21st June - Law News

Edition 4925: 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: Waller-Edwards (Appellant) v One Savings Bank Plc (Respondent) (UKSC 2024/0066) - [2025] UKSC 22

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/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Psychologist who misled court about qualifications may have gone beyond remit in seven other cases. Graham Flatman may have acted outside his remit in seven cases between 2013 and 2024, investigation finds
• Air India crash: Legal experts advise caution as compensation payments begin | Law Gazette
• A Chinese PhD student named by police as "one of the most prolific predators" in the UK has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years. Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese national, drugged and raped three women in London
• Clients are paying more for legal services, but have more pricing transparency and a greater selection of remote options available | NLJ
• Blue Labour leader Dan Carden switches to vote against assisted dying bill. Liverpool Walton MP, who previously abstained, says legislation would diminish values of family and community
• ECHR must evolve, Shabana Mahmood tells Council of Europe ministers | Law Gazette
• The #US supreme court just undermined gender equality