28th October - Law News

Edition 4323: 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: FamilyMart China Holding Co Ltd (Respondent) v Ting Chuan Holding Corp (Appellant) (Cayman Islands)

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

• MPs are to investigate the use of pre-recorded cross-examination | New Law Journal https://t.co/bpERNGRW5e
• HMP Lindholme: UK's biggest prison drug-smuggling gang smashed https://shorturl.at/BN129
• Judge rejects Ivanka Trump’s argument against testifying at father’s fraud trial #US https://shorturl.at/bkvBK
  
• Fixed fee cuts reversed for duty solicitors in rural Wales | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/hCQR0
  
• Stop locking young people out of legal process in climate cases, say experts https://shorturl.at/wKN03
• The Court of Appeal has clarified the relevant date for assessing habitual residence during Hague Child Protection Convention proceedings | New Law Journal https://t.co/HSHvOCxayj
  
• An unprecedented backlog of cases awaiting trial is not going to be resolved any time soon, the outgoing director of public prosecutions has warned https://shorturl.at/kHRSW
  

27th October - Law News

Edition 4322: 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: One month ago, Gaza resident Jumana Emad was in the final stages of pregnancy. She was happily sharing pictures of her heavily pregnant belly, waiting to put her birthing plan into action. She knew she was going to have a girl, her husband was excited, her hospital bag was packed and her four-year-old daughter Tulin couldn't wait to meet her baby sister. Then everything changed.

Focus of the Day Legal News: Will judge’s ‘withering attack’ on $11bn arbitration award against Nigeria lead to more interventionist tribunals? Mr Justice Knowles’ ‘forensic examination’ of case welcomed, but reforming rules for high-value investor state disputes may be hard. Full story - The Global Legal Post 

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

• Trailblazing civil liberties lawyer Benedict Birnberg dies aged 93 after a short illness | Law Gazette https://t.co/8Ka5P6jbiI
• Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Couple deny killing their newborn baby https://t.co/4rs2R4ROqW
• Solicitors "have more positive view of their services" than consumers do - Legal Futures https://t.co/SMEatNU6xb
  
• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act introduces new offence of failure to prevent fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q9mFT3rxqI
  
• There are almost 3,500 banned dogs living at home with their owners in England, Scotland and Wales https://t.co/ZYfh0rrgVL
• Solicitor who practised unauthorised for son’s business is suspended - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/BQVX6
  
• TikTok prankster Mizzy (real name is Bacari-Bronze O'Garro) banned from using social media and faces a custodial sentence after he was found guilty of posting videos featuring people without their consent, with 4 breaches of a criminal behaviour order https://t.co/nXlWYJTHZT