9th July - Law News

Edition 4578: 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:  Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee. Authorities there say dozens were killed in the overnight bombardment.

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

• #US government blocks British court hearing from taking place on a British territory, citing security concerns. The supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory was due to hold a hearing on migrants unlawfully detained on the island of Diego Garcia
• Legal secretary subjected to unwanted sexual conduct, rules tribunal | News | Law Gazette
• Judges slash "absurd" £343m budget for first part of diesel cars claim - Legal Futures
• Conditions at an immigration detention centre in west London were "the worst" in the country - and so bad the chief inspector of prisons says he raised concerns with the then home secretary
• Magistrate removed from office over disciplinary proceedings | Law Gazette
• Barrister who bought drugs from criminal clients disbarred - Legal Futures
• Barrister Richard Hermer KC appointed attorney general in Starmer government | Law Gazette