5th October - Law News

Edition 4686: 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:  In a bid to defy international scrutiny into its genocidal war in Palestine and Lebanon, Israel has officially declared UN Chief António Guterres “persona non ata,” effectively banning him from entering the war-torn nation. Why did the 59th member of the United Nation ban the organisation's chief from "stepping foot on Israeli soil"?

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

• SRA signals potential fee increase for solicitors amid new and emerging risks in 2024/25 business plan | Law Gazette
• Big taxes will be imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China to the EU after the majority of member states backed the plans. The move to introduce tariffs aims to protect the European car industry from being undermined
• BSB decides not to publish its assessments of chambers - Legal Futures
• Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood promises to defend judiciary's independence at opening of the legal year | Law Gazette
• Tribunal reinstates solicitor almost 22 years after strike-off, praising courage and tenacity in making comeback | Law Gazette
• Two former Metropolitan Police officers have been handed their jobs back and will receive back-pay after winning an appeal against their dismissal following their stop and search of two athletes. Met PCs Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were fired in 2023
• Gap between EDI policy and practice at law firms and in-house - Legal Futures