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CompactLaw

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Legal Documents, Legal Packs and Staff Handbooks. Plus free legal information. Since 1996. compactlaw.co.uk and compactlaw.com

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CompactLaw

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13 Apr

The Antichrist takes a pop at the Pope. If you are a Catholic and voted for Trump you might want to go to confession this morning www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

theguardian.comDonald Trump launches extraordinary attack on Pope Leo calling him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’President says US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ and is ‘a very liberal person’ in unprecedented assault on leader of Catholic church

CompactLaw

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22 Aug 2025

A man-made, military-made, Israeli government made famine www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

theguardian.comFamine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed body says – Israel-Gaza war latest updates‘Famine in Gaza is entirely man-made’, UN-backed food security body says

CompactLaw

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21 Aug 2025

'Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies aged 88 www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comFrank Caprio: 'Nicest judge in the world' dies aged 88The US celebrity judge and social media star has been remembered for his "unique brand of compassion".

CompactLaw

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19 Aug 2025

Would love to post something today, but out buying Sally Rooney books for friends and family. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

theguardian.comSally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine ActionThe bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government

CompactLaw

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18 Aug 2025

Pity no good lawyers in UK government www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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U.S. Federal Department of Propaganda

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theguardian.comLandmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 298 people on boardEurope’s top human rights court finds Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russia in July 2014

CompactLaw

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1 July 2025

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theguardian.comTrump seizes on ‘moral character’ loophole as way to revoke citizenshipA new justice department directive may signal a crackdown on US citizens as part of Trump’s deportation agenda

CompactLaw

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27 June 2025

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theguardian.comDenmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own featuresAmendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says

CompactLaw

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23 June 2025

Is the UK government banning Palestine Action because they deem it a terror group. Or because it is being confused with their rival group….Palestine Inaction.

CompactLaw

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23 June 2025

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theguardian.comIsrael kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally RooneyIf Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

CompactLaw

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10 June 2025

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compactlaw.co.ukRobotaxis & LiabilityUber will trial robotaxis - autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel - in London next spring. The ride-hailing app will work with the UK artificial intelligence (AI) firm Wayve, which ...

CompactLaw

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30 May 2025

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m... Grrl Power

theguardian.comTaylor Swift buys back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albumsAfter her former label sold her catalogue in 2019, Swift embarked on her lucrative album rerecording project – but now owns the originals for the first time

CompactLaw

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28 May 2025

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theguardian.comSighing at a colleague in frustration could be discriminatory, tribunal rulesUK software engineer successfully sues employer for disability discrimination after complaining about manager’s sighing

CompactLaw

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7 May 2025

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theguardian.comReform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows

CompactLaw

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7 May 2025

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theguardian.comAI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in courtClip of Chris Pelkey, who died in 2021, says: ‘I believe in forgiveness’ after his sister fed an AI model videos of him

CompactLaw

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30 Apr 2025

Oh Canada 🇨🇦. We love you. Europe now needs to buy Canadian oil, gas, lumber, alcohol, maple syrup and poutine.

CompactLaw

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30 Apr 2025

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theguardian.com‘Trump wanted to break us’, says Carney as Liberals triumph in Canadian electionParty written off months ago completes remarkable comeback after US president’s threats boosted campaign

CompactLaw

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16 Apr 2025

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theguardian.comUK’s supreme court rules that legal definition of woman is based on biological sexJudges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women holding gender recognition certificates after gender critical campaigners’ challenge

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The Lincoln Project

@lincolnproject.us

2 Apr 2025

The results last night proved America cannot be bought. Trump and Musk expect us all to lay down while they steamroll over our lives and liberties. Fuck that, and fuck them.

youtube.comForgotten ManYouTube video by The Lincoln Project

CompactLaw

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2 Apr 2025

No, there is another…. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comBooker makes a stand against Trump – and doesn’t stop for 25 hoursDemocrats have appeared lame and leaderless for 72 days, but then Cory Booker stood up and did something

CompactLaw

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1 Apr 2025

National Minimum Wage increases www.compactlaw.co.uk/pages/nation...

compactlaw.co.ukNational Minimum & National Living WageThe National Minimum Wage Regulations became law on the 1st April 1999 to enforce a statutory minimum wage making it illegal for employers to pay less. The Regulations apply to employers in the UK, re...

CompactLaw

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31 Mar 2025

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theguardian.comHalf of UK professionals might quit if ordered back to the office full time, poll showsExclusive: Hays says employers ‘risk losing top talent’ if return-to-office mandates are issued, with nearly 75% of workers preferring a hybrid pattern

CompactLaw

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19 Mar 2025

When you google equality and nothing comes up….. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.comGoogle to pay $28m to settle claims it favoured white and Asian employeesClass action lawsuit alleged company discriminated against minority background staff on pay and career opportunities

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Kara Swisher

@karaswisher.bsky.social

18 Mar 2025

Yep they knew. Heinous fucks. Please listen to my interview on @onwithkaraswisher.bsky.social with the mother of the 14 year old boy who did just this after being obviously and repeatedly manipulated by a chatbot (link below)

Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social

NEW: Months before Google was accused in a lawsuit of facilitating the suicide of a teen user of the Google-tied chatbot startup CharacterAI, researchers at Google DeepMind warned in a paper that chatbots could target minors and manipulate vulnerable users into suicide. futurism.com/google-suici...

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Financial Times

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18 Mar 2025

Europe courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdown https://www.ft.com/content/cdcbe3df-9475-4816-9a95-0df64838566f

ft.comEurope courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdownCambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cuts

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Financial Times

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11 Mar 2025

Opinion: The cost for Donald Trump of keeping the world’s richest man by his side is growing. The question now is how the US president will get rid of Musk, not whether. www.ft.com/content/ea5b...

CompactLaw

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10 Mar 2025

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theguardian.comBritish tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issueBackpacker Rebecca Burke was handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in Washington state

CompactLaw

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10 Mar 2025

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theguardian.comUK couple fined £1,500 after reporting Channel stowaway found in motorhomeAdrian and Joanne Fenton had called the police when they discovered the boy hiding inside a bike-rack cover

CompactLaw

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10 Mar 2025

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theguardian.comSenior staff can sue if given ‘low status’ desk, UK tribunal rulesEstate agent who quit after being denied a ‘symbolically significant’ seat was right to view it as demotion, panel says

CompactLaw

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6 Mar 2025

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you Nobody knows where my Canada has gone Europe left the same time Why was he holding her hand When it’s supposed to be mine?