The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Laws against “extremism” risk criminalising us all [The Telegraph]
Prisoners’ legal letters opened by prison staff, admits ombudsman [The Guardian]
GCHQ failed to “sway” judges [Guido Fawkes]
Law firms will bear the brunt of Brexit, lawyers warn [The Telegraph]
Scrapping the Human Rights Act will allow the state to decide which citizens should have rights [Left Foot Forward]
Proposed ban on “psychoactive substances” slammed by lawyers [Twitter]
The proposed ban on "psychoactive substances" may well be the daftest prohibition since the Dangerous Dogs Act, which is saying something.
— Jack of Kent (@JackofKent) September 28, 2015
Russian police are apparently investigating Apple for illegally “promoting homosexuality” with their set of LGBT emoji [The Telegraph]
Hilarious Judge Rinder episode featuring row over mankini malfunction during contest [Manchester Evening News]
Lawyer caught taking obscene videos of women with shoe-camera [India.com]
Why the legal profession needs people who see the world differently — Legal Cheek live, with Lord Neuberger [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Choosing to have six children is a self-imposed disadvantage.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
