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Latest legal news from around the world
6th May 2008
US genetic nondiscrimination legislation approved
The US House of Representatives and Senate have approved new genetic nondiscrimination legislation, which President Bush is expected to sign into law. More information …
£175.25 per day not enough to defend in complex legal aid cases
A convicted drugs criminal has escaped an order to have £4.5 million of assets confiscated because legal aid barristers, claiming the new fixed-rate legal aid fee is too low, refused to take on the case. More information …
Taken for a ride: irregularities on Indian buses call for peculiar measures
To guard against commuters being asked to get off unlicensed buses, transport officials in Calcutta are advising passengers to ask drivers to show them documentation before boarding. More information …
Catholic Malays’ malaise lifted by revoked newspaper translation ban
Malaysian Catholics have won the right to mount a legal battle against a government ban on the use of the word “Allah” as a translation for “God” in their main publication. More information …
Dane Law danger to children
Denmark’s new custody bill is said to have regional government administrations waiting too long to intervene in conflicts and force children to spend time with abusive fathers. More information …
Read the relevant UK legislation on Justis: Children Act 1989, and view the corresponding JustCite data.
Nova Scotia’s nova age of consent law rouses debate
A new law bumping the age of consent up to 16 in the Canadian province suggests child protection workers will be investigating more reports of suspected child abuse. More information …
Read the relevant UK legislation on Justis: Sexual Offences Act 2003, and view the corresponding JustCite data.
Better Latino than never
A south Texas town has abolished an anti-Hispanic segregation law more than seven decades after it was enacted. More information …
