21st January - Law News

Edition 4774: 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: Axel Rudakubana, 18, has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to murdering three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, UK. Rudakabana, from Banks in Lancashire, admitted to the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe on 29 July 2024. He pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder, along with two terror-related charges.

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

• Bar Council calls for pandemic restrictions to help reintegrate non-violent offenders into society and ease pressure on overcrowded jails
• Court of Appeal rules out revocation of adoption order after application from adoptive mother | Law Gazette
• Lawyer "fires" Meta as client over "descent into Neo-Nazi madness" - Legal Futures
• Law Society extends funding deal with Ministry of Justice to support immigration and asylum solicitors | Law Gazette
• Prosecutors to press on with manslaughter cases despite Kiena Dawes verdict
• In depth: Class action bandwagon checked | Law Gazette
• Too complex and long - conveyancers condemn Law Society form - Legal Futures