13th February - Law News

Edition 4431: 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: Jailed candidate Yasmin Rashid says she defeated Nawaz Sharif for a seat in Pakistan’s general election but that the results were manipulated. She is one of many candidates affiliated with Imran Khan’s PTI party who allege electoral interference

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 man on trial for murdering Emma Caldwell said he had "consensual" sex with her months before her death. Iain Packer said he did not stop immediately after she said words to the effect of "stop" or "enough" during the encounter in 2004 http://tinyurl.com/5c57a4t3
• CA warns against misuse of judgment clarification procedure - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/3n2tszfb
• Urged by the right-wing BJP government, police in northern #India have fired tear gas to prevent thousands of protesting farmers demanding minimum crop prices from marching on Delhi http://tinyurl.com/mrytt8n8
  
• Transparency pilot in family courts offers a window on society | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/266fur25
• A man has astonished police by calling 999 to report himself for drink-driving. North Yorkshire Police said the call came in just before noon on Monday from a man who said he was "drink-driving and doesn't know what he is doing" http://tinyurl.com/4sn6hafk
• Rule committee opposed elements of FRC reforms, minutes show - Legal Futures https://t.co/KM1GhrB3UG
• Florida lawmakers move towards landmark litigation funding regulation | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/2a854mva