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• Bergdahl lawyer accuses McCain of interfering in case - Yahoo News UK

  13-10-2015 23:34
  Bergdahl lawyer accuses McCain of interfering in case
  Yahoo News UK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years, has accused Republican Sen. John McCain of exerting "congressional influence" in his client's case. Bergdahl was ...en meer »
  

• US supreme court examines life sentences for juveniles in murder cases

  13-10-2015 22:39
  
  Justices consider whether 2012 ruling barring mandatory life sentences without parole for minors can be retroactively applied to earlier casesThe US supreme court on Tuesday considered a Louisiana man’s appeal of his sentence of life in prison without parole for killing a police officer at age 17 in light of its own ruling banning such sentences for people who were juveniles when they committed murder. The inmate, Henry Montgomery, is asking to be resentenced. Montgomery, who is black, was
  
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• UK-based international law firms affected by tier 2 immigration rules - Workpermit.com

  13-10-2015 22:32
  UK-based international law firms affected by tier 2 immigration rules
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  The Law Society is in agreement with business leaders across London that tough tier 2 visa rules are a threat to the UK capital's crown as a global recruitment leader. The Law Society says that UK immigration restrictions are preventing UK-based, ...
  

• Burnham: Law will take UK back to 'no dogs, no Irish' - ITV News

  13-10-2015 21:10
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  Burnham: Law will take UK back to 'no dogs, no Irish'
  ITV News
  Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham said that new immigration laws criminalizing landlords who don't carry out checks on tenants' identity will take the UK back to the 'old days' of discrimination. He told ITV News the government's Immigration bill ...en meer »
  

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• Tom Watson letter did not lead to Leon Brittan being interviewed, says CPS

  13-10-2015 20:44
  
  CPS says letter it received from Watson complaining about case was not passed to Met police detectives until after they had interviewed BrittanTom Watson’s controversial letter to Britain’s top prosecutor did not lead to Leon Brittan being interviewed by police over sex abuse allegations, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
  The CPS said a letter it received from Watson complaining about the case was not passed to Metropolitan police detectives investigating the former Tory cabine
  
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• Muslim groups can pursue civil rights lawsuit against NYPD, court rules

  13-10-2015 19:48
  
  US appeals court rules plaintiffs can continue with lawsuit that accuses police department of conducting secret surveillance without suspicion of wrongdoingA coalition of Muslim groups can pursue a civil rights lawsuit that accuses New York City police of conducting secret surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey without suspicion of criminal activity, a US appeals court ruled on Tuesday.Related: For a teen aspiring to be president, being Muslim is a hurdle in post-9/11 AmericaContinue reading...
  
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• UK appeal court backs 'deport first, appeal later' policy for foreign prisoners

  13-10-2015 18:46
  
  Ruling that deportation of two men before their appeal rights are exhausted does not breach European law is boost for home secretaryThe Home Office won a key legal challenge on Tuesday over the “deport first, appeal later” policy, which removes the right of foreign prisoners to appeal against deportation from within the UK.Lord Justice Richards at the court of appeal ruled that it would not be a breach of European human rights legislation for two men convicted of drug offences to be
  
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• Jamaica accuses David Cameron of misrepresenting prisoner transfer deal

  13-10-2015 18:17
  
  Diplomatic dispute adds to controversy around prime minister’s Jamaica visit, during which he was pressed to apologise for Britain’s role in slaveryJamaica has accused David Cameron of inaccurately claiming to have signed a deal to repatriate about 300 of its citizens serving prison sentences in the UK, just weeks after he announced the supposed agreement on a trip to the Caribbean island.The prime minister hailed the “important” step during a visit to Kingston in Septemb
  
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• Court charge creates incentive to plead guilty, Bar Council warns

  13-10-2015 18:17
  
  Bar Council chair Alistair MacDonald urges Lords to reject charge, which must be paid on top of other costs, saying it could force the innocent to plead guilty Defendants are being “incentivised” by government-imposed charges to plead guilty rather than risk a costly fight in the crown court, the chairman of the Bar Council has warned.In a scathing attack on the dangers of the criminal courts charge ahead of a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, Alistair MacDonald QC calls on peers to
  
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• In The UK: 180-year old law makes riding hoverboards in public illegal - Pulse Nigeria

  13-10-2015 17:30
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  In The UK: 180-year old law makes riding hoverboards in public illegal
  Pulse Nigeria
  Using them on pavements too is illegal as it contravenes section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 in England and Wales and section 129(5) of the Roads Act 1984 in Scotland. Published: 4 minutes ago; Folarin Okunola. Print; eMail · Hoverboards are illegal ...
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• UK's troubled ties with Saudi Arabia under growing strain

  13-10-2015 15:51
  
  The relationship between London and Riyadh is valued by both sides but often involves trade-offs between realism and principle
  Britain’s relations with Saudi Arabia are based on extensive business and investment links, including defence sales and a secretive security connection that is routinely cited as vital by the UK government – especially when public opinion hones in on the Gulf country’s strict legal system.
  The case of Karl Andree, 74, who may face a public flogging for
  
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• Government withdraws Saudi prisons bid

  13-10-2015 14:35 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Justice secretary Michael Gove announced decision in response to urgent question in the House of Commons.
  
