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• Alleged militant appears at The Hague charged with cultural destruction in Mali

  30-09-2015 17:29
  
  Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi is accused by the international criminal court of destroying mausoleums and a mosque in TimbuktuAn alleged Islamist militant accused of destroying ancient monuments in Timbuktu has become the first person to appear at the international criminal court (ICC) charged with damaging humanity’s cultural heritage.Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi is alleged to have jointly ordered or carried out the destruction of nine mausoleums and the Sidi Yahia mosque in the Malian city. Related:
  
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• Falconer: Labour will fight for Human Rights Act

  30-09-2015 16:51 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Surprise choice for shadow justice secretary addresses Labour party conference. 
  
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• Will the smoking ban in prisons lead to riots?

  30-09-2015 16:00
  
  Cigarettes will be banned in some UK prisons from January. But a smoke is a small freedom that can help prisoners cope inside – and many will resort to desperate measure to get it, says one former inmateThe decision to ban smoking in all prisons in Wales and four prisons in England from January 2016 by the prisons minister, Andrew Selous, reminds me of the lengths to which some people in jail will go just to get a smoke.Begging, borrowing and stealing are the usual methods for those with l
  
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• SRA: tell us what bad behaviour by lawyers matters most

  30-09-2015 14:58 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Consultation open on how to maintain trust in the legal profession.
  
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• G4S sued by ex-flight attendant who witnessed Jimmy Mubenga’s death

  30-09-2015 14:58
  
  Former BA purser Louise Graham, who says she was ‘left in pieces’ after October 2010 incident, is suing firm for £100,000A former British Airways flight attendant is suing G4S for more than £100,000 after witnessing the death of Jimmy Mubenga, a deportee who suffocated while being restrained by security guards employed by the firm.Louise Graham, a former BA purser, told Central London county court she was “left in pieces” after watching the three G4S guards gr
  
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• Ex-BA flight attendant sues G4S after witnessing death of Jimmy Mubenga

  30-09-2015 14:58
  
  Former BA purser Louise Graham, who says she was ‘left in pieces’ after seeing the deportee die on a flight from Heathrow in 2010, is suing firm for £100,000A former British Airways flight attendant is suing G4S for more than £100,000 after witnessing the death of Jimmy Mubenga, a deportee who suffocated while being restrained by security guards employed by the firm.Louise Graham, a former BA purser, told Central London county court she was “left in pieces” af
  
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• Challenge legal aid contract decisions quickly, solicitors warned

  30-09-2015 14:35 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legal Aid Agency is expected to reveal outcome of its 2015 duty provider procurement tender this week.
  
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• Punitive court fines 'undermine respect for the law'

  30-09-2015 14:00
  
  Influential legal thinktank says criminal courts charge has brought in US-style plea bargaining, resulting in false convictionsThe imposition of mandatory, punitive fines in English and Welsh criminal courts has undermined respect for the law and introduced US-style plea bargaining that results in false convictions, an influential legal thinktank has warned.The fresh criticism from the Centre for Justice Innovation is the latest in a groundswell of opposition to the criminal courts charge &ndash
  
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• VW emissions scandal: First UK legal move against Volkswagen as law firm Leigh ... - City A.M.

  30-09-2015 12:13
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  A UK law firm has made what is thought to be the first legal move against Volkswagen in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal, as the car giant admits that almost 1.2m UK cars may have been fitted with the cheat device. Volkswagen said this ...en meer »
  

• QC jailed for fraud is disbarred

  30-09-2015 11:20 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Rohan Pershad QC was jailed in 2013 for cheating public revenue of £600,000.
  
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• Why the ICC has the wrong man on trial over invasion of Timbuktu

  30-09-2015 09:00
  
  As jihadist is charged with destroying ancient monuments, those who instigated terror against population have gone free “Tuareg sent to the ICC,” read the headlines, announcing the delivery of the first Malian jihadist suspect to the international criminal court. Related: Alleged Islamic extremist accused of destroying Timbuktu monuments sent to Hague Houka Houka ordered beatings, an amputation and an execution, but he was released by the Malian authorities Related: The book rustlers
  
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• Hundreds of Jamaican prisoners held in UK jails to be repatriated

  30-09-2015 01:01
  
  Criminals will be transferred to Caribbean island to serve sentences in new 1,500-bed jail being built with £25m of foreign aid moneyHundreds of Jamaican prisoners will be repatriated to their homeland to serve their sentences in a new jail to be built with £25m of UK foreign aid money, David Cameron will say.On his first official trip to the Caribbean island, the prime minister will announce on Wednesday a deal with Jamaica to transfer prisoners to their country of citizenship witho
  
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• Michigan court rejects possible early release for 'White Boy Rick'

  30-09-2015 00:11
  
  Rick Wershe Jr will continue serving life sentence for 1980s drug crime under abolished law after judges overturned previously granted bid for re-sentencingThe Michigan inmate dubbed “White Boy Rick”, one of the last remaining individuals serving a life sentence under a since-abolished drug law, lost his chance for early release Tuesday.Earlier this month, Wayne County circuit judge Dana Hathaway granted a request to re-sentence Rick Wershe Jr, who received a life sentence as a juven
  
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