31st October - Law News

Edition 4326: 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: At a U.N. camp in southern Gaza, children have been forced to flee their homes and live in squalid conditions while trying to make sense of a war with no end in sight.

Focus of the Day Legal News: The High Court of Justiciary has extended the custodial sentence of a man convicted of forcefully raping three previous partners after an appeal against the leniency of his original sentence by the Crown. 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

• Call for inquiry into Solicitors Regulation Authority's actions in relation to collapsed national firm Axiom Ince | Law Gazette https://t.co/JUVQkDbSNn
• Keir Starmer's Labour suspends MP Andy McDonald after his speech at a pro-Palestinian rally. Nearly 50 Labour councillors have already resigned the party over Starmer's pro-Israel stance https://tinyurl.com/np9fw94r
• Prime minister Rishi Sunak enthuses about AI in legal profession ahead of Bletchley Park summit | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/4pcv93r4
  
• CAT consolidates collective actions in opt-out “milestone” - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/3a2kkazb
  
• Ireland’s first national online will finding service launched | Irish Legal News https://t.co/LkbEDYVwOZ
•  French bank Société Générale loses in attempt to have negligence claim against magic circle firm Clifford Chance dismissed from English courts | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2fyrhmdm
  
• Trainee: 'What are your top tips for remaining healthy while busy at work?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/T7kTYUiB12