10th April - Law News

Edition 4489: 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

• Pro bono: lady chief justice endorses 'recognition list' | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/4az6c6uh
  
• More than a quarter of all UK overseas aid was spent on asylum costs at home last year, new figures show. The Foreign Office statistics reveal £4.3bn of its foreign aid budget went on supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK https://tinyurl.com/mp9hpuzn
  
• Law Society seeks extra £1.76m from solicitors to fund activities - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/2r44zwyr
  
• In depth: Justice tech - one year to solve the A2J crisis | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/376dj4sm
  
• Weak evidence letting down children over gender care https://tinyurl.com/yc5ba8fb
  
• Lawyers for Gaza accuse UK Lawyers for Israel of ‘empty wordplay’ over ICJ genocide ruling | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/365epvbx
  
• Becoming a judge: barristers outperform solicitors early in judicial recruitment process | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/m7j875km