6th August - Law News

Edition 5336: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights and Social Justice related issues since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: Gedeon Mahabir (Appellant) v Public Service Commission and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago) Case ID: JCPC/2022/0011

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

• Litigant in person's poor pleadings lead to strike out of baseless claim against solicitor | Law Gazette
• The Met police officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face misconduct proceedings, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said. Sgt Martyn Blake shot the 24-year-old n Streatham, south London, in 2022
• Neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election next year has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed for posting antisemitic material ahead of a planned neo-Nazi rally
• Greater Manchester solicitor who impersonated police officer to get CCTV footage from a Nando's sentenced | Law Gazette
• In-house lawyers should “train PR staff on risks of greenwashing” - Legal Futures
• The new executive skill is interpretation - The Global Legal Post

   

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