18th August - Law News

Edition 4618: 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: At least one Palestinian was been killed after dozens of armed Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a village in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to houses and cars. The settlers threw rocks and Molotov cocktails in the village of Jit, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Palestinian health ministry said Rashid Sedda, 22, was killed by gunfire from the settlers and another man was seriously wounded in what it condemned as an act of “organised state terrorism”. The IDF said it was looking into the reports of a fatality. Israel’s prime minister said that he viewed the incident with “utmost severity”.

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/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Thousand conveyancing professionals sign up for TA6 property form consultation | Law Gazette
• Contaminated blood scandal payouts to start by end of year, says UK government
• A headteacher indulged in ‘conduct that may bring the teaching profession into disrepute’ when she shared confidential information about pupils with her husband, the High Court has held | New Law Journal
• Chief magistrate rules on ‘unlawful’ use of the single justice procedure | Law Gazette
• A report by the Bar Council and Access to Justice Foundation into the value of free specialist legal advice has identified huge potential savings for the government | New Law Journal
• Climate activists in frame for £1m costs of protest bans run up by UK’s biggest law firm
• A Georgian billionaire can challenge his legal fees, the Court of Appeal has held | New Law Journal