24th January - Law News

Edition 4777: 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: Prince Harry and the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson have claimed a "monumental victory" after settling their legal action against The Sun's publishers. Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers offered both men a "full and unequivocal" apology for "serious intrusion" into their private lives. It also admitted phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information and will pay both of them substantial damages. 

 

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

• Court of Appeal hears challenge to High Court ban on naming judges in Sara Sharif family case | Law Gazette
• Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls. Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder
• More than third of clients do not instruct same firm for new work - Legal Futures
• Former Mishcon de Reya cyber director wins unfair dismissal case over withheld commission | Law Gazette
• Class action representative "too reliant" on her lawyers - Legal Futures
• Law Commission extends consultation deadline on reforming disabled children's social care law | Law Gazette
• Law firms alerted to money laundering risks in sham litigation schemes | Law Gazette