6th May - Law News

Edition 4147: 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: Around six people from the anti-monarchy group Republic have been arrested ahead of the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. London’s Metropolitan Police have not confirmed the exact number of those detained. Those arrested include the leader of Republic, Graham Smith, and Matt Turnbull, who the BBC team saw being led away in handcuffs.

 

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

• A man has been arrested after eight died and 14 were injured in Serbia's second mass shooting in a week. The attack occurred shortly after midnight near a village some 60km (37 miles) south of Belgrade when the shooter opened fire from a moving car https://shorturl.at/oyCDK
  
• A&L Goodbody appoints Aisling Muldowney as partner in employment | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/isLMR
  
• Drug dealer not “pressurised to plead guilty” by lawyers - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/artG8
  
• SFO ‘on the right track’, inspectors find | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/hNQT5
  
• High Court: Plaintiff entitled to renew personal injuries summons despite inadvertent failure to serve by solicitor | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/flotx
  
• Private equity-backed Lawfront makes biggest acquisition yet | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/nNS12
  
• Motor claims fall to new low as self-representation creeps up - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/yDTW8
  
• Professor Peter Watson joins Legal Network International | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/bfwy1
• MSPs say Domestic Abuse Act needs greater implementation | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/mLMNV
  
• Police Scotland is planning to introduce a new clean-shaven policy for frontline officers https://shorturl.at/bhkpt