16th January - Law News

Edition 4769: 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: South Korean investigators are trying once more to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol following a failed attempt earlier this month. They had tried to arrest Yoon on 3 January but had to turn back after being locked in an hours-long stand-off with members of the Presidential Security Service (PSS). The arrest is expected to be carried out with the help of veteran police detectives, local media reported. Lawyers for Yoon have criticised the planned use of police officers, saying it was a betrayal of the public. Yoon's impeachment trial, which will decide if he is removed from office, started yesterday but ended within four minutes because of his absence.

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 importance of a good bedside manner | Law Gazette
• UK bans #German cattle and pig imports after foot-and-mouth case
• The government will look at "every conceivable way" to prevent former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams from receiving compensation for unlawful imprisonments
• TikTok will be banned in the US on 19 January - unless the Supreme Court accepts a last ditch legal bid from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, that to do so would be unconstitutional
• In depth: Should law firms pile pressure on staff to return to the office? | Law Gazette
• A man who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit has said he feels "vindicated" by the resignation of the chair of the miscarriages of justice review body
• Merricks hit by indemnity costs for “completely inappropriate” allegations - Legal Futures