17 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn or Zara Sultana won't lead 'Your Party' after members' vote

The party's founding confidence voted for the new left-wing party - hit by toxic internal rows and threats of legal action - to be led by 'ordinary members' at founding conference

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30 h. ago Kneecap taking legal action against Canadian MP over allegations of 'deeply malicious' comments

Hip Hop group Kneecap have announced that they have taken legal action against Canadian MP Vince Gasparro they claim made 'untrue' and 'deeply malicious' accusations about them

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61 h. ago Ocean conservation charity loses High Court bid over oil and gas licences

Oceana UK brought legal action against the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the North Sea Transition Authority.

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3 d. ago Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned

Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogetherThe Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago FIFA warned of potential legal action over controversial Cristiano Ronaldo decision

Cristiano Ronaldo is free to play in the World Cup next summer after FIFA suspended his red card punishment - but Portugal's rivals could yet take the legal route to overturn that decision

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4 d. ago FIFA at risk of World Cup legal battle after Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial red card reprieve as nations ponder Court of Arbitration case

EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: FIFA could face legal action following their controversial decision to suspend Cristiano Ronaldo's ban and allow him to play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.

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4 d. ago Suffragettes could have been banned as a terror group, High Court told

Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori is taking legal action against the Home Office over the decision to ban the direct action group.

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4 d. ago Council to seek appeal against High Court ruling over Epping asylum hotel

Epping Forest District Council will continue with legal action over the Bell Hotel after councillors voted over the move on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago ‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case

The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against herAt some point in the challenge to the ban on Palestine Action beginning on Wednesday, the co-founder of the direct action group will be asked to leave courtroom five at the Royal Courts of Justice, as will her legal team and most others present. Then the case will continue without them.When Huda Ammori returns to the room, the special advocate – a security-cleared barrister – who represented her interests in her absence will not be allowed to tell her or her legal team what evidence was presented against Palestine Action. If Ammori asks what allegations were made directly against her, the special advocate must not tell her, even though that means she will have no chance to rebut them. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US attorney general vows to appeal dismissal of criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James – US politics live

Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general The US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, is reportedly in the UAE for scheduled meetings with a Russian delegation to discuss the latest plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, a special US envoy, are believed not to be attending the meetings in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pentagon threatens US Senator Mark Kelly with legal action over ‘seditious’ video

Defence department says it will investigate unspecified allegations against Democratic lawmaker

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6 d. ago Pentagon threatens senator with military legal action over ‘seditious’ video

Defence department says it will investigate unspecified allegations against Democratic senator Mark Kelly

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8 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer insists there will be no 'vexatious prosecutions' of British veterans over killings in Northern Ireland after SAS group announced legal action against Labour's Troubles Bill

The Prime Minister told reporters travelling with him to the G20 summit in South Africa that the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill strikes the right balance.

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8 d. ago PM makes vow to SAS veterans after legal action threat over Troubles law reform

Keir Starmer has promised former soldiers they won’t face 'vexatious prosecutions' amid fears over his reforms to legacy legislation on the Northern Ireland troubles

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9 d. ago Boris Johnson could face legal action over pandemic failings after damning Covid inquiry report

Nadine Dorries and Lord Michael Gove have led attempts to undermine the damning report by Baroness Heather Hallett after it found inaction by Boris Johnson’s government may have cost 23,000 people their lives

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1 week ago Moment Met police protection rider cleared of causing death by dangerous driving hits great

Relatives of Ms Holland are now taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police, arguing that the acquittal of PC Harrison proves officers are ‘above the law’

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1 week ago Government threatened with legal action by SAS association over Troubles reforms

Former Brexit secretary Sir David Davis says lawyers for the SAS Regimental Association have written to the Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn.

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1 week ago Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules

The legal action was taken by a girl who attended a Belfast primary school and her father.

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1 week ago Louvre bosses break silence after pranksters snuck fake painting next to Mona Lisa

EXCLUSIVE: The Louvre is considering legal action after two TikTokers managed to smuggle and hang their own artwork near the Mona Lisa, outwitting museum security just weeks after a £76million jewel heist

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1 week ago The real Slim Shady? Eminem sues Australian company Swim Shady for trademark infringement

Eminem claims consumers may mistakenly think he is linked to the Sydney beach brand – but Australia is no stranger to lawsuits from US rappersEminem has launched legal action against the Australian beach brand Swim Shady, alleging its name is too close to that of his trademarked alter ego, Slim Shady.The 53-year-old rapper, real name Marshall B Mathers III, filed a petition to cancel Swim Shady’s US trademark days after it was successfully granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in September. Continue reading...

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