Sunday

30th April - Law News

Edition 4142: 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: Arvind Kejriwal met wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar. He called for strict action to be taken against the accused in the sexual harassment case. On Friday, after six days of continued protests by the country's ace wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi Police registered two FIRs against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation of female wrestlers by him

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Nearly nine in ten Britons believe it is important their MP votes to uphold the rule of law, a YouGov poll has found | NLJ https://shorturl.at/bDWY9
  • Fighting giants: eco-activist Vandana Shiva on her battle against GM multinationals https://shorturl.at/ekrRZ
  • No formal enforcement action will be taken against the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and CILEx Regulation Limited (CRL), the Legal Services Board (LSB) has concluded after investigating a dispute between the two | NLJ https://tinyurl.com/j5suwpdc
  • Judges urged to block Home Office plans to send refugees to Rwanda - Court of appeal hears Rwanda plan will expose refugees to ‘serious harm’ and is incompatible with UK’s international obligations https://shorturl.at/pD123
  • Legal professionals have been invited to share their views on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill | NLJ https://shorturl.at/yAN49
  • Has time run out for Prince Harry’s case against Murdoch press? https://shorturl.at/aeyR0
  • The Solicitors’ Charity supported 50% more solicitors in the past year, according to its annual ‘Big Report’ | NLJ https://t.co/fn1ANpATA7
  • Head teachers in England should stop serving as Ofsted inspectors, says the sister of a head who took her own life after an inspection. Ruth Perry died while waiting for a report that downgraded her school https://shorturl.at/lAHN4
  • aw firm Anthony Gold has announced that one of its earliest partners, Howard Lerman, passed away on Sunday 23 April 2023 | NLJ https://shorturl.at/bkvPR
  • Lord Phillips of Sudbury obituary - Solicitor who was determined to widen access to the justice system and featured as ‘legal eagle’ on Radio 2’s Jimmy Young Show https://shorturl.at/CKO57