8th February - Law News

Edition 4427: 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: Ahead of their defeat in the AFCON semi-final DR Congo’s players staged a silent protest against the lack of media coverage on the growing violence in the east of their country

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

• MoJ launches call for evidence on whiplash tariff - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/ahd6ncyv
• Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda. People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in Rwanda, says watchdog http://tinyurl.com/t9cyebez
• Landmark sentencing guidance acknowledges racial disparities | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/ybes545d
• Restaurants owned by some of the UK's best-known chefs have been cloned as part of an emerging identity theft scam. Heston Blumenthal, Yotam Ottolenghi and the Ritz have all been targeted by fraudsters, who then open bank accounts and apply for loans http://tinyurl.com/5fczm9mf
• Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office. Rights groups say proposed police powers for England and Wales are pandering to ‘culture war nonsense’ http://tinyurl.com/584zvw3t
  
• Special adjustments agreed during cross examination of Dr Craig Wright in Satoshi identity trial | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/ycy9tt3z