9th May - Law News

Edition 4150: 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: A tax silk did not owe a duty of care to third-party investors who lost money in film finance schemes, the Court of Appeal has held. Full story - New Law Journal

 

Today's Highlighted Video Story: Eight people have been killed in the US state of Texas after a car struck a group at a bus stop close to a shelter for the homeless and migrants. The incident happened in the city of Brownsville near the Mexican border at about 08:30 local time (14:30 GMT). At least five other people have been injured, some of them critically. The driver has been arrested and charged.

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

• The Metropolitan Police has expressed "regret" over the arrests of six anti-monarchy protesters on Coronation day. The force also confirmed it had used a controversial new law to detain the group, which included Republic chief executive Graham Smith https://shorturl.at/fl579
  
• 'Pro bono experience can be an absolute game changer for a student’s career' - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/kuxA5
  
• Post Office: lawyers’ decision-making ‘corrupted’ | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/xyFO7
  
• The EU has cancelled its diplomatic event for Europe Day in #Israel because of the planned participation of the far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir https://shorturl.at/ivwx9
  
• SNP MP Joanna Cherry is threatening to take legal action against an Edinburgh venue which cancelled a Fringe show after pro trans rights staff cited feeling uncomfortable https://shorturl.at/lHX23
  
• The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has said having a British monarch as head of state is "an absurdity" he would like to end in his lifetime https://shorturl.at/lxHO8
  
• Super regulator to probe lawyers’ misuse of NDAs - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/ciQW9
  
• nti-coronation protest leader hits out at police over arrests - Graham Smith said Met officers should hang their heads in shame after 52 detained in central London https://shorturl.at/oqwR6
• Over half of lawyers say ChatGPT should be used for legal work - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/hpyz3
  
• JR threat amid clin neg fixed costs confusion | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/aDOTY
  

8th May - Law News

Edition 4149: 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: Sudan’s warring parties have met for direct talks in Saudi Arabia as mediators pressed for an end to a conflict that has killed hundreds and sent tens of thousands fleeing. Saudi Arabia and the United States welcomed the start of the “pre-negotiation talks” on Saturday in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and urged the belligerents to actively engage and come to a lasting ceasefire, a joint statement said. 

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

• Two people shot in ‘hostage situation’ at house in Kent - Police say man and woman admitted to hospital with serious injuries after incident in Dartford https://shorturl.at/aciyA
  
• Shearman boosts trainee pay to £55k and £60k - also ups law school maintenance support - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/hsGYZ
  
• High court rejects claim UK government ‘secretly’ ditched animal testing ban https://shorturl.at/cBQVX
  
• ‘A matter of life and death’: abusers who strangle partners getting off lightly, say campaigners https://tinyurl.com/mpnvcpb2
  
• A former law firm recruiter explains how to secure a training contract - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/lNQR0
  
• Tory vice-chair Lee Anderson says anti-monarchists should leave UK - Contentious MP reacts to arrest of coronation protesters by telling British republicans to emigrate https://shorturl.at/ewCD8
  
• What are the hours like at US law firms in London - are they different to Magic Circle firms? - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/aPQ25
  
• ‘Not my king,’ they chanted. Then the police took their megaphones - What is anti-monarchy group Republic and what other royal events has it protested at? https://shorturl.at/agyRZ
• The Weekly Round-Up: 'Pyjama Injunctions', the Rwanda Policy, and War in Sudan and Russia's sentencing of Alexander Navalny - UK Human Rights Blog https://shorturl.at/IMUX6
  
• MPs and human rights groups have criticised the Metropolitan Police after 52 people were arrested in London on the day of the Coronation https://shorturl.at/cdfX9