Wednesday

19th April - Law News

Edition 4131: 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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 Focus of the Day Law News/Article: Weekly Round-Up: defining “sex”, facial recognition, and Windrush recommendations. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog
 
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Morgan and others (Respondents) v Ministry of Justice (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) UKSC 2022/0056 - The Respondents plead guilty to terrorism offences. On 13 November 2020, Colton J sentenced the Respondents to custodial terms of imprisonment. All sentences were to be served half in custody and half on licence. On 29 April 2021, the Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (the "2021 Act") received Royal Assent. Section 30 of the 2021 Act introduced Article 20A ('Article 20A') into the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (the "2008 Order"). Article 20A provided that no prisoner convicted of certain terrorism offences shall be released on licence unless they have served two-thirds of their sentence in custody. The effect of Article 20A was that the Respondents must serve two-thirds of their sentences in custody and one-third on licence, rather than half in custody and half on licence. However, the end date of the Respondents' determinate custodial sentences was unaltered.

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
  • Even after Putin's warning, would Armenia gain by joining the ICC? | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/nIY37
  • Virtual reality to give people advance view of Scottish courtrooms | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/AGLX3
  • SQE stands up in the era of ChatGPT, says SRA chief - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/invDP
  • Solicitor's remarks made 'in pursuit of sexual gratification', tribunal finds | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/mr4bz93t
  • Met Police's abuse of anti-terror laws to arrest French publisher Ernest Moret has been condemned https://shorturl.at/luDIQ
  • Firm's failure to pay lawyer's bonus or promote her was unfair - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/dezNQ
  • FAI court process begins for man who died in custody | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/yy24cbkd
  • Man charged with shooting Ralph Yarl who knocked on the wrong door: Andrew Lester, 84, has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, prosecutors said https://shorturl.at/tDGH7
  • Council urges tenants to avoid 'opportunistic' housing solicitors | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/QV158
  • Judge rejects Trump request to delay rape trial over negative publicity - The court said that Trump himself ‘provoked’ some of the publicity and cannot claim prejudice to delay next week’s trial start #US https://shorturl.at/jKQV6