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Friday
12 March
The
DIGNITY
OF THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED
AND THROWN TO LIONS WEIGHTED FAR MORE THAN THE RIGHT
OF HIS ALLEGED KILLERS TO A FAIR TRIAL,
a Pretoria High Court judge ruled on Friday (News24
2004-03-12).
"I
am afraid we have been left with more questions than
answers," Judge Nathan Erasmus told a packed
Cape High Court on Thursday when he found Adam Woest
and Trevor Theys, the TWO
MEN ACCUSED OF THE SIZZLERS MASSAGE PARLOUR
KILLINGS, GUILTY
on 27 charges (News24 2004-03-11). South
Africa is assessing HOW
MUCH OF ITS LAND FOREIGNERS OWN
as it decides whether to limit how much they should
be allowed, a senior official said on Thursday
(Business Report 2004-03-12). And the government
could place a RESTRICTION
ON WHAT PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND MAY BE HELD BY
FOREIGN INTERESTS OR CITIZENS,
Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza
said on Wednesday (News24 2004-03-10). United
Kingdom
Plans
by Scottish ministers to CONSIDER
WHETHER LAWYERS COULD OR SHOULD BE EMPLOYED IN
SUPERMARKETS
were widely criticised by the legal profession
yesterday (The Herald 2004-03-12).
United
States
The California Supreme Court on Thursday night
ordered officials in San Francisco to IMMEDIATELY
STOP GRANTING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LICENCES,
delivering a blow to gay rights advocates in the
United States (M&G 2004-02-12).
KEYBOARDS,
COMPUTER MICE AND TELEPHONE DIALS ARE MORE INVESTED
WITH MICROBES THAN TOILET SEATS,
according to a University of Arizona study (News24
2004-03-12).
Thursday
11 March
Minister
of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana says he "really
means business by WEEDING
OUT BOGUS TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYER ORGANISATIONS
that have ceased to be genuine" after the
Labour Court dismissed with costs an urgent
application filed by the National Employers Forum
(NEF) challenging its deregistration (M&G
2004-02-11).
United
Kingdom
Government
PLANS
TO LIMIT ASYLUM SEEKERS' RIGHTS OF APPEAL HAVE COME
UNDER FIERCE ASSAULT
with legal experts warning they could cost lives. The
Law Society, the Bar Council and Justice have joined
senior judges in calling for the plans to be
abandoned (BBC News 2004-02-11).
Wednesday
10 March
United
Kingdom
The much-criticised OFFICE
FOR THE SUPERVISION OF SOLICITORS IS TO BE AXED AND
A NEW CONSUMER COMPLAINTS SERVICE SET UP,
divorced from the function of policing solicitors'
professional conduct (Independent 2004-03-10).
Tuesday
9 March
United
Kingdom
The government was last night thrown into a
constitutional crisis after THE
HOUSE OF LORDS THREW OUT ITS PLANS TO ESTABLISH A
UNITED STATES-STYLE SUPREME COURT
(Scotsman 2004-03-09 and TELEGRAPH
2004-03-09).
Urgent talks were held with leaders of Conservative
and crossbench peers on a COMPROMISE
DEAL TO RESCUE THE FLAGSHIP CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
BILL
from the "long grass" of the House of
Lords (Telegraph 2004-03-10).
The
European Commission is preparing to drag the British
Government though the courts for FAILING
TO IMPLEMENT THE WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
properly (Independent 2004-03-07).
United
States
A proposed amendment to California's constitution
would GIVE
16-YEAR-OLDS A HALF-VOTE AND 14-YEAR-OLDS A
QUARTER-VOTE
in state elections (News24 2004-03-09).
Monday
8 March
International
A growing list of TRADEMARK
INFRINGEMENT LAWSUITS
filed against search firms including Google has
heightened awareness of vulnerability among
trademark holders when it comes to search keyword
bids (Media Daily news 2004-03-08).
United
Kingdom
The man appointed by the Government to lead a SWEEPING
REVIEW OF UK LEGAL SERVICES
today (8 March) called for an umbrella regulator to
police law firms - ruling out leaving the powers
of bodies like the Law Society untouched (Legal Week
2004-03-08). David Clementi,
has PLEDGED
TO SQUARE UP TO ANY VESTED INTERESTS IN THE LEGAL
PROFESSION
(Scotsman 2004-03-08). A proposed
shake-up of the legal profession, published today,
could result in the SETTING-UP
OF A NEW SUPER-REGULATOR.
The powerful body could have responsibility for
training, making rules, complaints and discipline.
The move would split the combined regulatory and
representative functions currently held by five
legal professional bodies, including the Law Society
and the Bar Council (Scotsman 2004-03-08).
Iraq
The Interim Constitution is now available online at http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/iraq/30804interimconst.html.
In Dubai, 51 Iraqi jurists – including the Chief
Justice, Chief Prosecutor, and President of the Bar
Association – have participated in the first in a
series of TRAINING
COURSES CONDUCTED IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
offered by the International Bar Association (IBA)
under the auspices of the International Legal
Assistance Consortium (ILAC) (IBA 2004-03-08).
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