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• ‘19th century’ crown courts letting down victims of crime

  31-10-2015 21:15
  
  Ritualised procedures and arcane language putting off victims and witnesses, says new report by Criminal Justice AllianceThe crown courts of England and Wales are chaotic, archaic and often leave victims and witnesses feeling marginalised, according to an alliance of justice experts.A report, Structured Mayhem, to be published on Wednesday by the Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA), a body that represents more than 90 justice organisations, is based on two years’ worth of research and suggests
  
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• Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry - Washington Post

  31-10-2015 14:43
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  Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry
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  LONDON — A lawyer says newly freed Guantanamo Bay prisoner Shaker Aamer wants an independent inquiry to examine whether British officials played a role in his treatment. Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith told BBC on Saturday that Aamer ...
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• Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry - Yahoo News

  31-10-2015 14:40
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  Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry
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  LONDON (AP) — A lawyer says newly freed Guantanamo Bay prisoner Shaker Aamer wants an independent inquiry to examine whether British officials played a role in his treatment. Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith told BBC on Saturday that Aamer ...
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• Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry - U.S. News & World Report

  31-10-2015 14:34
  U.S. News & World Report
  Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry
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  LONDON (AP) — A lawyer says newly freed Guantanamo Bay prisoner Shaker Aamer wants an independent inquiry to examine whether British officials played a role in his treatment. Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith told BBC on Saturday that Aamer ...
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• Peers could block police powers to access internet browsing histories

  31-10-2015 12:44
  
  House of Lords emboldened by tax credits vote and sets sights on government’s draft investigatory powers billPeers could derail plans to give police powers to potentially access the internet browsing history of any computer user in Britain in the latest show of defiance by the House of Lords.The upper chamber has been emboldened after peers voted this week to delay proposed cuts to tax credits even though legislation had been passed by the House of Commons. Continue reading...
  
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• Sisi comes to London: why is David Cameron welcoming Egypt’s autocrat to the UK?

  31-10-2015 10:00
  
  In 2011, the British prime minister hailed democracy in Tahrir Square. Now he is receiving Abdel Fatah al-Sisi with open arms. What is a man who has overseen the state killings of more than 2,500 political opponents doing at Downing Street?In footage recorded by news cameras, you can see David Cameron – flanked by a large security team – threading his way through the flag sellers and nut vendors and the amiable mayhem of Egypt’s most iconic plaza. Locals drift over to see what
  
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• MoJ backs down over prison photos after legal threat

  31-10-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former justice secretary Chris Grayling had placed a temporary ban on sharing photos taken inside jail.
  
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