14th October - Law News

Edition 4309: 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: As millions of Gaza residents flee with nowhere to go, the last remaining exit for them is through Egypt. The only way out for those living in blockaded Gaza is the Rafah crossing. However, the big question is: will Egypt open the border crossing for fleeing Gazans?

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

• Pro-Palestinian protests take place across UK: nearly 2,200 Palestinians killed and 350,000 displaced in Gaza since #Israel launched air strikes, and a ground offensive is also expected https://tinyurl.com/bdfm7syu
  
• Family lawyers’ group Resolution has welcomed the Labour Party’s commitment to reforming the law for cohabiting couples | New Law Journal https://t.co/vLXa5PozFT
  
• Barristers lose out in ‘all or nothing’ £150k fee claim | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/we378sk8
  
• The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has updated its guidance for prosecutors on the public interest considerations when dealing with ‘mercy killings’ and failed suicide pacts | New Law Journal https://t.co/m4UxAMZEX4
  
• Doctors can withdraw life support from a critically ill seven-month-old baby, a High Court judge has ruled. Indi Gregory has mitochondrial disease and medics at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre have said they can do no more for her https://tinyurl.com/5xcjbwvn
  
• LPAs – are you working with the right financial planning partner? - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/7ffwec63
• Burnett bows out with slew of solicitor judge appointments | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2bh2wjx8