21st May - Law News

Edition 5259 LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: The Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue (Respondent) v Finbar Boland and 15 others (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago) Case ID: JCPC/2022/0028

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

• High Court judge criticises litigators' unwillingness to co-operate - Legal Futures
• The backlash to revelations of sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners aims to raise the cost of speaking out #Israel
• GP fit notes declaring people unable to work will be replaced with support to help them stay in their job, under a government pilot scheme. GPs in two areas of England will refer patients for support alongside fit notes
• UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims. Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of ECHR to make it easier to deport refused asylum seekers
• Why 'tax adviser' status risks creating more confusion than clarity for conveyancing firms | Law Gazette
• How AI presents real opportunities for barristers - Legal Futures