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• Lord Haw-Haw’s treason trial and the killing of Reyaad Khan | Letters

  14-09-2015 21:51
  
  “The case was straightforward,” writes Rafael Behr about the trial and execution of William Joyce, Lord Haw-Haw (Death penalty by drone strike is a challenge for liberal minds, 9 September).To the contrary, it was anything but. There was no doubt that Joyce was an extreme fascist and antisemite, for whom Mosley had been too moderate, and who had spent the war in Berlin broadcasting violent propaganda, although also becoming something of a figure of fun to the British people. Continue
  
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• Guantánamo force-feeding videos released to US court in redacted form

  14-09-2015 19:55
  
  News outlets work to see eight tapes revealed to public as attorney for released detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab calls depicted actions ‘a national scandal’The US government has provided a court with redacted versions of eight videotapes showing forced feeding at Guantánamo Bay that detainees describe as torture.Images on the tapes depict medical and security teams at Guantánamo restraining and feeding detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab against his will. Dhiab has since been
  
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• Child rapist jailed despite support of Lady Butler-Sloss

  14-09-2015 19:44
  
  Former president of high court’s family division told court she was astonished at allegations against Philip ChardA man convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years, in a case in which the retired high court judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss told the jury she was astonished at the allegations against the man.Lady Butler-Sloss, a former president of the high court’s family division and now a working peer, was called to give evidence by Philip Chard’s defence
  
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• Court fee hikes will tip justice balance towards rich - bar

  14-09-2015 18:45 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  ‘Unfair advantage’ for wealthy would go against ‘every principle of justice’, says Bar Council.
  
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• Trowers expands through south-west merger

  14-09-2015 17:20 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Deal with Devon practice Stones creates 800-strong practice with £85m turnover.
  
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• Cameron prepared to bypass Corbyn to get Syria airstrikes backing

  14-09-2015 16:24
  
  Prime minister says vote on extending UK military involvement against Islamic State does not ‘necessarily depend on views of one person’David Cameron has indicated he is prepared to bypass Jeremy Corbyn and seek to build support among rebel Labour MPs for extending Britain’s involvement in airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) targets from Iraq to Syria.In his first public comments about the new Labour leader, the prime minister said the usual courtesies had been extended to
  
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• Pinsents to give bonuses for ‘excellent’ client service

  14-09-2015 14:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lawyers at the international firm will be receive up to £10,000 for client engagement and innovation.
  
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• Lord Falconer remains on shadow frontbench

  14-09-2015 13:47 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn appoints Lord Falconer of Thoroton shadow justice secretary.
  
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• Lord Falconer remains on shadow front bench

  14-09-2015 13:47 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn appoints Lord Falconer of Thoroton shadow justice secretary.
  
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• The 14th amendment is under attack because it is essential for racial justice | Flavia Jimenez

  14-09-2015 13:30
  
  The amendment protects minorities, children of undocumented parents and more. No wonder some conservatives are going after itThe 14th amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are two of the most important civil rights protections in our nation. The 14th amendment has been cited in more litigation than any other amendment – including landmark cases such as Brown v Board of Education. But recent racist attacks on these civil rights policies show that they are still vulnerable to erosion e
  
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• SRA granted powers over partners in failed firms

  14-09-2015 12:20 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator can place conditions on PCs or even refuse solicitors permission to work in the profession.
  
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• The Lawyer UK 200 2015: which firms are getting the most out of their property? - The Lawyer

  14-09-2015 01:24
  The Lawyer UK 200 2015: which firms are getting the most out of their property?
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• Real estate gems in this year's UK 200 - The Lawyer

  14-09-2015 01:24
  Real estate gems in this year's UK 200
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  As always over the summer months The Lawyer's editorial team, which now includes data analysts from sister business TheLawyer Research Service, has been collecting, cleansing and analysing data on the UK legal market's largest 200 firms by revenue.en meer »
  

• SRA compensation fund payout soars by 43%

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The fund made grants to the value of £23.8m in the 12 months to 31 October 2014.
  
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• SDT: Mark Collins

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The SDT ordered that the applicant’s application for the removal of the condition that he could only work in employment approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority should be granted.
  
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• SDT: Claire Louise Tunstall

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The SDT ordered that the respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for an indefinite period to commence on 10 June 2015.
  
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• Firms face up to legal aid ‘limbo’

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Leeds firm turns to technology with MoJ tenders outcome still unannounced.
  
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• Fight to save England’s busiest doomed court

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Chichester Combined Court is set for closure despite a 78% usage rate during 2014/15.
  
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• Criminal law changes – part 2

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  New offences, including those related to improper use of police powers, private sexual photographs and juries.
  
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• City firms losing partners over retirement

  14-09-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Some partners hide retirement plans, while some firms are reluctant to risk confrontation by pressing partners on the issue, study finds.
  
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