15th March - Law News

Edition 4827: 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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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

• Mining giant BHP was 'not a polluter' in Brazil dam collapse, court hears | Law Gazette
• UN judge Lydia Mugambe, 49, ‘exploited and abused’ woman she forced into slavery, court rules. The Ugandan was found guilty of forcing someone to work and conspiring to breach UK immigration law
• Lawyers worried by over-reliance on SRA discretion post Dentons - Legal Futures
• Taxi firms crowdfund legal battle with Uber over VAT on fares in UK. Minicab drivers say Uber’s bid to apply tax to all rides would put many out of business and leave people stranded
• Every McDonald's in Britain has been warned its owners could face legal action if they fail to take steps to protect staff from sexual abuse
• Magistrate's employment tribunal claim over 'minor incident' dismissed | Law Gazette
• Man jailed for stalking Girls Aloud's Cheryl Tweedy in Buckinghamshire - Daniel Bannister, of no fixed address, targeted the singer three times last year in the Chalfonts area of Buckinghamshire