9th October - Law News

Edition 4690: 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:  Tesco Stores Ltd (Resp) v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others (App)

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

• Judge intending to be friendly issued with formal advice for misconduct, JCIO announces | Law Gazette
• Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to customers via lower bills next year after missing key targets on pollution and leaks. But most customers will only see their bills fall by less than £10
• Circuit judge was "overfamiliar" with junior female staff member - Legal Futures
• High Court highlights importance of financial dispute resolution after judge dispensed with FDR process | Law Gazette
• Madeleine McCann suspect cleared of rape charges in separate #German trial - Christian Brückner, 47, was acquitted of carrying out five offences in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. He is already serving a seven-year jail term in Germany for rape
• Protect funding system that helped Bates sue Post Office, government told. Consumer champions and truck hauliers urge ministers to protect the litigation funding sector
• Continuing competence still in the SRA's headlights - Legal Futures