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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Extense Thursday organised The 1% Study Report Launch , a virtual panel event discussing The 1% Study and its findings that brought to light the under-representation of minorities within the UK legal profession. The total population of the UK, according to the 2011 Census, comprises of only 3.3%

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APRIL 18, 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday said that the UK’s plan to export its asylum obligations by transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for asylum processing is a violation of international law. ” He explained that last year 28,526 people were known to have crossed into the UK.

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MARCH 26, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange “ lives to fight another day” according to his brother Gabriel , as the UK High Court halted his potential transfer to the US on Tuesday due to inadequate assurances on his treatment if extradited to the US. The court’s decision (Para 9-11) clearly states: 1.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The High Court of Australia found on Wednesday that the higher tax rate for working holiday makers breached a treaty with the UK and was discriminatory. The United Kingdom Convention is an agreement that was signed by Australia and the UK in August 2003, which has been entered into force in both the UK and Australian domestic law.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 24, 2021

Since 1 July 2021, all EU/EEA citizens now need to evidence their immigration status to live and work in the UK.

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2023

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Tuesday announced the launch of its investigation into Amazon.com, Inc.’s The CMA’s findings will allow it to determine whether Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot will reduce market competition within the UK. ’s $1.7

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The UK’s Brook House Inquiry published a report Tuesday detailing an investigation into the mistreatment of individuals detained at the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in the UK. The inquiry, chaired by Kate Eves, was set up to investigate incidents at the centre that took place between April 1, 2017, and August 21, 2017.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2023

UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay Thursday welcomed a High Court decision which found that the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) strike scheduled for May 2 is illegal. Instead of ending at the scheduled time of 8:00 PM local time on May 2, the strike action will now end at 11:59 PM local time on May 1.

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JURIST

JUNE 17, 2022

Uk Home Secretary Priti Patel Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. The post UK Home Secretary approves Assange extradition to US appeared first on JURIST - News. Moris indicated that Assange will appeal Patel’s decision.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Dechert is “aggressively defending itself” in three upcoming trials in the United Kingdom and in two lawsuits in the United States that have one common…

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FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The UK expanded the criteria its visa scheme Thursday to Hong Kong residents born after 1997, under the British National (Overseas) Immigration Route (BN(O)). China criticized the scheme in December, after 88,000 Hong Kongers applied for British visas, stating that the UK would make them “second-class citizens.”

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JURIST

MAY 25, 2023

The UK Home Office announced new reforms on Tuesday regarding international students and their ability to bring their families with them into the country. The move is seen as an attempt to control the UK’s rising immigration numbers. In 2022, alone, the UK reportedly issued half a million student visas to international students.

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2022

The UK Court of Appeal Wednesday found that the Home Office’s decision to strip D4 of her British nationality was unlawful. The case surrounds a British national, D4, who was stripped of citizenship in 2019 after leaving the UK to join Isis in Syria.

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JURIST

JUNE 5, 2023

A new Code of Practice for UK Police came into effect Saturday that will ensure officers document hate incidents that do not constitute crimes only when absolutely necessary. The post New UK Police code of conduct recommends recording non-crime hate incidents ‘only when necessary’ appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The UK Law Society Wednesday projected that it will take over 125 years before the judiciary of England and Wales is properly representative of Black people. percent of the UK population. We urge the UK government to address the structural barriers that are holding back talented candidates.” percent in 2014.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

UK charity Public Law Project (PLP) announced Monday they have written a letter to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk claiming he is in breach of his duty to make legal aid available to asylum seekers in England and Wales, which he is obligated to do under s.1 1 (1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The section 301 tariffs will affect France’s handbags, Austria’s glassware, and beauty products from the UK. Additional requirements for a year after Pillar 1 takes effect will require the countries involved to credit any excess tax from the Pillar 1 amount against the portion of the corporate income tax liability.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2023

Two UK rail workers unions Tuesday announced strikes after failing to reach a deal with train operators. The rail workers unions are joined by other strike actions such as the February 1 strike by University and College Union (UCU), which estimates 70,000 UCU members will join. The rail workers unions will also strike on February 3.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

The UK Supreme Court Monday allowed an appeal by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó in a dispute over whether he or President Nicolás Maduro has control over more than US $1 billion of Venezuela’s international gold reserves held by the Bank of England. The UK government considered this election deeply flawed.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

Approximately 1 million of commercial sexual exploitation victims are children and 99 percent are women and girls. Relatedly, on January 12, UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery Tomoya Obokata warned the UK government that forced labor could amount to breaches of international law. ILO Director-General Gilbert F.

