18th September - Law News

Edition 4649: 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:  Lebanese health officials say at least 9 people have died and nearly 3,000 are injured after electronic pagers exploded across the country in an apparent attack targeting Hezbollah. Israel has not formally claimed responsibility.

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

• Opening session of IBA conference hears attacks on Mexico's judicial reform plans | Law Gazette
• The legal battles behind Anna Delvey’s Dancing With The Stars debut #US
• Bar disciplinary tribunal under spotlight over secrecy of hearings - Legal Futures
• Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges #France
• Senior coroner issued with formal JCIO warning for misconduct over exclusion of court manager | Law Gazette
• Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. The new “teen accounts” are being introduced from Tuesday in the UK, US, Canada and Australia
• Global cost of failing to invest in women and gender equality is $10tn a year – UN. Equal internet access worth $500bn over five years says report, and warns child marriage may continue till 2092