5th February - Law News

Edition 5154 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: The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd (Appellant) v United Utilities Water Ltd (Respondent) (No 2) UKSC/2022/0121

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

• Appeal against 'disproportionate' SDT sanction raises questions over standard of proof | Law Gazette
• Six Palestine Action protesters have been cleared of aggravated burglary over a break-in at a UK subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm
• In-house lawyer who lied on CVs to “create a persona” struck off - Legal Futures
• Cost of SRA investigation and enforcement work soars to £23m - Legal Futures
• Sheriff finds death of gardener struck by falling timber could have been avoided with better safety practices | Scottish Legal News
• The importance of benchmarking reports - and lessons on profitability - Legal Futures
• MoJ's plan to take client account interest will push clients to unregulated providers, says Birmingham Law Society | Law Gazette