18th October - Law News

Edition 4679: 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:  A 911 call made by staff at a Buenos Aires hotel reveals their concerns for One Direction star Liam Payne’s welfare in the moments before his death

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/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What is the background to the MPs’ vote on assisted dying? The bill is expected to have strict eligibility criteria and is seen as more likely to succeed than an attempt in 2015
• SRA urges voluntary disclosure of Russia sanction breaches - Legal Futures
• Assisted Dying Bill: Financial implications must not be forgotten in debate | Law Gazette
• Securing the release of pro-democracy activist and British citizen Lai Chee-ying from a #HongKong prison is a "priority" for the government, Keir Starmer has said
• “Disruptive action” may be needed to improve diversity, LSB warns - Legal Futures
• Man who confessed to raping woman during YouTube interview jailed for six years | Scottish Legal News
• Human rights groups urge #Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum. More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’