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• Don't interfere on human rights, says Chinese envoy before Xi's UK visit

  15-10-2015 20:30
  
  Liu Xiaoming says Chinese people, like British, would feel offended if lectured on rights, as president prepares for five-day state visitChina’s president, Xi Jinping, would feel offended if his five-day state visit to Britain was used to raise the subject of Beijing’s human rights record, China’s ambassador to the UK has said.Liu Xiaoming said Britain was fast becoming the leader of the western countries with the best relations with China, and said he expected Xi’s visit
  
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• Secret court case application numbers more than double in a year

  15-10-2015 19:24
  
  Civil liberties groups express concern over open justice as Ministry of Justice figures show rise in closed material procedure casesThe number of official applications for secret court hearings more than doubled in the past year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice.Two of the security-sensitive cases resulted in closed judgments where the full decision was not published – potentially depriving claimants of knowledge about why they won or lost their case. Related: What
  
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• On Syria, Britain must abide by UN resolutions | Letters

  15-10-2015 19:11
  
  I hope your front-page headline, “Labour could back Syria action in face of UN veto” (14 October), misrepresents Labour’s new policy, which says only that in the event of a veto “we would need to look at the position again”. A veto should anyway be avoidable. If private negotiations in the UN security council on the text of a draft resolution encounter objections from one or more of the permanent members, you don’t go ahead and table it when you know it will b
  
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• U.S., U.K. Law Enforcement Takes Down Dridex Botnet - eWeek

  15-10-2015 18:12
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  U.S., U.K. Law Enforcement Takes Down Dridex Botnet
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  The Dridex banking botnet, also known as Bugat or Cridex, takes a major hit after authorities take action. The botnet stole at least $10 million from victims. The Dridex botnet is somewhat diminished today, following a coordinated U.S. and U.K. effort ...en meer »
  

• Swiss wrong to prosecute politician for denying Armenian genocide, court rules

  15-10-2015 17:35
  
  European court of human rights said prosecution of Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek an infringement of his right to free speechThe European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled that a Turkish politician should not have been prosecuted for denying that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turkey in 1915 was a genocide.In a landmark free speech ruling, the ECHR judges ruled by 10 votes to seven that Doğu Perinçek, chairman of Turkey’s Patriotic party, should nev
  
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• VW to recall 8.5m diesel cars across Europe

  15-10-2015 17:16
  
  Auto giant announces bid to remove emissions-rigging devices in vehicles after German authorities reject proposals for voluntary schemeVolkswagen is to recall 8.5m diesel cars across the European Union in the wake of the emissions scandal.The full extent of the work required by the manufacturer to deal with the defeat devices in its diesel vehicles became apparent on Thursday after German authorities rejected its proposals for a voluntary scheme.Related: VW customers demand answers and compensat
  
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• UK Judge Says Bridge Isn't a Sport - Wall Street Journal (blog)

  15-10-2015 16:59
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  UK Judge Says Bridge Isn't a Sport
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  A U.K. high court judge dealt a serious blow to an effort by England's bridge players to get the card game recognized as a sport. Judge Ian Dove on Wednesday handed down a ruling dismissing a suit brought by English Bridge Union against Sport England, ...en meer »
  

• Do not be fooled by 'doctors of law' who limit God's love, says Pope Francis - Catholic Herald Online

  15-10-2015 16:52
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  Do not be fooled by 'doctors of law' who limit God's love, says Pope Francis
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  Obedience to God's commandments must be the response to his limitless love, but it is not a condition for his love and for the salvation he offers through Jesus, Pope Francis has said. Celebrating the feast of St Teresa of Avila, Pope Francis said that ...en meer »
  

• Major personal injury firm in administration weeks after SRA referral

  15-10-2015 16:49 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  GT Law, a firm with almost £8m in annual revenue, posts closure notice on its website.
  
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• Operation Elveden: how Murdoch, the CPS and the police got it so wrong

  15-10-2015 15:07
  
  Thank goodness that juries recognised the injustice of the Met’s investigation into journalists’ alleged payments to public officials After the clearing of two more Sun journalists on charges connected with paying public officials, it’s fair to ask where this leaves Operation Elveden in the annals of jurisprudence.Neither the Crown Prosection Service (CPS) nor the Metropolitan Police emerge from this business at all well.Continue reading...
  
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• Court orders girl with two mothers to stay in touch with two fathers

  15-10-2015 14:46
  
  Judge says 14-year-old who was born from donor fertilisation is likely to benefit from ‘modest’ link with biological father and his partnerA 14-year-old girl who was born as a result of donor fertilisation and is now embroiled in an “extraordinary” high court case has been ordered to stay in touch with her two “fathers” against her wishes. The teenager, who has been at the centre of litigation between her two fathers and two mothers for half her life, was repr
  
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• NGO alert: international organisations in Pakistan under greater scrutiny

  15-10-2015 13:53
  
  Pakistan’s government has announced tough rules forcing international NGOs to register with a committeeWhere: PakistanWho is affected: International NGOs (INGOs)Related: NGO alert: Ecuadorian government orders press freedom group to disbandRelated: NGO alert: Ugandan parliament debates controversial NGO billContinue reading...
  
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• Sampson ‘dismissal’: ministry seeks urgent clarification

  15-10-2015 13:47 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former chief legal ombudsman insists his departure was resignation not sacking.
  
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• Bridge players lose legal fight to classify card game as 'mind sport'

  15-10-2015 13:08
  
  English Bridge Union says it may appeal against high court ruling that Sport England was acting within the law in depriving it of central fundingThe players laid out their best hands, but in the end there was only one winner. Bridge is not a sport eligible for lottery funding, the high court has ruled, after players of the card game lost a legal challenge to have it designated a “mind sport”.
  The English Bridge Union (EBU) was attempting to overturn a decision by Sport England that b
  
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• MoJ U-turns on outsourcing court fine enforcement

  15-10-2015 12:34 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Department still standing firm on criminal courts charge but drops tender process.
  
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• CMC fined record £570k after pressuring claimants

  15-10-2015 11:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Company ordered to give clients 24 hours before taking any payment details.
  
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• Exclude criminal records from job applications, companies urged

  15-10-2015 10:52
  
  Barclays and Boots among firms to drop conviction tick box after charity campaign, as research shows 75% of employers discriminate against ex-offendersA little box can be a daunting thing. For many of the 10 million people with a criminal conviction, job application forms are cause for despair.
  Obligated to declare their criminal record, ex-offenders face the extra hurdle of having to tick a disclosure box when applying for work. One business-led charity believes the system needs to change, as i
  
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• Criminals raid 50 firms in cyberattacks this year – SRA

  15-10-2015 09:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator also concerned by lack of training in detecting money laundering schemes.
  
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• D-day for criminal legal aid – LIVE

  15-10-2015 09:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  All the latest developments as firms find out if they have won new duty provider contracts.
  
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• D-day for criminal legal aid – as it happened

  15-10-2015 09:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  All the latest developments as firms find out if they have won new duty provider contracts.
  
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