16th June - Law News

Edition 4189: 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 federal judge set the trial date in E. Jean Carroll’s 2019 defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump for January 2024

Focus of the Day Law News/Article: 
IBA Human Rights Institute condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. Leading human rights body joins US president and others in criticising harsh new law that could see people face death penalty for consensual same-sex acts. Full story - The Global Legal Post 

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

• Boris Johnson Partygate report: Key findings at a glance https://shorturl.at/mMPS0
• Role of Lord Chancellor “at risk of being downgraded” - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/deHUW
• Durham robber enjoys his lager while trapped under shop shutters https://shorturl.at/bkzA8
  
• E Jean Carroll can sue Trump for $10m in new defamation case, judge rules #US https://shorturl.at/vQRS3
  
• Anguish as rape survivors in #Sudan unable to access vital medication https://tinyurl.com/4wrhmc4j
  
• First synthetic human embryo raises ethical issues https://shorturl.at/os789
  
• SLAPPs reform to remove costs risk from defending claims - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/otEJ7
  
• Suella Braverman faces legal action after forcing through anti-protest powers https://shorturl.at/BK137