15th October - Law News

Edition 4310: 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: Noam Chomsky "The Occupation of Palestine: A Short History"

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

• Somerset gunman was fascinated with mass killers: Reed Wischhusen seemed to be law-abiding citizen until police found ‘revenge plan’ inspired by Columbine and Dunblane attacks https://tinyurl.com/ymypyh47
• The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the third best employer for working families in the UK, while Pinsent Masons took seventh place | New Law Journal https://t.co/z2f4uCFNY8
  
• Amanda Knox to face new trial in Italy over slander conviction. Knox had been found guilty of defamation for wrongly accusing Patrick Lumumba of murdering Meredith Kercher https://tinyurl.com/2bmkhkxp
  
• Human rights experts warn against European crackdown on climate protesters https://tinyurl.com/y9u5hpbc
  
• The Law Society marked World Mental Health Day this week by calling for a government commitment to introducing the Mental Health Bill in the King’s Speech in November | New Law Journal https://t.co/KoaLTfwGRi
  
• London police defy ban on badges linked to far right and white supremacy. Met officers seen wearing divisive ‘thin blue line’ symbol at sensitive protests despite orders to remove them https://tinyurl.com/3w95r6u4
• It is ‘a matter of fundamental principle’ that individuals can ‘readily understand what goes on in our courts and tribunals’, Lady Chief Justice Carr has said in her inaugural speech | New Law Journal https://t.co/p467FytDAs