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• Barristers set up ABS to operate ‘like traditional firm’

  13-10-2015 14:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  New alternative business structure will target the international asset recovery market.
  
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• UK ditches plan to bid for £5.9m Saudi Arabia prisons contract

  13-10-2015 13:59
  
  Opposition MPs laud justice secretary Michael Gove, while PM is to write to Saudis over fate of UK pensioner Karl Andree, who faces 360 lashesDowning Street has announced that the government is to cancel a £5.9m contract to provide a training programme for prisons in Saudi Arabia. In a significant victory for the justice secretary, Michael Gove – whose attempts to cancel the project had been resisted by David Cameron and the foreign secretary, Philip Hammond – the prime ministe
  
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• BSB plans to relax restrictions on employed barristers

  13-10-2015 13:54 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Planned changes will allow barristers to contract services through agencies or corporate vehicles.
  
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• Michael Gove emerges as human rights hero over bid to scrap Saudi prisons deal

  13-10-2015 13:36
  
  Fresh details of justice secretary’s cabinet battle with Philip Hammond casts him as improbable champion of human rights Michael Gove, in his new role as justice secretary and lord chancellor, is rapidly turning into a highly unlikely hero of the liberal left.The credits had hardly finished rolling on Monday’s BBC Panorama, showcasing Gove’s summer study tour to Texas to see how they are cutting their burgeoning prison population, before fresh details of his cabinet battle over
  
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• Here the rain never finishes: exclusive CIA torture report from the ACLU – video

  13-10-2015 13:28
  
  Survivors of CIA torture are suing the contractor psychologists who designed one of the most infamous programs of the post-9/11 era. Salim, one of the three ex-detainees in the suit, is a Tanzanian fisherman who says flashbacks from his ordeal in CIA custody are a permanent part of his life Continue reading...
  
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• CIA torture survivors sue psychologists who designed infamous program

  13-10-2015 13:27
  
  Psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen targeted by suitACLU sues on behalf of suspects subjected to mock drowning and moreSurvivors of Central Intelligence Agency torture have sued the contractor psychologists who designed one of the most infamous programs of the post-9/11 era.Related: US torture report: psychologists should no longer aid military, group says This case is about ensuring the people behind the torture program are held accountable so history doesn’t repeat itselfFlashb
  
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• Money has always trumped morals in the UK’s dealings with Saudi Arabia | Simon Jenkins

  13-10-2015 13:19
  
  The fact that British man Karl Andree faces 350 lashes in a Saudi prison won’t halt our trade with the regime. So why not do business with other human rights ‘abusers’?Should Britain break off relations with Saudi Arabia over the proposed flogging, apparently to death, of a 75-year-old businessman for having home-made wine in his car? Or should it take whatever money is going and remark that internal affairs are a matter for the regime?Nothing in the compromising world of diplo
  
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• Call for legislation-backed quotas to tackle gender inequality

  13-10-2015 12:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  London School of Economics professor says existing policies have failed as commission publishes recommendations.
  
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• Sampson was sacked – he didn’t resign, says MoJ chief

  13-10-2015 12:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Permanent secretary also reveals likelihood of litigation to recover money has reduced.
  
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• High Court rules ‘offer to settle’ was not a Part 36

  13-10-2015 11:04 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Defendants had argued against costs order based on letter to claimants.
  
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• Saudi prisons contract: Gove and Hammond clash over deal

  13-10-2015 10:51
  
  Foreign secretary accuses cabinet colleague of ‘naivety’ for seeking to withdraw from £5.9m bid to provide services to Saudi penal systemThe UK foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has accused the justice secretary, Michael Gove, of naivety over his demand that a controversial £5.9m prisons deal with Saudi Arabia be scrapped, it has been reported.The issue of British officials providing a “training-needs analysis” for the Saudi penal system was brought to public
  
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• Family mediators move towards self-regulation

  13-10-2015 10:14 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The Family Mediation Council hopes to boost public confidence in mediation by creating a regulatory board and professional register.
  
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• Tobacco firms use Better Regulation to delay plain packaging law in UK, says study - Packaging Business Review

  13-10-2015 10:00
  Packaging Business Review
  Tobacco firms use Better Regulation to delay plain packaging law in UK, says study
  Packaging Business Review
  Four global tobacco companies have allegedly tried to delay plain packaging law in the UK by using Better Regulation, according to a report from the University of Bath's Institute for Policy Research (IPR). tobacco packaging. The UK government's Better ...
  

• US-backed Kurdish forces 'committing war crimes against Syrian civilians'

  13-10-2015 09:25
  
  Amnesty International says Kurdish forces have demolished villages and forced people from their homes in fight against IsisUS-backed Kurdish forces have forcefully displaced thousands of Syrian civilians, mostly Arabs, and demolished villages in northern Syria, often in retaliation for the residents’ perceived sympathies for Islamic State and other militants, Amnesty International has said.Amnesty said its findings were based on visits to 14 towns and villages in the provinces of Hassakeh
  
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