19th September - Law News

Edition 4670: 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:  It's a case that's shocked France and the world. A 71-year-old man on trial for drugging his wife, inviting dozens of men to rape her and filming it, for almost a decade. Today Dominique Pelicot told the court "I am a rapist" and said the 50 men standing trial alongside him knew everything. His now ex-wife, Gisele, has become a hero for many rape victims.

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

• UK urged not to adopt Albania asylum scheme: Keir Starmer has been urged not to replace the previous UK government’s Rwanda scheme with a new Albania scheme | Scottish Legal News
• Welsh legal blueprint urges tech grants, nearshoring and talent retention - Legal Futures
• A coalition of more than 100 civil society organisations has demanded that the Scottish government fulfil its promise to introduce the Scottish Human Rights Bill | Scottish Legal News
• Six out of 10 legal professionals say mediation is the most effective alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method, a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has found | Irish Legal News
• Law firms abandoning partnerships “to raise external funding” - Legal Futures
• Advocate General for Scotland Catherine Smith KC has welcomed a new panel of standing junior counsel to deal with UK government work arising in the Scottish courts | Scottish Legal News
• Suspension for solicitor who misled court, client and firm - Legal Futures