25th November - Law News

Edition 4717: 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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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

• The Legal Services Board (LSB) is consulting on draft guidance for regulators on their duty to ‘promote the prevention and detection of economic crime’ | New Law Journal
• Leading UK barrister had ‘unwanted sex’ with aspiring lawyer, tribunal hears. Former Criminal Bar Association chair Navjot Sidhu denies predatory behaviour towards two women
• Pro-Brexit views not protected from workplace discrimination, tribunal rules. Ex-Ukip councillor Colette Fairbanks loses claim that she was bullied in charity job because of political stance
• The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has set out detailed guidelines on evaluating and managing mental capacity—an area of procedure that was previously unclear | New Law Journal
• #Laos methanol poisonings: Free shots and beer buckets in party town - They are among six foreign tourists who have died from what is believed to be a mass incident of methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng
• A costs judge has reduced a bill claimed at nearly £260,000 to zero, in a ruling that highlights a gap in legal regulation | New Law Journal
• Teachers at top academy in Hackney ‘screamed at’ and humiliated pupils, say angry parents. Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in