LawNewsIndex

Sunday

24th September - Law News

Edition 4289: 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: A prominent Uyghur academic has been reportedly jailed for life by China for "endangering state security". Professor Rahile Dawut is an expert on Uyghur folklore and traditions and had been teaching at Xinjiang University College of Humanities before her arrest. The 57-year-old lost her appeal last month. China denies allegations of crimes against humanity towards the Uyghur population located in northwest China.

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 feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

Tainted love: is it all over for the workplace romance? Company values, employment law and fairness at work have changed the politics of office relationships https://shorturl.at/imtF4
Your in-depth guide to life at over 100 top law firms has officially dropped - Legal Cheek https://t.co/SBu8eNSeVM
An increasing number of Metropolitan Police officers are stepping back from firearms duties after a marksman was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba. The unarmed 24 year old died after he was shot by an officer in south London https://shorturl.at/dwxL9
Kingsley Napley senior partner Stephen Parkinson has been selected as the next Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the Attorney General has confirmed https://t.co/tEcCYAd1yQ
Firms pull ads from Rumble platform over Russell Brand videos - Burger King, Asos and HelloFresh remove ads from site in wake of allegations about comedian https://shorturl.at/uEO45
Lawyers have spoken out about government plans to bring clinical negligence cases valued between £1,500 and £25,000 into the fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime from April 2024 | New Law Journal https://t.co/m6J18iMPht
#French rapper MHD has been given a 12-year jail term for the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018. A court in the capital found the 29-year-old MHD, real name Mohamed Sylla, guilty of involvement in the gang-related killing of Loic K, 23 https://t.co/AyL91QTF03

Saturday

23rd September - Law News

Edition 4288: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.