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• On Xi Jinping’s UK visit, Cameron must challenge China on its human rights | Letter

  14-10-2015 20:29
  
  We agree with Chinese human rights activists that President Xi Jinping should learn from Magna Carta (Report, 13 October). But when Xi visits the UK next week, the prime minister must also go on the record about human rights concerns with China to make it clear that the values enshrined in Magna Carta are not only for British citizens but are relevant the world over. When the chancellor visited China recently, human rights slipped down the agenda – publicly at least - in favour of trade, b
  
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• Divorce plaintiffs ‘relieved and delighted’ after supreme court agrees husbands misled judges – video

  14-10-2015 18:30
  
  Alison Sharland’s lawyer reads a statement on her behalf after the supreme court ruled in her and Varsha Gohil’s favour on Wednesday. Sharland, 48, and Gohil, 50, argued that their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth. Their claims will now go back to high court to be re-assessed Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to raise China's human rights record at state banquet

  14-10-2015 16:52
  
  Labour leader likely to discuss country’s curbs on personal freedom and media censorship at Buckingham Palace event next weekJeremy Corbyn will attempt to challenge the Chinese on their human rights record when he attends a state banquet to be held by the Queen for the country’s president, Xi Jinping, next week.There had been speculation that Corbyn, as a republican, might send a substitute to the banquet but Labour has since confirmed he will attend Buckingham Palace for the ceremon
  
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• Whistleblower claims legal aid contracting process flawed

  14-10-2015 16:36 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former bid assessor says procurement did not meet best practice standards, as criminal defence firms await results of their bids. 
  
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• Murderer of Glasgow teenager had human rights breached, judges rule

  14-10-2015 15:28
  
  Imran Shahid, who is serving 25 years for racially aggravated killing of Kriss Donald, wins supreme court case over legality of his solitary confinement A convicted murderer held in solitary confinement for almost five years in a Scottish prison had his human rights breached, the supreme court has ruled.Imran Shahid, who is serving a minimum sentence of 25 years for a racially motivated abduction and killing, challenged the lawfulness of his segregation. Related: Three jailed for life for race m
  
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• Rise of LiPs not causing delays, says courts chief

  14-10-2015 14:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  HM Courts & Tribunals Service CEO says court documents should change to help litigants in person.
  
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• Mother of Saudi teenager facing crucifixion: 'Every hour is 60 beats of pain' – video

  14-10-2015 13:35
  
  Nusra al-Ahmed, the mother of pro-democracy protester Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, the Saudi teenager on death row who has been sentenced to crucifixion, speaks to Shiv Malik about her family’s ordeal. In an exclusive interview for the Guardian, she reflects on how she is living day-to-day, knowing that her son could be executed at any moment, and despite his circumstances how Ali is giving her strength and hopeMother of Saudi man sentenced to crucifixion begs Obama to interveneContinue reading..
  
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• Mother of Saudi man sentenced to crucifixion begs Obama to intervene

  14-10-2015 13:35
  
  US president urged to rescue Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, sentenced to be beheaded and crucified for allegedly attending anti-government protestsThe mother of a teenage Saudi protester sentenced to crucifixion has begged Barack Obama to intervene to save her son’s life.In her first interview with foreign media, Nusra al-Ahmed, the mother of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, whose case has reverberated around the world, described the intended punishment as “savage” and “backwards in the extr
  
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• Exclusive video - mother of Saudi teenager set for crucifixion

  14-10-2015 13:35
  
  Nusra al-Ahmed, the mother of pro-democracy protester Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, the Saudi teenager on death row who has been sentenced to crucifixion, speaks to Shiv Malik about her family’s ordeal. In an exclusive interview for the Guardian, she reflects on how she is living day-to-day, knowing that her son could be executed at any moment, and despite his circumstances how Ali is giving her strength and hope Continue reading...
  
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• SRA chief: let’s treat solicitors like adults

  14-10-2015 13:31 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator promises ‘far more conciliatory’ style of correspondence. 
  
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• Courts upgrade £375m funding not ring-fenced, admits MoJ

  14-10-2015 13:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Department waiting until spending review to see if bid has been successful.
  
