8th June - Law News

Edition 4181: 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 Supreme Court has granted the insurance industry permission to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling on mixed injury claims in the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal. Full story - Legal Futures

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Afghanistan. Ever since the West withdrew in haste almost two years ago and the Taliban retook power, we stopped paying much attention. A mistake, it turns out. Initially it seemed the Taliban were adopting a more pragmatic, less hardline approach, in contrast to their first stint in power. But the hopes of the outside world were misplaced.

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 teacher explains why the Ben Roberts-Smith exhibit has been moved at the war memorial https://shorturl.at/egoDN
  
• "About time" - Post Office replaces HSF as Horizon inquiry lawyers - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/bciCG
  
• Prince Harry says he was suspicious over Chelsy Davy lap dance story https://shorturl.at/moIP1
  
• Forcing change for homelessness cases | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/ahmqG
  
• Americans want to join unions. The supreme court doesn’t like that https://shorturl.at/lMO04
  
• Smaller law firms turn to marketing as optimism falters - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/quCI9
  
• Gray’s Inn ‘explosives’: accused businessman to give evidence | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/GSV06
  
• Oxfam has apologised after posting an animation for Pride Month featuring a character in a "hate group" resembling JK Rowling. The charity has denied the cartoon woman with red eyes and a "Terf" badge is based on the Harry Potter writer https://shorturl.at/alzDQ
  
• Harvard affirmative action challenge partly based on Holocaust denier’s work #US https://shorturl.at/uCRS9
  
• Met Police will apologise 'if' mistakes made over Coronation arrests https://shorturl.at/GX058
  
• Enough waiting: here is some AI guidance for lawyers | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/cDNY5