10th March - Law News

Edition 4457: 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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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

• International Women's Day: Law Society issues clarion call to continue diversity efforts | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/mr45mb64
• Lies, damned lies and fakery - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/CdjxxIOJu3
  
• More than 50 victims of Islamist terror attacks have signed a joint letter against what they describe as anti-Muslim hate. They warn it is "irresponsible" for right-wing politicians to equate extremists with "the vast majority of British Muslims https://tinyurl.com/2hhyns7u
• #Australia’s high court to hear two appeals over legality of re-detaining more than 100 non-citizens https://tinyurl.com/45d82tts
  
• Legal fears over Michael Gove’s new definition of ‘extremism’. The communities secretary wants ‘trailblazer’ government departments to pilot a scheme to ban individuals and groups deemed extremist from public life https://tinyurl.com/ytwnkvvs
  
• MPs call for crackdown on NDAs after bullying inquiry in UK financial sector. Recommendation to ban non-disclosure agreements comes as report uncovers ‘shocking’ prevalence of sexual harassment https://tinyurl.com/38hbehx9
• A number of bodies have been removed from a Hull funeral directors as part of a police inquiry. An investigation was launched into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after a report of concern for "care of the deceased", Humberside Police said https://tinyurl.com/58bufdpb