11th December - Law News

Edition 4367: 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: Civilians in Gaza keep moving, but the fighting and bombing keeps following them, as Israel pushes on with its indiscriminate offensive against Gaza. Around 18 thousand people have now been killed in the Strip, and almost 50 thousand injured. 

 

Focus of the Day Legal News:  A trial judge cannot decide a claimant has not proved their case in proceedings where the claimant’s expert witness was not cross-examined, the Court of Appeal has clarified. Full story - New Law Journal 

 

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

• Bullying, harassment and discrimination a "systemic" problem for the Bar - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/5wbzpbtw
• The UK’s deal with Rwanda must stay within the rule of law https://tinyurl.com/43zymp2m
• Ofsted chief ‘should quit now’, says Ruth Perry’s sister as briefing memo is revealed. Family of headteacher who killed herself calls on Amanda Spielman to resign over inadequate response to coroner’s verdict https://tinyurl.com/z2mbxfxt
• Collision course: Rugby union’s landmark brain injuries claims | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/bdft5s5n
• Consumer protection held back by titles such as 'solicitor', says Legal Services Consumer Panel | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2bwmjmc5
• The Grinch-like tendencies of law students  - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yNDQuQZn6L
• It’s becoming even harder to get a pupillage - Legal Cheek https://tinyurl.com/3zuwm6m3
  

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