24th May - Law News

Edition 4166: 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:  Politicians who have never spent a day in court are arrogantly ignoring the views of Scots lawyers. Full story - Scottish Daily Express

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: It is tasked with protecting all our human rights. But the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Baroness Falkner, is under investigation after complaints about her conduct. The inquiry is ongoing and the allegations being considered are secret.

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

• Google representative action on behalf of 1.6m people struck out - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/giM57
  
• Law firms Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling plan to merge in $3.4bn deal https://shorturl.at/aloM3
  
• Merger of elite firms to create 'unique' global giant | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/cgo12
  
• Court upholds Covid will witnessed through car window - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/lILS6
  
• Solicitor banned indefinitely for practising while bankrupt | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/Q4578
  
• Make way for Westminster’s biggest celebrity: Suella ‘three points’ Braverman https://shorturl.at/vSU25
  
• South Wales police van was pursuing teenagers in Cardiff, force admits. Force refers itself to police watchdog following deaths of Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans https://shorturl.at/eisDS
  
• Wayne Couzens: Ex-Met PC in flashing case guilty of gross misconduct https://shorturl.at/hkA06
  
• What is radical change? Susskind sets out test for law firms - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/cdpH9
• Indefinite jail terms are state-sanctioned cruelty https://tinyurl.com/4kcp2t99