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UK High Court rules that government climate strategy is inadequate and unlawful

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The UK High Court ruled Friday that the Government’s climate strategy is inadequate and therefore violates the UK Climate Change Act 2008. The ruling comes nearly two years after a previous High Court judgment ordered the Government to strengthen its net zero strategy to bring it in line with the Climate Change Act.

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UK Supreme Court rules trade union laws breach human rights

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The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that part of the UK’s trade union laws are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Supreme Court disagreed with this. UNISON, whose legal team represented Mercer in court, celebrated the success of the case.

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Canada Supreme Court rules IP address privacy warrants constitutional protection

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In 2018, the European Court of Justice was similarly tasked with considering whether IP addresses constitute personal data in Benedik v Slovenia. The court ruled that the legal provision used by the police to obtain the subscriber information associated with the dynamic IP address is subject to the Convention’s scrutiny.

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UK asylum charity launches legal action against government Rwanda plan

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Asylum Aid, a leading UK charity providing free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees, announced on Friday that it was launching legal action against the Home Office’s Safety of Rwanda plan to “ensure that all individual cases against removal to Rwanda are properly considered.”

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Alabama governor signs bill aimed at protecting IVF following state supreme court ruling that embryos are children

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Wednesday night shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability, moments after it was passed by the legislature. The new law protects IVF providers from some civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions.

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German court rules double jeopardy statute unconstitutional

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However, the court found the 2021 reform conflicted with Article 103 of the Basic Law. The majority stated the purpose of the law is to “ensure legal certainty” and guarantee German citizens protection from criminal double jeopardy.

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“DEI ‘lives on’ after Supreme Court ruling, but critics see an opening; Legal experts largely agreed the Muldrow decision lowered the bar in workplace bias claims, but views diverged on how that standard would play out in DEI cases”

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“DEI ‘lives on’ after Supreme Court ruling, but critics see an opening; Legal experts largely agreed the Muldrow decision lowered the bar in workplace bias claims, but views diverged on how that standard would play out in DEI cases”: Julian Mark of The Washington Post has this report.