18th November - Law News

Edition 4710: 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 UK was a pioneer of the federal government's help-to-buy scheme for first home buyers. But Britons are warning of the dangers of the shared home ownership experience. 

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

• More than 5,000 Woodford investors now suing Hargreaves Lansdown. Claims management company expects claims over collapsed Neil Woodford fund to exceed £200m
• Solicitor struck off for 'abandoning' his own law firm - Legal Cheek
• Muslims face ‘bleak and dystopian’ climate in UK, says head of thinktank. Shabna Begum says racist riots will return if Islamophobia continues to be ‘an acceptable currency’ in politics
• Justice secretary's legal aid advisers call for action on fees | Law Gazette
• After 10 weeks, the mass rape trial that has shocked #France is moving on to the final phase of closing statements. The case focuses on a formerly married couple, Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot, pensioners who are now in their early 70s
• Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian rebuked by academic over poor quality of opinion | Scottish Legal News
• We must stop UK territories laundering money, say politicians. Margaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell criticise ‘dither and delay’ that they say protects corruption and conflict