22nd November - Law News

Edition 4348: 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:  American civil rights activist Shaun King delves into the parallels between the suffering of Palestinians and African Americans. King also criticises the US establishment for failing on key issues of human rights.

Focus of the Day Legal News: 
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors not to trust artificial intelligence (AI) to “judge its own accuracy” and remember that existing AI “does not have a concept of truth”. 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

• AI technology has 'very high potential', Solicitors Regulation Authority says in latest assessment of risks | Law Gazette https://t.co/b6v71BRcFq
• Mexican actress Melissa Barrera has been fired from the forthcoming Scream film sequel after the production company claimed her recent pro-Palestinian social media posts were antisemitic #US https://t.co/So0QzSuPsN
• Judge acts to enforce deal between squabbling law firm owners - Legal Futures https://t.co/knbwc5v79q
• Reasonable for protesters to call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory scum’, court rules. High court rejects attempt to overturn acquittal of two protesters who made remarks outside 2021 Tory conference https://tinyurl.com/5are56a7
  
• News focus: Lawyers in Local Government governance conference | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3u8p6ec9
• Some of the UK's most visited websites could face fines unless they make it clearer that cookies are optional. Cookies are small files websites store on your computer to collect analytic data, personalise online ads and monitor web browsing https://t.co/M1cC6VqUom
• High Court criticises firm for private prosecution disclosure failure - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/rcskev22
  

21st November - Law News

Edition 4347: 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:  Father trapped in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp records video diaries. Mohammed El Sherif and nine of his family members are trapped in the home in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of Gaza. He decided not to evacuate to the south after Israel ordered the northern Gaza Strip to be evacuated, as he fell it was to dangerous and people were being killed on the way. He had set up a clinic to help children overcome their trauma.  

Focus of the Day Legal News: 
Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan. No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges. 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

• Legal aid early advice schemes have helped in 36,000 issues over the past two years, Ministry of Justice says | Law Gazette https://t.co/6CMkLI2lZn
• Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail terms potentially breach international law, UN expert says. Sentences risk silencing public concerns about the environment, climate change rapporteur Ian Fry says https://tinyurl.com/48dh4kpb
• Generative AI could make contract negotiation "worse" - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/ywxkmn83
• People with mobility and mental health problems will be asked to work from home or lose benefits as part of what a UK government minister described today as doing “their duty” https://tinyurl.com/4ju7rjfk
  
• Personal injury claimant jailed for contempt after grossly exaggerating £600,000 case | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/9m2n8a4n
• Rights groups back Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr over court costs. Reporter’s legal team argues that excessive costs awarded to Brexit backer violates her right to journalistic freedom of expression https://tinyurl.com/ycx7jzy3
• The release of "highly sensitive" personal information by police investigation https://tinyurl.com/bde4vc9d