29th April - Law News

Edition 4507: 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: Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced he is stepping down. It comes as Yousaf was set to face two motions of no-confidence after a power-sharing agreement collapsed last week. 

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

• SRA stance on SLAPPs "will discourage lawyers from media work" - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/22pdrj2p
  
• Two men have been charged with murder after a man's torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve. Michal Jaroslaw Polchowski, 68, and Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, both of Worsley Road, Eccles, are due to appear before magistrates later, police said https://tinyurl.com/2eu6465p
  
• Solicitor apprentice slapped with costs order after showing ‘complete and utter disregard’ for employment tribunal | Legal Cheek https://t.co/D4eGXKoBiS
  
• Legal Ombudsman fights off JR of refusal to uphold complaint - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/ycyf4y3u
• SRA seeks to protect client anonymity at SDT | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/4zc2twbf
  
• Tackle backlog with pop-up pub courts, suggests former appeal judge | Legal Cheek https://t.co/HyvmtUZSEM
• Court shows mercy on application three minutes before deadline | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/mvp89s6b