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More details of crime suspects may be released to try to stop misinformation

Information such as age and nationality will generally not constitute contempt of court under proposed laws

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to change ‘offensive’ and ‘outdated’ language in disabled children’s law

The Law Commission set out dozens of points for the government to consider to better meet the needs of young people and their families

The Independent UK

I Fought the Law: the tragic, compelling true story behind the ITV show

Julie Hogg was murdered in 1989: this is the story of her mother’s 17 year fight for justice

Evening Standard

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‘It’s overwhelming’: woman who was UK’s first surrogate closes agency as demand soars

Kim Cotton says laws, little changed since being rushed through in response to her pregnancy in 1985, are ‘dinosaur’

The Guardian - UK

More migrants arrested under new returns deal with France, confirms Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper said that the first referrals for people who came to Britain in small boats to be sent back across the English Channel have already been made

Evening Standard

Guidance on police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity should change, Cooper says

Home secretary says Law Commission is looking into change amid row over case of alleged rape in Warwickshire

The Guardian - UK

'Boil in a bag' funerals where bodies are liquified and flushed down drain could get go-ahead

The Co-op is hoping to bring water cremation to UK customers in what it called the ‘biggest change to funerals in over 120 years’

Evening Standard

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Why police released the ethnicity of Liverpool parade crash suspect

Within hours of a driver ramming into a crowd at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade, injuring 65 people, Merseyside Police shared in a press release that they had arrested a suspect. Unusually, the announcement included the race and nationality of the person arrested – a 53-year-old white British man.

The Conversation

Report hits back at ‘disgraceful’ accusations of two-tier policing after summer riots

‘Those participating in disorder were not policed more strongly because of their supposed political views but because they were throwing missiles’

The Independent UK

No evidence of ‘two-tier policing’ in summer riots response – MPs

The Home Affairs Committee published a new report which found the response by police forces to the summer riots was ‘entirely appropriate’.

Evening Standard

Government secrecy fuelled Southport attack conspiracy theories, say Tories

Labour minister Lucy Rigby denied an accusation by Helen Grant that the Government accelerated conspiracy theories around the attack last year.

Evening Standard

Law Commission proposes reforms on how possible miscarriages of justice are handled

Report also criticises compensation system for people wrongly convicted of crimes in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Solution needed to deal with up to 300,000 sets of unclaimed ashes across UK

The Law Commission has undertaken a consultation on reforming the law around burial and cremation.

Evening Standard

Murderers who use strangulation or kill ex-partners face longer jail terms

New laws to be introduced in England and Wales in attempt to reduce violence against women and girls

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The Independent UK

Tougher sentences for jealous ex-partners who kill

The changes follow an independent review into domestic homicide sentencing by barrister Clare Wade.

The Guardian - UK

Graves could be reused under proposals to tackle lack of space for the dead

Law Commission also suggests reopening cemeteries declared full as part of England and Wales consultation

The Guardian - UK

There’s an article I shouldn’t tell you about – is contempt law in a losing battle with reality?

The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

Dynamite News

Law Commission Chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi resigns; to take oath as Lokpal Members (Judicial) today

The Law Commission Chairman, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, has resigned from the commission after a 17-month tenure as the chairperson. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Hindu

Law Commission may submit report to govt. on simultaneous polls next week

Law Commission may recommend 'one nation, one election' with new Constitution chapter for simultaneous Lok Sabha, State, local body polls.

The Hindu

The pros and cons of simultaneous elections | Explained

A High-Level Committee is examining the proposal of simultaneous elections in India, considering cost, governance, and social cohesion.

The Hindu

Law Commission examining various formulae on holding three-tier elections together

The Law Commission, which is looking into the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country, may examine the possibility of carrying out the three-tier voting exercise

The Conversation

Why some people from the north of England end up leaving everything to King Charles when they die

What connects an ex-miner and lifelong republican, who once manned the protest lines at Orgreave, with King Charles III? The surprising answer, as the Guardian reported, is that the ex-miner’s estate now forms part of a fund which generates private income for the monarch.

Dynamite News

Delhi High Court refuses to hear petitions regarding Uniform Civil Code

The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna, after noting down the submissions, decided to dispose of the matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Understanding simultaneous elections | Explained

Simultaneous elections proposed to save money, reduce role of money in elections, reduce divisive politics, reduce fatigue among electorates. Complex legal process req'd, incl. amending five Articles in Constitution, repealing provisions, changing 56 sets of legal provisions. Wider consultation across parties & States needed to form stable govt.

The Independent UK

Proposed changes to surrogacy law ‘will not be taken forward at the moment’

The Government had commissioned a review amid rising demand in an area where the existing laws are seen to fall short.

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