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• Appeals judges grant US request to allow NSA data collection to continue

  10-11-2015 23:36
  
  Snowden hails ‘victory’ after federal judge rules agency must stop collecting defendants’ information, but appellate court stays orderAn appeals court granted the US government’s emergency request to allow the National Security Agency to keep collecting telephone metadata on Tuesday after a judge ruled that the program “likely violates the constitution”. In a case brought by activist Larry Klayman, Washington DC district court judge Richard Leon ruled that the
  
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• PE shocker: Loony law to ban kids HEADING footballs - Daily Star

  10-11-2015 23:08
  Daily Star
  PE shocker: Loony law to ban kids HEADING footballs
  Daily Star
  The safety measures have been pushed through in America after a lawsuit was launched against the nation's governing body – the US Soccer Federation – and FIFA. A group of youth players and parents sued the US District Court in San Francisco in August ...en meer »
  

• Transgender woman jailed for eight days sues Iowa hotel

  10-11-2015 22:52
  
  Meagan Taylor jailed after hotel staff at the Drury Inn called police to report ‘men dressed like women’ were engaging in prostitution, ACLU complaint allegesA transgender woman was jailed for eight days after staff at the hotel where she was staying with a friend called the police to report two “men dressed like women” were engaging in prostitution, according to a complaint filed by the ACLU on Tuesday.Last July, Meagan Taylor and her friend, both black transgender women
  
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• Human rights and the cost of justice | Letters

  10-11-2015 20:34
  
  In her Opinion piece (We will all suffer in Gove’s war on Europe’s judges, 9 November), Zoe Williams writes: “Justice and costs cannot be pitted against one another: justice must be considered on its own terms and cost must be borne by the state that wishes to call itself just.”But we have no more right to the best possible justice regardless of cost than we have to the best possible healthcare regardless of cost. Resource limitation is an integral part of any public serv
  
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• France tries to block Foxtons billionaire's basement extension

  10-11-2015 19:38
  
  French government challenging validity of permits for underground vintage car museum at mansion next door to French embassy in LondonThe French government is seeking to block a billionaire’s attempt to finish building a mega-basement intended as a museum for his vintage car collection, the high court has heard.
  Jon Hunt, the founder of Foxtons estate agents, and his wife, Lois, have started work at their Grade II-listed mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens in London. It is the site of the
  
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• Obama administration seeks supreme court ruling on key immigration action

  10-11-2015 18:01
  
  Move follows appeals court ruling against executive action on migrantsObama’s plan is opposed by 26 Republican-led statesFollowing another legal setback to Barack Obama’s immigration executive action, the Justice Department said on Tuesday it plans to ask the US supreme court to review the lawsuit. “The department disagrees with the fifth circuit’s adverse ruling and intends to seek further review from the supreme court of the United States,” said a Justice Departme
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to be sworn in as privy council member

  10-11-2015 17:56
  
  Labour leader set to join on Wednesday, but it is not clear if he will kneel on a stool or kiss the Queen’s hand during processJeremy Corbyn is to be sworn in as a member of the privy council on Wednesday, enabling him to receive confidential security briefings.The Labour leader has confirmed that he intends to join the body, but has not said whether he will kneel on a footstool or kiss the Queen’s hand as part of the process.Related: What is the privy council?Continue reading...
  
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• The Voice maker faces copyright claim as show heads for ITV

  10-11-2015 17:49
  
  BBC show’s producer Talpa Media to go to trial after case is filed by man claiming he filed copyright for talent show called The Voice of America in 2008An ongoing legal dispute over who created the format for The Voice threatens to cast a cloud over the show’s anticipated move to ITV from the BBC.Next month, a court in the US will set a date for a trial to hear claims by Irishman Roy Barry that he came up with the idea rather than Dutch production company Talpa Media.Continue readin
  
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• The obstacles to Cameron’s EU demands are political, not legal | Joshua Rozenberg

  10-11-2015 17:45
  
  Treaties can be changed easily enough – with the agreement of the states that signed themDavid Cameron faces major obstacles in renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the European Union. On the shopping list he included in his speech at Chatham House were plans to stop EU migrants claiming benefits until they have paid into the system for four years, to control immigration from within the EU, and to limit the power of the EU court of justice in Luxembourg.But the obstacles Cameron
  
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• The snooper’s charter: one misspelled Google search for ‘bong-making’ and you’ll be in an orange jumpsuit | Frankie Boyle

  10-11-2015 16:23
  
  I know why Theresa May has that permanently appalled expression – she’s seen my internet historyTheresa May, with the general air of a hawk that had a This Morning makeover, has launched the new investigatory powers bill. No more drunken googling: all it takes is a misspelled search for “bong-making” and suddenly you’ll be in an orange jumpsuit getting beaten with a pillowcase full of bibles. Also, pay attention when searching for a child’s prom.This law will
  
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• UK law will allow secret backdoor orders for software, imprison you for ... - Boing Boing

  10-11-2015 15:58
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  UK law will allow secret backdoor orders for software, imprison you for ...
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  Under the UK's new Snoopers Charter (AKA the Investigatory Powers Bill), the Secretary of State will be able to order companies to introduce security vulnerabilities into their software ("backdoors") and then bind those companies over to perpetual ...en meer »
  

• Apple chief warns UK against new spying law: report - The Daily Star

  10-11-2015 15:29
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  Apple chief warns UK against new spying law: report
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  Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the inauguration of the academic year at the Bocconi University, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Agence France Presse. loading ... you've reached a ...
  

