22nd March - Law News

Edition 4469: 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

• Lawyers call on judges in Garrick Club to give up membership: Letter with more than 60 signatories says membership ‘perpetuates systemic discrimination against women’ https://tinyurl.com/3d7a8szx
• West Yorkshire Police has launched an investigation into alleged racist comments made by a top Tory donor. Officers are investigating after Frank Hester reportedly said Diane Abbott, the UK's longest-serving black MP, made him "want to hate all black women" https://t.co/4QRnDbWMKW
• Law Society financial benchmarking survey: Interest buoys law firm profits as productivity dips again | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/ybf9ynzx
• 1,000% interest income rise masks profit falls at SME law firms - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/2uev36bu
• Judges who belong to the Garrick have a choice: play fair by women, or stand down from rape and sexism cases https://tinyurl.com/3ubk7a5t
• AML crackdown: SRA reveals fines against more law firms | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/rz5xshwa
• Nothing in the language excludes admission of women’: KC issues opinion on Garrick Club rules. Opinion from David Pannick KC was sought by members who are in favour of women being admitted https://tinyurl.com/2pwm93pt