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Brexit: Supreme court hears claim Boris Johnson abused prorogation more than any PM for 50 years – live news | Politics 0
- BUSINESS
- September 17, 2019
10.52am EDT 10:52 Keen quotes from the Scottish court judgment. He reads out this passage. Although the planned prorogation would be 34 days, the expected conference recess of three weeks would mean that only one to three days would be lost in the week commencing 9 September and four in the week commencing 7 October.
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Supreme Court: Parliament suspended ‘to stop MPs frustrating PM’, judges told 0
- BUSINESS
- September 17, 2019
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLIVE: Supreme Court prorogation hearing Boris Johnson sought to suspend Parliament to avoid the risk of MPs “frustrating or damaging” his Brexit plans, the Supreme Court has heard. Lawyers for campaigners challenging the suspension said there was “strong evidence” the PM saw MPs “as an obstacle” and
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Cwmbran death: Son in court charged with dad’s murder 0
- BUSINESS
- September 13, 2019
Image copyright Family photo Image caption Thomas Gallagher was described as “an incredibly hard working, talented, positive, selfless, creative, fit and fun man” A 55-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering his father whose body was found in a house. Stephen Gallagher is charged with murdering 76-year-old Thomas Gallagher, who was found dead
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Eight US states are taking Facebook to court over dominance 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- September 7, 2019
Down with this sort of thing YAY! IT’S FACEBOOK Friday! Yes, almost every Friday, a story about Facebook breaks just as we’re all thinking about heading to the pub and we have to decide which is more important. Reader, this time, you win. It’s a biggie. Eight states, as well as the District of Columbia,
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Boris Johnson accuser loses appeal to take ‘£350m claim’ to Supreme Court 0
- BUSINESS
- August 14, 2019
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Boris Johnson was a key figure in the 2016 Brexit referendum A man who took Boris Johnson to court over claims he lied during the 2016 EU referendum has lost his bid to take his case to the Supreme Court. Marcus Ball accused Mr Johnson of “abusing public trust”
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Privacy International wins Supreme Court battle with Investigatory Powers Tribunal over judicial review 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- May 15, 2019
Privacy International has fought a long battle against the extension of state electronic surveillance powers Privacy International has won its five-year legal battle with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), with the Supreme Court ruling today that the IPT can be subject to judicial review. The decision guarantees that when the IPT gets the law wrong,
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