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• Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document

  10-01-2026 11:54
  Exclusive: Possible revision of guidance for prosecutors in England and Wales comes amid safety concerns from courtsCircumcision is to be classed as a potential form of child abuse under new guidance for prosecutors, amid concerns from judges and coroners about deaths and serious harms caused by the procedure.A draft document by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on “honour-based abuse, forced marriages, and harmful practices”, classes circumcision as a potential crime alongside bre
  
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• US appeals court reverses decision that freed Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention

  15-01-2026 18:02
  Ruling delivers victory to Trump administration in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activistPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceA federal appeals court on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that ordered the release of the former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, delivering the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activist.A 2-1 panel of the Philadelphia-based third US circu
  
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• Greensill-linked firm ‘failed to act in good faith’ by lending £250m more than agreed, court hears

  15-01-2026 17:18
  Greensill Capital UK accused of breaking agreement with government over loans issued to businesses during pandemicA company linked to financier Lex Greensill “failed to act in good faith” by lending £250m more than it should have to businesses owned by steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta during the pandemic, the high court has been told.Greensill Bank AG (GBAG) is suing the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for about £331m over claims it wrongly terminated guarantees it agr
  
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• SFO director Nick Ephgrave to step down early

  15-01-2026 16:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  First non-lawyer to lead the agency says it is ‘time to draw a close’ on nearly four decades in public life.
  
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• SFO director Nick Ephgrave steps down

  15-01-2026 16:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  First non-lawyer to lead the agency says it is ‘time to draw a close’ on nearly four decades in public life.
  
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• City firm gives new parents six months' leave on full pay

  15-01-2026 15:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  HR chief says firm wants to create a more equal and inclusive environment for all parents.
  
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• ​British public backs collective actions - opinion poll

  15-01-2026 13:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Hausfeld urges government to launch public information campaign to raise awareness.
  
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• SFO can pursue unpaid £2m DPA penalty, High Court finds

  15-01-2026 13:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Scientific instrument maker Güralp Systems Ltd failed to pay £2,069,861 stipulated in deferred prosecution agreement.
  
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• Jenrick sacked as shadow justice secretary

  15-01-2026 12:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cites concerns Jenrick was planning to defect.
  
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• Jenrick replaced as shadow justice secretary by Nick Timothy

  15-01-2026 12:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform confirmed on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Breaking: Jenrick sacked as shadow justice secretary

  15-01-2026 12:26 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cites concerns Jenrick was planning to defect.
  
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• King's Bench chief latest leading judge to announce retirement

  15-01-2026 11:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Departure of three leadership judges in 2026 presents a challenge to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
  
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• Home secretary insists non-judges in asylum appeals will be independent

  15-01-2026 10:20 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Home secretary says First-Tier tribunal cannot sustainably manage scale and nature of current caseload.
  
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• Solicitors’ withdrawal no excuse for missing budget deadline, rules court

  15-01-2026 10:11 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge says there was no good reason for defendant not being aware of crucial deadline.
  
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• After the shooting of Renee Good, we see dissent can be fatal in Trump’s America – all bets are off | Emma Brockes

  14-01-2026 18:46
  A line has been crossed, and it’s vital to understand that. A system that sends paramilitaries on to the streets will observe no limitsA few years ago, towards the end of the second Obama administration, a friend and her wife flew back to New York from a holiday in Mexico, landing for a connecting flight in South Carolina. At immigration, the officer looked from one to the other, asked their relation to one another and on receiving the reply, made a noise of disgust – “ugh&rdqu
  
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• Michigan senator says she is being investigated for imploring US troops to refuse illegal orders

  14-01-2026 18:24
  Elissa Slotkin says US is investigating her for video in which Democrats say service members ‘must refuse illegal orders’US politics live – latest updatesMichigan senator Elissa Slotkin said on Tuesday that she was under federal investigation for her participation in a video last year in which she and fellow Democrats implored troops to refuse illegal orders.Slotkin, a former CIA officer and military veteran who served three tours in Iraq, organized the video with five other De
  
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• UK branch of leading Chinese firm closes and files for administration

  14-01-2026 13:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  SRA register confirms Zhong Lun is in the process of closing in England.
  
