17th April - Law News

Edition 5225 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: Zachary De Silva (Appellant) v Licensing Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago) Case ID: JCPC/2022/0050

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

• MPs resume Courts and Tribunals Bill scrutiny as rebels seek to amend jury trial reforms | Law Gazette
• Pet owners could be banned from buying monthly over-the-counter flea and tick treatments in a bid to reduce their use, due to environmental contamination
• Declarations on AI in witness statements “would reduce efficiency” - Legal Futures
• One of the two men who chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree has been released early from prison. Adam Carruthers, 33, along with Daniel Graham, 39, was sentenced to four years and three months in July last year for causing criminal damage
• Solicitor’s 'extraordinary' error renders loan security void, High Court rules | Law Gazette
• Surrey Police has said it "will not tolerate disorder" following a protest in Epsom over the rape of a woman outside a church. Riot police were deployed on Wednesday evening after people took to the streets demanding a description of the suspects