10th December - Law News

Edition 4366: 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 senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza's population is starving, as fighting there continues. Only a fraction of supplies needed have been able to enter the Strip - and nine out of 10 people cannot eat everyday, a spokesperson said Conditions in Gaza have made deliveries "almost impossible". Israel has said it must continue air strikes on Gaza to eliminate Hamas and bring Israeli hostages home.

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

• 'Should I apply for pupillage in London or the regions?' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/kZHtB8h7YQ
• Michelle Mone claims she "regrets" not being more transparent about her links with a company that had UK government contracts during the pandemic. PPE Medpro is being sued for £122m plus costs for "breach of contract and unjust enrichment" https://tinyurl.com/4dwat2j4
• The best law firms to do your training contract with — 2024 edition - Legal Cheek https://t.co/TDYl4m29cD
• Let’s talk about sex: case note on For Women Scotland Limited v The Scottish Ministers [2023] CSIH 37 - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/VqsS62Ik4j
• University of Pennsylvania president quits after anti-Semitism uproar. Elizabeth Magill faced backlash after failing to say that calling for genocide against Jews would violate university policy #US https://tinyurl.com/jjy58c4j
• Forced to become British: How Brexit created a new European diaspora https://tinyurl.com/muawavhh
• A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a woman who was shot in Hackney, east London. Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene of the attack outside a home in Lower Clapton on Tuesday evening https://tinyurl.com/w3p2vphh
  

9th December - Law News

Edition 4365: 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: Resistance music in support of Palestinians has gained traction globally. From TikTok to Instagram, Palestinian artists and those in soldarity are going viral spreading awareness through song. But many are also facing attempts to silence them.

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

• The UK has signed a treaty with Rwanda, following the Supreme Court ruling that government policy to deport people to Rwanda was unlawful https://t.co/CeD5tBMvaH
• Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN as #Israel continues its indiscriminate killing of Palestinians https://tinyurl.com/5m2898zt
  
• School complaints about bullying Ofsted inspectors soar to ‘ridiculous’ levels in England. Education consultants say headteachers approaching in record numbers, after inspection ruled a factor in Ruth Perry’s suicide https://tinyurl.com/3de73h58
• Eleven Deputy High Court judges have been appointed for a six-year term by Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr | New Law Journal https://t.co/PYEmo0Y0J4
• #US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show. Analysis of BlueLeaks trove also shows police received training on domestic ‘Muslim extremists’ from pro-Israel groups https://tinyurl.com/2dzrazu4
  
• Solicitors will not be asked to make additional contributions to the Compensation Fund to make up for losses due to the collapse of law firms Axiom Ince, Metamorph and Kingly, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed last week https://tinyurl.com/44zkjfkk
• World reacts to US veto on Gaza truce resolution at UN. International rights groups say US ‘risks complicity in war crimes’ with the murderous Zionist regime of #Israel, and has ‘callous disregard for civilian suffering’ https://tinyurl.com/4s4ptsuh