16th April - Law News

Edition 4495: 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:  There have been chaotic scenes in Brussels where the local mayor and the police tried to shut down a right-wing conference where Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman were giving speeches.

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

• In depth: Toon barmy - Newcastle's vibrant legal scene | Law Gazette https://t.co/hRqao0XOGT
• Bookkeeper from South Wales fails in bid to lift restriction in the SDT | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZWwgv4lFx2
  
• Compulsory small claims mediation to go live next month - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/5a3vbhka
  
• Dozens of jailed people may get new DNA testing after Andrew Malkinson exoneration https://tinyurl.com/58rb2mvp
  
• A Muslim student at a London school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. Michaela School in Brent was taken to court by the girl over the policy, which she argued was discriminatory https://tinyurl.com/3zy9s4ek
  
• Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are to be debated and voted on later. Rishi Sunak's bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention https://t.co/PvvpK7pfAp
  
• London firm Vardags pledges full support to young lawyer over divorce portal mistake | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/yyt8zexy