3rd November - Law News

Edition 4329: 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 the violence continues in the Middle East, Jewish and Muslim communities in Scotland have spoken out about their fears of a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

Focus of the Day Legal News:‘Men shouldn’t be the reference point for what success looks like’ - A panel of female law firm leaders discussed what makes good leadership and how to sustain progress made on diversity and inclusion at the IBA annual conference in Paris. Full story - The Global Legal Post 

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

• Third of High Court claims succeed, says new 'find a lawyer' site - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/ivGK7
• AI: Is the law ready? | Law Gazette https://t.co/gf4dEI7rKs
• Solicitors Regulation Authority fines Kent law firm Rootes & Alliott where client account did not add up | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/bcfjW
  
• A children's cancer nurse who faked having her ex-partner's baby during lockdown has been given a suspended prison sentence. Alexandra Gregory, 25, from Redditch, sent Daniel Smith fake pregnancy scans and photos of a baby in intensive care https://shorturl.at/movEV
  
• Men start earning more than women at the Bar from day one - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/jxHU9
• Actor Noel Clarke has said he will pursue his libel case against the Guardian at the High Court next year. It comes after a judge ruled the meaning of seven articles to be that there were strong grounds to believe he was guilty of sexual harassment https://tinyurl.com/bm2ndyxb
  
• Nearly half of homebuyers say lawyers are too slow in responding - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/cmDIV
  

2nd November - Law News

Edition 4328: 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: Brake and another (Respondents) v Chedington Court Estate Ltd (Appellant) - This appeal concerns the standing of a bankrupt to challenge the acts, omissions or decisions of the trustee of the bankrupt's estate under section 303(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "IA 1986").

Focus of the Day Legal News: The legal profession should have a role in creating the government’s ‘innovation friendly’ regulation regime for regulating artificial intelligence, the Law Society said today. It was responding to the government’s white paper on AI innovation in the run-up to the prime minister’s AI Safety Summit. Full story - The Law Society Gazette 

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

• Struck-off solicitor and unregistered barrister disbarred over professional misconduct findings | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/5b4v9bre
• Donald Trump Jr testifies in New York civil fraud trial https://tinyurl.com/hp2a446d
• Profitable law firm ruined by costs of paying back Covid loans, say directors | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/ytm333ac
  
• No one available to take your call? Why firms are losing potential customers - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/2s4x5ckh
  
• Put lawyers at the heart of the rule of law | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2cauen3v
• Suspect arrested following Birmingham McDonald's mice protest to raise consciousness of Israel's brutal action against innocent Palestinians https://t.co/8AZ7ONEQRS
  
• The Football Association will consult the police if players use the phrase “from the river to the sea” in relation to the conflict in Israel and Gaza. The governing body’s statement comes after a now-deleted post on X by Leicester’s Hamza Choudhury https://tinyurl.com/ywca7fmh