23rd November - Law News

Edition 5080: 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:  Cenac and others v Schafer (Saint Lucia) JCPC/2015/0044

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

• Lawyers need lifelong training in ethics, says House of Lords constitution committee report on rule of law | Law Gazette
• Asylum seekers would be allowed ‘a single appeal’ at a new, independent appeals body staffed by adjudicators, in a substantial reform package on asylum | NLJ
• Women GCs network The Eagle Club calls on employers to improve support for IVF treatment: New report offers guidelines and policy considerations to help employees impacted by fertility treatment - The Global Legal Post
• The UK’s highest civil court will sit for a week in Glasgow from 18-21 May next year | NLJ
• Bar leaders urge lawyers not to crow about client victories and undermine their independence | Law Gazette
• Details of a new UK clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender have been announced
• CILEX has applied for permission to appeal Mazur, the decision that legal executives and paralegals cannot conduct litigation even when supervised by a solicitor | NLJ