27th December - Law News

Edition 5114: 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: Michael Paul Chen-Young and others (Appellants) v Eagle Merchant Bank Jamaica Ltd and 3 others (Respondents) (Jamaica) JCPC/2019/0101

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

• UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’. Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to extremist Reform UK political party
• David Lammy announces £20m for free legal support | Law Gazette
• ‘All brakes are off’: #Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires. Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
• Manchester Arena attack: Law firms secure civil claims settlement for bereaved families and survivors | Law Gazette
• A #US judge has temporarily blocked the detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who took legal action against the US government over having his visa removed
• Epstein survivor calls for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be ‘brought to justice’ in #US
• Romanian judge's sanction over Facebook posts was human rights breach | Law Gazette