6th February - Law News

Edition 5155 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: R (on the application of Officer W80) (Appellant) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others (Respondents) UKSC/2020/0208

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

• US Federal Trade Commission warns 42 firms over Mansfield Certification DEI scheme | Law Gazette
• Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force. The move is to appease far-right fascist agitators
• Law firm ordered to pay £68,000 after processing CA$23m through client account, SRA finds AML breaches | Law Gazette
• SRA and FCA warn over multiple representation and termination fees - Legal Futures
• The court system is "on the brink of collapse" as the backlogs for trials reach unprecedented levels, the head of a major review has said. Sir Brian Leveson warned ministers, the police and others that there could not be a "pick and mix" response
• Whistleblowing guidance for in-house lawyers – a call to arms - Legal Futures
• India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI - Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies