2724th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Leading children’s charity NSPCC has cut ties with Munroe Bergdorf a trans rights activist.
Three daysOn the 25th anniversary of the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron
Goldman, CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin explains what it was like to be in
the courtroom during the murder trial of O.J. Simpson.
Focus of the Day Article:
The High Court has significantly reduced a party’s costs in a case
which will be regarded as a new authority on rules around
proportionality. In Malmsten v Bohinc,
The Honourable Mr Justice Marcus Smith slashed the appellant’s sum of
£47,500 to £15,000, after finding the costs incurred in making a section
306 Companies Act application had been excessive.
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- #China's suppression of Hong Kong democracy with new extradition law: Police and protesters clash https://t.co/cUQALeV9v8
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