24th June - Law News

Edition 4563: 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: A Swiss court has convicted four members of the billionaire Hinduja family on worker exploitation charges that the family says it will appeal. During the trial, prosecutors alleged that the family had budgeted more for their dog than they had paid one of their workers. Bloomberg reporter Hugo Miller tells The World’s Yvonne Yong that the family “paid their staff an absolute pittance”.

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

• Senior legal managers speak out on menopause challenges - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/kSGcM
• Thousands protest across Ireland after soldier who attacked woman walks free. Victim of random street assault has become symbol of the legal system’s handling of gender-based violence #Ireland https://shorturl.at/xYReM
  
• Stone setting ceremony for criminal defence 'stalwart' Julian Young | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/Gtbpj
• SRA lays out scale of Post Office investigations - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/iOIsv
  
• UK election betting scandal: all you need to know about the world of political wagers. The controversy over bets placed on the UK election date has thrown a light on a little known sector of the gambling industry https://shorturl.at/JfHSK
• Fee earner guilty of contempt over pre-departure emails | Law Gazette https://rb.gy/67lxae
• Court interpreters raise grievances with thebigword over new booking system | Law Gazette https://rb.gy/oz455j