24th October - Law News

Edition 4685: 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:  CAO (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) - CAO sought asylum in the UK accompanied by two children. Her claim stated that she faced domestic violence at the hands of her husband on return to Nigeria and her daughter would be subject to FGM.

 

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 10 UK law firms increase fees by 40% in five years, PwC study finds | Law Gazette
• Manchester Arena bomb survivors win conspiracy harassment case: Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve sued Richard Hall for harassment and data protection in what was the first such case launched against a conspiracy theorist in the UK
• Overstretched advice agencies “likely to cut services” - Legal Futures
• Firearms officers facing trial over shooting suspects could be given anonymity up to the point of conviction under reforms announced by the home secretary
• Prisons crisis: Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke to lead government's sentencing review | Law Gazette
• Post Office scandal shows boards "need to oversee legal risk" - Legal Futures
• Recorder with 12 points on driving licence issued with formal warning for misconduct | Law Gazette