14th April - Law News

Edition 4857: 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:  In what's been called the largest miscarriage of justice in UK history, the Horizon scandal reveals deep seated denial and deceit from the highest levels of society. Thousands were wrongly convicted of stealing money from their jobs when in fact, it was faulty software. In this episode we explore the gripping story.

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

• Ex-Anglia Ruskin students seek £50k over 'Mickey Mouse' LPC - Legal Cheek
• The Weekly Round Up: Sentencing Council's guidelines suspended, Civil Legal Aid and ECHR rights, and Hungary's departure from the ICC - UK Human Rights Blog
• The number of employees bringing claims to the employment tribunal has increased in the past year, the latest statistics show | New Law Journal
• Bangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq. The country's Anti-Corruption Commission has been investigating allegations Siddiq illegally received land as part of its wider probe
• Lawyers blamed as legal complaints reach new heights, as watchdog demands record £20m to cope | Law Gazette
• Why Supreme Court said its timeline for Governors to act on bills does not amount to amending Constitution | Bar & Bench #India
• Appeal over alleged misconduct by Coleen Rooney's solicitors dismissed by High Court | Law Gazette