1st December - Law News

Edition 4357: 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:  King Charles III has urged world leaders gathered in Dubai to make the COP28 climate summit a "turning point". In a speech on the second day of the conference, the monarch warned that despite some progress "we remain so dreadfully far off track". He called for "genuine transformational action", a day after the meeting opened with stark warnings on global warming.

Focus of the Day Legal News:  Court of Appeal’s historic ruling on mediation heralds “new era of positive change”. Campaigners have welcomed ruling that ends 20-year precedent preventing courts from ordering mediation. Full story - The Global Legal Post 

 

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

• MoJ identifies where, but not why, OIC cases are being delayed - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/44pdv48j
• Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the #US Supreme Court, has died aged 93. She died on Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona due to complications related to dementia and a respiratory illness, a statement by the US Supreme Court said https://t.co/rmJXYW1fgF
  
• "A new era of positive change" - intervenors welcome ADR ruling - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/3c5ux73d
• Hackers are increasing their attacks on BookingDOTcom customers by posting adverts on dark web forums asking for help finding victims. Cyber-criminals are offering up to $2,000 (£1,600) for login details of hotels https://tinyurl.com/2pjpn36p
  
• Some lawyers' conduct poses "significant risk to the rule of law" - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/4knhdmw3
• Rugby players to apply for class action lawsuit in legal case over brain injuries https://tinyurl.com/3ukhckze
• Man charged after woman dies during ‘slapping therapy’ at Wiltshire hotel. Hongchi Xiao accused of manslaughter by gross negligence of Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, who was seeking help for diabetes https://tinyurl.com/ed2aa8n7