4th May - Law News

Edition 4146: 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:  Law firm managers who witness unfair treatment should intervene immediately to stop it if possible, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. Full story - Legal Futures

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: In announcing the long-awaited decision, the government said environmental risks could be safely managed and that a full-scale onshore gas industry would provide significant economic benefits to the Northern Territory.

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

• Police to use live facial recognition in crowds at Charles' coronation - Met says technology will not be used to target protesters or activists, but campaigners say use is ‘extremely worrying’ https://shorturl.at/gipJR
  
• Three sections of Roman wall in City of London given protected status https://shorturl.at/dpDM5
  
• Litigant who called City firm 'scammers' hit with £4,000 costs | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/cxLY1
  
• Partner struck off for dishonesty over expenses claims - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/afsvE
  
• Politicians’ plans to keep tabs on juryless trials mark ‘serious attack’ on independence of judiciary, says former judge | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/yc5xb92y
  
• Actor Stephen Tompkinson caused traumatic brain injuries to a man he punched outside his home, a court has heard https://shorturl.at/xFGM9
  
• Belgrade shooting: Teen made 'kill list' for #Serbia school attack https://shorturl.at/jkpxN
  
• Legal aid widened but grandparents 'will fall through justice gap' | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/flmsX
• An­drew Steven­son: We abandon physical courts at our peril | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/mqrzI
  
• Grays pub that displayed racist golly dolls closes after supplier boycott https://tinyurl.com/4herzyva