• Warning of huge backlog of immigration cases in UK

  10-11-2015 15:01
  
  Hearings at immigration and asylum tribunal centres around the country have reportedly halved amid claims of a dispute between government departments A huge backlog of immigration cases is building up in the UK amid claims that the Home Office and Ministry of Justice are in dispute over who pays for tribunals.According to lawyers representing appellants, the number of hearings at immigration and asylum tribunal centres around the country has almost halved since the election as a money-saving mea
  
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• Serious Fraud Office drops charges against camera-maker Olympus

  10-11-2015 14:57
  
  UK charges against Japanese company and its UK subsidiary followed $1.7bn accounting scandal that led to fines and prosecutions in TokyoThe Serious Fraud Office has dropped fraud charges against Japanese camera-maker Olympus and its UK subsidiary Gyrus Group relating to an accounting scandal four years ago.The move follows an appeal court ruling in February which found that companies cannot be held criminally responsible for misleading their own auditors under English law. Related: Michael Woodf
  
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• Ten facts you might not know about the gender pay gap | Laura Bates

  10-11-2015 14:15
  
  Sick of hearing ‘women shouldn’t have babies if they’re going to complain’? Here are some myth-busting truths about unequal pay According to the Fawcett Society, 9 November marked Equal Pay Day – the date from which women in Britain effectively work for free until the end of the year, due to the 14.2% gender pay gap. Myths and misconceptions still persist around unequal pay. (This week alone I’ve heard “the gender pay gap doesn’t exist”, &ldq
  
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• Apple Warns UK Government Over New Law's 'Dire Consequences' - Forbes

  10-11-2015 13:34
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  Apple Warns UK Government Over New Law's 'Dire Consequences'
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  Speaking to the Daily Telegraph Apple CEO Tim Cook has raised his concerns over the 'Snoopers Charter' law currently being proposed by the UK Government, and the extension of the definition of telecommunications operators to include companies such ...
  Tim Cook Says Apple Will Resist The New UK Spying LawHuffington Post
  Apple boss Cook says he'll resist UK government spy law planWRAL.com
  Apple chief warns UK against
  

• JR firms set up alliance to challenge legal aid contracts

  10-11-2015 12:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Fair Crime Contracts Alliance expected to issue judicial review proceedings on Thursday.
  
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• New data protection sanctions could be ‘lethal’ for firms

  10-11-2015 12:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Businesses lack confidence over regulatory compliance, magic circle firm says.
  
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• New data protection sanctions could be ‘lethal’ for corporates

  10-11-2015 12:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Businesses lack confidence over regulatory compliance, magic circle firm says.
  
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• Litigation funding helping to sue solicitors for negligence

  10-11-2015 12:09 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Funder says it has supported 10 cases of professional negligence against members of the legal profession.
  
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• Five lessons I've learned as an aspiring barrister

  10-11-2015 12:02
  
  The suits aren’t that expensive, the parties aren’t that wild, and the offices aren’t that stylish. Here’s what I’ve realised from my journey so farMy journey into law began when I was faced with an age-old ultimatum – doctor or lawyer? I never really saw myself in medicine, but most certainly fancied myself in robes.And so, when I first decided I wanted to become a barrister at 16, I did some research online. Websites outlined the different stages of educatio
  
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• Why it's easy to fall foul of our muddled child protection laws

  10-11-2015 10:22
  
  Following a senior judge’s ruling accusing councils of misusing a section of the Children Act, a family barrister says she’s seen all kinds of mistakes in care cases – not from deliberate flouting of rules, but because of the system itself
  Adoption and child protection: are councils misusing a key part of the law?
  If section 20, a provision under the Children Act, is being used to provide temporary respite to parents who are just having a bad time and need some help, that&rsquo
  
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• Devolving abortion law to Scotland is an 'opportunity', says pro-life charity - Catholic Herald Online

  10-11-2015 10:16
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  Devolving abortion law to Scotland is an 'opportunity', says pro-life charity
  Catholic Herald Online
  A pro-life charity has welcomed a debate in the House of Commons last nigh, during which MPs voted in favour of devolving abortion law to the Scottish Parliament. Peter Sullivan, who is a spokesman for LIFE said: “For decades the 1967 Abortion Act has ...
  

• Turkey criticised over media freedoms and judicial independence in EU report

  10-11-2015 09:57
  
  Verdict on country’s candidacy to join bloc highlights fears over ‘rule of law and fundamental rights’ under newly re-elected ErdoğanThe EU has accused Turkey of backsliding on the rule of law, rights and the media, calling on the new government to take urgent action in a sensitive report that Brussels held back until after elections.The scathing report on Ankara’s EU candidacy, originally due for release before the vote that returned President Recep Tayyip Erdoğ
  
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• Workplace racism is on the rise – we need action, not lip service | Afua Hirsch

  10-11-2015 08:00
  
  Racial bullying in the workplace is growing, as companies pay little attention to diversity and subtle, insidious discrimination is ignoredIf there’s one phrase that strikes weariness into my heart, it’s this. “I’m not being racist, but …” It’s one of those pointless British rhetorical habits that manages to serve as both understatement and alert to the imminent utterance of something that is indeed racist. In my case, over the years, it’s been fo
  
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• QualitySolicitors cuts annual losses

  10-11-2015 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Accounts for 2014/15 show that the pioneering network remains dependent on its private equity owners.
  
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