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
  

8th December - Law News

Edition 4364: 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: Sellafield's controversial history dates back to the Cold War, when the huge industrial site played a crucial role in the UK’s development of nuclear weapons. A Guardian investigation can now reveal that Sellafield has failed to contain numerous threats, including a cyber security breach by groups linked to Russia and China, and growing physical cracks in its ‘most hazardous facility’.

Focus of the Day Legal News:  Senior judge convenes special hearing to manage flood of Dieselgate claims. More than 20 claimant firms are due to be represented at Friday’s hearing. 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

• Prince Harry has lost an attempt to get part of the Mail on Sunday publisher's defence thrown out in a libel case. He taken Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) to the High Court over a 2022 article about a battle over his UK security arrangements https://shorturl.at/rFRW1
• Video shows stripped Palestinian men detained in Gaza by #Israeli army https://t.co/Ex6Mu84OTM
  
• Judges have ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms. Legislation making it easier for people to change their legally-recognised sex was passed by the Scottish Parliament last year https://shorturl.at/NV046
• Law Society renews plea for early advice funding after LiP assault on judge at Milton Keynes | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/elnFS
• Lincoln's Inn looks to tackle "unacceptable" bullying and harassment - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/gyX36
• Statutory consultation: Judge loses bid to challenge Judicial Appointments Commission recruitment tool | Law Gazette https://t.co/7NKOobLBfw
• Former Met officers given suspended sentences for racist WhatsApps. Messages group shared referred to Duchess of Sussex, the queen and Rishi Sunak among other public figures, according to charges https://tinyurl.com/3cuprjcj