22nd February - Law News

Edition 4440: 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: Milford Towers is a social housing estate in Lewisham, London, that is described by its residents as "hell". Slated for demolition, the residents accuse the council of ignoring them and deliberately running it into the ground. There are frequent leaks, mould infestations, break-ins, fires, people being stabbed, and perpetually broken lifts. The residents have announced enough is enough, and united to challenge the council to finally start treating them as people. 

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

• Law Centre NI wins challenge to HMRC allocation of child benefit | Irish Legal News http://tinyurl.com/55ch7vvd
  
• Inspectors lay out CPS recruitment and retention difficulties - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/5fkkcky4
  
• High-ranking #Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders has been charged with rape and a string of sex offences - some against children - after a long-running investigation http://tinyurl.com/4tywdnyn
  
• Employers must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for women going through menopause. EHRC cites ‘responsibility to protect staff going through menopause’ as two-thirds of women with symptoms acknowledge negative impact on work life http://tinyurl.com/yck63wjd
• #US tells ICJ Israel should not be ordered to immediately end occupation. US says World Court should not order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories http://tinyurl.com/y4sz8u32
  
• #NewZealand mosque attacker radicalised 'earlier than thought', new research reveals. The new research clashes with a 2020 government inquiry that found that Brenton Tarrant "was not a regular commenter on extreme right-wing sites https://t.co/BXkQaO4CdC
  
• #France's systemic Islamophobia drives Muslim women out. Veiled women in France face discrimination in education, work, and society due to rising Islamophobia, prompting a demand for inclusive policies to support their inclusion and careers http://tinyurl.com/ddv88bb2