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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls for Knesset to pass law allowing closure of foreign news networks

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TEL AVIV: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for Knesset to pass the legislation allowing his government to shut down foreign news networksaccording to The Times of Israel.Netanyahu has promised to “immediately act to close Al Jazeera” after the law is passed.Netanyahu’s Likud party released a statement claiming that the prime minister asked coalition whip Ofir Katz to make sure the bill passed both its second and third readings today, reported the Times of Israel.If the law is approved, the prime minister and the minister of communications will have the power to declare international networks functioning in Israel to…
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Developments in Australia’s construction sector

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FY23 saw several legislative and regulatory developments in Australia’s construction sector on a federal and state level. In this update, Lander & Rogers’ construction & infrastructure and insurance law experts analyse recently passed and proposed legislation impacting building and construction professionals in Australia, and the changes anticipated in the year ahead. Download the guide, or explore the changes by jurisdiction below. Quick links 1. Commonwealth 2. Australian Capital Territory 3. New South Wales 4. Northern Territory 5. Queensland 6. South Australia 7. Tasmania 8. Victoria 9. Western Australia Commonwealth The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth)…
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Man jailed after he ran over his father-in-law and killed him at family christening party

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A man who drove over his father-in-law and killed him after shots were fired during a row at a family christening party has been jailed for three years. There were shouts of protest in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday, as John McDonagh was sentenced, with family members – including his in-laws – screaming at him as he was led into custody. McDonagh (36), of Manorfield Dale, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, pleaded guilty to one count of endangerment in relation to the death of his father-in-law, Daniel O’Reilly (58), at McDonagh’s then home address on Tymon North Road, Tallaght on August…
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George Triantis named dean of Stanford Law School

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George Triantis, the Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business, will assume the deanship of Stanford Law School on June 17. (Image credit: Andrew Brodhead) George Triantis, the Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business and a senior associate vice provost for research at Stanford, has been named dean of Stanford Law School, Provost Jenny Martinez announced today. Triantis, who joined the Stanford faculty in 2011, writes and teaches in the fields of contracts, commercial law, and bankruptcy. He has served since 2020 as senior associate vice provost for research, where he has worked on issues of research…
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