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Law Commission's recommendations backing sedition law contrary to foundations of republic: Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said the Law Commission’s recommendations backing the sedition law are contrary to the ethos and the very foundations of the republic.

The Hindu

Govt. wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress

Congress alleged that the BJP government was planning to make the law more draconian before 2024 national elections

The Hindu

Law Commission may be considering work on Uniform Civil Code, says Uttarakhand UCC panel head

Law Commission may be considering work on a Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, UCC head for Uttarakhand said.

The Hindu

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Labour to force vote on ending ‘feudal’ leasehold system: ‘Nothing short of a scandal’

It comes after Gove appeared to confirm suggestions his pledge to scrap leaseholds will be watered down

The Independent UK

Law Commission calls for tighter rules on use of personal records in rape trials

Review recommends legislative changes in England and Wales to counteract ‘pernicious’ myths contaminating court cases

The Guardian - UK

Labour to force vote on ending ‘feudal’ leasehold system

It comes after Housing Secretary Michael Gove appeared to confirm suggestions his pledge to scrap leaseholds will be watered down.

The Independent UK

Government confirms misogyny will not be made a hate crime

The Law Commission previously warned that such a change “may prove more harmful than helpful” to victims and in efforts to tackle hate crime.

The Independent UK

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A child’s best interests, not the desires of adults, should be at the heart of surrogacy

The Law Commission has gone too far in its proposed guidelines for surrogate parents

The Guardian - UK

As a surrogate, I’ve seen at first hand why Britain’s outdated law needs to change

Politicians must accept the new Law Commission report, which recommends that those who are going to raise a child be its parents from birth, says Kim Barrett, who gave birth as a surrogate last year

The Guardian - UK

Remote driving from overseas faces ban in England and Wales

Delivery of rental cars using remote driving could be outlawed after Law Commission recommendations

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to outlaw remote driving of vehicles from overseas

The Law Commission of England and Wales made the recommendation in its advice to ministers on how to regulate remote driving.

The Independent UK

Where there's a will dispute, there's a way

While the Government mulls reforming the law concerning wills and inheritance, the best avenue for resolution is to look outside the courts for other forms of dispute resolution, writes Malcolm Wallace

Newsroom.co.nz

Government to criminalise ‘downblousing’ and sharing of pornographic deepfakes

An amendment to the Online Safety Bill means police and prosecutors will be given more power to bring “vile” abusers to justice.

The Independent UK

Reading the room: with NZ's hate speech laws postponed, where are the limits for comedy?

After a long and at times divisive public consultation process, the government has opted to make a single change to the Human Rights Act and push the “wider and more complex” issues around hate speech legislation to the Law Commission for review.

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Capitulation on hate speech the worst of all worlds

With her backdown on hate speech, Kiri Allan has managed to alienate her allies while failing to convert her enemies.

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NZ's hate speech laws explained

No, the Government is not planning to implement "blasphemy laws"

Newsroom.co.nz

Police take more DNA samples from young Māori

With 69 percent of samples from rangatahi Māori, an indigenous data expert is demanding an audit into bias and the lack of protocols for taking and storing the information.

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Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi takes charge as the new Chairman, Law Commission of India

Former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Ritu Raj Awasthi takes charge as the new Chairman of Law Commission of India. Read full news on Dynamite News.

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The Independent UK

Victims let down by ‘ineffective’ system to recover proceeds of crime – report

The Law Commission said billions of pounds had not been retrieved from criminals.

Newsroom.co.nz

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

The Guardian - UK

The future of surrogacy is in the balance. We should be wary of relaxing the rules

With exploitation and health risks rife, we must tread with care before a change in law

Newslaundry

Hate speech by media: Will regulation really work?

In the flurry of political developments around the election of the Congress party’s president, perhaps the significance of the Supreme Court’s recent observations on the media and hate speech has been overlooked.

The Hindu

No specific law against hate speech: Election Commission

The Law Commission had not made any recommendations to the Parliament to curb hate speech.

Newsroom.co.nz

Surrogacy compensation rules aren't working

The view that surrogacy is only valid if it is altruistic and non-remunerated is seen as out-of-date by many involved in the process, say Rhonda Shaw, Hannah Gibson and Shalomy Sathiyaraj

Wales Online

MPs urge reform of laws that give cohabiting couples ‘inferior protections’

Current law relating to cohabitants 'can be costly, complicated and unfair', the report said

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