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• SARs: tool used by Farage can be wielded as weapon against firms

  19-07-2023 18:28
  
  Subject access requests have become standard in work disputes and are increasingly used by public figuresNigel Farage’s claim that his account at the prestigious bank Coutts was closed because of his political values has been bolstered by a report from the bank’s reputational risk committee that he obtained via a subject access request (SAR), an increasingly common tool – some would say weapon – used by individuals in dispute with organisations.SARs, which allow an indivi
  
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• SARs: legal tool used by Farage can be wielded as weapon against firms

  19-07-2023 18:28
  
  Subject access requests have become standard in work disputes and are increasingly used by public figuresNigel Farage’s claim that his account at the prestigious bank Coutts was closed because of his political values has been bolstered by a report from the bank’s reputational risk committee that he obtained via a subject access request (SAR), an increasingly common tool – some would say weapon – used by individuals in dispute with organisations.SARs, which allow an indivi
  
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• Farage joins explosion in people using subject access requests

  19-07-2023 18:28
  
  SARs from employees have become standard in work disputes and are increasingly used by public figures Nigel Farage’s claim that his account at the prestigious bank Coutts was closed because of his political values has been bolstered by a report from the bank’s reputational risk committee that he obtained via a subject access request (SAR), an increasingly common tool – some would say weapon – used by individuals in dispute with organisations.SARs, which allow an individua
  
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• Legal bodies take aim at China’s rights violations

  19-07-2023 17:36 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lawyers continue to face systemic persecution for defending human rights, Law Society of England and Wales warns.
  
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• Driver who killed pregnant woman in 123mph M66 crash jailed for 12 years

  19-07-2023 16:50
  
  Adil Iqbal’s sentence ‘insulting’ say family, after crash that also seriously injured Frankie Jules-Hough’s son and nephewA man who killed a pregnant woman as he filmed himself speeding at 123mph has been handed a 12-year prison sentence.Adil Iqbal, 22, was driving with one hand and holding his phone with the other to film himself, possibly to upload to Facebook, as he tailgated and undertook other vehicles and swerved across lanes, reaching a speed of 123mph in his fathe
  
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• Caribbean countries poised to seek UN legal advice on slavery compensation

  19-07-2023 15:51
  
  Legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justiceCaribbean countries are considering approaching the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) for a legal opinion on demanding compensation from 10 European countries over slavery, as the fight for reparative justice is stepped up, the president of the group of 33 nations in the region has said.Ralph Gonsalves, the current leader of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac),
  
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• Sanctions regime put to legal test in UK as oligarch seeks release of assets

  19-07-2023 15:44
  
  Eugene Shvidler’s high court case could set precedent on delisting of sanctioned individualsThe lawfulness of the UK sanctions regime set up in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine faces its biggest legal test on Thursday when a Soviet-era oligarch and ally of Roman Abramovich seeks a court order releasing his assets including two private jets.The case being brought by Eugene Shvidler, a billionaire oil businessman, follows similar challenges by oligarchs now entering the Europea
  
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• ‘We’re not all broken’: the woman who pursued her rapist for five years – and won

  19-07-2023 15:33
  
  Sam was lured to a fake job interview, raped, then trafficked for months. When she reported it to the Met, they tried to drop the case, but she didn’t give upIn April 2018, Sam was in her mid-20s and had recently arrived in London from New Zealand. Having run out of money, she went to an interview for work as an escort, which is where she met Nuruzzaman Shahin. He took her passport, told her he needed to inspect her body as part of the interview, locked her in a room in which she was dimly
  
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• Solicitor who shared research with fellow jurors faces SDT

  19-07-2023 14:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Practitioner was jailed for two months last year after she caused child sexual abuse trial to be halted.
  
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• Profits flat as Clifford Chance celebrates £2bn revenue

  19-07-2023 13:42 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Eighth consecutive year of growth for magic circle firm.
  
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• LCJ calls for 'radical, long-term thinking' in farewell City speech

  19-07-2023 12:58 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  'The structures that have evolved since the passage of the Constitutional Reform Act do not help,' Lord Burnett says.
  
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• Seven in 10 legal executives reluctant to switch regulator

  19-07-2023 11:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Changing current regulatory regime 'not a priority' and CILEX and CILEx Regulation told to stop bickering.
  
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• Unrepresented claimant wins appeal against lawyers over house sale

  19-07-2023 11:22 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Well-intentioned attempt to hasten victory 'had the very opposite effect' judge finds in negligence claim.
  
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• Neurodiverse judicial candidate fails in tribunal claim

  19-07-2023 10:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Employment judge says recruitment exercise cannot be adjusted to the extent it undermines the process.
  
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• Autism spectrum judicial candidate fails in tribunal claim

  19-07-2023 10:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Employment judge says recruitment exercise cannot be adjusted to the extent it undermines the process.
  
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• No more 'contempt and hostility' to legal aid lawyers, says Chalk

  19-07-2023 10:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Justice secretary says publicly-funded work has to be seen as more attractive for law students.
  
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• MoJ proposes to increase fees for whiplash medical experts

  19-07-2023 10:04 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  A raft of changes are sent to consultation affecting the way that medical reports are sourced and paid for.
  
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