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• Fresh congressional New York map could boost Democrats’ chances for 2024 House majority

  13-07-2023 22:55
  
  State appeals court ordered the new lines to be drawn after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 10 voters who want new mapsA mid-level state appeals court on Thursday ordered new congressional lines be drawn for New York, a ruling that could benefit Democrats in the 2024 fight for control of the US House.The appellate division of the state supreme court reversed a lower court order and directed a state redistricting commission to start work on new proposed state congressional lines. Democrats are s
  
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• Huw Edwards would face ‘big obstacle’ in suing Sun, says Cliff Richard lawyer

  13-07-2023 19:00
  
  BBC presenter would not have a strong claim around identification by tabloid, Godwin Busuttil believesA lawyer who helped Cliff Richard recover damages from the BBC has cast doubt over whether Huw Edwards would be able to successfully sue the Sun, despite growing criticism of its reporting.After days of speculation, Edwards was named on Wednesday by his wife, Vicky Flind, as the subject of Sun allegations that an unnamed BBC presenter had paid a 17-year-old for explicit photos. Continue reading.
  
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• Parties in multi-billion-dollar dam collapse claim argue over liability contributions

  13-07-2023 18:15 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Mining giant wants joint venture partner to pay toward damages if it is found liable for catastrophic collapse of Brazilian dam.
  
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• Brazilian dam claim parties argue over liability contributions

  13-07-2023 18:15 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Mining giant wants fellow company to pay toward damages if it is found liable for dam collapse.
  
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• Former head of family law awarded £13,000 in tribunal

  13-07-2023 17:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Employment judge says failure of firm to treat claimant’s emails as a formal grievance was ‘unreasonable’.
  
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• Former head of family law awarded £13,000 by tribunal

  13-07-2023 17:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Employment judge says failure of firm to treat claimant’s emails as a formal grievance was unreasonable.
  
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• Lawyers unite to 'celebrate the power of legal aid'

  13-07-2023 17:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Hundreds attend glittering ceremony to see winners of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards announced.
  
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• LALYs 2023: Lawyers unite to 'celebrate the power of legal aid'

  13-07-2023 17:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Hundreds attend ceremony to hail winners of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards.
  
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• Chalk 'reprioritising' justice spending to offer judges 7% pay rise

  13-07-2023 17:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  MoJ says salary commitments are affordable within the existing budget.
  
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• Chalk 'reprioritising' justice spending to afford judges 7% pay rise

  13-07-2023 17:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  MoJ says salary commitments to staff including prison officers can be accommodated within existing budget.
  
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• Translation fees for trial are recoverable, rules Court of Appeal

  13-07-2023 16:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge says court should apply 'broader interpretation' of rules where access to justice is at stake.
  
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• PEP tops £1m at Simmons for second year running

  13-07-2023 16:04 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Partner profit falls just short of last year’s high but income climbs sharply.
  
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• High court quashes rules letting agency workers cover for UK strikers

  13-07-2023 14:51
  
  Unions hail verdict that describes Kwasi Kwarteng’s approach as ‘unlawful and irrational’Legal changes brought by the government to let agency staff fill in for striking workers have been quashed by the high court, with ministers’ approach to the policy being labelled “irrational”.A number of unions, including Aslef, the RMT and Unite, joined in legal challenge to “strike-breaking” regulations announced last summer by the government as it faced wid
  
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• Judicial diversity: annual statistics expose painfully slow progress

  13-07-2023 13:53 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Number of solicitor judges in the courts rises by one percentage point, as Law Society demands urgent reform.
  
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• Zuckerberg asked to testify on Meta’s role in human trafficking in Florida

  13-07-2023 12:17
  
  Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are the preferred platforms for those who prey on vulnerable people, says attorney generalMark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, is being asked to respond to the “extraordinary” number of cases in which the company’s social media platforms are used to facilitate human trafficking in Florida.It follows revelations this week that Meta’s platforms – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – were used to facilitat
  
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• Profits flat as A&O gears up for merger

  13-07-2023 11:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Magic circle firm cites 'intensifying headwinds' as revenue grows 7%.
  
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• Frustrated MoJ unable to report solicitor for 'serious conduct breaches'

  13-07-2023 10:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Accused lawyer in long-running 'charade' is protected by an anonymity order.
  
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• Listed firm sells litigation finance business to pay off debts

  13-07-2023 10:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Rosenblatt owner to focus on building legal and M&A businesses.
  
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• Scottish ministers have ‘duty’ to protect seabed from harmful fishing, says court

  13-07-2023 07:30
  
  Licensing for scallop dredging and trawling must comply with National Marine Plan after judicial review by Open Seas charityThe Scottish government should stop approving licences for fishing vessels using methods believed to cause harm to habitats, a charity working to protect marine life has urged, after a court declared a routine licensing decision to be unlawful.Scotland’s highest court ruled that the Scottish government had failed to act in accordance with Scotland’s National Mar
  
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• Yes, the Tories’ migration bill is bad – but the lack of Commons scrutiny is more disturbing still | Martin Kettle

  13-07-2023 07:00
  
  Despite their best efforts, rebel MPs couldn’t muster enough opposition to the government’s plan – nor even much interest in itAn observant visitor from another world would surely find today’s Britain a troubled place, facing historic difficulties – inflation, war, inequality, its unsure place in the world, climate breakdown. But they might struggle to learn it from much of the country’s media, which is seemingly more interested in allegations against TV prese
  
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• Legal aid cuts denying vulnerable women access to justice, says thinktank

  13-07-2023 06:01
  
  Women’s Budget Group says changes have disproportionately affected women and cut critical lifeline in England and WalesVulnerable women in England and Wales, including survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, are being denied justice because of cuts to the civil legal aid budget, a thinktank has said.The Women’s Budget Group says a decade on from major changes to legal aid, women have been disproportionately affected, leaving them without essential support to fight discrimination, vio
  
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