28th May - Law News

Edition 4536: 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 it has launched an investigation into civilian deaths - after dozens of displaced Palestinians were killed in an attack on Rafah in southern Gaza - sparking an international outcry. The strike took place in the Tal al-Sultan camp in western Rafah, where thousands of people were sheltering after Israeli forces began a ground invasion of eastern Rafah three weeks ago. Residents say Israel told them they would be safe in Rafah's western areas, although the IDF said the camp is outside the so-called humanitarian zone it declared earlier this month.

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

• Two women have sued an NFL player alleging he sexually assaulted them during a flight to London last year. The women, both flight attendants on the plane, filed the lawsuit Friday against Brandon McManus https://tinyurl.com/52h4h7s8
• National Audit Office: Ministry of Justice ambition over Crown court backlog 'no longer achievable' | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3cwyka5k
• Spain, Ireland and Norway have formally recognised a Palestinian state, in what they say is an attempt to refocus attention on efforts to find a political solution to #Israel's ethnic cleansing and genocide https://tinyurl.com/hbscp2
• Paula Vennells tells inquiry: I didn't want my lawyer to sacrifice her integrity for the Post Office | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/3hht84cj
• #Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry: Yossi Cohen’s covert contacts with the ICC’s then prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, took place in the years leading up to her decision to open a formal investigation into alleged war crimes https://tinyurl.com/3xe2fum5
  
• Post Office convictions quashed through legislation | Irish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/2ks8xtbj
• Preparations are under way at major Channel crossing points for a new automated European Union (EU) border IT system due to start this October, despite fears of queue chaos for holidaymakers https://tinyurl.com/226p95a9