8th October - Law News

Edition 4303: 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: Gideon Levy predicts Israel's ‘intelligence failure’ will have wider consequences

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

• Regulators acted lawfully in linking a pet food supplier with the surge of an extremely rare health condition that killed more than 100 cats—even though no causative link was established | New Law Journal https://t.co/BenykA7Zor
  
• Residents slam 'racist' #Denmark ghetto law that targets immigrants. For decades, Denmark has had one of Europe's most restrictive immigration policies, with populist right-wing parties often stoking anti-immigrant rhetoric https://t.co/e8YQR71mRe
  
• Lawyers have called for ‘urgent’ clarity on fixed recoverable costs (FRC), as the much-anticipated regime came into effect | New Law Journal https://t.co/Ii0F77bFfc
• #Russia says considering revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty. Duma Speaker's comments follows Putin's assertion that Moscow should ditch the CTBT as the United States had signed it but not ratified https://t.co/xYGEWFG80v
  
• The Crown Court backlog has hit its highest point | New Law Journal https://tinyurl.com/vc3jufy5
• The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance to help employers comply with data protection laws when monitoring workers | New Law Journal https://tinyurl.com/4m33dbbv
• Jailed #Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Prize committee says it hoped Iran's government would release the jailed laureate so she could attend the prize ceremony in December https://tinyurl.com/2p9ba4ym
  

7th October - Law News

Edition 4302: 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: Smith and another (Appellants) v Royal Bank of Scotland (Respondent) (UKSC 2022/0004) - time limit in refunds under the consumer credit act

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

• Gaps of three months or more do not break a series of holiday underpayments when employees are bringing claims, the Supreme Court has held | New Law Journal https://t.co/KWvdk2g5ef
  
• The two largest hacktivist groups in the Ukraine conflict have vowed to de-escalate cyber-attacks and comply with new rules of engagement published by a war watchdog https://tinyurl.com/3428rby3
• Dame Sue Carr took over as head of the judiciary this week when she was formally sworn in as the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales | New Law Journal https://t.co/TllLtiQyRf
• Surrey MP Chris Grayling who oversaw LASPO, causing much damage to the UK justice system, is to step down after cancer diagnosis https://tinyurl.com/nhjz4837
  
• A London court has thrown out a 145m euros legal case brought by a former lover of the ex-king of Spain. Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn had accused Juan Carlos of directing a campaign of harassment against her after their relationship broke down https://t.co/nGjjuWZSzo
• #US star Jason Derulo has been accused of sexual harassment in a legal case launched by a singer who was signed to his record label. Emaza Gibson, who was offered a recording contract with Derulo's imprint, is now suing him https://t.co/9MhM0ow1PY
  
• 'Mercy killing' addressed in CPS guidance | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/kawk6kcs