7th April - Law News

Edition 4485: 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 India prepares to hold an election, an uninhabited island between India and Sri Lanka is fast becoming a campaign issue. The rights to Katchatheevu and the waters around it were ceded to Sri Lanka in the 1970s. But India’s ultra right-wing governing party BJP is blaming the opposition Congress and DMK parties for that decision. 

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

• Man given suspended sentence for impersonating barrister - Legal Cheek https://t.co/NEqfY8JcZv
• The transformative power of artificial intelligence: Sir Geoffrey Vos's vision | Law Gazette https://t.co/jr8qZPLL3U
• The Weekly Round-up: UN institutions react to Gaza conflict, High Court seeks assurances regarding Assange - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/s3sfR2t7gT
  
• How to boost your commercial awareness - Legal Cheek https://t.co/JvPLLXv4ty
• ‘Extreme’ US anti-abortion group ramps up lobbying in Westminster https://t.co/yVuY7NYRqM
• Former Supreme Court judges join over 600 lawyers in urging the UK government to suspend weapons sales to Israel - Legal Cheek https://t.co/rzA6NHlA9V
• Double Feature: Article 6 and extradition in Bertino and Merticariu - UK Human Rights Blog https://rb.gy/2baipr