19th June - Law News

Edition 4192: 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: Pakistan is to hold a day of mourning after migrants aboard a fishing boat sank off the coast of Greece. The majority of people on the boat are believed to have been Pakistan nationals. The UN believes 500 people are still missing following the boat sinking in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Focus of the Day Legal News: Dame Sue Carr has made history by becoming the first woman to be appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Full story - New Law Journal

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

• Forget culture wars: the Covid inquiry is a stark reminder of what government is really about https://shorturl.at/fwHN2
• A common law duty of care to issue an Osman warning? - UK Human Rights Blog https://shorturl.at/bMQ57
• Bar for street sexual harassment offences in England and Wales set too high, charities say https://tinyurl.com/2p8hhh6t
  
• #Greece boat disaster: Ship tracking casts doubt on Greek Coastguard's account https://shorturl.at/lnGN4
  
• Belfast Solicitors’ Association celebrates 80th anniversary | Irish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/vjsw3usa
• High Court: Letter asserting solicitor's lien was not defamatory - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/iBT34
  
• Ireland again criticised in annual US human trafficking report | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/lsAW7
  
• Tens of thousands marched in #Poland's Warsaw Pride parade on Saturday to demand equality for LGBT people ahead of Polish elections.The right-wing government, which is seeking re-election, has focused on opposing what it calls "LGBT ideology" https://tinyurl.com/bdka59tr