20th March - Law News

Edition 4467: 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: Britain's broken welfare system is leaving our community on the brink

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 House of Lords has inflicted fresh defeats on the government over its flagship Rwanda bill. Seven proposed changes, including a provision to ensure "due regard" for domestic and international law, were passed by peers https://tinyurl.com/3duxc7j4
  
• Family lawyers produce mental health resource to support clients going through divorce | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/mNSY5
• UK company directors may be liable for climate impacts, say lawyers https://tinyurl.com/3wah6nv7
• Legal profession’s most powerful among members of London’s men-only Garrick Club https://tinyurl.com/3byps5du
• A #Spanish court has ruled that ex-Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after serving about a quarter of his sentence for rape https://tinyurl.com/as62aj76
  
• Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up https://shorturl.at/bnpTW
• Sexual exploitation drives 37% rise in profits from forced labour, ILO says. International Labour Organization report says profits have risen to £184bn a year, with 27m people globally trapped in modern slavery https://tinyurl.com/yc2bj6wx