27th April - Law News

Edition 4139: 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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 Focus of the Day Law News/Article: The Legal Services Board has committed to build on the warning notice issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority against SLAPPs and ‘extend those principles’ across the sector. Full story - Law Society Gazette

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: A man who "hunted" a random teenage girl "like an animal" through an Ipswich supermarket trying to kill her with a bow and arrow has been jailed for 10 and a half years. Benjamin Bourke pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a 15-year-old girl in September, 2020. During a sentencing hearing in Brisbane, Crown Prosecutor Matt Le Grand told the Supreme Court the girl suffered hand and torso injuries during a "premeditated and purposeful attack" by Bourke at an Aldi store in Booval.

 

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 feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• ‘Fear and shame’: jury hears opening arguments in Trump civil assault trial #US https://tinyurl.com/3ayr2cxb
  
• ‘Deeply alarming’ regulation bill threatens lawyers’ independence | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/iAJR9 
  
• HMRC adviser avoids punishment after breaking judgment embargo | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/alyKZ
  
• Jasmine Hartin, the former partner of Andrew Ashcroft - the son of UK businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft - was arrested and charged with the deadly shooting of superintendent Henry Jemmott two years ago, and now pleads guilty https://shorturl.at/yBIM5
  
• Harry's court case raises awkward questions before the run-up to the Charles coronation https://shorturl.at/behwy
  
• Police are searching for a man at a country park near Glasgow after the suspicious death of a school teacher. Marelle Sturrock was found dead at a property in Jura Street, in Glasgow's Mosspark area https://shorturl.at/ikDT6
  
• New bill aims to stamp out unfair practices and promote competition | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/apvZ8
  
• How to return to work in the law | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/uwJP0
  
• Low-income workers 'unlikely to take employers to court' | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/ekrCK
  
• Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to buy US video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority https://shorturl.at/nsMNW
  

26th April - Law News

Edition 4138: 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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 Focus of the Day Law News/Article: Legislation abolishing the ‘not proven’ verdict, reducing the size of juries and introducing a pilot for juryless trials has been introduced at the Scottish Parliament. Full story - Scottish Legal News

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Appellant) v BXB (Respondent) [2023] UKSC 15 In 1990, the respondent, Mrs B, was raped by an elder of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mark Sewell, at his home, after they had been out evangelising together. Mr Sewell was convicted of raping Mrs B, and of indecently assaulting two other people, in 2014.

 

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 feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Law firm to pay ex-client £400,000 for negligent divorce advice | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/QRS14
  
• Patna High Court orders interim stay on proceedings against Rahul Gandhi before Bihar court in defamation case | Bar & Bench #India https://shorturl.at/kEMPV
  
• My legal life: Emily Lui, Seddons - Profile | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/bxz13
  
• British American Tobacco is to pay $635m (£512m) plus interest to #US authorities after a subsidiary admitted selling cigarettes to North Korea in violation of sanctions https://shorturl.at/kCDI5
  
• AI to revolutionise work of both lawyers and judges, says MR - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/clntM
  
• North Sea drilling: Greenpeace prepares to challenge ‘disastrous’ UK decision - Court to decide if judicial review of Liz Truss move to allow new oil and gas drilling should be permitted https://shorturl.at/fnJ46
  
• Best of the blogs - 22 April 2023 | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gjtBE
  
• Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in #China https://shorturl.at/kBDV1
  
• Crucial hearing in Mastercard litigation begins | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gCHTV
  
• Prince William was paid a "very large sum" by the owners of The Sun to settle historical phone-hacking claims, court papers from Prince Harry's lawyers say https://shorturl.at/cfil8