17th June - Law News

Edition 4556: 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: With less than one week to go until registration closes, a quarter of black and other minority groups aren't signed up.

 

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

• Law Society to consult on TA6 property information form | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/b56sxtzb
  
• Lawyers and law firms “need to talk much more about integrity” - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/mu65zmnf
• ‘People should not wait two years to be tried’: inside the crown court crisis https://tinyurl.com/2ps3zxnr
• Firm’s libel claim over Trustpilot reviews rejected by High Court | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/49vbhura
  
• Why is #Ireland’s hate crime bill attracting so much hate of its own? Critics say the bill could have a ‘chilling’ effect on the freedom of speech and stifle debate about important issues https://tinyurl.com/ud6hcmaz
  
• Carers working in law suffer in silence as mental burden grows | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/mvj6x2pe
• Lawyers take lord chancellor to high court over legal aid fees. Challenge accuses Alex Chalk of failure to raise rates, reducing access in immigration and asylum cases https://tinyurl.com/rwwm2yvj