18th January - Law News

Edition 4771: 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: A Pakistani court has sentenced the country's former prime minister Imran Khan to 14 years in jail after finding him guilty of corruption. His wife was also sentenced to seven years in the same case. The couple are accused of accepting a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for laundered money when Khan was in power. South Asia correspondent Meghna Bali joined The World to discuss the latest developments in Pakistan.

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 AI legal leap: Why firms must adapt now or risk falling behind - Legal Futures
• UK accused of undermining democratic rights with climate protest crackdown. British director of Human Rights Watch attacks ‘dangerous hypocrisy’ of government
• Giuliani says he has settled defamation dispute and will keep Florida condo. Trump ally says he has reached deal with election workers he defamed and will not have to turn over key possessions #US
• Fee-share partner fined for using client account as banking facility - Legal Futures
• Criminal Cases Review Commission chief Helen Pitcher resigns | Law Gazette
• Cathal O’Neill to lead Forum of Insurance Lawyers in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News
• A father-of-three who psychologically and physically abused his vulnerable partner before she took her own life has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Kiena Dawes was 23 when she died on a railway line in Lancashire on 22 July 2022