5th May - Law News

Edition 5243 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: Estate Management and Business Development Company Ltd v Junior Sammy Contractors Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) Case ID: JCPC/2023/0031

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

• Litigation trends survey: One in six top lawyers using AI to profile judges | Law Gazette
• Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May to roll out Harvey AI platform firmwide - The Global Legal Post
• A 19-year-old charged over an alleged bomb hoax which led to the evacuation of a show by Peter Kay was removed from a magistrates court due to his outbursts during proceedings on Monday
• One in three HR leaders face opposition to inclusion schemes, study finds: Resistance to equity, diversity and inclusion drives affects hiring chances of people with convictions, says charity
• Britney Spears will avoid jail time after she agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. A lawyer for the 44-year-old singer appeared in court in on Monday and pleaded guilty #US
• ‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters. Database could be used to regulate opponents, from ‘shutting off bank accounts’ to healthcare, official warns #US