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• Guantánamo detainee who was tortured by CIA released to Belize

  02-02-2023 21:39
  
  Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 yearsThe US has released Majid Khan, an al-Qaida courier turned informant who was tortured in secret CIA prisons and held in custody for nearly 20 years, marking the first time a “high-value detainee” has been freed from Guantánamo Bay.Khan, a 42 year-old Pakistani born in Saudi Arabia, completed his jail term last March and landed in Belize on Thursday, where
  
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• Netanyahu told he must not involve himself in judiciary overhaul

  02-02-2023 20:37
  
  Israel’s attorney general said to PM it would amount to a conflict of interest over his corruption trial, according to letterIsrael’s attorney general has told Benjamin Netanyahu that he must not be involved in an overhaul to the country’s judicial system proposed by his government because it would amount to a conflict of interest over the prime minister’s corruption trial, according to a letter made public Thursday.Netanyahu’s new far-right government has made chan
  
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• Prosecutors drop attempted rape case against Mason Greenwood

  02-02-2023 16:16
  
  Manchester United footballer, 21, was charged with attempted rape offences last yearThe Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood is no longer facing criminal proceedings over attempted rape after prosecutors dropped the case against him.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction” after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation from the investigation. Continue reading...
  
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• Prosecutors drop alleged rape case against Mason Greenwood

  02-02-2023 15:30
  
  Manchester United footballer, 21, was charged with attempted rape and domestic abuse offences last yearThe Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood is no longer facing criminal proceedings over alleged rape after prosecutors dropped the case against him.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction” after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation from the investigation. Continue reading...
  
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• Ex-Slater and Gordon boss discussed 'back channel' to Quindell

  02-02-2023 14:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Court hears that Australian former owners were ‘frustrated’ at not getting full picture of seller’s finances.
  
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• Beware of taking fees in crypto, SRA warns

  02-02-2023 13:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator publishes 'risk outlook report' on cryptocurrencies and other distributed ledger technologies.
  
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• LiP sending last-minute email had 'good reason' for missing deadline

  02-02-2023 12:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Employment Appeal Tribunal finds that technical fault was responsible for message not getting through.
  
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• Nigerian gas deal would lead to $2bn payday, court hears

  02-02-2023 12:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Payments to government workers were made 'in a way that would not be known by government' witness tells High Court in London.
  
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• Murder trial adjourned for three days 'because heating not working'

  02-02-2023 10:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Home affairs committee told criminal justice system creaking due to decades of underfunding.
  
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• 'Raise legal aid': Wales's message to Westminster

  02-02-2023 10:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Welsh government highlights financial support for advice services despite justice not being devolved.
  
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• Brisbane council to review prime pub leases after penalty rates controversy

  02-02-2023 08:39
  
  Mantle Group says it will seek to overturn Fair Work Commission findings over payments to casualsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Brisbane city council will review its lease agreement with Mantle Group at prime CBD locations once a dispute over its controversial penalty rates deal is over.This comes as the Mantle Group Hospitality’s head of human resources, Darren Latham, was reportedly re
  
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• Nearly 14,000 Nigerians take Shell to court over devastating impact of pollution

  02-02-2023 07:01
  
  People from Niger delta areas of Ogale and Bille seeking justice in London’s high courtNearly 14,000 people from two Nigerian communities are seeking justice in the high court in London against the fossil fuel giant Shell, claiming it is responsible for devastating pollution of their water sources and destruction of their way of life.The individuals from the Niger delta area of Ogale, a farming community, lodged their claims last week, joining more than 2,000 people from the Bille area, a
  
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• Can a mass shooter demand a good death? The strange case that tested the limits of justice

  02-02-2023 07:00
  
  In 2021, a security guard in Spain stormed into his workplace and shot four people. He was caught, badly injured, and a trial was set – but his victims would never get to see him punishedAt 11.09am on 14 December 2021, a man wearing a black baseball cap and a long auburn wig rang the bell at the Securitas offices in the Spanish city of Tarragona. It was a poor disguise, and when he entered the reception area on the first floor, staff quickly recognised Marin Eugen Sabau, a burly 45-year-ol
  
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