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JURIST

AUGUST 3, 2023

James Joseph is JURIST’s UK Senior Editor. The post UK dispatch: Law Society of England and Wales to host regional call in historic first ceremony outside London appeared first on JURIST - News. Aside from issues of accessibility and cost (amidst a cost of living crisis) we also have largely transitioned to an online society.

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JURIST

JULY 6, 2023

The applicant states are seeking the ICJ’s jurisdiction under Article 36, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the Court and Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Montreal Convention, to which all four Applicants and Iran are parties.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Court of Appeal has issued a decision in an appeal against the High Court's decision to uphold the refusal of the Dabus patent application in the UK.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

if the inquest has not been concluded via the coronial process by 1 May 2024. The Troubles were a decades-long violent conflict between nationalists and unionists in Northern Ireland who duelled over the region’s status as part of the UK.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2022

The UK Government Thursday announced a law to minimize the impact of strike action on businesses by authorizing the use of temporary staff. Further, the UK government authorized a higher cap on damages that business can recoup if a court finds a strike unlawful. This is the first change to the damages cap since 1982.

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JURIST

MARCH 7, 2023

The UK government Tuesday unveiled its Illegal Migration Bill , which would require the deportation of anyone who illegally entered the UK and passed through a safe country. ” Section 1 of the bill says it is designed “to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2023

Workers at an Amazon UK warehouse Wednesday went on strike in protest of low wages, poor working conditions and the soaring cost of living. The collective action represents the first time Amazon warehouse workers have gone on strike in the UK.

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JUNE 6, 2023

The UK Metropolitan Police Service confirmed Monday that they charged a conservative member of the UK’s Parliament (MP), Bob Stewart, with two public order offenses. Alwadaei was previously imprisoned and tortured in Bahrain before obtaining political asylum in the UK.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Yesterday, the UK Government published its response to a consultation on the prospect of joining the 2019 HCCH Judgments Convention. It is clear from the responses received for questions 1, 2 and 5 that respondents consider the merits of Hague 2019 to outweigh any potential downsides.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2023

Zhu hired McMahon to stalk and surveil John Doe #1 and his family. Hu Ji and Tu Lan brought John Doe #1’s father from China to attempt to convince him to return to the country. Hu Ji and Tu Lan brought John Doe #1’s father from China to attempt to convince him to return to the country.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This comes as Pakistan Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti issued a warning last week to “illegal immigrants” living in Pakistan to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or risk potential arrest and deportation. ” UN human rights experts Tuesday called upon Pakistan to not carry out its planned deportations.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2021

A European Union court ruled Thursday that the UK was in breach of the bloc’s air pollution limit by failing to fulfil its obligations under the combined provisions of Article 13(1) and of Annex XI to Directive No 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Banking Regulation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As some members of the team breathe a sigh of relief at surviving the school holidays, whilst others mourn an idyllic summer spent enjoying the sunny weather, we're all agog to find out who the incoming Prime Minister will.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The UK Home Office Thursday announced that it would conduct a public inquiry on Dawn Sturgess’ 2018 death following her exposure to the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which inhibits essential bodily functions. Sturgess, a UK citizen, was accidentally exposed to the chemical weapon.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Hong Kong’s Court of Appeals Monday dismissed a bid by prosecutors to prevent Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media entrepreneur charged with violating the controversial National Security Law (NSL), from having a UK barrister on his legal defense team. Lai’s trial on the collusion charges is scheduled to begin on December 1.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 7, 2021

An action founded on tort shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

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