12th April - Law News

Edition 4491: 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:  As a youth curfew in Alice Springs draws to a close, there are calls for more action to reduce the consumption of alcohol in Central Australia. The curfew was imposed after a series of violent incidents on March 27, including an attack on an Alice Springs pub, and a brawl police said involved up to 150 people. Under the curfew, anyone under the age of 18 is not allowed to be within the declared "high risk" area of the Alice Springs CBD, stretching about four kilometres from one end of the town to another, between 6pm and 6am. For decades, alcohol-fuelled violence and crime has blighted the region, with efforts to turn the tide on its scourge proving an uphill battle.

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

• SRA moves language checks to point of admission - Legal Futures https://rb.gy/g9a6xk
  
• CILEX members warned about social media use at special general meeting | Law Gazette https://t.co/OKEoxGi4hf
  
• Courtier demanded assurance king could not be prosecuted under new Welsh law https://rb.gy/gbc5ez
  
• Flexible working policies: managing the return to office | Law Gazette https://t.co/mwutpjqMrr
  
• Police investigate Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner over council house sale https://rb.gy/qbpxa2
  
• Michelle Donelan used £34,000 of taxpayer funds to cover libel costs. Science secretary’s legal fees of £19,000 more than doubled sum previously admitted by government https://rb.gy/fdxouu
  
• London firm fined £15k after failing to train staff in anti-money laundering measures | Law Gazette https://t.co/ia5AL779pZ