16th August - Law News

Edition 4250: 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: Donald Trump now has ten days to turn himself in - after a court in Georgia accused him and 18 others of attempting to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election there - in other words, "knowingly and willingly joining a conspiracy" to subvert the will of voters.

 Focus of the Day Legal News: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) expects to see more cases involving “toxic and anachronistic” work cultures, it has said. The increase in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) fining powers to £25,000 are also likely to lead to more appeals to the SDT. Full story - Legal Futures  

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

• Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with sending racist messages on WhatsApp after a BBC Newsnight investigation. The officers served in various parts of the force but all spent time in the Diplomatic Protection Group https://tinyurl.com/kwzfhue7
• Sara Sharif: International manhunt over murder of girl, 10 https://tinyurl.com/mpj9xf2w
  
• SRA: Solicitors "routinely underestimate" risks in NDAs - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/ddxbk79x
• Bibby Stockholm: Home Office ‘should accept blame’ for delay in removing people https://tinyurl.com/yf552ey5
• SLAPPs costs protection scheme is 'no panacea' | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/5496eded
  
• An elderly couple left horrified after being charged £110 by Ryanair to print their tickets at the airport. Ruth, 79, and Peter Jaffe, 80, told the BBC's Radio 4 Today Programme they had to pay the fee after they mistakenly downloaded incorrect tickets https://tinyurl.com/yk62wdcy
  
• Solicitor who hid convictions from new employer struck off | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2bvywkdk