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Why Québec politicians must swear an oath to the King — even if they don't want to

The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, sparked controversy by stating that he will not swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles, as required by the Constitution Act, 1867, before taking his seat in the Québec National Assembly. The two other elected members of his party took…

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SA court sets date for Deni Varnhagen's appeal of COVID-19 vaccine mandate challenge dismissal

Inactive AFLW player and nurse Deni Varnhagen has a small win in her legal challenge against South Australia's healthcare worker vaccine mandate, with the Court of Appeal granting her request for an urgent appeal.

ABC News

Deni Varnhagen's lawyers ask for urgent appeal hearing in COVID vaccine mandate challenge

Lawyers pursing a legal challenge to South Australia's COVID vaccine mandates ask for an urgent appeal hearing, before current legislation is due to expire.

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Supreme Court case could test new Bill of Rights law

A rapist’s fight to uphold the ruling his public protection order breached the Bill of Rights Act could see the Government forced to address the controversial 2014 policy under new laws

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How the UK press is failing victims of miscarriages of justice

On September 20 2022, Adnan Sayed had his murder conviction overturned by a Baltimore judge after spending nearly 23 years in jail. His case had featured in the groundbreaking true crime podcast Serial.

The Conversation

Miscarriage of justice ruling for intellectually disabled man

For 12 years a gap in the law saw people with intellectual disabilities convicted of crimes and in some cases sent to prison because there was no “unfit to stand trial” provision for them.

Newsroom.co.nz

Nigerian court orders lecturers to end strike before it will hear appeal

Nigeria's Court of Appeal on Friday ordered public university lecturers to end their strike for better working conditions in the next seven days before it will hear their appeal against a ruling by a lower court.

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Finally, Peter Ellis is an innocent man

After three decades as a convicted child abuser, childcare worker Peter Ellis has posthumously had his name cleared in a landmark Supreme Court decision.

Newsroom.co.nz

'They were looking for a monster'

On Friday the Supreme Court will deliver what could be a groundbreaking judgment on an appeal in one of the country's most extraordinary cases.

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Mother of disabled woman who killed herself after benefits cut granted appeal

The Court of Appeal will reconsider whether there should be a fresh inquest into the death of Jodey Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees.

The Independent UK

Lesotho bungles political reforms, risking fresh bout of instability after 2022 poll

The Kingdom of Lesotho – a small landlocked country in southern Africa with a population of 2.1 million people – has failed to introduce key political reforms needed to bring stability to the country. This setback is the latest of many false starts since the reform process started in earnest…

The Conversation

Lisa Smith's lawyers tell Court of Appeal that former soldier was at 'lowest level' of ISIS

'There is nothing [in the evidence] beyond that she kept house for a man who did not even regard her as a person'

Irish Mirror

Senior judge warns of ‘dire consequences’ if legal system allowed to degrade

Sir Adrian Fulford made the remarks as he prepared to retire as a full-time judge.

The Independent UK

Those who lost loved ones will be at ‘heart’ of Covid inquiry – chairwoman

Former Court of Appeal judge Baroness Heather Hallett opened the independent inquiry in London.

The Independent UK

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The Walrus

Wrongful Convictions Aren’t Going Anywhere

The Canadian legal system is confusing and expensive, especially if you’re falsely accused of murder

Liverpool Echo

Man, 35, handed extra time in jail for raping and strangling teen

Matthew Grant left his 16-year-old victim with a perforated ear drum and heavy bruising all over her body

Bristol Post

Removing Colston statue was 'cathartic not violent' says one of Colston 4

Rhian Graham said she is 'not disheartened' by Court of Appeal ruling, which can't undo what happened

The Independent UK

Human rights not a defence for significant criminal damage, court rules in Bristol Colston statue case

Court of Appeal rules that the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue was ‘violent’ and caused significant damage

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Felling of Bristol's Colston statue ruled as ‘violent act’

The toppling of the statue to slave trader Edward Colston was a violent act of criminal damage which is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, senior appeal judges have ruled. The statue in Bristol was felled during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020, leading to…

The Independent UK

Human rights protections were no defence to ‘violent’ Colston statue toppling REDIRECTED

The Court of Appeal has given a ruling on legal issues arising out of the prosecution of the so-called Colston Four, who were cleared by a jury.

Bristol Post

Appeal Court rules Colston 4 should not have used human rights defence

'Clarification' is 'disappointing' say Colston 4 lawyers, but they are still innocent

ABC News

Witness in murder appeal told the court of 'surprising' kill plot and bricks of stolen meth

A witness has told the Court of Appeal that they knew of a plot to kill drug trafficker Allan Ames and saw a kitchen bench covered in bricks of stolen methamphetamine after he was murdered.

Bristol Post

Colston Four: Court of Appeal will rule on legal issues arising from case

The Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, Mr Justice Holgate and Mr Justice Saini are due to give their decision in writing at 12 noon today (Wednesday, September 28)

The Independent UK

Court of Appeal due to rule on legal issues arising out of ‘Colston Four’ case

The bronze memorial to the 17th-century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 2020.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn libel action settled ahead of trial

Political blogger Richard Millett, who was suing former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for libel, has dropped his case.

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