17th December - Law News

Edition 5104: 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:  Lord Reed delivered a message of support to the people of Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti who have been affected by Hurricane Melissa before the hearing in Court Room 3 at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Tuesday 28 October 2025.

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

• Solicitor without PC took money for work he never did - Legal Futures
• Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and motorways. National Highways said it had found 2,650 wrongful speed camera activations since 2021
• SRA review finds law firm compliance officers feel undervalued, overworked and under-resourced | Law Gazette
• AML lacks clarity – and standards are suffering - Legal Futures
• BBC says it will defend Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama speech edit
• ‘Law is the only weapon I have’: a #Ukrainian lawyer’s campaign to rescue the children stolen by Russia
• Home Office fails to protect vulnerable migrants, high court judge rules: Judgment finds systems designed to protect against inhuman and degrading treatment ‘unlawfully’ failing for years