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• Before Shaker Aamer: others who made it back to Britain from Guantánamo Bay

  30-10-2015 21:09
  
  Shaker Aamer is one of at least 16 UK citizens or residents to have been detained at the US base. A number have alleged that British authorities were complicit in their mistreatmentAt least 16 British citizens and residents are among the 774 adults and children known to have been imprisoned in the Guantánamo camps at the US base in the south of Cuba.All were interviewed by the British authorities on their return. It emerged in 2010 that the government had agreed to pay millions of pounds
  
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• New law to tell internet service providers to retain browsing data

  30-10-2015 20:26
  
  Lobbying by police ahead of investigatory powers bill suggests ISPs will be required to keep data for 12 months Powers to view the web browsing history of criminal suspects or missing people are likely to feature in the government’s surveillance legislation published next week.The investigatory powers bill is expected to reintroduce a requirement that telecommunication firms retain records of sites accessed by their users, known as weblogs, for a 12-month period – a key element of th
  
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• Lawyers believe Shaker Aamer has strong claim against UK government

  30-10-2015 19:55
  
  Released Guantánamo inmate claims British intelligence officer was present while he was tortured in AfghanistanAmong the first people to speak to Shaker Aamer on Friday afternoon, after the private jet that flew him from Guantánamo touched down at Biggin Hill airfield, south of London, were a few doctors.Not far behind them were a small group of lawyers. Continue reading...
  
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• VW scandal: the winners and losers, from carmakers to car owners

  30-10-2015 19:43
  
  Volkswagen expects to ride out the emissions scandal but what does the future hold for others caught in the falloutFor the first time in 15 years, Volkswagen’s quarterly accounts have landed in the red. Results published by the German car giant on Wednesday showed a loss of €3.5bn (£2.5bn) for the three months until 30 September – the month when the emissions scandal erupted. VW set aside €6.7bn to deal with the fallout from the 11m vehicles worldwide whose diesel eng
  
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• Transgender woman moved from men's to women's prison

  30-10-2015 19:12
  
  Whitehall sources say Tara Hudson, who was put in an all-male jail for attacking a bar manager, has been movedA transgender woman sent to an all-male jail has been moved to a women’s prison, Whitehall sources say. Tara Hudson, who was given a 12-week custodial term by magistrates following a drunken attack on a bar manager, has lived as a woman all her adult life and had six years of gender reconstruction surgery, but is still legally classed as male.Hudson, a makeup artist, tried to appea
  
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• UK banks have some protection from latest draft law on European banking ... - Out-Law.com

  30-10-2015 17:55
  UK banks have some protection from latest draft law on European banking ...
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  UK banks will be relieved that banking reform measures introduced following the Vickers report will protect them from some of the proposals that now face their European equivalents, said banking expert Tony Anderson of Pinsent Masons, the law firm ...
  

• Tara Hudson's mum on transgender daughter losing prison appeal – video

  30-10-2015 17:42
  
  The mother of transgender woman Tara Hudson speaks out after her daughter loses an appeal to released from an all-male prison. Jackie Brooklyn says her daughter called her on Thursday about being sexually harassed. Hudson launched the petition against her 12-week sentence in an all-male prison, claiming she was being bullied by inmates. Bristol crown court dismissed the appeal on Friday, stating Hudson has a “worrying criminal record”. She was jailed for headbutting a bar managerRead
  
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• Lawyers not in favour of quotas, survey finds

  30-10-2015 17:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Latest research shows uncertainty on whether firms should introduce measures to tackle gender inequality.
  
