27th February - Law News

Edition 5176 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: THG Plc (Respondent) v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd (Appellant) Case ID: UKSC/2024/0047

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

• Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges. Lord advocate Dorothy Bain informed first minister of embezzlement charges against former SNP chief executive a year before they were made public
• British travellers to Gibraltar will show their passports to Spanish border officials, under a deal with the EU to remove the Rock's land border with Spain
• Professor Deirdre Ahern appointed to National Science Advice Forum | Irish Legal News
• A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. It marks the final legislative stage for the landmark proposals before they get Royal Assent in the UK
• Public sector and probate drive 7% rise in High Court claims - Legal Futures
• The Scottish government “must reverse” worrying trends in key categories of crime including sexual crimes, indecent images of children and shoplifting, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said | Scottish Legal News
• UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court. Judge allows Safe Passage International to launch judicial review of halting of right to bring in children and partners