6th November - Law News

Edition 5063: 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: Brent London Borough Council and others (Harrow London Borough Council) v Risk Management Partners Limited UKSC/2009/0166 https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uks... Hearing date: 8 December 2010 Session: Morning session [Session 1 of 6] Judgment date: 9 February 2011 Neutral citation: [2011] UKSC 7

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

• Irish academic withdraws from rule of law summit over ‘fake judges’ | Irish Legal News
• Ethics and profits clash “regularly”, say general counsel - Legal Futures
• The #French government says it is initiating proceedings to suspend the online platform of Asian online giant Shein, after prosecutors said they were investigating the company over childlike sex dolls found on its website
• First legal executive should have new litigation rights in six weeks - Legal Futures
• Pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation – often referred to as “choking” – is set to be outlawed, with new legislation requiring online platforms to block UK users from accessing such material | Scottish Legal News
• AI firm wins high court ruling after photo agency’s copyright claim. Ruling in case brought by Getty Images against Stability AI is seen as a blow to copyright owners
• Junior solicitor struck off for lying in pupillage application - Legal Futures