31st August - Law News

Edition 5361: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights and Social Justice related issues since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: Chief Fire Officer and 2 others (Respondents) v Siewnarine Ramsaran (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) Case ID: JCPC/2024/0020

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

• From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners | New Law Journal
• AI-powered litigants in person: a growing claims challenge for defendants? - The Global Legal Post
• The 'applicable law' fault line running through the Channel | Law Gazette
• As family justice moves further away from the courtroom, collaborative law is emerging as an increasingly important route to resolving separation disputes | New Law Journal
• Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in July
• Communication as the core of client care in conveyancing - Legal Futures

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