15th February - Law News

Edition 4799: 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: US defence secretary Pete Hesgeth says it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders when Russia first took control of Crimea. He also downplayed suggestions of Ukraine joining Nato and ruled out deploying US troops to Ukraine under any future security arrangements. Ukraine has repeatedly called for Nato membership and has rejected ceding territory as part of any peace deal. Russia currently controls around a fifth of Ukraine's territory, mainly in the east and south.

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): 

• Barrister attacks legal directory's "secret soundings" - Legal Futures
•  Why #India fails to protect its domestic workers despite decades of abuse

• Family court judge names sperm donor who fathered 170 children to help 'protect women' | Law Gazette
• Three key ingredients for running a successful law firm - Legal Futures
• Nigerian oil spill claim against Shell heads to the High Court | Law Gazette
• Law firm plays down BBC story on restricting AI use - Legal Futures
• Met police chief blames Home Office failures after vetting ruling on rogue officers. Mark Rowley says officials have ‘dragged their feet’ over changing rules so forces can sack unfit officers