13th October - Law News

Edition 4308: 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: Target Group Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondents)

Focus of the Day Legal News:Foley Hoag completes hire of all-female patent team from Cooley. Quartet of patent experts joins recent Cooley hire Amy Baker Mandragouras to boost Foley’s life sciences IP practice. 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

• The EU is investigating Elon Musk's X over the possible spread of terrorist and violent content, and hate speech, after Hamas' attack on Israel. The investigation, the first under the EU's new tech rules, will also look at the way complaints are handled https://t.co/DouD1GeLVj
  
• Upfront information mandated in Home Buying and Selling Group 'roadmap' | Law Gazette https://t.co/K69mIhSaje
  
• Surge of lawyers from Indian sub-continent seeking call to English Bar - Legal Futures https://t.co/d6j3vNFvJd
  
• Conveyancing: chief CQS assessor berates firms over 'standard' enquiries | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/4e35d5pe
  
• Carillion: Record fine for KPMG over 'exceptional' failure - The Financial Reporting Council, which regulates accountants, said the £21m fine was due to the "number, range and seriousness" of issues in KPMG's work https://tinyurl.com/4s8msd4h
  
• Citizen's arrest: A tool or a trap? | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3juana86
• Upfront information takes centre stage in conveyancing “roadmap” - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/2xs39svz