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Gary Glitter to pay £508,000 damages for sexual abuse
A High Court judge determined that Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, inflicted "the most serious kind" of sexual abuse on the claimant.
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UK court faults Home Office for unlawful act in Ghanaian health worker Visa extension case
The charity Ramfel, alongside Cecilia Adjei, a UK-based Ghanaian healthcare worker and mother of two, led the legal challenge.
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Ex-Gambian minister jailed for crime against humanity
Ousman Sonko, once a part of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime, received a 20-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity.
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Polish national arrested for alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine's President on behalf of Russia
Prosecutors claim that his actions were aimed at assisting Russian special services in planning a potential assassination of President Zelenskyy.
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Britain's only transgender judge resigns, citing politicization of judiciary
The 54-year-old transitioned in the 1990s, and she became the UK’s first practicing trans barrister and judge
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Italian Court orders Juventus to pay Ronaldo £8.3m in deferred covid wages
The dispute arose when Ronaldo, aged 39, agreed to defer his wages during the 2020-21 football season in Italy, which was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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SQE marking fiasco: 175 candidates wrongly told they failed exam
The 6,262 candidates who sat the SQE1 exam in January received their results on 14 March. However, it emerged today that an error saw 175 candidates wrongly told they failed either the first or second part of SQE1.
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Barrister suspended for lying over whereabouts of lost case files
Stephen Simon Nicholas Taylor, called by Inner Temple in July 2002, must also complete a direct access course run by the Bar Council as part of sanctions imposed on him.
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Divorce order stands after solicitors applied for wrong client
The parties had separated after 22 years in January 2023 and the wife issued an application for divorce. She was allowed to apply for a final order of divorce from September last year. Her solicitors used the portal on 3 October to apply in...
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Lying claimant loses out on £600,000
Mr Justice Ritchie dismissed the claim of Kirsty Williams-Henry after finding that she told repeated untruths about the scope of her injuries in order to seek £2.5m in damages.
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