9th April - Law News

Edition 4121: 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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Easter Greetings to all!

Today's Highlighted Video Story: As Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, people in northwest Syria are dealing with multiple challenges. They have endured 12 years of conflict - and now the aftermath of two powerful earthquakes.

 

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

• A family court judge has issued a reminder about the basic principles of non-molestation orders, following a surge in applications | NLJ https://t.co/dCtzVdZC17
  
• Weekly Round-Up: Worldwide Protests, Climate Litigation and Human Rights in the Premier League - UK Human Rights Blog https://tinyurl.com/2azxzskb
  
• Intended parents opting for surrogacy could potentially become the legal parents at birth, under an overhaul of surrogacy laws recommended by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission | NLJ  https://tinyurl.com/y5zwd3c3
  
• #US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has said he believed luxury trips taken with a billionaire Republican donor followed guidelines. A ProPublica report earlier this week said Mr Thomas had accepted vacations from real estate mogul Harlan Crow https://tinyurl.com/38c6zt64
  
• Litigation funder records 261% return on Comet liquidator case - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/32m7jd2d
  
• Solicitor's restrictions lifted following 'professional rehabilitation' | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/wrspfd77
  
• Courts not “insurers of solicitors” in divorce cases where costs overrun - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/yu266u3s