12th April - Law News

Edition 5220 LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd (Appellant) v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Respondent) (Cayman Islands) Case ID: JCPC/2023/0002

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

• Bar tribunals: Earlier naming and all rulings published - Legal Futures
• UK forced to shelve Chagos Islands legislation after US dropped support. Officials accept that time has run out to pass law to allow transfer of islands to Mauritius
• Devilling scholarships for 2027 open for applications | Scottish Legal News
• Surge of funding for dark money anti-abortion group linked to extreme right-wing political party Reform UK
• Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members. Amendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content passes by just one vote
• We have to stop killer motorists on Britain’s roads