Friday

26th April - Law News

Edition 4504: 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: CNN contributor and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean weighs in on the possibility of Donald Trump testifying in his hush money trial as ex-publisher of the National Enquirer David Pecker’s testimony continues

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
  • Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: Slapps and slappers | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3bkzsmhb
  • Five women have accused a judge of bullying and sexist behaviour during employment tribunal hearings. One woman told BBC News Judge Philip Lancaster had shouted at her at least 16 times, while another said she feared for any woman appearing before him https://tinyurl.com/hxb57wa3
  • Post Office Inquiry live: Former general counsel Susan Crichton gives evidence | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/5bf9t6yd
  • A 13-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in south-west Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police said the teenager was arrested at the scene at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, in Ammanford https://tinyurl.com/mtpwx95h
  • Legal academic awarded £22,500 and £7,500 over ‘toxic’ row with ex-colleague at University of Huddersfield | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/nxs5u9p2
  • Supreme court appears to side with Starbucks in fight over fired employees. Coffee chain brings challenge after being told to rehire seven workers at Tennessee store who pursued effort to unionize #US https://tinyurl.com/yck9fpup
  • Insolvency law “entirely capable” of dealing with digital assets - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/23r3kn6f