17th August - Law News

Edition 5348: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights and Social Justice related issues since 2011.

Today's Highlighted Video: Director General, Mauritius Revenue Authority (Appellant) v Claude Didier de Senneville and 7 others (Respondents) (Mauritius) Case ID: JCPC/2024/0063

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

• Law Pod UK new episode: Deprivation of Liberty - UK Human Rights Blog
• Emergency alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say - But charities and survivors have criticised how a lack of advance warning meant there was little chance to protect those hiding secret phones in domestic abuse situations
• Training contract application season is coming: here's how to actually get one - Legal Cheek
• Public figures and friends of Jason Arday have called for a public inquiry into media coverage surrounding the former Cambridge professor after he was found dead on Friday
• When does an Employment Tribunal need to consider Human Rights arguments of its own motion? Cherrington v University of Derby [2026] EAT 107 and freedom of speech - UK Human Rights Blog
• As the 2026/27 kicks off, it is time to rethink our approach to Football Banning Orders | Law Gazette

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