28th July - Law News

Edition 4231: 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: A ferry capsized in the Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 26 people, after high winds from Typhoon Doksuri caused passengers to rush to one side. The boat overturned less than 50 metres from the shore after leaving a wharf in Laguna de Bay in Rizal province, east of Manila. Footage published by the Philippine coastguard showed people onboard vessels approaching the overturned boat. It was unclear how many people were onboard the boat. Forty people were saved

  Focus of the Day Legal News: Unveiling the power of generative AI: the key implications for legal departments. In-house lawyers should start exploring how generative AI can support their roles, writes independent consultant and business lawyer Greg Stern. Full story - The Global Legal Post  

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

• ‘I started shaking’: Andrew Malkinson on being told he is a free man - Nearly 20 years on from conviction for rape, 57-year-old says he will go travelling – to ‘anywhere that’s not the UK’ https://shorturl.at/hmUW6
• Fake explosives plot at Gray’s Inn hatched ‘specifically to target’ barrister | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/nuy35
• Student’s sexual assault and murder shows women’s safety in #India ‘not a priority’ - Despite reforms, campaigners say Mumbai killing proves lack of progress in protecting students since 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rape https://tinyurl.com/bdzbj29v
  
• SRA investigating after Mail’s covert sting on immigration lawyers | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/xAQZ1
  
• Home Office ordered to change rules that restrict help for trafficking victims - Court rules all potential victims must be assessed for support, after policy disqualified people with criminal convictions https://shorturl.at/cAU19
• Police chief Will Kerr faces serious sexual offence allegations https://shorturl.at/dvIOP
  
• Former US President Donald Trump is accused of pressuring an employee to delete Mar-a-Lago security camera footage, new charges allege #US https://shorturl.at/cdinH