25th March - Law News

Edition 4837: 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:  Thousands have rallied behind Turkish presidential hopeful Ekrem İmamoğlu after his arrest on charges of corruption. The Istanbul mayor says the allegations are politically motivated and protesters have clashed with riot police armed with pepper spray and water cannons.

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

• Conveyancers warned over amending contracts ahead of SDLT deadline - Legal Futures
• Home buying and selling: Law Society assures conveyancers TA6 forms will not change overnight | Law Gazette
• Whiplash tariff to rise on 31 May but fixed costs review delayed - Legal Futures
• Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in mixed-sex hotels. Claims of sexual violence made against other asylum seekers and staff include case of a 14-year-old who was allegedly raped
• Employment tribunal erred in law in not granting anonymity, EAT finds | Law Gazette
• Labour head of Commons tech group warns No 10 not to ignore AI concerns. Chi Onwurah urges government to bring forward AI safety bill instead of delaying it to curry favour with Donald Trump
• Trump ends feud with Paul, Weiss after $40m pro bono pledge and promise to drop DEI policies | Law Gazette