25th October - Law News

Edition 4320: 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: In Iceland tens of thousands of women, including the prime minister, have gone on a 24-hour strike over gender inequality in the country. Shops and schools across the small Nordic nation were either closed or operated on limited hours as female staff walked off the job to highlight the gender pay gap and protest against gender-based violence. More than a quarter of the country's population of 390,000 attended a rally in the capital of Reykjavik in support of the cause

Focus of the Day Legal News: Whistleblowing charity finds 'widespread lack of awareness of law' and how to raise environmental concerns. 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

• SRA makes pitch to be sole AML supervisor for UK legal sector - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/itKT0
• Year Three evaluation of SRA transparency regime shows only 42% of law firms fully complying | Law Gazette https://t.co/ucUtS6jlDN
• Court refers lawyers to regulators over misconduct in $11bn arbitration - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/ijuLU
  
• Justice committee announces inquiry on pre-recorded cross-examination | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/jAK15
  
• The Home Office has been accused of wasting millions buying an immigration detention site at more than double the price it was bought for a year before https://shorturl.at/nIT16
• Woman raped by ex-partner left traumatised by English family courts. Complainant forced to give evidence for second time as case reheard https://shorturl.at/cjtzO
• Former head of employment at London City firm said fear of reprisals kept him from speaking out when racist term was used by former chief executive at IPO celebratory dinner | Law Gazette https://t.co/1gfVLjUgSE
  

24th October - Law News

Edition 4319: 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: It’s been more than two weeks since Israel began deploying forces to the border with Gaza. Many senior commanders and politicians have promised the outright destruction of Hamas. But the divisions within Israel's political leadership are creating challenges of their own.

Focus of the Day Legal News: After destruction of the tree at Sycamore Gap, campaigners warn more must be done to protect country’s arboreal heritage. Full story - Guardian Law 

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

• Asset preservation ruling against client who refused to pay Therium Litigation Funding following Supreme Court's ruling in PACCAR prompts call for reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/cVyuJLF92z
• Three Just Stop Oil protesters who briefly stopped play during an Ashes Test at Lord's Cricket Ground have been sentenced. Daniel Knorr and Jacob Bourne went on to the pitch and threw orange powder paint during the match between England and Australia https://tinyurl.com/bdzzw36u
• Whistleblowing charity Protect finds 'widespread lack of awareness of the law' and how to raise environmental concerns | Law Gazette https://t.co/f6nL5Z3j3O
  
• First post-PACCAR bid to invalidate litigation funding agreement fails - Legal Futures https://t.co/dsmFE9P5pz
  
• Nigeria wins in arbitration award fight against P&ID as judgment is referred to SRA and BSB over lawyers’ conduct | Law Gazette https://t.co/CfCjDgtou8
• The High Court has refused an Indian lawyer permission to appear for an Indian company that had dismissed its English solicitors and barristers shortly before trial - Legal Futures https://t.co/RF99iJKG4T
• Drug-spiking reports rise fivefold but proportion leading to charges fall https://t.co/b9XhKrKLdk