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• UK internet providers may yet be required to keep your browsing data - The Guardian

  30-10-2015 15:07
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  UK internet providers may yet be required to keep your browsing data
  The Guardian
  The measure proposed was a key feature of the 'snooper's charter' which was previously blocked by the Liberal Democrats. Photograph: Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images. Owen Bowcott · @owenbowcott. Friday 30 October 2015 10.06 EDT Last modified on ...en meer »
  

• UK internet providers may yet be required to keep your browsing data

  30-10-2015 15:06
  
  Latest round of lobbying by senior police officers and security services suggests the measure will be resurrected in new investigatory powers bill A requirement that telecommunication firms retain the online browsing history, known in security and legal circles as a weblog, of their customers for a 12 month period was a key feature of the so-called “snooper’s charter” that was blocked by Liberal Democrats in the last parliament.The latest bout of lobbying by senior police offic
  
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• UK internet providers may yet be required to keep browsing data

  30-10-2015 15:06
  
  Latest round of lobbying by senior police officers and security services suggests the measure will be resurrected in new investigatory powers bill A requirement that telecommunication firms retain the online browsing history, known in security and legal circles as a weblog, of their customers for a 12-month period was a key feature of the so-called snooper’s charter that was blocked by Liberal Democrats in the last parliament.The latest bout of lobbying by senior police officers for mandat
  
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• Bar regulator warned against excluding students with 2:2s

  30-10-2015 14:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The legal consumer watchdog says this proposal would ‘unduly restrict access to the profession’.
  
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• Transgender woman sent to all-male prison loses appeal over sentence

  30-10-2015 14:12
  
  Tara Hudson, who claims she is being bullied by inmates, must remain behind bars – but judge says officials should reconsider where she serves sentence A transgender woman who headbutted a bar manager will remain behind bars, but a judge has said prison officials should reconsider where she serves her sentence.Tara Hudson, 26, has lived as a woman all her adult life and has undergone six years of gender reconstruction surgery. She is still legally a man. Related: Transgender prisoner at HM
  
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• Solicitor struck off for aiding £4.3m investment fraud

  30-10-2015 13:34 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Dale Walker currently serving time in jail for involvement in land-banking scam.
  
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• Internet firms warn over police push for web history access

  30-10-2015 12:52
  
  Service providers send list of principles to MPs to help safeguard civil libertiesInternet service providers have warned that any new powers introduced by the government to allow broader surveillance of web browsing behaviour must come with adequate oversight to protect civil liberties.The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has sent a checklist of five key principles to MPs that it believes any new legislation must adhere to.Related: Police seek powers to access browsing history of UK
  
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• Debt protocol plan revised to reduce burden for creditors

  30-10-2015 12:10 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Reforms have been on the cards since Lord Justice Jackson’s report on civil justice.
  
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• Police release CCTV footage of man staging Asda fall – watch video

  30-10-2015 12:02 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Louis Dempsey claimed £11,000 in compensation for his injuries but was convicted of fraud.
  
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• Private Eye and UK corporate transparency - The Lawyer

  30-10-2015 11:37
  Private Eye and UK corporate transparency
  The Lawyer
  The Government has expressed a commitment to improving levels of UK corporate transparency but a recent Private Eye article documenting the extent of ownership of British Land through offshore entities, shows just how far there is to go. By far the ...
  

• 'Allowances should be made' for female barristers who have children

  30-10-2015 08:00
  
  Bar Council chairman would like more progressive policies that support women taking time out of career to have childrenAllowances should be made for female barristers wishing to progress who have taken time out from their careers to have children, according to the chairman of the Bar Council.It is one of a series of initiatives designed to help women in a profession that remains stubbornly male-dominated at senior levels. Continue reading...
  
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• Gay marriage signed into law in Ireland - Yahoo News UK

  30-10-2015 02:33
  Yahoo News UK
  Gay marriage signed into law in Ireland
  Yahoo News UK
  Same-sex marriage was signed into law in Ireland, five months after a historic referendum saw the traditionally Catholic nation become the world's first country to vote for gay unions. "The Presidential Commission today signed the 'Marriage Bill 2015 ...en meer »
  

• Judge exposes 'abysmal' LiP to show challenges faced by courts

  30-10-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Litigant in person threatened to execute his wife, her lawyers and a judge during divorce proceedings.
  
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