8th February - Law News

Edition 4792: 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: Thailand’s government said it is trying to shut down the criminal scam compounds which have proliferated along its border with Myanmar. Officials said they will do this by cutting electricity supplies and tightening banking and visa regulations. It has resulted in a frenzy of building over on the Myanmar side of the border, with the most ambitious of these projects the newly built city of Shwe Kokko - a $15 billion investment promising casinos, luxury hotels and entertainment complexes. 

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

• ‘Silly examples of bad practice’ should not put lawyers off AI, says master of the rolls | Law Gazette
• Grenfell Tower will be taken down, the government has confirmed nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people. The process is expected to take around two years and will be done "sensitively"
• Trainee solicitor "should have known tribunal time limits" - Legal Futures
• Worst mass shooting in #Sweden's history leaves immigrant community on edge: far-right Islamophobic politicians have been raising the volume on their racism for over two decades
• Mesh victims still waiting for government compensation a year on
• Office manager with US law firm bought wine and champagne for personal use on the company credit card | Law Gazette
• Government to remove time limit for child sexual abuse victims to pursue compensation claim | Law Gazette