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The UK Supreme Court has ruled that all courts and tribunals have an inherent jurisdiction to grant access to court documents in a judgment reaffirming the principle of open justice. Lady Hale, delivering the judgment, urged the bodies responsible for framing the court rules in each part of the UK t
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Complaints of sexual harassment by solicitors in England and Wales rose sharply in 2017/18 in the wake of the #MeToo movement, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The regulator's Upholding Professional Standards 2017/18 report reveals that it received 70 complaints about sexual haras
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UK: Priti Patel's record on human rights prompts 'extreme concern' | The Guardian
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Turkey should protect human rights defenders and end judicial arbitrariness | Council of Europe
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The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA). Human rights group Liberty is taking judicial review proceedings against the law, also known as the Snoopers' Charter, on the basis that it provides for unlawf
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A criminal investigation into two Northern Ireland journalists who won a judicial review in connection with police raids on their homes and office has been dropped. Journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were arrested and questioned by police in August 2018, shortly after the release of their
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Irish Legal News assistant editor Connor Beaton reviews an account of the 1922 battle between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty which all but destroyed the Four Courts, home to the superior courts of Ireland. For the last four years, the dome of the Four Courts in the heart of Dubli
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Staff at MBM Commercial LLP spent their Friday morning selling cakes and biscuits to raise cash for two local charities. The firm was fundraising in support of The Grassmarket Community Project and The Teapot Trust, both based in and around Edinburgh.
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Turkey: Human rights honour for jailed lawyer
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Turkey: Mass Prosecution of Lawyers
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Lawyers have complained of court delays this week after a new private company took over the contract for transferring prisoners to court, The Herald reports. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has said it expects the "operational issues" to be resolved over the course of the week.
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Police Scotland spent £3.2 million policing US President Donald Trump's two-day visit to Scotland last year. In response to an FOI request from The Guardian, the force confirmed that 5,537 personnel had claimed overtime or time off in lieu because of Trump's visit. The overtime bill alone tota
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Budget supermarket chain Aldi is offering graduates a comparable starting salary to some of the biggest international law firms, research shows. A new report from High Fliers Research places Aldi among the highest published graduate starting salaries for 2019 at £44,000.
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Writing for our sister publication Irish Legal News, Dublin solicitor Wendy Lyon examines the new book by sex workers and activists Juno Mac and Edinburgh-based Molly Smith. From its striking cover – designed to resemble the outside of a Soho sex shop – and provocatively punny title
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