16th April - Law News

Edition 5224 LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: In the matter of an application by JR222 for Judicial Review (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) Case ID: UKSC/2023/0006

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

• 'This is not about defending Kanye West. It is about the risk of broad immigration powers being used reactively in a high-profile case, with limited routes for challenge and consequences far beyond the individual decision' | Law Gazette
• Joint enterprise convictions in England and Wales have soared since 1980s, report finds. Legal charity argues ‘job lot’ prosecution approach is unjust and primarily targets young black men
• Prison sentence for former executor who refused law firm’s requests - Legal Futures
• Lidl and Iceland ads are first banned under new UK junk food rules. ASA rules ads on Instagram and Daily Mail website broke ban on promoting items high in fat, salt and sugar
• Queensland ebike laws could cripple Uber Eats, DoorDash and shared e-vehicle schemes, industry warns. Food delivery services say the proposed laws will affect their workers, while shared e-vehicle schemes claim the laws could make them uninsurable
• SRA “wants conversation about who handles complaints about solicitors” - Legal Futures