13th January - Law News

Edition 5131 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: On Monday the 12th of January 2026 a special ceremony was held for the swearing in of Lord Doherty as a new Justice of the UK Supreme Court.

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

• Outrage grows over justice secretary David Lammy’s 'backdoor tax raid’ on lawyers | Law Gazette
• #US Fed chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation by Trump's Justice Department after refusing to bow to economically damaging demands from the far-right president
• SQE provider pass rates – when will they be published?  - Legal Cheek
• Ofcom has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over its AI tool Grok being used to create sexualised images
• In depth: MPs berate MoJ over access to justice failures | Law Gazette
• Government targets law firms’ client account interest to help fund justice system - Legal Cheek
• Thousands of Irish passports invalidated by software issue | Irish Legal News