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Today's Video Focus: The man who ran the Liberal Party's federal election campaign in
Victoria has admitted that Chinese language posters used in key seats
were designed to mimic official Electoral Commission signs.
The posters are the subject of a Federal Court challenge which hopes to
void the election results in the Treasurer's seat of Kooyong and Gladys
Liu's seat of Chisolm.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
Focus of the Day Article: Discussions on taking forward proposals for Wales to take full control of its justice system will begin as soon as a new UK government is in place, the Welsh government says. Responding to last month's wide-ranging report by the Commission for Justice in Wales, Mark Drakeford AM, first minister, endorsed what he called the key finding that 'substantial devolution' of the justice system is necessary. 'This central finding is consistent with the longstanding position of the Welsh government – reaffirmed most recently in our paper “Reforming the Union” last month,' Drakeford said. Full story: The Law Society Gazette
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- TLT appoints Andrew Webber as new corporate head https://t.co/UR7vKzEmZs
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- Kym Samson promoted to director at Duncan and McConnell Solicitors https://t.co/ax2udX7r79
- Sarah Mitchell becomes member of Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners https://t.co/ThjFQgwg1B
- DAC Beachcroft acquires team from BLM Scotland https://t.co/ogjWT68AYQ
- Scots lawyers massively in favour of retaining wigs and gowns https://t.co/Na6uElITsN
- Judge rejects legal challenge against Lord Lyon’s decision to change wording of barony titles https://t.co/7kxKy0M0eK
- Under-16s unregulated placements must be 'eliminated' https://t.co/tzffot0SrN
- Cambridge University academic resigns after Trinity Hall row https://t.co/xzFPzg1RWc
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- Airbnb will verify listings, 11 years after launch https://t.co/kTiCzAhl0K
- Castle Cary armed siege: 'I thought I was going to die', say armed police officers https://t.co/kRsg9JeBuH
- 'Mercy killing' family call for change in assisted dying law https://t.co/kV028kl7lB
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- Wales to ‘take forward’ devolved justice proposals | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MQL1V1Enml
- Changes proposed by the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/es3N1x2b2u
- High Court seeks legal aid clarity in Wimbledon tickets case | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/MNed4KhqZZ
- Three from same firm sanctioned over 'dubious investment' advice | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/aku5MjIKM2
- Bail reforms which left thousands in legal limbo to be reviewed | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/jF3TrO3o7g
- PI giant targets acquisitions after turning last year’s losses around | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/SFdapMlf9Q
- Morrisons data leak claim reaches Supreme Court | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/f3OL5LChvv
- Tribunal workload slashed as SRA fails to take up sitting days | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hyfL2RvOm
- Jacob Rees-Mogg is cleverer than Grenfell Tower residents, says Tory MP https://t.co/kvwdZtoKN9
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- Care homes accused of being too quick to call police on children https://t.co/QAo4cX3SX2
- The vulnerable children who go from care home to court https://t.co/n2PwclsTY1
- Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue Met as ban ruled unlawful https://t.co/3Jl9HDiQlw
- Tory minister Alun Cairns finally resigns out of the humilation of Ross England rape trial 'sabotage' row https://t.co/TmgvMqmRkB
- Pro-Beijing lawmaker stabbed by 'fake supporter' in #HongKong https://t.co/M7g7wkgJkS
- Police concerns over rise of 'paedophile hunters' https://t.co/hLd7Ocjls
- Extinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban instructed by Tory Home Secretary Priti Patel unlawful https://t.co/E47YfbZa87
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- Court reforms may not be completed in time, PAC warns | Legal Futures https://t.co/buJu8R1rf
- Solicitor who forged documents to fool SRA struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/8cBHS6w6Wv
- CMA ramps up pressure on Bar Standards Board | Legal Futures https://t.co/JCF2gN55pt
- Essex BMW driver wedged bed upright in back of convertible https://t.co/VfDZCK5KnU
- Universal credit adverts banned as 'misleading' https://t.co/c2FhbxxnGT
- Tory Reading MP candidate Craig Morley criticised over mistaking Scotland over Reading https://t.co/o4dVaTrlQK