26th June - Law News

Edition 4199: 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: Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has just posted an 11-minute audio message, speaking for the first time since the weekend’s aborted Wagner Group rebellion. In the message, he says his men headed to Moscow to "hold to account" leaders he blamed for "mistakes" in the Ukraine war. He denied his "march for justice" was aimed at toppling Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Focus of the Day Legal News: Despite more than half of legal employers believing it is time to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, almost 80% of law firms are not currently using AI tools, according to a recent survey. 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

•  Law firm grad rec partners share advice with incoming vac schemers - Legal Cheek https://t.co/6Y0UWyq6y0
  
• BCLP junior lawyer pay hits £105k - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9tEdOyPtd7
• Costs of case manager meetings cannot be claimed, master rules | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/mvIO2
  
• Texas governor signs bill rescinding water breaks as deadly heat grips state #US https://shorturl.at/dfgNR
• Parliament must not become 'yes man', former top judge warns | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/jruS3
  
• Misconduct: 'No simple explanation' for race bias in complaints | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gOQX5
  
• The prospect of a new battery factory in Northumberland has suffered a setback after the buyer of Britishvolt was raided by #Australian police over alleged tax fraud https://t.co/39KtNLxlfo
• See you in court, Suella Braverman - your anti-protest law is an insult to democracy https://tinyurl.com/25j3sra8
  

25th June - Law News

Edition 4198: 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: As (Australia) Victoria's housing crisis continues to bite, figures from this year's State Budget reveal social housing wait lists and waiting times are growing.

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

• #Kenya human rights commission to investigate alleged killings on pineapple farm https://shorturl.at/hJTZ2
  
• Solicitor misled client and sent SRA faked documents - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/hptwL
• Mortgage pressures will not tip UK into wave of repossessions, FCA says https://shorturl.at/djoZ2
  
• #US Supreme court sides with Biden in Republican challenge to migrant policy https://shorturl.at/PS236
  
• Humza Yousaf has told a special SNP conference that greater support for Scottish independence must be built ahead of the next general election https://tinyurl.com/5xyajrxh
  
• Society secures JR permission over criminal legal aid fees | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/58fbujkd
  
• GCHQ: Nation states and hacktivists pose cyber-threat to legal sector - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/3hc9c3w9
• Millions of illegal vapes seized in UK in three years, data shows https://tinyurl.com/mrya333j