6th August - Law News

Edition 4606: 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: There is no place more important for the world's oil supply than the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. But recent global tensions could threaten it. Dareen Abughaida presents this new digital series, Pinch Point, where geography and politics collide.

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

• Dispute over will made 'in contemplation of death' to go to Court of Appeal | Law Gazette
• Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills. The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of Ofwat's largest ever investigation into water company performance
• High Court refuses time extension to serve claim on law firm - Legal Futures
• Challenges to deprivation of liberty orders in England soar by a third. Campaigners say vulnerable people receiving care are being deprived of their freedom in order to save money
• Insurers willing to bend as PII market favours solicitors | Law Gazette
• Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on #Israeli prison ‘hell’. Ex-prisoners report sexual assault and starvation in alleged ‘torture camp’ jails presided over by Itamar Ben-Gvir
• Labour axes ‘gimmick’ anti-strike law as it plans major reset for workers’ rights. Memo tells ministers to disregard minimum service levels rules, as part of reforms to reorder industrial relations