1st October - Law News

Edition 4662: 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:  An NHS surgeon who has volunteered for over fifty humanitarian missions worldwide has told the BBC that his recent visit to Gaza was the worst situation he's ever encountered. Dr Ammar Darwish said that he saw "horrors unparallelled" to anywhere else he’d worked in. He recorded a video diary for the BBC to show what life is like there. Israel has repeatedly failed international law and took no feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.

 

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

• Reducing Delays for Children in the Family Court | BARRISTER MAGAZINE
• McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery - A gang forced 16 victims to work at either the fast-food restaurant or the factory - which supplied Asda, Co-op, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose
• Solicitor loses High Court bid to vary £29k SDT costs order | Law Gazette
• New equality duty will not impact cab-rank rule, says BSB chief - Legal Futures
• Top London chambers fails in bid to keep £2.75 million theft secret - Legal Cheek
• In depth: Labour Party conference in Liverpool - fine words, few promises | Law Gazette
• Religious observances and festivals – what are my employers’ obligations? | BARRISTER MAGAZINE