10th April - Law News

Edition 4122: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

-------------------------------------------------------------

Easter Greetings to all!

Today's Highlighted Video Story: While the bloodshed of "the Troubles" has mostly ended, the architects of the "Good Friday" peace deal say it can't be taken for granted. It is now 25 years since Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland. 

 

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 feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Government retreats from Brexit bill plan to ditch EU laws - climbdown likely after cross-party Lords revolt threatens to defeat Jacob Rees-Mogg’s retained EU law bill https://t.co/dCtzVdZC17
  
• Ban for Irwin Mitchell call handler purporting to act as lawyer - Legal Cheek https://tinyurl.com/2azxzskb
  
• Survey reveals reports of bullying in Scottish judiciary | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/y5zwd3c3
  
• There is more than one way to have a good death https://tinyurl.com/4czju44v 
  
• Ramadan: Manchester lawyers fast in solidarity with Muslim colleagues - Legal Cheek https://tinyurl.com/mrysx623
  
• #Iranian police plan to use smart cameras to identify ‘violators of hijab law’ - Women who break Islamic dress code will be identified, warned on first instance and then taken to court https://tinyurl.com/2huybzxn
  
• The case(s) against Trump: New York charges only beginning of legal woes for former #US president Donald Trump https://tinyurl.com/md8pr9
  

9th April - Law News

Edition 4121: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

-------------------------------------------------------------

Easter Greetings to all!

Today's Highlighted Video Story: As Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, people in northwest Syria are dealing with multiple challenges. They have endured 12 years of conflict - and now the aftermath of two powerful earthquakes.

 

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 feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A family court judge has issued a reminder about the basic principles of non-molestation orders, following a surge in applications | NLJ https://t.co/dCtzVdZC17
  
• Weekly Round-Up: Worldwide Protests, Climate Litigation and Human Rights in the Premier League - UK Human Rights Blog https://tinyurl.com/2azxzskb
  
• Intended parents opting for surrogacy could potentially become the legal parents at birth, under an overhaul of surrogacy laws recommended by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission | NLJ  https://tinyurl.com/y5zwd3c3
  
• #US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has said he believed luxury trips taken with a billionaire Republican donor followed guidelines. A ProPublica report earlier this week said Mr Thomas had accepted vacations from real estate mogul Harlan Crow https://tinyurl.com/38c6zt64
  
• Litigation funder records 261% return on Comet liquidator case - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/32m7jd2d
  
• Solicitor's restrictions lifted following 'professional rehabilitation' | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/wrspfd77
  
• Courts not “insurers of solicitors” in divorce cases where costs overrun - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/yu266u3s