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• The Guardian view on the criminal courts charge: unjust, ineffective and mean-spirited | Editorial

  18-10-2015 20:44
  
  Michael Gove should not delay before abolishing a charge that denies justice to the poor without helping to balance the government’s booksThe justice secretary Michael Gove has begun to receive some unexpected bouquets over his approach to criminal justice reform in recent weeks, notably from the fair-minded former lord chief justice, Lord Woolf, in parliament last week. Not content with making a series of progressive speeches, including one at the Conservative conference two weeks ago, ab
  
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• Former Qatari PM tries to use UK diplomatic immunity to halt torture court case

  18-10-2015 18:15
  
  Qatari agents acting on behalf of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani alleged to have falsely imprisoned British national Fawaz al-Attiya in DohaA former prime minister of Qatar is attempting to use his UK diplomatic immunity to halt a court case in London where he is accused of being responsible for the alleged torture of a British citizen.Fawaz al-Attiya, a UK national born in London, claims that Qatari agents acting on behalf of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani falsely impris
  
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• Ex-PM of Qatar to invoke diplomatic immunity in UK torture case

  18-10-2015 18:15
  
  Qatari agents acting on behalf of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani alleged to have falsely imprisoned British national Fawaz al-Attiya in DohaA former prime minister of Qatar is attempting to use his UK diplomatic immunity to halt a court case in London where he is accused of being responsible for the alleged torture of a British citizen.Fawaz al-Attiya, a UK national born in London, claims that Qatari agents acting on behalf of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani falsely impris
  
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