12th August - Law News

Edition 4246: 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: Is Ecuador succumbing to gang violence and organised crime?

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

• Judges condemn Scottish government power grab with bill to regulate lawyers | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/ms43932t
  
• Migrants being moved off barge over Legionella bacteria fears https://tinyurl.com/2s35mjr7
• Two lawyers appointed to Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News https://t.co/q3suGM9vsM
• Profession backs immigration solicitor over Conservative "hit job" - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/t9kasdz8
  
• Critics condemn New York prosecutor’s threat to close supervised drug sites #US https://tinyurl.com/mvr36r9h
  
• Another leading City firm to face tribunal over alleged AML breaches - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/5texm3ve
• 'Democracy in peril': US bar seeks to build public trust | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/238rrxc5