25th 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:  Current and former Meta employees blow the whistle on the company’s mishandling of pro-Palestinian content and retaliation against staff members who speak out. An AJ+ documentary uncovers internal struggles, with testimonies of routine deletion of Palestine-related posts and a deep-seated pro-Israel bias. How do these policies shape public perception of the Gaza conflict?

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

• Prisons crisis: Commons Legal has come up with a long-term solution the government can explore right now | Law Gazette
• New commission may ban English water companies from making a profit. Defra body, created to overhaul system amid public fury, may force firms to be run for public good rather than shareholder returns
• Contract platform to recruit lawyers after £13m funding boost - Legal Futures
• Black communities in south London are "really traumatised" and feel they have been "denied justice" after a police officer was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba, community leaders have said
• Four solicitors join new-look membership of the House of Commons justice committee | Law Gazette
• 119 criminal defence firms warn Lord Chancellor over legal aid - Legal Futures
• ‘God gives you life. God takes the life’: Muslims in Bradford concerned over assisted dying bill