2nd July - Law News

Edition 4205: 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: Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office for eight years. Mr Bolsonaro was found guilty of abusing his power ahead of last year's presidential poll. He had been accused of undermining Brazilian democracy by falsely claiming that the electronic ballots used were vulnerable to hacking and fraud. Mr Bolsonaro's lawyers are expected to appeal against the verdict.

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

• New Russia sanctions target legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/rA4mI7CIYl
  
• RNLI staff surveys raise concerns about sexist behaviour https://t.co/xmVdUX74Ty
• Seven Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested while trying to halt the annual Pride parade in central London https://tinyurl.com/msyh2yyr
  
• A financial claim in divorce cannot proceed if one spouse dies, the Supreme Court has held The court unanimously dismissed the appeal in Unger & anor (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) & anor [2023] UKSC 22 | NLJ https://tinyurl.com/9yumwwb5
  
• Retired judges 'should get a practising certificate' before returning | Law Gazette
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• A woman who lost out on a job after tweeting gender-critical views is to get a £100,000 payout after a decision from an employment tribunal https://tinyurl.com/bd5a9aff
• Cardiff City has been ordered to pay Nantes the transfer balance for Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash before he could play for the Welsh side https://tinyurl.com/4bxxhmrc
  

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