12th January - Law News

Edition 4401: 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: Sam Townend KC's inaugural address delivered on Tuesday 9 January 2024 at Lincoln's Inn.

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

• Civil legal aid review: Ministry of Justice issues call for evidence | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/lAF02
• Fujitsu won a £184m government contract in 2021 despite concerns from officials that the system it was offering was likely to be "unfit for purpose". The Japanese-owned firm is at the heart of the long-running Post Office IT scandal https://t.co/FOGOwrxfsV
• Losing party in Belsner v CAM Legal coughs up £267,750 final costs after Court of Appeal ruling | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/bnCOU
• Chief coroner calls for new bout of modernisation 10 years after reform of coronial system | Law Gazette https://t.co/U2w2RRqAci
• Legal Ombudsman urged to publish findings in full - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/e6jwepay
• Rishi Sunak announces that primary legislation will be brought forward to overturn Post Office Horizon convictions | Law Gazette https://t.co/QR4Jvn1pqd
• ICJ case against Israel could finally empower the genocide convention http://tinyurl.com/2p9nkcfm