11th August - Law News

Edition 4976: 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: Meadows and others v The Attorney General and another (Jamaica)

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

• Disadvantaged SQE students to benefit from £360k in grants funded by Kaplan fines - Legal Cheek
• Five new solicitor advocates granted extended rights of audience | Scottish Legal News
• ‘Attack on people’s memory’: Kashmir’s book ban sparks new censorship fears. #Indian officials say the books promote violence and secessionism. But critics say the move is aimed at silencing academia and scholars
• ‘I’m not a wet lettuce’: Trainee solicitor behind SQE petition hits back at Braverman's 'snowflake' jibe - Legal Cheek
• PSNI launches new race and ethnicity action plan | Irish Legal News
• College of Legal Practice secures SQE training deal with Pinsent Masons flexi-lawyer arm - Legal Cheek
• The Weekly Round Up: Human Rights reports on Gaza, courts to hear challenges from Palestine Action co-founder and Good Law Project in November - UK Human Rights Blog