24th February - Law News

Edition 4808: 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: An Aboriginal singer-songwriter from Australia's Kimberley region is taking on the nation's music industry. Known as Iconyx, the blind teenager is launching her new album next month, with the blessing of two big names in Australian music royalty.

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

• Almost half of lawyers think their firm is too slow on AI uptake - Legal Cheek
• The Weekly Round Up: Tougher citizenship rules, MI5 apologise for false evidence, Ukraine excluded from peace talks, and key extradition decision in the Supreme Court - UK Human Rights Blog
• 'Should I work as a paralegal, or self-fund the SQE?' - Legal Cheek
• Elton John calls for UK copyright rules rethink to protect creators from AI. The star has urged for a shift away from plans where artists must opt out of a system allowing AI free use of any online work
• City law firm cashier barred from profession after transferring firm funds into personal account 124 times - Legal Cheek
• Judicial Anonymity? Not this time. - UK Human Rights Blog
• The Law Society has pushed back against regulators’ plans to stop solicitors holding client money | New Law Journal