7th May - Law News

Edition 4148: 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: India's Manipur Communal Violence: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh held an all-party meeting today amid the Kuki-Meitei violence in the state. The security forces continue to maintain order, though small, sporadic violence broke out at some areas, sources said.

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

• Cyber-attack cost conveyancing giant £7m plus lost business - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/53y3s6et
  
• Ministers have set out proposals for an overhaul of gambling laws | NLJ https://shorturl.at/gqDM7
  
• Habib Chaab: #Iran executes Swedish-Iranian for alleged terrorism https://shorturl.at/ACJN3
  
• Grandparents taking on the care of vulnerable children as special guardians could miss out on an extension to legal aid, the Law Society has warned | NLJ https://shorturl.at/mOQW7
  
• A 24-year-old ex-Marine who placed New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold has defended his response, saying he and other passengers were acting in self-defence #US https://shorturl.at/uyHU2
  
• Post Office scandal highlights risk of lawyers "absorbing client's view" - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/HPUY3
  
• Scottish police officers challenge ‘clean-shaven’ policy at tribunal https://shorturl.at/hlyzF
  
• A tax silk did not owe a duty of care to third-party investors who lost money in film finance schemes, the Court of Appeal has held | NLJ https://shorturl.at/vDPSV
• MSPs say Domestic Abuse Act needs greater implementation | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/mLMNV
  
• Opportunities opening up for "long neglected" returners to the law - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/jzBIS