30th August - Law News

Edition 4630: 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: The Congress-led United Opposition Forum in Assam, India today met the Governor and submitted a memorandum urging him for the removal of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his recent communal remarks against 'Mir Muslims'.

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/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Cyber attacks on law firms jumped by 77% over the past year | Law Gazette
• Scotland's 'Tony Soprano' pleads guilty in drugs trial - Known as 'Iceman', Jamie Stevenson has pled guilty to directing the importation of the drug which was seized by Border Force teams at Dover in September 2020
• Correction vs Clarification: When can an adjudicator revise their decision? | Scottish Legal News
• A former prolific shoplifter who stole goods worth "tens of thousands" of pounds has told how he regularly sold the items to other shops. Ross, who has 15 convictions for shoplifting but has never been to prison, stole goods worth £300 every day
• Law firm "retrospectively created" client-care letters to aid costs claim - Legal Futures
• ChatGPT on trial: Dutch ruling highlights issue of responsible generative AI in the courts | Law Gazette
• Prime minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the government is looking at tougher rules on outdoor smoking to reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to tobacco use