29th June - Law News

Edition 4202: 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: “Presumed human remains” were among the debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor where the Titan submersible’s remnants were found, the US Coast Guard said. The remains were recovered “within the wreckage” of the submersiblee and will be analyzed by US medical professionals.

Focus of the Day Legal News: The boss of the world’s largest litigation funder has accused the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of squandering the opportunities presented by alternative business structures (ABSs). Full story - Legal Futures

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 firms "must publish" fees for family and employment work - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/DFKLN
  
• Expenses: A Civil Practitioner’s Handbook | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/djyDV
• Lawyers should never again be dubbed ‘woke’ warns former Treasury Solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/LL4Nk8uvWR
  
• Impact of solicitor's misconduct on PII led to firm shutting down - Legal Futures https://t.co/qQVInFNyOW
  
• Noreen Maguire appointed to Rowing Ireland board | Irish Legal News https://t.co/GtnsLbbndy
  
• Swim England to ban weighing of children https://shorturl.at/bgAIM
• Hacking trial: Privacy cases had 'catastrophic effects' on Mirror Group https://t.co/GVjXp0s7td
• Paris police on alert amid anger over killing of teen #France https://t.co/ADVYww9im5
  

28th June - Law News

Edition 4201: 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: Windrush baby musician Hak Baker first picked up a guitar in prison, which was also a time when he was able to reflect on his life and his roots.  Now touring the country singing about race, class and the Windrush legacy, Baker reflects on the sacrifices made by previous generations including his mother and grandmother. 

Focus of the Day Legal News: Amendments to the Standards & Regulations (STaRs) will not stop law firms invoicing clients in advance and transferring the money into their office accounts, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. Full story - Legal Futures

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

• Estate agents back higher conveyancing fees for quicker sales - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/akHNW
  
• Seven firms intervened in by SRA as parent network goes bust | Law Gazette https://t.co/zmG7zAuAkG
• Apple has criticised powers in the Online Safety Bill that could be used to force encrypted messaging tools like iMessage, WhatsApp and Signal to scan messages for child abuse material https://shorturl.at/ilBLM
  
• Court fines US lawyers who cited fake cases produced by ChatGPT - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/kVWZ6
  
• Stephen Lawrence: Anger at police failings after BBC names sixth suspect https://t.co/YTvX52Cdch
  
• A cleaner destroyed decades of "ground-breaking" work by shutting off a lab freezer containing key samples over an "annoying" alarm sound, #US lawyers have claimed https://shorturl.at/nGQY2
• SRA intervenes in two law firm groups made up of 12 firms - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/mu2fa5yn
• Cost to remove a migrant £63,000 more than keeping in UK https://t.co/gyRYsRdjc5