2nd May - Law News

Edition 4144: 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:  Lawyers have urged Alex Chalk to prioritise action to tackle the ailing justice system in his new role as Lord Chancellor. Chalk, MP for Cheltenham, was solicitor general for ten months under then prime minister Boris Johnson before resigning in July 2022. He was then a defence minister in Rishi Sunak’s government until succeeding Dominic Raab as justice secretary and Lord Chancellor last week. Full story - New Law Journal

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: The Mayday protests in France have been marked by unrest - police clashed with anarchist protestors in Paris and a number of other cities - as unrest broke out during rallies organised by trade unions against President Macron's unpopular pension reforms. 

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

• AML watchdog demands 'more ambition' from professional regulators | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/FSW02
  
• More lawyers condemn plans for juryless trials | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/cgnwS
  
• Solicitor struck off after misleading regulators - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/fgOPW
  
• Pay for a blue tick? No thanks say top tweeting law firms - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/dgQST
  
• City firm 'deeply implicated' in Post Office scandal saga, says victims' lawyer | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/fnIZ5
  
• Law Society 'relieved' by retained EU law rethink | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/flqQ8
  
• Charity offering financial support to struggling solicitors sees 50% spike in requests for help - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/dfY12
  
• Turkish people with disabilities neglected in humanitarian response to earthquakes | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/gstR9
  
• Adidas is being sued by investors who claim the firm knew about Kanye West's problematic behaviour years before it ended their partnership https://shorturl.at/AFHJR
  
• One of the shortest stint UK prime ministers in history, Liz Truss contests £12,000 bill over use of Chevening country house https://shorturl.at/ahFTW