Tech News US chief justice warns of potential and threat of AI for legal work US Chief Justice John G. Roberts traced the technological history of the Supreme Court in a report warning about the role AI could play in judicial work. 01/01/2024
Nature Jolyon Maugham: ‘Laws that permit destruction of the planet are wrong' What legal tools does the Good Law Project founder's new book Bringing Down Goliath give Brits for defending nature? 05/05/2023
France French food giant Danone faces legal action over its use of plastic French food giant Danone is facing legal action from NGOs trying to force it to reduce its use of plastic saying the company has a duty of care that it’s not respecting. However, the conglomerate says it’s recognised as a pioneer in the management of environmental risks 09/01/2023
Culture news BEST OF CULTURE 2022: Day 10 - TV & Streaming Our Cultural Advent Calendar continues with our top picks of TV & Streaming - today, the final season of 'Better Call Saul' 10/12/2022
Culture news Actor Alec Baldwin settles lawsuit over killing Rust cinematographer The US actor Alec Baldwin has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a cinematographer he killed during the filming of Rust in Santa Fe last October. Filming will resume in January with the victim's husband as executive producer. 05/10/2022
United Kingdom UK spies accuse political donor of pro-China interference The head of the MI6 overseas intelligence agency has described China as one of the biggest threats to Britain and its allies. 13/01/2022
Netherlands Two found guilty of kiling Dutch lawyer linked to organised crime case Two young men have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2019 killing of a Dutch lawyer, who represented a witness in a high-profile organised crime trial. 11/10/2021
France France's justice minister indicted over alleged conflict of interest France's justice minister, Eric Dupond-Moretti, has been indicted over a possible conflict of interest related to his former work as a lawyer. 16/07/2021
France Schoolgirl's lies spark anger in case of murdered teacher Samuel Paty The girl, who originally told her father that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave the classroom during his lessons, admitted she lied about being present. 09/03/2021
France Former mayor deputy appeals charge over Marseille building collapse A former deputy to the Mayor of Marseille will appeal his indictment in the investigation into the fatal collapse of two buildings in 2018, which killed eight people. 23/11/2020
Belarus Opposition lawyers Znak and Salei reportedly detained in Belarus Lawyer Maxim Znak was reportedly taken from the offices of the opposition movement's coordination council on Wednesday by unidentified people in masks. A third opposition figure - lawyer Ilya Salei - has also been detained, according to the Investigative Committee. 09/09/2020