Tuesday

28th November - Law News

Edition 4354: 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:  Challenges to the rule of law: a Ukrainian Judge’s perspective The Bar Council International Rule of Law Lecture 2023 - given by Professor Tetyana Antsupova, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine - explored the delicate task of balancing judicial reform with independence, affirming the judiciary's role as a stabilising force, even in the face of external aggression. In an era of profound societal transformation and geopolitical turmoil, the Ukrainian judiciary has stood at the crossroads of numerous challenges to the rule of law. Amid corruption, political pressures, and ongoing conflict, Professor Tetyana Antsupova - former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine - discussed the uphill battle for transparency, fair trials, and maintaining public trust.

Focus of the Day Legal News: 
UK school pupils ‘using AI to create indecent imagery of other children’. Protection groups call for urgent action to help pupils understand risks of making images that legally constitute child sexual abuse. Full story - Guardian Law 
 
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
  • SDT was wrong to slash SRA's prosecution costs, High Court rules - Legal Futures https://t.co/hsEbo1Ub7e
  • Erosion of state immunity in spotlight as £37m salvage claim over the sinking of SS Tilawa reaches Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/K062MChzes
  • Meta designed platforms to get children addicted, court documents allege https://t.co/KJCzXiIUW6
  • Legal Services Board eyes 14% increase in budget - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/5ddwef2c
  • National firm fined over £100,000 by Solicitors Regulation Authority over money laundering regulations | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/ktees8vz
  • Tesla sues Sweden’s transport agency in escalation of strike row - #US carmaker claims ‘discriminatory attack’ after industrial action stops new cars receiving Swedish plates https://tinyurl.com/bdht5ypt
  • Weaponising international arbitration - UN report published last month contained some hard words about lawyer arbitrators | Law Gazette https://t.co/jP6PfGgBKP