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• The gathering financial storm is just one effect of corporate power unbound | George Monbiot

  03-11-2015 21:22
  
  Governments are liberating global corporations from the rule of law and leaving them to rip the world apartWhat have governments learned from the financial crisis? I could write a column spelling it out. Or I could do the same job with one word: nothing.Actually, that’s too generous. The lessons learned are counter-lessons, anti-knowledge, new policies that could scarcely be better designed to ensure the crisis recurs, this time with added momentum and fewer remedies. And the financial cri
  
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• Michael Gove hints at possible scrapping of criminal courts charge

  03-11-2015 20:31
  
  Justice secretary says he is reviewing mandatory levy which is ‘cause for concern’ but that alternative funding needs to be foundMichael Gove has given his broadest hint so far that he is seeking to ditch the highly unpopular criminal courts charge and could give magistrates and judges discretion over its enforcement.Answering questions in the Commons, the justice secretary acknowledged that the mandatory levy is “a cause of concern across the House” and confirmed that hi
  
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• Kazakh leader should not be welcome in UK - The Guardian

  03-11-2015 20:15
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  British prime minister David Cameron with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan outside 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images. Letters. Tuesday 3 November 2015 14.15 EST Last modified on Tuesday 3 November 2015 ...en meer »
  

• Trunki v Kiddee: battle over children's luggage reaches supreme court

  03-11-2015 19:58
  
  Justices hear both sides in long-running tussle over registered design rights that could have implications for Britain’s small creative businessesThe maker of Trunki ride-on suitcases for children has begun presenting its case in the UK’s supreme court in a legal battle with a Hong Kong firm that could have implications for small creative businesses that rely on design rights.In the long-running tussle, Magmatic, the Bristol-based company behind Trunki cases, argues that Kiddee case
  
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• Kazakh president arrives in UK for two-day visit

  03-11-2015 17:58
  
  Nursultan Nazarbayev, whose regime has been criticised by rights groups, will meet David Cameron, the Queen and UK business leadersThe man who has ruled Kazakhstan for two and a half decades, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, has arrived in London on an official visit amid criticism from rights groups over the Central Asian state’s repressive record.During his two-day stay Nazarbayev will meet David Cameron, the Queen and UK business leaders, and he is expected to sign a mutual legal assista
  
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• LAA faces two-pronged attack over legal aid contracts

  03-11-2015 15:33 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Gazette understands that 90 unsuccessful bidders are expected to issue proceedings this week; seven threaten judicial review.
  
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• Agency faces two-pronged attack over tenders

  03-11-2015 15:33 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Gazette understands that 90 unsuccessful bidders are expected to issue proceedings by the end of this week; seven threaten judicial review.
  
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• Obituary: county court registrar and district judge Richard Jacey

  03-11-2015 14:42 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Pioneer solicitor judge dies at 71.
  
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• 'Secret wife' of late Saudi king wins multimillion-pound payout

  03-11-2015 14:05
  
  Judge at high court in London rules that Janan Harb, 68, who married King Fahd when she was 19, is entitled to £15m and the value of two Chelsea flatsA woman who says she was the secret wife of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has won her claim at the high court in London for a multimillion-pound payout to honour a promise that she would be looked after for the rest of her life.A judge ruled that Palestinian-born Janan Harb, 68, was entitled to more than £15m plus the value of two
  
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• Fireworks and UK Law - Avoiding Criminal Penalties and Personal Injury Claims - Unlock The Law

  03-11-2015 13:35
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  Fireworks and UK Law - Avoiding Criminal Penalties and Personal Injury Claims
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  Thousands of people all across the UK are looking forward to celebrating Bonfire Night this week, and while many will attend large displays or host their own responsible event, many will endanger themselves and others by using fireworks irresponsibly ...en meer »
  

• Global giant Dentons plans two Asia-Pacific tie-ups

  03-11-2015 13:29 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The three-way partnership continues the firm’s international expansion. 
  
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• Supreme Court justice brands gender quotas ‘corrosive’

  03-11-2015 13:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Hodge says legal profession is changing at a ‘remarkable’ speed.
  
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• Let magistrates deal with more assault cases, says law reform body

  03-11-2015 01:01
  
  Report by Law Commission calls for 1861 Offences Against the Person Act to be replaced and new ‘aggravated assault’ charge created Magistrates courts should be empowered to deal with thousands more assault charges every year rather than sending too many cases for expensive trial in the crown court, the Law Commission has said.In a report calling for replacement of the “outdated” 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, the law reform body proposes creating a new “aggra
  
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• Large companies could face £20m fines for corporate manslaughter

  03-11-2015 01:01
  
  New guidelines from Sentencing Council affect firms with turnover above £50m and replace sanctions thought to be insufficientMajor companies convicted of corporate manslaughter will face fines of up to £20m under new sentencing guidelines.The guidelines, to be unveiled by the Sentencing Council on Tuesday, suggest that judges should impose fines in relation to the size of the convicted organisation. Under the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007, there is no upper limit on pe
  
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• Claimants want to avoid court but still shun mediation – MoJ poll

  03-11-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  At least 78% of each different group of claimant expects their case to go in their favour, with just 1% forecasting defeat.
  
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