4th August - Law News

Edition 4238: 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: Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has warned the Palestinian president that his army will intervene if rival factions don't stop fighting in Ain al Helweh refugee camp. Najib Mikati says the gun battles are a 'flagrant violation' of Lebanese sovereignty. Six days of violence between rival Palestinian groups have killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands.

 Focus of the Day Legal News: The Crown Office is facing calls to disclose its “confidential” guidelines for issuing recorded police warnings (RPWs), The Herald reports. The calls follow the recent assault of a woman, Julie Marshall, at a rally in Aberdeen. Her attacker, a 26-year-old man, was given an RPW, prompting outrage from campaigners over what is perceived as a lenient punishment. Full story - Scottish Legal News 

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

• Common Platform is a strong foundation for the future | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/lyB12
• Two drug dealers have been each jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years for the murder of an aspiring lawyer in north-west London, the Met police criticised by the deceased's mother as horrendous https://t.co/9xHQW7CLjE
• Solicitors urged to respond to Holyrood over legal regulation bill | Scottish Legal News https://shorturl.at/hwxG2
• CLC warns conveyancers over breaching undertakings - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/joIQ9
  
• Anti-protest laws and culture wars weakening UK’s democracy, finds report https://shorturl.at/fvBZ1
• Three days following violence where a Hindu nationalist mob killed six Muslims, burnt a mosque, and caused much property damage, parts of the northern #Indian state of Haryana remain tense https://t.co/KbxB1ai8SC
  
• Twitter sues anti-hate speech group over ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in lost advertising https://shorturl.at/eAHO8