22nd October - Law News

Edition 5048: 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: Baroness Harman’s independent report on bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar was published in early September. In this webinar Baroness Harman introduces her report and talks through her findings and recommendations. Chair of the Bar Barbara Mills KC and Baroness Harman also answer your questions.

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

• CoA clears lawyer's harassment claim against former employer | Law Gazette
• Mazur: Law Society advice amid probate and crime concerns - Legal Futures
• Free speech includes right to express views that 'offend, shock or disturb', such as burning the Quran outside Turkish embassy, judgment finds | Law Gazette
• Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first #French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
• MPs urged to confront royal family over Prince Andrew’s Epstein links. Calls grow for parliamentary rule changes to strip Andrew of titles and ask questions of royals
• CILEX row with ex-president escalates with data protection warning | Law Gazette
• Bombay High Court restrains hacker group from leaking data stolen from insurer Generali Central | Bar & Bench #India