6th April - Law News

Edition 4484: 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:  Israel says its special forces have recovered the body of a man they say was killed while being held captive in Gaza. Elad Katzir was one of the 253 people taken hostage during the Hamas-led attacks in Israel last October. Almost six months now into the war, repeated attempts to broker a second truce - after a week-long pause in fighting in November - have failed. Hamas leaders say they will travel to Cairo for ceasefire talks tomorrow, but have reiterated their demand for a prisoner exchange and a permanent end to the fighting.

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

• The government has pinpointed four initiatives for investigation, after comparing civil legal aid systems in other jurisdictions | New Law Journal https://t.co/YceiIDzkSy
• Quality and authenticity at issue in high-profile Chanel and WGACA case - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HPoVAebFsX
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has escaped immediate extradition to the US, where he is wanted on charges of espionage | New Law Journal https://shorturl.at/boyX6
  
• Extinction Rebellion co-founder avoids jail term for drone action near Heathrow. Roger Hallam and two other activists given suspended sentences at Isleworth crown court in London https://rb.gy/cpo0b4
• Hundreds of UK lawyers raise concerns over deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/g0pRlHrcQY
• Magistrates have called for reform of the single justice procedure (SJP), which handles about 40,000 low-level criminal cases each month | New Law Journal https://rb.gy/mo96wf
• Trump Media deal faces calls for inquiry over alleged ‘influence peddling’. Stock debut that could net the former president billions was kept afloat by opaque loans provided in part by Anton Postolnikov #US https://rb.gy/ckr86x