15th October - Law News

Edition 4676: 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 killing of prominent Mumbai politician Baba Siddique has sent shockwaves throughout the community ahead of local elections in the state of Maharashtra. Journalist Faye D'Souza tells The World Mr Siddique was killed despite having police protection after receiving death threats.

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

• Lawyers in England and Wales braced for personal injury discount rate change after neighbours opt for 0.5% | Law Gazette
• A man who had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by fraudsters has told BBC Panorama he believes the company’s security measures failed to prevent the theft
• Law firm rebuked for failing to comply with undertaking - Legal Futures
• Revealed: Post Office's £24m legal spend on compensation claims | Law Gazette
• Taking a compliance-driven approach to enhance PII renewal - Legal Futures
• New Welsh counsel general Julie James signals cautious approach to justice devolution | Law Gazette
• Reed Smith goes all in with College of Legal Practice for the SQE - Legal Cheek