16th September - Law News

Edition 4647: 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:  Since President Putin's invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, there's been a crackdown in Russia on anyone expressing anti-war views.  Even everyday conversations can have dire consequences. Russians are reporting and denouncing fellow citizens to the police - with some facing long prison terms. It’s revived grim memories of the Soviet past, when denouncing colleagues and neighbours was widespread.  

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

• Top BCLP lawyer advises against emailing colleagues on weekends - Legal Cheek
• Tesco cannot fire staff and rehire on less favourable terms, the Supreme Court has held | New Law Journal
• Paralegal who raised workload concerns barred from legal profession for fabricating attendance notes - Legal Cheek
• UK-qualified lawyers can now practise in Greece again, after the Greek government passed a law last week | New Law Journal
• UK Government loses latest round in long-running Diego Garcia litigation - UK Human Rights Blog
• From stage to social impact: The power of Prima Facie - Legal Cheek
• Keir Starmer may have broken parliamentary rules in failing to declare clothes bought for his wife by Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli