19th January - Law News

Edition 4406: 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: Herculito Maritime Ltd and others (Respondents) v Gunvor International BV and others (Appellants). The issue is: What is the proper interpretation of a charter agreement and bills of landing for a vessel, in respect of losses arising out the seizure of the vessel by pirates. The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal.

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• Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the Mail on Sunday publisher, Associated Newspapers says. The Duke of Sussex, 39, had sued over an article about his publicly-funded security arrangements when visiting the UK https://t.co/aQWtDO0xJ9
• Land Registry pilot to stop lenders chasing conveyancers on mortgage applications | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/yv2r4xww
• Alarm as Alabama man to be executed via gas method rejected by veterinarians. Death row prisoner Kenneth Smith, 58, to be killed via nitrogen-gas procedure animal scientists have ruled out for ethical reasons #US http://tinyurl.com/yj94nzmr
  
• Outrage after Trump claims presidents have ‘complete and total’ immunity #US http://tinyurl.com/5fddpzn7
  
• UK’s Rwanda bill is a ‘step towards totalitarianism’, says Lord Carlile http://tinyurl.com/2annekbe
• ‘Embarrassed by the law’: Claimant lawyers despair at Supreme Court ruling in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/yvesmbdk
• The death toll in Gaza speaks for itself #Israel https://t.co/APR3LORaSX