26th December - Law News

Edition 4382: 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: Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a raid on a refugee camp south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. At least 55 Palestinians were arrested in incursions across the territory on Tuesday

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

• Sami Barkal filmed border guards beating fellow asylum seekers and is challenging #Croatia in Europe’s court of human rights http://tinyurl.com/h3j2yvcf
  
• #France murders: Bodies of five people found in Meaux, police look for father http://tinyurl.com/55cwxy45
  
• Netanyahu has said Israel will intensify its war against Palestinians in the coming days. He told members of his party that he had visited Gaza on Monday morning and that Israel's military campaign there was "not close to being over" http://tinyurl.com/3d89pb9m
• #Iceland’s ‘bike whisperer’: the vigilante who finds stolen bicycles – and helps thieves change. Bjartmar Leósson says at first he was motivated by his anger at Reykjavík’s bike thieves. Now he empathises with them http://tinyurl.com/5n8zrj59
  
• The food safety watchdog warned of a possible E. coli risk linked to two cheese manufacturers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recalled items by Mrs Kirkham's on Sunday, and a further cheese by Route des Terroirs http://tinyurl.com/338x7xf4
• Police in Sri Lanka say they have arrested almost 15,000 people during a week-long drive against drug traffickers across the country. They say the operation led to the seizure of almost 440kg of various types of narcotics, including heroin http://tinyurl.com/tdzpvcz7
• ‘What is it about life that’s sacred?’: Harriet Walter backs change in law on assisted dying http://tinyurl.com/mr2vjzx5