29th April - Law News

Edition 4141: 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: The process of recruiting a new Supreme Court Justice begins today (28 April 2023), following the announcement of Lord Kitchin's forthcoming retirement. Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court, announces the recruitment and gives details about the role.

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

• Supreme Court justice fears hearings now 'invisible' to public | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/BMP58
  
• Linklaters aims for 50% remote workers for redesigned ALS offering - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/awyC9
  
• PMet Police has not learned from Stephen Port case - watchdog https://shorturl.at/bhxAH
  
• Anthony Gold pays tribute to former senior partner | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gpwC3
  
• Profits up at listed law firm as it looks to sell litigation funding arm - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/puzC3
  
• Sexual assault victim who named her attacker in blog defeats his libel action - High court judge rules Nina Cresswell’s account of Billy Hay’s attack is true on the balance of probabilities https://tinyurl.com/wr4jb2wu
  
• How can I make a complaint in the most effective way? https://shorturl.at/bfwLO
  
• Sexual assault survivors welcome Scottish plans to scrap ‘not proven’ verdict - Other proposals include pilot of judge-only trials for rape cases https://tinyurl.com/4m6phhmn
  
• Singer Katy Perry has lost a trademark battle with an Australian fashion designer called Katie Perry. Katie Taylor, who sells clothes under her birth name Katie Perry, sued the pop star. Justice Brigitte Markovic #Australia https://shorturl.at/hrzJR
  
• Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes again delays start of 11-year prison term #US https://shorturl.at/irwE9
  

28th April - Law News

Edition 4140: 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: ‘Every reason for optimism’ – new Law Over Borders guide charts arbitration’s growing popularity across the world. Full story - The Global Legal Post

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: For Valentyn, a Ukrainian soldier in the Donetsk region, the war’s death toll is more than a statistic. He is tasked with moving wounded troops — and dead bodies — away from the front lines, often under Russian fire.

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

• Dr Mariana Velasco-Rivera elected to ICON-S Council | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/rGX45
  
• Junior lawyers concerned by silence on Ince administration | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/ioqtz
  
• Professor Alexandros Seretakis elected to Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/hMTV7
  
• Solicitor who forged trustees’ signatures struck off - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/ktuUY
  
• A report examining the appointment of the BBC's chairman Richard Sharp is expected imminently. It looks at whether Mr Sharp properly disclosed details of any involvement in the facilitation of a £800,000 loan guarantee to the then PM Boris Johnson https://shorturl.at/lsEOQ
  
• An innocent man who was sentenced to death following the 2011 murder of a British tourist has had his conviction overturned at the Kenyan High Court. Ali Kololo was falsely convicted of robbery with violence in 2013 https://shorturl.at/rFI89
  
• Seven out of 10 new Solicitor’s Charity clients are women - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/cfEM9
  
• Four in 10 new A&O partners women | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/flyOR
  
• A joint project by the European Union and the Council of Europe to support the implementation of the Barnahus model in Ireland has published its first report | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/aFOP2
  
• The forthcoming strike in England by members of the Royal College of Nursing has to be cut short by a day, a judge has ruled. The walkout is due to start at 20:00 BST on Sunday and was going to last until 20:00 on Tuesday https://shorturl.at/nJZ38