21st July - Law News

Edition 4590: 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:  US President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign and endorsed his deputy Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee. Mr Biden says his decision is in the 'best interest' of his country, after high-profile Democrats voiced concerns about his ability to defeat Donald Trump in the US election. 

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

• UN court's decision underlines #Israel's military and settler presence in occupied Palestinian territory has "zero valid" legal basis, and supporting settlement policies and violence in these areas is unacceptable
• Blackburn law firm owner who admitted 'winging it' over client account money is struck off the roll | Law Gazette
• Salary squeeze: What are City law firms really paying their junior lawyers? - Legal Cheek
• The Weekly Round-up: Rwanda policy “dead”, pro-Palestinian protest camps evicted, and trans healthcare debate continues - UK Human Rights Blog
• Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names - Offensive term to be replaced as first step towards more changes in unprecedented reform of nomenclature rules
• #Bangladesh police given ‘shoot-on-sight’ orders amid national curfew. Citizens confined to homes with no internet access as student-led protests lead to deadly clashes with authorities
• Historic firsts mark swearing-in of new Lord Chancellor - Legal Cheek