2nd December - Law News

Edition 4358: 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:  Free after 8 years in an Israeli prison, Seven weeks into the new war between Israel and the militant group Hamas, a four-day ceasefire was called and an exchange began of Israeli hostages and imprisoned Palestinians. On 24 November, celebrations took place at the Betunia checkpoint in Ramallah where a family was awaiting the release of their daughter, Noorhan. That night, 39 Palestinian women and children were freed from an Israeli jail. Most of the prisoners were held for minor offences, but some were more serious; though none who had murdered Israelis were released.

 

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

• Supreme Court: "Not fair" to challenge expert evidence only in closing - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/yx77cjka
• #Russia outlaws ‘international LGBT public movement’ as extremist https://tinyurl.com/5abx4w6z
  
• Former Edinburgh Academy teacher accused of torture will not stand trial. John Brownlee, 88, who faced 37 allegations relating to abuse of schoolboys over 20 years, ruled medically unfit for trial https://tinyurl.com/2z435f69
• Time to get rid of a British feudal system that allows royals to rob the dead https://tinyurl.com/4pwjkmdp
  
• Lancashire courts in chaos as Raac adds to crisis. A day at Blackburn magistrates court highlights the confusion after closures in Blackpool and Preston https://tinyurl.com/yc6z3ktx
• Investigations are taking place in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire after a 28-year-old man died following an altercation in the grounds of a National Trust property, Belton House https://tinyurl.com/4z2k86zb
• Sir James Dyson has lost his libel claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror. An article suggesting that the Brexiteer was a hypocrite who "screwed" the country damaged his reputation, he had told the High Court https://tinyurl.com/3e9cuvza