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A new Clear Air Law is starting in Parliament after Jenny Jones won 1st place in the House of Lords Ballot for private members bill!

Ellen's law is a tribute to 9 year old Ella Kissi-Debra who died from asthma induced air pollution, the bill establishes the right to clean air!

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Rwanda's government has dismissed suggestions it could hand back any of the £290million committed to the now-junked migrant deportation deal with Britain.

#rwandapolicy #ukgovernment #RwandaGovernment

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Sir Keir Starmer confirms that the Rwanda policy is "dead and buried" The Labour leader said he would end the "gimmick" of deporting migrants arriving in the UK illegally to Rwanda.
#SirKeirStarmer #rwandapolicy #ukgovernment

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In January 2024 the Ministry of Justice`s proposed amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill. The proposal seeks to remove parental responsibility for parents convicted for murder or voluntary man-slaughter of the co-parent
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The UK Government is reviewing 50-year-old legislation determining how financial assets are split after divorce in England and Wales considering factors set out in section 25 of the matrimonial causes act

#ukgovernment #matrimonialcausesact
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The Legal Services Board has intervened in a dispute between CILEX and CRL, leading to discussions on moving regulatory functions from CRL to the SRA. The SRA currently regulates solicitors and most law firms in England and Wales.
#CILEX #SRA #LSB
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#Groundrents are eliminated for the majority of newly constructed long-term residential leasehold properties in England and Wales by the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022.

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The UN is making a fifth attempt, according to the Associated Press, to draft a resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict, but it's unclear if significant differences will be resolved in time to reach an agreement on language.

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The #SupremeCourt hears legal dispute over UK's plan to Rwanda deportation. Five of the UK's most senior judges will hear arguments over whether two appeal judges were right to find that there was a “real risk” to #asylumseekers.

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Former senior president of tribunals endorsed adjustments suggested in the Law Society green paper released today. Once developed, the online diagnostic tool would save £72 million in direct costs over five years.

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Members of conveyancing body who conduct a quarter of all property transactions are instructed to lessen climate effect as part of the conveyancing body's net zero pledge.
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📢 BREAKING: Nitrous oxide to become an illegal Class C substance by the end of the year.

We are cleaning up our streets and tackling anti-social behaviour. Those in unlawful possession could face up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine.

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#Prosecutions involving deaths & 100+ sexual offenses were dropped before trial in England & Wales last year due to misplaced/missing #evidence.

The findings received through a FoI request raise concerns regarding #police handling of critical evidence used in serious #crimes.

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Despite being illegal, the UK HO has placed 100+ lone #asylumseeker #children in hotels in recent weeks.

#Humanrights & #refugee organizations have denounced the govt's use of hotels after 200+ children have gone missing, including dozens who vanished from a hotel in Brighton.

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The govt has stated that women will still have the right to #equalpay, despite the fact that an EU legislation providing the protection has been repealed.

The legislation was designed to protect #workers, especially those whose jobs were outsourced/who worked in multiple places.

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#Braverman underlined her want to leave the #ECHR which she saw as "politicized," & refused to rule out the mass tagging of #asylum seekers, treating individuals as "objects."

Braverman declared that the government will "do whatever it takes" to send asylum seekers to #Rwanda.

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Delays in the #family #court have caused many children in England and Wales to wait for a year+ for their future to be decided.

Data revealed children who'd been taken away from their parents had to wait an average of 46 weeks for a final decision on where they would live.

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The timetable for the government’s major review of the civil #legalaid system will not be brought forward, ministers signaled today. The #Ministry of Justice’s announcement states that the final report will be published in 2024.

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Women's Aid has published new research revealing the impact of the cost of living crisis on specialist support services working with survivors of domestic abuse.

#domesticabuse #familylaw #womensaid

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The Permanent Bureau of the #Hague Conference on Private International Law has announced the publication of the Practitioners' Tool: Cross-Border Recognition & Enforcement of Agreements Reached in the Course of Family Matters Involving Children.

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The Law Society has published a plan to help the government resolve the 'chaos in our courts'. the Law Society is calls:

• Invest in buildings, staff and judges
• Properly fund legal aid
• Keep cases out of the courtroom
• Ensure reliable technology
• Collect better data