  11-09-2015 13:36
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  THE barrister who outed a male solicitor for sexism after he described her LinkedIn profile picture as "stunning" has been caught ogling men online. By Selina Sykes. PUBLISHED: 12:02, Fri, Sep 11, 2015 | UPDATED: 12:34, Fri, Sep 11, 2015. Man and ...
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• Solicitor-advocates come under judicial fire in Scotland

  11-09-2015 13:34 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Appeal court judge warns of conflict when a solicitor ‘instructs’ their own senior partner. 
  
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• Traduire le Terminator en justice n’est que le début de l’instauration de la paix au Congo | Vava Tampa

  11-09-2015 13:29
  
  Le chef de milice Bosco Ntaganda est accusé de crimes contre l’humanité à La Haye. Ses partisans au Rwanda et en Ouganda doivent également rendre compte de leurs actes
  • To read this article in English, click herePour de nombreux Congolais, le mois de septembre rappelle de mauvais souvenirs.C’est un mois de septembre, il y 16 ans, que RCD-ML – un groupe rebelle visant l’occupation et l’exploitation illégales des mines d’
  
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• Whiplash panel making headway after ‘tough’ start

  11-09-2015 13:16 via lawgazette.co.uk
  Board chair says MedCo has started to tackle bad behaviour in the personal injury sector despite doubts over the scheme.
  
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• In-house service reflects workforce ‘shift’

  11-09-2015 12:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Addleshaw Goddard is the latest firm to establish a contract lawyer offering.
  
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• M&A boom continues to spur growth among top law firms

  11-09-2015 12:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Average fee income at top-100 firms rose 6.8% in the first quarter of 2015-16, according to a regular industry survey. 
  
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• Assisted dying bill: MPs debate and vote - Politics live

  11-09-2015 12:17
  
  Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including the Commons debate on assisted dying and the announcement about the winner of the election to choose Labour’s candidate for London mayor 11.10am BSTNadine Dorries, a Conservative, says she has heard doctors say they would like to be able to kill themselves if they had locked-in syndrome. But this bill would not apply to locked-in syndrome, she says.As a nurse in the 1980s she remembers holding the hand
  
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• Listen to an audio recording of the Guardian Live event Jeremy Hutchinson & Alan Rusbridger: The case for liberty

  11-09-2015 12:13
  
  Jeremy Hutchinson was the greatest criminal barrister of the 1960s, 70s and 80s and his cases through that period changed society forever. From the sex and spying scandals that brought down Macmillan's government, to his defence of Lady Chatterley's Lover, he talks to editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger about the cases that defined an era Continue reading...
  
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• Firm referred to SRA for ‘undermining immigration process’

  11-09-2015 10:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Upper tribunal judges lambast Manchester firm’s ‘deliberate disregard’ for duties to the court. 
  
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• Firm referred for ‘undermining immigration process’

  11-09-2015 10:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Upper tribunal judges lambast Manchester firm’s ‘deliberate disregard’ for duties to the court. 
  
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• MPs to vote on assisted dying for first time in nearly 20 years

  11-09-2015 09:59
  
  Commons to debate right-to-die bill before free vote on proposal that would require two doctors and a high court judge to determine patient’s eligibilityMPs are set to vote on the right to die for the first time in almost 20 years as controversial laws are subject to a landmark debate.The Labour MP Rob Marris will introduce the assisted dying bill on Friday after coming top of the private members’ bill ballot following the general election. Continue reading...
  
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• MPs debate and vote on the assisted dying bill - Politics live

  11-09-2015 09:50
  
  Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including the Commons debate on assisted dying and the announcement about the winner of the election to choose Labour’s candidate for London mayor 8.50am BSTRob Marris has defended his assisted dying bill in a post on his blog. Here is an excerpt, in which he takes on some of the arguments made by the bill’s critics.As a politician, of course I have no problem with people criticising me for proposals I mak
  
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• I want a proper apology, says sexism row lawyer Charlotte Proudman - Express.co.uk

  11-09-2015 01:17
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  I want a proper apology, says sexism row lawyer Charlotte Proudman
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  A HIGH-flying woman barrister who accused a married lawyer of sexism after he complimented her on her online photo yesterday denied she was a man-hater. By Mark Reynolds. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Sep 11, 2015. Lawyer Charlotte ...
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• Courtrooms to beef up protective measures for witnesses and victims

  11-09-2015 01:01
  
  Witnesses and victims to be better protected after survey uncovers widespread dissatisfaction with courtroom experienceMore victims and witnesses will be helped to give evidence from behind courtroom screens, as a result of research that suggests nearly half of all victims who are put through the criminal justice system have reservations afterwards about giving evidence at a future trial.Victims’ high level of dissatisfaction was found in a detailed survey commissioned by the Crown Prosecu
  
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