21st May - Law News

Edition 4162: 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 Story: A 30-minute informational webinar for barristers and clerks, focussed on Legal Ombudsman's recent changes to their Scheme Rules.

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

• The Law Commission is recruiting a Public Law and Law in Wales Commissioner. It’s a full-time role for a five-year term beginning in February 2024. Prospective candidates have until 11am on 31 May 2023 to submit their applications | NLJ https://tinyurl.com/5am43b7j
  
• Couple get payout after water buffaloes fall into Essex swimming pool https://tinyurl.com/cstfsx3b
  
• General counsel set out modern demands of external law firms - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/bdcn3djt
  
• The Weekly Round-up: Scrapping the 'sunset clause', the Public Order Act 2023, and Trump found liable for sexual assault and defamation - UK Human Rights Blog https://tinyurl.com/bdf3sda2
• North Wales' first law centre is ready to launch | Opinion | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/52yw5sdj
  
• Barrister with assault conviction fined for drink driving - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/ydcv6un7
  
• Russia issues arrest order for British ICC prosecutor after Putin warrant https://tinyurl.com/4skx9p2s
  
• A man has climbed scaffolding at the front of the BBC's HQ in London and hit a controversial statue with a hammer in an apparent protest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65655332
  
• Unbundled family law service “reaches new market” of litigants in person - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/yysu3e6w
• One of #Australia's highest-profile TV hosts, Stan Grant, has stood down from presenting a prime-time show after receiving "relentless" racist abuse https://tinyurl.com/mr55vnwz