20th February - Law News

Edition 4438: 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: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow has said she will continue her husband's work – as she hears it will be two weeks before she sees his body. 

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

• Whistleblowing charity sees rise in callers to legal advice helpline | Law Gazette https://t.co/YwkP5F0qzf
  
• An unprecedented number of women are being investigated by police on suspicion of illegally ending a pregnancy. Abortion provider MSI says it knows of up to 60 criminal inquiries in England and Wales since 2018, compared with almost zero before https://t.co/0DQ3zTsxBV
  
• A body has been found in the River Thames by officers searching for chemical attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, the Met Police have said. Officers began hunting for Ezedi, 35, after a woman and two girls were attacked in Clapham on 31 January http://tinyurl.com/tetu9n2e
• Palestinian minister accuses Israel of ‘colonialism and apartheid’ at ICJ. Riyad al-Maliki presents Palestinian case at start of week of hearings called by UN general assembly vote http://tinyurl.com/ypeeuhc6
• Civil case over £237m collapse of London Capital & Finance opens - with counsel leaving | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/5n6p2kw3
• Solicitor constructively dismissed over return to work after giving birth - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/mrx7t2pm
  
• Cleaner sacked for eating leftover tuna sandwich takes legal action against City law firm. Gabriela Rodriguez cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years http://tinyurl.com/4w62yz5x