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• Women get right to reopen divorce settlements after supreme court ruling

  14-10-2015 12:28
  
  Two women who said that their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth win right to have settlements re-examinedTwo ex-wives who say they are entitled to more money after separation have won their supreme court claims that will allow others to reopen their divorce settlements.Alison Sharland, 48, and Varsha Gohil, 50, argued that their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth.Continue reading...
  
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• Corbyn won the battle on Saudi jails. Now it’s time to defend British justice | Anne Perkins

  14-10-2015 11:47
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has the perfect opportunity at PMQs to start the fightback against unjust court charges that make people pay for protesting their innocenceA joyful nation will have awoken this morning to the glad realisation that prime minister’s questions is back. I am not sure if Jeremy Corbyn has been on email soliciting ideas, but here’s one for free.Fresh from his excellent victory over Saudi jails, it is time for him to raise an injustice against core British values. This is a ph
  
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• Refugee rhetoric echoes 1938 summit before Holocaust, UN official warns

  14-10-2015 11:44
  
  Human rights chief condemns language such as ‘swarms of refugees’, saying it is deployed by those seeking to make political capital from the crisisThe dehumanising language used by UK and other European politicians to debate the refugee crisis has echoes of the pre-second world war rhetoric with which the world effectively turned its back on German and Austrian Jews and helped pave the way for the Holocaust, the UN’s most senior human rights official has warned. Related: UN hum
  
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• Supreme Court divorce ruling shows zero tolerance for non-disclosure

  14-10-2015 11:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Two women win battle to set aside their divorce settlements after claiming their ex-husbands misled the courts. 
  
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• Solicitor struck off for misleading clients about case progress

  14-10-2015 11:09 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Thompsons solicitor Jean Attala lied to his clients that their case was progressing after it had been struck out due to inactivity.
  
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• Ministers order probe into 'unacceptable' Sharia law courts operating in BRITAIN - Express.co.uk

  14-10-2015 10:24
  Ministers order probe into 'unacceptable' Sharia law courts operating in BRITAIN
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  MINISTERS have ordered a probe into the unlawful use of "discriminatory" Sharia councils as part of the Government's counter-extremism strategy. By Tom Parfitt Tom Parfitt. PUBLISHED: 05:54, Thu, Oct 15, 2015 | UPDATED: 12:06, Thu, Oct 15, 2015.
  

• Blavo & Co shut down by regulator

  14-10-2015 10:04 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  SRA intervenes into London-based firm and practice of director John Blavo.
  
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• Why South Africa is wrong to leave the international criminal court

  14-10-2015 09:00
  
  A closer look at the caseload suggest there’s nothing biased in the court’s approach to Africa, writes Saul MuskerWhen South African president Jacob Zuma confirmed he was planning to withdraw the country from the international criminal court, he was careful to claim the moral highground.“In the eyes of the African leaders, the ICC is biased,” Zuma said in a speech in Johannesburg on Monday. “Only Africans they are interested in. This is what has made Africa feel we
  
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• Solicitor leaves profession after moving £28k from client account

  14-10-2015 07:29 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Payments made as a loan to two other clients requiring nursing care.
  
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• Osborne urges opposition rebels to back new fiscal law - Yahoo News UK

  14-10-2015 01:04
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  Osborne urges opposition rebels to back new fiscal law
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  Reuters/Reuters - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne waves after delivering his keynote speech at the annual Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Britain October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Phil …more Noble less. By William James.
  Britain's Osborne urges opposition rebels to back new fiscal lawLondon South East (registration) (blog)alle 416 nieuwsartikelen »
  

• Florida judges have too much say in death penalty cases, supreme court told

  14-10-2015 00:35
  
  Justices weighing case of man sentenced to die for 1998 murder concerned that powers of judges compromise constitutional right to trial by juryUS supreme court justices expressed concern on Tuesday that Florida gives judges undue sway in determining death sentences at the expense of juries as the court weighed the appeal of a man convicted of murdering a fried-chicken restaurant manager.Timothy Hurst, 36, described by his lawyers as mentally disabled with “borderline intelligence” an
  
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