8th August - Law News

Edition 4242: 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: The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the case of a young black man who was attacked by a police dog in the street - after officers were called to deal with an incident in east London.

 Focus of the Day Legal News: Police withheld evidence making man’s rape conviction unsafe, says UK court. Judgment rules ‘jury’s verdict may have been different’ in case of Andrew Malkinson if defence had been given full facts. Full story - Guardian Law 

 

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

• The first small group of asylum seekers has boarded the controversial Bibby Stockholm housing barge after a series of delays over safety concerns. Up to 500 will eventually live on the vessel in Dorset while they await the outcome of asylum applications https://tinyurl.com/ycsv67tx
  
• The Sofronoff inquiry was meant to restore faith in the justice system. It has done anything but #Australia https://tinyurl.com/mpz88ybw
  
• London's Brick Lane, well known for its street art, and a vibrant Bangladeshi community has become a talking point after one of its walls was covered by slogans extolling Chinese Communist Party ideology https://tinyurl.com/bdhxaz2e
• Amnesty International Reports on Iran’s Crackdown to Enforce Hijab, Including Vehicle Confiscation https://tinyurl.com/3jh2d4pz
  
• Take on me: Client due diligence roundtable | Law Gazette https://t.co/agB3Y3etce
• Virtual law school launches ‘Open to All Scholarship’ - Legal Cheek https://tinyurl.com/2p9jfpjd
• My legal life: Jo-Anne Pugh, BPP University Law School - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/pN8EGDYGq4