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• Court orders document return after firm sent wrong files to opponent

  14-01-2026 12:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Files included confidential and privileged information that defendant wanted to keep.
  
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• Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials

  14-01-2026 12:00
  Exclusive: Claire Waxman says justice system risks collapse and no other viable way to drastically reduce courts backlogA potential government U-turn on changes to jury trials risks breaking a justice system on the brink of collapse, the new victims’ commissioner for England and Wales has warned.The justice secretary, David Lammy, must face down MPs and the legal profession over proposals to reduce the number of jury trials or “we will not have victims coming into the system”,
  
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• Carter-Ruck partner pursues SRA for £1m over failed ‘SLAPP’ case

  14-01-2026 11:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator warns that ‘eye-watering’ costs order would have a ‘chilling’ effect on its ability to go after media lawyers.
  
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• Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India

  14-01-2026 06:00
  After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at the factory were overhauled. But its order book never recoveredAsk the women working at Natchi Apparels in the historic city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu and many will describe the turnaround in their working conditions in the garment factory over the past five years as extraordinary.On 5 January 2021 the decomposing body of Jeyasre Kathiravel, a 21-year-old Dalit woman who was an employee
  
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• Jury curbs could apply to cases awaiting trial, minister tells MPs

  13-01-2026 18:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Sarah Sackman says some cases currently in the system could be heard by a judge in the 'swift court'.
  
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• Hillsborough law to be delayed over security services concerns

  13-01-2026 18:04
  Ministers hope to reach compromise after MPs and families said bill went too far in shielding intelligence officersThe government is to delay the progress of the Hillsborough law while ministers thrash out a compromise, amid concerns from MPs and families over how it will apply to serving intelligence officers.The bill will enforce a duty of candour on public officials and contractors to tell the truth in the aftermath of disasters. But concerns were raised by campaigners that it went too far in
  
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• US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane

  13-01-2026 16:56
  Experts say obscuring plane’s military identity would constitute a war crimeThe US aircraft that carried out the first airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean was reportedly disguised as a civilian plane – a possible war crime.The New York Times reported that the aircraft had been painted to obscure its military identity, and its munitions were hidden inside its fuselage rather than visible under its wings. Continue reading...
  
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• Lammy hikes JAC chair's salary by 30%

  13-01-2026 16:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord chancellor decides to relaunch recruitment campaign for top post at quango for appointing judges.
  
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• Lammy hikes JAC chair's pay by 30%

  13-01-2026 16:46 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord chancellor decides to relaunch recruitment campaign for top post at quango for appointing judges.
  
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• DJ's 'racially pejorative' comment leads to formal advice

  13-01-2026 16:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  District judge apologised but investigation found the comment was ‘not respectful of the defendant or their appearance’.
  
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• District judge's 'racially pejorative' comment leads to formal advice

  13-01-2026 16:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  District judge apologised but investigation found the comment was ‘not respectful of the defendant or their appearance’.
  
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• ‘I was robbed of justice’: woman raped as child criticises years of delays in bringing father to trial

  13-01-2026 14:00
  Police apologise after it took almost seven years for man to be charged and he died months before trial had been dueA woman who was raped by her father as a child has told how he died before standing trial after she endured almost nine years of police and court delays.Rachel believes she was robbed of justice by the excessively long police investigation, which left her feeling suicidal. She waited almost seven years for her father to be charged with abusing her and a second person. His trial was
  
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• Sackman faces MPs amid rumours jury curbs will be 'watered down'

  13-01-2026 12:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Officials reportedly revisiting proposals for 'swift courts' and magistrates sitting alongside judge to hear cases.
  
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