16th February - Law News

Edition 4800: 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: Fittingly for Valentine's Day - an artist whose new solo show at London's Hayward Gallery is "All About Love". The Black American queer artist Mickalene Thomas says her visual, highly decorative works draw on classical inspiration like Monet and Picasso - as well as far more contemporary themes. She talks about her work and Black American culture - and we should let you knowFai that his report contains artistic representations of the female body.

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

• The justice budget for the coming year, 2025–26, is set to be about one third higher (£13.5bn) in real terms than in 2019–20 (£10bn), according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies | New Law Journal
• A woman who used to campaign against immigration to the UK has changed her stance after journeying from Somalia to the UK. Jess Hallett was one of six opinionated Brits selected to take part in Channel 4's new series Go Back To Where You Came From
• IBA denounces US president Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court - The Global Legal Post
• City firms pool budgets to mitigate impact of climate change | Law Gazette
• The family of a British couple in custody in Iran, named as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, say they are united in their determination to secure their "safe return"
• Law firms and legal departments may need to do more to bring their workforce up to speed on artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Future Lawyers Report 2025, published last week | New Law Journal
• An expert panel rather than a High Court judge would provide safeguards under the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which is now at the committee stage | New Law Journal