1st May - Law News

Edition 4874: 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:  R (Respondent) v Perry (Appellant) - On 15 March 2023, following a non-jury trial, the appellant was convicted of a single count of collecting or making a record of information likely to be useful to a terrorist contrary to section 58(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000. She was subsequently sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.

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

• UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling. Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex
• The Met Police officer who got away with murder after shooting Chris Kaba will face a gross misconduct hearing, the police watchdog has said
• UK government sets 24-week target for asylum appeals amid backlog warnings | Law Gazette
• SDT reprimands solicitor who failed to comply with LeO decision - Legal Futures
• Joint enterprise: lawyers invited to submit evidence to Westminster inquiry | Law Gazette
• Police and prosecutors’ details shared with #Israel during UK protests inquiry, papers suggest: Documents indicate government gave embassy contact details while arms factory protest was investigated
• BSB report finds technology adoption at the bar lags behind large law firms | Law Gazette