1st January - Law News

Edition 4388: 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: Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell, New York Times contributing writer Jane Coaston and National Review contributing editor Reihan Salam join CNN’s Chris Wallace to discuss the 2024 presidential election, including who may be Donald Trump’s biggest threat and what could happen if he is convicted

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

• Legal challenge to Northern Ireland housing points scheme | Irish Legal News http://tinyurl.com/mt6wjkvu
• Trump 2024 trials in limbo as supreme court becomes entangled. Potential trial delays mean the former reality TV star could spend less time in courtroom and more time on the campaign trail #US http://tinyurl.com/9nwb4x79
  
• According to the UN's humanitarian office (OCHA), at least 100,000 people have fled to Rafah - which borders Egypt in Gaza's south - in recent days #Israel http://tinyurl.com/3swcwd6r
  
• The End of Asylum Redux and the Role of Law School Clinics | The Yale Law Journal http://tinyurl.com/47a9jpen
• A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a father-of-two who was hit by a car as he tried to help a stranger in Sheffield. Chris Marriott, 46, died while giving first aid to a woman lying unconscious in a street http://tinyurl.com/4j6yzwth
• The Continued (In)visibility of Cyber Gender Abuse | The Yale Law Journal http://tinyurl.com/4bb8amz3
• PACCAR: government's proposed remedy is far too narrow | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/445ap527
  

31st December - Law News

Edition 4387: 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: Thousands of people are flocking to the Sydney Harbour shoreline to secure the best spot for tonight's New Year's Eve fireworks.

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

• New law designates special counsels to prosecute sex crimes in #US military. Military sexual assaults and harassment have increased almost every year since 2006, prompting Congress to pass new legislation http://tinyurl.com/49ycuvkz
  
• Magistrate removed from office after JCIO found she had withheld 'important information' from job application | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/y6b287pz
• BBC likely to redact some of emails it must release over Martin Bashir scandal. Broadcaster expected to use Freedom of Information Act to stop full disclosure, tribunal told http://tinyurl.com/2p9rcz9v
• A rail worker who has saved 29 people from taking their own lives since 2015 has been honoured with an MBE. Rizwan Javed, from east London, works for the MTR Elizabeth line at Ealing Broadway station http://tinyurl.com/y5af8mbp
• Father stuck in Turkey applies for judicial review of Home Office’s handling of his case. Siyabonga Twala, who has a British son, was barred from returning to UK a year ago and remains in limbo in Ankara http://tinyurl.com/5t56k5ff
• A report which found housing asylum seekers on a barge was discriminatory was published by mistake http://tinyurl.com/mujyjv97
• Housing legal aid: new early advice scheme handles 79 claims in first few weeks | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/28mvf3vr