5th November - Law News

Edition 4697: 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:  Why is Donald Trump's brand of rightwing politics so appealing to white male voters? Is Kamala Harris struggling to gain their support because of misogyny, or do some men just feel unheard and lonely?

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

• Chris Kaba: Watchdog investigator defends decision that led to trial - Sal Naseem's assessment that murder may have been committed has drawn fierce right-wing criticism following the acquittal of the officer
• Most law firms and in-house teams struggling to recruit - Legal Futures
• No evidence of bias in SRA enforcement process but 'ethnicity consistent predictive factor', new report finds | Law Gazette
• £5 million libel claim brought for ‘improper, collateral purpose’, High Court told | Law Gazette
• The Interpol general assembly is being held in the UK for the first time in more than 50 years as Sir Keir seeks to reset the country's approach to border security
• Research: Poor lawyer wellbeing costing big law firms £65 million a year - Legal Cheek
• Government could miss cladding removal target date - watchdog