5th 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:  The Legal Services Board has opened a call for evidence on the role that lawyers’ conduct can play in the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) as it considers regulation to clamp down on abuses. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Free webinar to find out about inclusive workplaces for neurodivergent lawyers and hear from The Neurodiverse Lawyer Project

 

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

• UK signs up to Singapore Convention | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/hJPSY
  
• Solicitor fined over conflict of interest in SDLT avoidance schemes - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/dqGJV
  
• Revealed: senior Tory MP was paid £2,000 a month by lobbying firm https://shorturl.at/kwyNV
  
• E Jean Carroll ‘doubled over with pain’ recalling alleged Trump rape, jury hears #US https://shorturl.at/MOQ59
  
• Lessons of the CBI scandal | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/EGMR5
  
• Barristers facing “unrealistic” expectations in private family law - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/bmW59
  
• Barrister wins seven-year battle to overturn SRA ban | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/qsuS8
  
• Managers need to challenge bad office behaviour "immediately" - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/enJTW
• Hundreds of lives ruined. Not a single person held to account. And still: silence on the Post Office scandal https://shorturl.at/ckyzD
  
• Women speak out over Police Scotland sexism https://shorturl.at/tzDI0