1st July - Law News

Edition 4204: 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: The 20th Annual Law Reform Lecture explores the rapidly evolving role of AI in law, and the challenges that are and/or may be experienced, as we progress into a virtual world.

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

• Administrators secure partial sale of collapsed firm network | Law Gazette https://t.co/ig8e9ovlVD
  
• The #US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions. The landmark ruling upends decades-old US policies on so-called affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination https://t.co/5rwOWE9XMz
• Enhancing and advancing the role of Muslim lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/WTuy123U79
  
• Booming claims business announces 139% increase in revenue | Law Gazette https://t.co/2i0zYQ0ynh
  
• The government's legal challenge to the Covid inquiry's demand to see Boris Johnson's diaries and WhatsApps in full is under way in the High Court. The Cabinet Office rejected the demand, arguing it should not have to hand over material https://shorturl.at/cgIT3
• A former sheriff's deputy has been found not guilty of failing to protect students when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school in 2018. Scot Peterson stayed outside during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland #US https://t.co/a041MNfoNO
• Court of Appeal showdown on compulsory mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/wORYFDNePS
• Initiatives to increase the numbers of women and people from ethnic minorities in the RAF led to unlawful positive discrimination, an inquiry has found https://t.co/4l2c5qEkKV
  

30th June - Law News

Edition 4203: 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: Celine Cremer, who has not been seen for 12 days, is missing in the Tasmanian wilderness. Medical experts have told police the freezing weather conditions she is lost in are 'not survivable'. Police say the search effort is continuing but say they are dealing with extremely dense bushland, with worsening weather conditions.

Focus of the Day Legal News: Solicitors understand the potential business case for lawtech - but are largely apathetic about the benefits to themselves personally, according to landmark research published. 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

• Legal aid firm to 'wind down operations' after 24 years | Law Gazette https://t.co/NxzKQzkbCZ
  
• Dozens of people have stormed the compound of the Swedish embassy in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, after a Quran was burnt during a protest in #Sweden https://shorturl.at/ntGK5
• Canadian judges demand to know if AI used in submissions | Law Gazette https://t.co/PnoA79ZIng
  
• #France police shooting: Macron holds crisis meeting as officer investigated - More than 150 arrested overnight amid growing anger at shooting of 17-year-old during traffic stop https://t.co/AF3WUkdkIw
  
• Home secretary Braverman's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda unlawful, appeal court rules https://shorturl.at/biIS7
• The government will seek to appeal against a court ruling which rules that plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, prime minister Rishi Sunak has said https://t.co/kfqomy5YJK
• Solicitor made false bank complaint to hide lack of funds | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/aoBK0
• Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland appoints four new trustees | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/bdzcu6sj