20th June - Law News

Edition 4193: 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: JTI POLSKA Sp. Z o.o. and others (Respondents) v Jakubowski and others (Appellants)

Focus of the Day Legal News: Case of UK woman jailed for late abortion is difficult for activists on both sides. Pro-choice and anti-abortion supporters face dilemmas arising from the recent tragic case, making it difficult to press ministers for a change in the law. Full story - Guardian Law

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

• French police are searching the headquarters of the organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. "Paris 2024 is co-operating fully with the investigators to facilitate their investigations https://shorturl.at/gmtIS
• Solicitor dismissed after two weeks wins contract breach claim | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/iuxGU
• Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been charged in #Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women https://t.co/Qkj4SbSX7g
  
• Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed https://shorturl.at/elC89
• MR: Regulators and courts need to control use of ChatGPT in litigation - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/hkHR0
• Covid inquiry: mixed messages over disclosure | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/26dd4z6v
  
• Criminal barrister in the running for London mayor: Tory candidate Mozammel Hossain KC was the first Bangladeshi-born criminal barrister to take silk - Legal Cheek https://shorturl.at/CDJL1
  
• Hiring star lawyers “can lower quality of service” - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/euDNU
  

19th June - Law News

Edition 4192: 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: Pakistan is to hold a day of mourning after migrants aboard a fishing boat sank off the coast of Greece. The majority of people on the boat are believed to have been Pakistan nationals. The UN believes 500 people are still missing following the boat sinking in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Focus of the Day Legal News: Dame Sue Carr has made history by becoming the first woman to be appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Full story - New Law Journal

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

• Forget culture wars: the Covid inquiry is a stark reminder of what government is really about https://shorturl.at/fwHN2
• A common law duty of care to issue an Osman warning? - UK Human Rights Blog https://shorturl.at/bMQ57
• Bar for street sexual harassment offences in England and Wales set too high, charities say https://tinyurl.com/2p8hhh6t
  
• #Greece boat disaster: Ship tracking casts doubt on Greek Coastguard's account https://shorturl.at/lnGN4
  
• Belfast Solicitors’ Association celebrates 80th anniversary | Irish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/vjsw3usa
• High Court: Letter asserting solicitor's lien was not defamatory - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/iBT34
  
• Ireland again criticised in annual US human trafficking report | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/lsAW7
  
• Tens of thousands marched in #Poland's Warsaw Pride parade on Saturday to demand equality for LGBT people ahead of Polish elections.The right-wing government, which is seeking re-election, has focused on opposing what it calls "LGBT ideology" https://tinyurl.com/bdka59tr