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18th February - Law News

Edition 3706: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011  

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the police response.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the "appearance of what is racially disparate treatment is deeply, deeply disturbing." The Bridgewater Township Police Department said in a Facebook post that they know video of the incident has upset members of the community. They have asked the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office to investigate the incident.

Focus of the Day Article: Human rights lawyers attempt to bring Syria war crimes cases to ICC. Attempt to target Iranian and Syrian officials includes evidence from civilians forced to flee to Jordan. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Pinsent Masons has completed a move into new offices in the centre of Edinburgh’s financial district | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lFuOskEXb9
  • Suspect under investigation has reasonable expectation of privacy, SC confirms | Law Gazette https://t.co/D0fAPvNEv
  • Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and one former officer have been charged with sending grossly offensive messages on WhatsApp, the Crown Prosecution Service has said https://t.co/pwUfkPUyiX
  • Consultation seeks views on Northern Ireland law on zero hour contracts | Irish Legal News https://t.co/HIjhciGm6A
  • Former #US President Donald Trump and two of his children must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into their business practices, a judge has ruled https://t.co/fIiZXeqzAr
  • 'Negligible' £240 per firm could save indemnity fund - Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/jNIogkBK5L
  • Law Society and consumer panel join forces to oppose SIF closure - Legal Futures https://t.co/jKE9dAjT9M
  • Higher SRA fining powers would increase risk of miscarriages of justice – SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/EplFlkFzGn 
  • Ben Roberts-Smith trial: soldier tells court at least two men pulled from tunnel in Afghanistan compound #Australia https://t.co/phnuGCWbkW
  • Northern Ireland prisons to relax Covid rules over six-week period | Irish Legal News https://t.co/mdQfwtB1T8 
  • Bloomberg loses landmark UK supreme court case on privacy https://t.co/b9DXXluHBa
  • A&L Goodbody to redevelop Dublin HQ in support of continued growth | Irish Legal News https://t.co/EOVoGiUTb6
  • Hungary and Poland’s rule of law case dismissed by CJEU | Law Gazette https://t.co/iWA43Xg8KF
  • Scholarships: The Clark Foundation for Legal Education now open for applications | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3XB27b7Aa5
  • Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and one former officer have been charged with sending grossly offensive messages on WhatsApp, the Crown Prosecution Service has said https://t.co/pwUfkPUyi
  • Can we trust the SRA when issuing bigger fines? | Law Gazette https://t.co/InMV4h9hXt 
  • Magistrate cannot return complaint merely because it was filed by aggrieved person's wife: Kerala High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/eZG0kWpvHW 
  • MoJ lays bare full extent of court closures | Law Gazette https://t.co/TISbbth0oh
  • Barristers plan ground-breaking transparency over income and caseloads - Legal Futures https://t.co/lhHwoLonks
  • Visas offering foreign investors fast-track residency in the UK are expected to be scrapped by the government, amid pressure over UK links to Russia https://t.co/2HoxJHdMzI
  • Schools in England given guidance to avoid biased teaching - teachers instructed to cover complex topics, such as the history of the British Empire or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, without pushing one political view over another https://t.co/3OcSD5X1Oc 
  • The voices of senior women in law are important | Law Gazette https://t.co/txdSdmm0UR 
  • Northern Ireland draft budget scrapped following FM’s resignation | Irish Legal News https://t.co/rSCyWKbZQe 
  • Matrix offers ‘unreserved apology’ for breaching judgment embargo | Law Gazette https://t.co/yrr9QGcFTj
  • Human rights lawyers attempt to bring #Syria war crimes cases to ICC https://t.co/TFfKO0bIKA 
  • Returning instructions a “last resort”, Bar Council tells criminal barristers - Legal Futures https://t.co/yjEqwzRroQ
  • Criminal barristers to be balloted on legal aid action | Law Gazette https://t.co/z5QlnFXTMZ 
  • Man wrongly identified as Cleo Smith accused reaches settlement with Seven Network #Australia https://t.co/ETxDV1lyTi
  • Charities working with survivors of abuse say they have "significant concerns" about the Duke of York's offer to support trafficking victims https://t.co/i4QhSj5mZ5
  • Boris Johnson has until 22:00 GMT on Friday to answer the Metropolitan Police's questionnaire about whether he broke lockdown rules at Downing Street parties https://t.co/Alo3FS6BQc
  • Electronic signatures “largest area of change” for property industry - Legal Futures https://t.co/yLuYLjiSBb
  • Stormont committee unable to decide way forward for bill of rights | Irish Legal News https://t.co/jnewptyl6R