24th December - Law News

Edition 5111: 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 (Appellant) v NHS Lothian Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) UKSC/2020/0135

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

• Lawyer hopes to see Hillsborough bill become law by April | Law Gazette
• At a time when far-right voices are being increasingly hostile and abusive, police leaders are set to recommend scrapping non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) in a review to be published next month
• Bombay High Court allows ACB probe into Mumbai judge in ₹15 lakh bribery case | Bar & Bench #India
• Employer confidence in SQE on the rise but slumps among students - Legal Futures
• Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from some Labour backbenchers
• The justice sector is facing serious and complex challenges and without increased funding of £400 million (13 per cent) in next year’s budget, the sector faces unacceptable cuts to services, according to Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee
• Judge was caused ‘considerable distress’ when solicitor sued her | Law Gazette