Law

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Police homophobia: the issue Stephen Port jurors couldn’t consider
Friends and family of victims say police fell for Port’s narrative they were ‘gay druggies’ whose deaths were by misadventure

Caroline Davies

10, Dec, 2021 @1:35 PM

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UK’s anti-money laundering measures need complete reset, says report
Chatham House researchers say professional enablers continue to offer foreign kleptocrats ‘a home-from-home in London’

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

08, Dec, 2021 @12:01 AM

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Michael Jones obituary
Other lives: Teacher who campaigned for a change in the law concerning Leylandii hedges

Ian Jones

07, Dec, 2021 @6:10 PM

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Fred Konynenburg obituary
Other lives: Leading lawyer with a passion for history and an encyclopedic knowledge of Liverpool Football Club

Jack Konynenburg

07, Dec, 2021 @6:00 PM

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Sibghat Kadri obituary
Lawyer who pursued principles of racial equality both for those he represented as a barrister and within the legal establishment

Catherine Baksi

07, Dec, 2021 @5:56 PM

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Judge Salvatore Vasta likened to Queen of Hearts in federal court hearing
Judge’s jailing of man for contempt during routine property dispute described to court as ‘grossest parody’

Christopher Knaus

06, Dec, 2021 @3:10 AM

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Rights groups urge EU to ban NSO over clients’ use of Pegasus spyware
Letter signed by 86 organisations asks for sanctions against Israeli firm, alleging governments used its software to abuse rights

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

03, Dec, 2021 @5:00 AM

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ECJ adviser backs rule-of-law measure in blow to Poland and Hungary
Court advised to dismiss challenge against law that lets EU block funds to states that curb judicial independence

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

02, Dec, 2021 @12:30 PM

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Sentences must be decided by the judges | Letter
Letter: With regard to ‘Harper’s law’, Malcolm Fowler is against hobbling the court’s discretion by striving to ram square pegs into round holes

Letters

28, Nov, 2021 @4:50 PM

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Rising Covid vaccination rates reduce need for mandates, new human rights commissioner says
Lorraine Finlay says Australia should prepare for a ‘future emergency’ by ensuring human rights are ‘at the core’ of its response

Paul Karp

24, Nov, 2021 @9:37 PM

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‘Harper’s law’ will not be retrospective, says Raab, as lawyers express disquiet
Killers of PC Andrew Harper will not have sentences extended as legal experts fear law change will remove judges’ discretion

Rajeev Syal and Matthew Weaver

24, Nov, 2021 @4:30 PM

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UK court refuses to allow man who does not understand consent to pursue sex
Supreme court dismisses appeal from autistic 36-year-old who has impaired cognition

Amelia Hill

24, Nov, 2021 @2:30 PM

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