22nd December - Law News

Edition 5109: 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:  Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v The Investment Trust Companies (in liquidation) UKSC/2015/0057 UKSC/2015/0058

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

• Bindmans and survivor organisations make super-complaint over lengthy police investigations | Law Gazette
• Trail hunting is set to be banned in England and Wales as part of a new animal welfare strategy to be published by the government on Monday
• Student confidence in SQE takes a hit despite rising law firm support - Legal Cheek
• Law firm Shoosmiths unlocks £1m staff bonus after hitting one million AI prompts four months early | Law Gazette
• Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts. Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used
• Barrister says that AI will ‘completely destroy’ the legal profession as global law firm chief fires warning on slop and hallucinations - Legal Cheek
• Former #Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 17 years in corruption case. Khan and his wife have denied accusations that they misrepresented the value of state gifts, including jewellery, and profited from them