11th June - Law News

Edition 4184: 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: In Iraq, the ancient art of pottery is declining. Many potters have abandoned the craft, as people turn to modern imports. But some are keeping that rich heritage alive.

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

• EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws https://shorturl.at/fFHNR
  
• How Alabama discriminated against Black voters – visualized - The state’s new congressional map had only one majority-Black district, even though they make up 25% of the population #US https://shorturl.at/bnIV1
  
• What's in the Trump indictment: US nuclear secrets and files kept in shower https://shorturl.at/diSV7
  
• Carlton Queen capsize: Passengers plan to sue owners of boat https://shorturl.at/bklF6
  
• Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, has been found dead in his jail cell by prison officers, #US media says, citing prison officials https://shorturl.at/eAHIT
  
• A City financier is leaving the company he founded after sexual harassment allegations. Crispin Odey's departure from Odey Asset Management follows a Financial Times report that 13 women accused him of sexual harassment https://shorturl.at/pyAD5
  
• Unsecured creditor claims against Pure Legal top £40m | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gtC08
  
• A 16-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after an assault at a boarding school which left two students in hospital https://shorturl.at/wyFV3
  
• High-profile defamation case dismissed by judge | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/xP057
• Police investigate deaths at Royal Sussex County Hospital https://tinyurl.com/5ajcz6tb
  
• A parking firm has lost a civil case against a motorist over an unpaid £160 fine after she requested the details in Welsh rather than just in English. A judge ruled against Simple Intelligent Parking Ltd, which had not provided information bilingually https://shorturl.at/dhtuG