13th August - Law News

Edition 4613: 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: Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have helped turn the Indian state of Maharashtra into a sugar-producing powerhouse. But an investigation has found that these brands help finance a brutal system of labor that exploits children and leads to the unnecessary sterilization of working-age women

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/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Nazir Afzal on riots, racism and the far right: ‘These people are so stupid, they tell you they are coming’
• Collapsed SSB's assets won't even cover administration | Law Gazette
• Conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ‘unjust’, says Chris Patten. Former governor speaks out after appeal court upholds convictions of seven activists over 2019 protest
• Solicitor struck off over missing money that has cost profession £3.8m - Legal Futures
• Civil unrest could lead to suspension of bar exams in Bangladesh - Legal Cheek
• Tommy Robinson’s passport may be invalid, say Irish parliamentarians. Dáil members call for investigation after far-right leader gave false country of birth to Canada’s immigration officers
• High Court judge avoids removal over love letter to junior staff member - Legal Futures