9th November - Law News

Edition 4335: 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:  Gabriel Popoviciu ("Popoviciu") was convicted in Romania of two offences - accessory to aggravated abuse of power, and bribery – and was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment.

Focus of the Day Legal News:A Court of Appeal hearing opening today will decide on whether a claim over Japanese knotweed should be stayed until parties have engaged with a form of alternative dispute resolution. The Law Society is among the bodies intervening in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, which has been described as ‘raising an extremely important issue relating to access to justice’. 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

• Judge halves suspension of barrister who misled Court of Appeal - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/449yxkj3
• A Palestinian doctor Dr Maisara Al Rayyes who graduated from a prestigious UK Foreign Office scholarship scheme is feared to have been killed by #Israel along with most of his family in an air strike in Gaza, colleagues say https://tinyurl.com/yc3ykuks
  
• Legal chiefs urge criminal legal aid solicitors to keep the faith | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/bde35x7r
  
• Rishi Sunak did not clear Home Secretary Suella Braverman's article attacking the Metropolitan Police for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests https://tinyurl.com/5arca8e8
  
• Former Deloitte solicitor charged with sexual misconduct over alleged kiss at office party | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2edcnwx3
• City solicitor chief: AI poses risk to legal careers - but not quite yet - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/48and923
  
• The government has ordered an independent inquiry into a migrant mass drowning in the English Channel. At least 27 people including a pregnant woman and three children died when a boat sank in 2021 https://tinyurl.com/bdhewvfd
  

8th November - Law News

Edition 4334: 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: Skatteforvaltningen (Respondent) v Solo Capital Partners LLP and others (Appellant)

Focus of the Day Legal News: It would not be contentious to suggest that solicitors, both as individuals and as firms, are naturally risk averse. Perhaps this is understandable from a profession that is dealing with the very precise matters of law and customarily paying huge attention to detail. 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

• Scottish former sheriff fined over ‘crass, offensive’ remarks about pornography https://tinyurl.com/n4ckakxr
• Most clients do not believe law firms “genuinely committed” to ESG - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/bdecuz7h
• Mediation talks in Brazil between mining giants and government could end South American proceedings over Mariana dam collapse | Law Gazette https://t.co/A5iMyqgENP
  
• Judge rejects firm's bid to increase bill after LeO agreement - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/3cck2k49
  
• Labour MP Imran Hussain has quit Sir Keir Starmer's shadow ministerial team over his desire to "strongly advocate for a ceasefire" in Gaza. Mr Hussain was the shadow minister for the New Deal for Working People https://t.co/Ii5c6QyYuY
• Ireland’s national DNA database now has over 73,000 individual profiles and assisted in nearly 800 criminal investigations last year | Irish Legal News https://t.co/VsR9Hk7H4T
  
• High Court rejects 'fishing expedition' from former client for disclosure of law firm's call recordings | Law Gazette https://t.co/25twy2iZmT