15th July - Law News

Edition 4950: 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: Previous case name: R (on the application of B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC/2015/0147

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

• In depth: Horror stories from the Post Office Horizon IT report | Law Gazette
• Law firm named by LeO hits out at "egregious" decision - Legal Futures
• It’s 20 years since the innocent Brazilian man was shot dead at Stockwell station after being mistaken for a terrorist in the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings. A few days later, I found myself standing beside his friend at a vigil
• Eminent barrister with dementia had capacity when instructing solicitors on £73,000 retainer, court rules | Law Gazette
• Breaking down barriers between fee-earners and finance teams - Legal Futures
• Law firms “should not need diagnoses” on neurodiversity - Legal Futures
• UK ministers urged to pass bill protecting DEI whistleblowers. Legislation would compel employers of more than 250 workers to reveal disability and ethnicity pay gaps