8th January - Law News

Edition 5126 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: News Corp UK & Ireland Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) UKSC/2021/0047

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

• Junior solicitor avoids strike-off after deleting part of handover note - Legal Futures
• #US President Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said: acquiring Greenland - a semi-autonomous region of fellow Nato member Denmark – was a "national security priority"
• Existing regulation can cope with AI, says Chancery Lane | Law Gazette
• I can’t access my father’s legacy after solicitors closed down. The firm that is holding the files has gone out of business, and complaining may take months
• Law firms could face ‘double jeopardy’ under FCA and SRA plans for AML, warns Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal | Law Gazette
• Women are being left "drained" by feeling unsafe on the streets and should be given greater consideration in the planning of public spaces, an academic has said
• SRA ordered to pay £160,000 costs after ‘fundamentally misconceived’ prosecution of veteran solicitor | Law Gazette