2nd April - Law News

Edition 4845: 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:  France's far-right politician Marine Le Pen walked out of a Parisian courtroom after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds

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

• Top US firm cuts $100m deal to avoid Trump executive order - Legal Futures
• Employment tribunal judge sanctioned over comments to lay tribunal members | Law Gazette
• Judge attacks process-driven approach to credit hire claims - Legal Futures
• Sentencing Council expected to suspend plans for new guidelines. Guidelines could have led to criminals in England and Wales getting different sentences depending on their age, sex and ethnicity
• In depth: Spring statement - HMRC targets tax avoidance enablers | Law Gazette
• Ministry of Justice announces £6m 'boost' to support people with housing, benefits or debt problems | Law Gazette
• SRA and BSB in the dock over inadequate performance - Legal Futures