8th December - Law News

Edition 4364: 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: Sellafield's controversial history dates back to the Cold War, when the huge industrial site played a crucial role in the UK’s development of nuclear weapons. A Guardian investigation can now reveal that Sellafield has failed to contain numerous threats, including a cyber security breach by groups linked to Russia and China, and growing physical cracks in its ‘most hazardous facility’.

Focus of the Day Legal News:  Senior judge convenes special hearing to manage flood of Dieselgate claims. More than 20 claimant firms are due to be represented at Friday’s hearing. 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

• Prince Harry has lost an attempt to get part of the Mail on Sunday publisher's defence thrown out in a libel case. He taken Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) to the High Court over a 2022 article about a battle over his UK security arrangements https://shorturl.at/rFRW1
• Video shows stripped Palestinian men detained in Gaza by #Israeli army https://t.co/Ex6Mu84OTM
  
• Judges have ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms. Legislation making it easier for people to change their legally-recognised sex was passed by the Scottish Parliament last year https://shorturl.at/NV046
• Law Society renews plea for early advice funding after LiP assault on judge at Milton Keynes | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/elnFS
• Lincoln's Inn looks to tackle "unacceptable" bullying and harassment - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/gyX36
• Statutory consultation: Judge loses bid to challenge Judicial Appointments Commission recruitment tool | Law Gazette https://t.co/7NKOobLBfw
• Former Met officers given suspended sentences for racist WhatsApps. Messages group shared referred to Duchess of Sussex, the queen and Rishi Sunak among other public figures, according to charges https://tinyurl.com/3cuprjcj