26th July - Law News

Edition 4595: 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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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

• LeO’s backlog “reflects scale of challenges”, chief ombudsman says - Legal Futures
• Formal advice for magistrate who raised his voice at court staff over chair | Law Gazette
• High Court rectifies will after solicitor’s “clerical error” - Legal Futures
• Council bodies want shot of SEND legal duties | Law Gazette
• Costs of low-value clin neg claims now exceed damages - Legal Futures
• Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early a year ago. Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding
• Stonewall did not “induce” chambers’ discrimination against barrister - Legal Futures