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	Our winter lecture series, aimed at senior practitioners, will commence in September, with lectures being held in September, October and November. Dates will be confirmed shortly.



	21 October 2008 Ali Bajwa is to speak at the 10th annual JUSTICE/Sweet & Maxwell Human Rights Law Conference at the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury, London, on 21st October 2008. For further information please click here and select 'Sweet & Maxwell' events.


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	18th June 2008 - Congratulations to Kim Hollis QC who has become a bencher at Grays Inn.


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	Jacky Chase will be taking part in the British 10K run on Sunday 6th July 2008. She will be running in aid of the Rett Syndrome Association. You can sponsor her at www.justgiving.com/jackychase and more information about the RSA can be found at www.rettsyndrome.org.uk


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	Previous Editions: March - April 2008


	Chambers News

Landmark decision in appeal of R v Malik (aka 'the lyrical terrorist')
17 June 2008

S.58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 makes it a criminal offence to possess and/or record information, without reasonable excuse, which is information of a kind likely to be useful to a terrorist. Last year, Tanveer Qureshi represented Samina Malik aka 'the lyrical terrorist', she was tried on two counts S.57 and S.58. Ms Malik was acquitted of the more serious charge but ultimately convicted of the lesser offence contrary to S.58.

Ali Bajwa writes for New Law Journal on 42-day terrorism detention
16 June 2008

In the wake of the House of Commons vote on the Counter-Terrorism Bill, including the controversial proposal to extend the maximum period of pre-charge detention from 28 to 42 days, Ali Bajwa wrote a piece for the New Law Journal in which he said the following: