21st December - Law News

Edition 4743: 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 Story: Syrian airforce helicopters dropped two cylinders of chlorine gas onto the town of Douma on 7 April 2018. At least 43 people choked to death. For six years, afraid of reprisals from Bashar al-Assad's regime, the town has grieved in silence for loved ones lost to chemical attacks and countless others killed by conventional weapons.

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

• Probate firms and solicitors fall short on competence policies, SRA review finds | Law Gazette
• SRA warns law firms about misleading use of 'no win, no fee' - Legal Futures
• Ex-Freshfields partner agrees to suspension for drunkenly touching junior colleague in taxi after office party | Law Gazette
• A victim of an elaborate online romance fraud, Nikki MacLeod, 77, has said that she was completely convinced by deepfake videos used to scam her out of £17,000
• Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect's head. No charges are being brought against any police officers involved in the incident on 23 July
• SRA issues highest fine to date amidst AML breaches blitz - Legal Futures
• Divorce reform: Law Commission tells government current law governing finances not working effectively | Law Gazette