3rd July - Law News

Edition 4206: 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: Teenage pregnancy is a big issue worldwide, including in Ghana. More than 100,000 girls there drop out of school every year to have a baby. But a government programme to encourage pregnant girls and young mothers to continue their education is showing results.

Focus of the Day Legal News:  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. Full story - New Law Journal 

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

• Social media apps will have to shield children from dangerous stunts - Changes to the online safety bill will order platforms such as TikTok to protect young users from harm or injury https://t.co/fBZ0MziEPj
  
• The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) has proposed a 12% rise in its budget, which is mainly funded through solicitors’ practising certificate fees collected in October | NLJ https://shorturl.at/HIN34
• World law school rankings: Top 20 spots for Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, King’s and Edinburgh - Legal Cheek https://t.co/9tztCpVUFY
  
• UK high court to look at legal battle over WhatsApp evidence for Covid inquiry https://shorturl.at/ampZ7
• Does digitisation work? We asked our court users - Legal Futures https://t.co/lIIh7KsYZy
• Permission has been granted for a legal challenge against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for failing to raise solicitors’ criminal defence rates by the minimum 15% recommended by Lord Bellamy’s independent review on criminal legal aid | NLJ https://t.co/kGJT4zd8sE
  
• Much still to do, but little money left: MPs savage court modernisation - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/qswF0
• The Countess of Wemyss, Amanda Fielding has lost her appeal against an art dealer over a painting sold for £1.15m that later re-sold for £8m more | NLJ https://t.co/Iu5JOBeC0K
  

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