2878th 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: The fate of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who
arrived in the US as children will be on the line as the Supreme Court
hears arguments on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
program.
Saturday Conversations on Law |
Focus of the Day Article: Lady Hale, president of the Supreme Court, has called on the courts to learn lessons from the tribunal service in improving the diversity of judges. She has also had a subtle dig at former colleague Lord Sumption’s infamous suggestion that it could take 50 years to achieve gender equality in the judiciary. Full story: Legal Futures
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- Lady Hale: Courts should learn from tribunals on diversity | Legal Futures https://t.co/a3QNzCpsSx
- Law firms’ “shocking” vulnerability to cyber criminals | Legal Futures https://t.co/fYWJhwhls2
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