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• Lawyers see off negligence claim over Sheffield United deal

  04-04-2023 21:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge rules that mistakes were made in agreement drafting but no losses were caused.
  
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• Firm's negligence in Sheffield United deal did not cause loss, court rules

  04-04-2023 21:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge finds mistakes were made in drafting sale agreement but they made no material difference.
  
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• Trump surrenders in New York following hush money indictment

  04-04-2023 19:44
  
  Extraordinary scene in Manhattan will mark the first time a former US president has faced criminal chargesDonald Trump indictment live updatesDonald Trump turned himself in at a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, an extraordinary scene that marks the first time in American history a former US president has faced criminal charges.Trump, the leading contender for the 2024 Republican nomination, arrived at the lower Manhattan courthouse at about 1pm, escorted by Secret Service agents. Trump was set to
  
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• Thousands of people like me are locked up with no fixed release date all because of New Labour’s political arms race | Terence Smith

  04-04-2023 18:01
  
  Nearly 3,000 of us are still in jail because of the infamous ‘imprisonment for public protection’ sentenceNearly seven years ago, in May 2016, the former home secretary Kenneth Clarke told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme there was an “absurd” prison sentence currently in operation in Britain that meant thousands of those subject to it had absolutely no idea when, if ever, they would be released. The situation, he said, was “ridiculous.” It still is.He was
  
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• When the boat race comes in for Oxford | Brief letters

  04-04-2023 17:51
  
  Head of the River Race | Thomas Cashman | Premier League supply managers | Real reason for Dover chaos | Amoral AIThe letter from Prof David Thomas of Hertford College, Oxford (31 March), raises the question of how an Oxford University eight might fare if 300 independent college crews were to compete in the Boat Race. Such a race has existed since 1926 – the Head of the River Race, an open event that attracts over 300 entries annually, rowed over the same course as the Boat Race. An Oxford
  
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• 'Dr Bitcoin' challenges admissibility in embargo contempt case

  04-04-2023 16:58 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Court hears that law firm was acting without instructions from client when it submitted report to court.
  
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• News focus: Questions for the SQE

  04-04-2023 16:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Nearly half of candidates who sit the ‘gruelling’ new super-exam fail and there are fears employers are too quick to axe them as a result. But the SRA is satisfied with the outcomes of the SQE so far.
  
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• News focus: Multiple questions on the SQE

  04-04-2023 16:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Nearly half of candidates who sit the ‘gruelling’ new super-exam fail and there are fears employers are too quick to axe them as a result. But the SRA is satisfied with the outcomes of the SQE so far.
  
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• Divorce reform: work finally begins on finances review

  04-04-2023 13:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Law Commission aims to publish a scoping paper in September 2024.
  
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• Irwin Mitchell call centre employee banned

  04-04-2023 13:30 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  SRA found Rachel Saunyama ‘acted without integrity and honesty’ in holding herself out as legal representative.
  
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• ‘Cultural transformation’: Beleaguered bar watchdog unveils turnaround plan

  04-04-2023 13:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Bar Standards Board’s budget climbs 13% as regulator also pledges probe of solicitor referrals.
  
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• More male staff could help with offenders, says England and Wales probation chief

  04-04-2023 11:51
  
  Kim Thornden-Edwards says it may be good to tackle issues of masculinity and power from a male perspectiveThe probation service needs more men to help bring a male perspective to cases involving violent offenders, including cases of domestic abuse, the head of the service in England and Wales has said.In her first interview since taking up the role of chief probation officer in February, Kim Thornden-Edwards told BBC News that the service also needs more older people with life experiences, inclu
  
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• Lawyers at risk in Azerbaijan, Society warns

  04-04-2023 11:30 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Submission to UN Human Rights Council review highlights attacks on lawyers.
  
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• Restoration application refused 10 years after strike-off

  04-04-2023 11:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  40 hours of continuing professional development 'not sufficient’ rehabilitation, tribunal rules.
  
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• Trump set to surrender in New York following hush money indictment

  04-04-2023 11:00
  
  The extraordinary scene in Manhattan will mark the first time a former US president will face criminal chargesDonald Trump is set to appear in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, an extraordinary scene that marks the first time in American history a former US president has faced criminal charges.Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the leading contender for the 2024 Republican nomination, will enter the lower Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday as a defendant, surrounded by Secret Servic
  
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• 'I swear by Almighty God': research reveals juror bias

  04-04-2023 10:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Humanists UK calls for end to defendants and jurors swearing an oath in court.
  
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• Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing

  04-04-2023 10:44
  
  Aunt of murdered lawyer Zara Aleena says criminals should receive longer sentences if they refuse to face families or victimsDominic Raab has been urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend their sentencing after the murderer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel refused to leave his cell to be sentenced on Monday.The aunt of Zara Aleena, who was murdered while walking home in June 2022, said allowing convicted criminals to avoid facing the court meant the “convict actually exer
  
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• ‘I speak for the animals’: the Ugandan judge who strikes fear into poachers

  04-04-2023 07:00
  
  Having tried more than 1,000 wildlife crime cases, Gladys Kamasanyu is changing attitudes to animal rights and the ‘cruel’ trade in rhino horns, pangolins and ivoryWhen Gladys Kamasanyu was asked to become head of a new wildlife court in Uganda in 2017, she felt conflicted. Although the chief magistrate had participated in discussions that led to the court’s creation – the first in Africa dedicated to wildlife crime – part of her wanted to stay with the human cases
  
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