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20th April - Law News

3037th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  Spanish police officers have been placed under investigation for repeatedly pointing guns at two women. The video was shot in La Bisbal d’Emporda, Spain on Saturday after a man was placed under arrest for allegedly violating nationwide lockdown rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. City Hall sources said the officers were wielding pepper gas weapons, and in a statement, La Bisbal’s city council insisted it has a firm position of “repulsion against any violent, racist, xenophobic, sexist or authoritarian attitude.”


Focus of the Day article: The Supreme Court will soon welcome its newest member, Lord Leggatt, a former commercial silk at Brick Court Chambers. Sir George Leggatt, currently Lord Justice Leggatt, will be sworn in as Justice in a closed ceremony on 21 April. However, the format of the ceremony has been modified due to social distancing requirements.’  Full story - New Law Journal
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