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27th October - Law News

Edition 3591: 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:  Migrants are dying in Poland's forested border with Belarus, as the countries are locked in a geopolitical standoff. Polish authorities accuse Belarus of deliberately abandoning migrants near its border in an attempt to destabilise the EU due to the bloc imposing sanctions on Belarus after its disputed election. Poland has responded by declaring an emergency zone, forbidden to journalists and activists, where it is believed that, hidden from sight, they are illegally forcing asylum seekers back over the border instead of processing applications.


Focus of the Day Story: The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by a man found guilty of soliciting the murder of his partner to blame his lawyers for abandoning his appeal against conviction. Lady Justice Thirlwall said it was clear that David John Harris was “content to and did abandon” the application for permission appeal on the advice of his lawyers. Full story - Legal Futures
 
Saturday Conversations on Law
  • Outer House judge reduces licences for lethal control of Scottish beavers after petition by environmental charity - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8m3TPsXsGd 
  • Serial LiP with conspiracy claims against 13 lawyers is ordered to stop | Law Gazette https://t.co/8gc8bREpIF 
  • Academics call on PM to end oil and gas exploration - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/In7lqke0Dx 
  • The government says it will force water companies to make a "progressive reduction" in the sewage it dumps in rivers. Peers proposed a change to the Environment Bill last week in an attempt to cut the pollution, but it did not win enough support from MPs https://t.co/Pz67MZAGC1
  • Is a lesbian transphobic if she does not want to have sex with trans women? https://t.co/OeVseyfm9c
  • Manifesto for legal services | Law Gazette https://t.co/HUNUvi4Giz
  • Scottish government has ‘no understanding’ of legal aid problem - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jmPx65hWJ3
  • A stalker who has had a "persistent and obsessive fixation" with Emily Maitlis for more than 25 years has written more letters to her from jail, a court has heard https://t.co/fnFkneJEJ4
  • Barrister struck off over sexual assault on colleague - Legal Futures https://t.co/OsNHZuWj3t 
  • My legal life: Marcia Longdon, Kingsley Napley - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/ygdufMGKN4
  • “Slapdash” conveyancer fined £10,000 by SDT - Legal Futures https://t.co/4NLcNzNWli
  • SRA approves cyber-losses clause despite insurer concerns - Legal Futures https://t.co/PZPuBwHmih 
  • Jailed man fails in bid to blame lawyers for dropping conviction appeal - Legal Futures https://t.co/gBxHEywDZ5
  • News focus: Should the right to justice override the principle of transparency? | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pg7tqpik6s
  • Ex-minister Owen Paterson could be suspended from the Commons for 30 days after an MPs' watchdog found he had "repeatedly" used his position as an MP to benefit two companies who paid him as a consultant https://t.co/NOXPuH6Y2d
  • The authorities would have been led to "the bomb" if they had followed the Manchester Arena attacker on his return from Libya, an inquiry has heard https://t.co/KjpMqcSFN
  • CoA overturns ruling in sex-worker visit case | Law Gazette https://t.co/4rPyn87HH3 
  • #Dutch psychologist says he sold ‘suicide powder’ to over 100 people - Wim van Dijk says he wants to fuel debate on assisted dying and does not care about possible jail term https://t.co/BliGlLs9xB 
  • Emails intercepted in £640,000 conveyancing fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/IJl2Sj6EPq 
  • David Davis vows to lead rebellion against judicial review changes https://t.co/3tWvFTqimD
  • LSB approves new regulator for accountant probate providers - Legal Futures https://t.co/pXDXmxBZcu
  • Barrister who deceived wife for divorce loses disbarral challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/l89hCFjuQl
  • #Japan's Princess Mako has married her college sweetheart Kei Komuro - thus losing her royal status. Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" although male members do not https://t.co/mzPYF6aonM
  • Banning anonymous social media accounts would only stifle free speech and democracy https://t.co/A6LUvTWDfI 
  • How can law firms adapt to post-pandemic working? - Legal Futures https://t.co/4DHFRpxFmR 
  • Ex-presidents leave Law Society Council | Law Gazette https://t.co/tDROeamIUJ 
  • City giant to face trial over alleged conflicts of interest - Legal Futures https://t.co/5zNOdvDhjf 
  • Probate experts warn against online wills | Law Gazette https://t.co/uyrq8ZcEpR 
  • The Guardian view on #US abortion laws: freedoms hanging by a thread | Editorial https://t.co/KrlOUwzuCX
  • Big law firms “more concerned about cyber-attacks than Covid” - Legal Futures https://t.co/4cASsm5SkA
  • Hogan Lovells wins partial victory in conflict claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/AmBK6gJgf2
  • UK government ‘waging secret war against transparency’ - Cabinet Office denies it is blocking freedom of information requests despite ‘downward’ trend https://t.co/KfsnrXCQCV
  • Police officers and staff who abuse their position for a sexual purpose have "no place in policing and will be found out", a watchdog has warned https://t.co/jq7bJzXPSR
  • A new temporary injunction has been granted against environmental group Insulate Britain after protesters brought parts of London to a standstill https://t.co/iSlEsVgHxD 
  • The Metropolitan Police will apologise to the family of two murdered sisters for failings in the way it responded when they were reported missing. Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, were stabbed to death by Danyal Hussein in north London https://t.co/HM5OniRbgs 
  • Lawyer in the news: Ahmed Aydeed, Duncan Lewis - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/VjAb1t0ZH2
  • Be warned: this government is robbing you of your right to challenge the state | David Davis https://t.co/rlCQof0EsP