All news on the topic: law

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Michelin-starred chef spared jail after running over intern twice at staff party
A Michelin-starred chef has been spared jail after running over his British intern twice after a staff party.
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France refuses to extradite dictator’s daughter accused of laundering regime wealth
A Paris appeals court has blocked the extradition of the late dictator’s 33-year-old daughter, who was arrested last fall on charges of laundering her father’s illicit wealth.
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Mexico’s attorney general Alejandro Gertz Manero resigns early after ambassadorship offer, triggering legality concerns
The Senate accepted Alejandro Gertz Manero’s early resignation despite opposition claims that a diplomatic posting doesn’t meet the legal threshold, as his exit follows a controversial ambassadorship offer and leaves several high-profile investigations unresolved.
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Sports Direct could face fines: store misleads customers with fake discounts
Sports Direct’s use of recommended retail prices (RRPs) could be breaking the law and misleading customers, a Which? investigation has found.
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New UK law: criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face extra two years in prison
Under a new bill introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, criminals in England and Wales who refuse to attend their sentencing could face up to two additional years in prison.
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Woman, 74, first to be charged in Scotland under law establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics
The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.
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Despite mass protests, the Georgian Parliament has approved a "Foreign Agents" law
In a session marked by yelling and physical confrontation, the Georgian Parliament adopted a law on Tuesday that opponents call the “Russian bill” and believe could dismantle civil society and divert the country from the European Union path.