15th February - Law News

Edition 4433: 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: Armstead (Appellant) v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Ltd (Respondent) - Can the terms of a contract signed between the hirer of a motor car and the hire car company be relied upon to calculate the damages claimed by the hirer against the insurance company of a negligent driver who collided with the hire car?

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

• Formal warning for misconduct issued to judge over 'inappropriate' comment made in remote hearing adjournment | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/3jk6b69m
  
• Holiday park operator Pontins has apologised after being issued a legal notice for "shocking" discrimination towards Irish Travellers. EHRC found Pontins had created a list of common Irish surnames labelled as "undesirable guests" http://tinyurl.com/4d9xykr4
  
• Is it different if we profit from providing a foreign court? | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/23zy383z
  
• Housing legal aid providers “are all loss-making” - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/335kjaz6
  
• Lawyers feel morally obliged to do 'loss-making' housing legal aid work - Law Society report | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/b8za4n3a
  
• Special counsel urges supreme court to reject Trump’s bid to delay election trial. Jack Smith says ‘the nation has a compelling interest in seeing the charges brought to trial’ as ex-president presses immunity claim #US http://tinyurl.com/2nh9b5br
  
• Law Society publishes guide to Building Services Act 2022, passed in the wake of the Grenfell disaster | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/yv2p22wp