Morning round-up: Thursday 28 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories The Lavinia Woodward case exposes equality before the law as a myth [The Guardian] Ryanair threatened with legal action by UK regulator [BBC News] A...
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The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Watchdog probes official complaint into judge who did not jail ‘extraordinary’ Oxford University student for stabbing her Tinder date [Mail Online] Secular...
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The morning’s top legal affairs news stories The Spanish court decision that sparked the modern Catalan independence movement [The Atlantic] The Catalan crisis is about politics, not constitutional law...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Tuesday 3 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Barrister who was once one of Britain’s highest-paid legal aid lawyers is found guilty of misconduct after he gave drug addict client £2,300 to help ‘turn...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Wednesday 4 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Exclusive: PhD law student sues Queen’s University Belfast for ‘catalogue of failings’ including disability discrimination [Legal Cheek] Slater & Gordon...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Thursday 5 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Exclusive: Warwick University careers adviser at centre of racism row after law student claims she was singled out for being black [Legal Cheek] The rule of...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Tuesday 17 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Should children be heard in English family court cases? [BBC News] City of London warns of need for quick Brexit transition deal [Financial Times] FA...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Wednesday 18 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Domestic violence victims still waiting for legal aid reform, says Labour [The Guardian] Mystery shrouds departure of junior solicitor duo from Debevoise...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Thursday 19 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Domestic workers win supreme court case against Saudi diplomat [The Guardian] Councils liable for abuse suffered by foster children after landmark Supreme...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Friday 20 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Brexit legislation delayed as government plans for EU withdrawal stall [Independent] Law firm cyber breaches could result in huge thefts and insider trading...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Monday 23 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Videolinks in court trials undermine justice system, says report [The Guardian] This man had to defend himself without a lawyer via videolink with terrible...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Tuesday 24 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Harvey Weinstein: how lawyers kept a lid on sexual harassment claims [Financial Times] Supreme Court to examine Northern Ireland’s abortion law [Belfast...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Wednesday 25 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories NI abortion law appeal continues at Supreme Court [BBC News] Britain’s wealthiest tax avoiders risk being exposed after offshore law firm is hacked [The...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Thursday 26 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Supreme Court examines NI abortion law appeal [BBC News] Why, 50 years after the Abortion Act, it’s time to abolish the law altogether [The Guardian] Law...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Friday 27 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Top London law firms plan Ireland move after Brexit, posing threat to huge profit driver [Evening Standard] UK sets date for parliamentary showdown on...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Monday 30 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories BBC pay gap: women working with lawyers on potential legal action [The Guardian] Government risks anger over “plans to allow prisoners to vote” [Sky News]...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Tuesday 31 October
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Impact of cuts to legal aid to come under review [The Guardian] Human rights lawyer: prisoner votes plan is ‘cynical’ [BBC News] Couples could divorce...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Wednesday 1 November
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Legal aid cuts trigger 99.5% collapse in numbers receiving state help in benefits cases [Independent] Cutting legal aid to families has had the entirely...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Thursday 2 November
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Tory ministers hit back at ‘sleaze’ spreadsheet and seek legal advice [Independent] Too many children in criminal court, says senior judge [The Telegraph]...
View ArticleMorning round-up: Friday 3 November
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories Judiciary needs a pay rise — says senior judge on £200k salary [The Telegraph] Charity loses Dubs amendment legal challenge over child refugees [BBC News]...
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