21st October - Law News

Edition 5047: 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: Hannah Watson’s journey from geography teacher to solicitor shows how the SQE can open doors to new careers.

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

• SSB Law scandal reveals wider issues with client risk in legal sector, says Legal Services Consumer Panel | Law Gazette
• Britain has been stripped of the spaces that allow for true social integration. But it’s easier for politicians to blame ‘outsiders’: A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants
• Grooming gang victim quits inquiry panel over ‘condescending language towards survivors’. Fiona Goddard, who was abused by a gang in Bradford as a child, resigned citing concerns over political interference and treatment of survivors
• Judge sends clear message on blasphemy | Law Gazette
• Extreme right-wing political party Reform UK reviews if it underpaid VAT on tickets and merchandise. Nigel Farage’s party reported to have exceeded £90,000 threshold due to ticket sales for Birmingham conference
• National Audit Office: cut clinical negligence legal costs | Law Gazette
• MoJ rejects MPs' call for "root-and-branch review" of county courts - Legal Futures