The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Labour pledges to roll back obstacles to legal aid for victims of domestic abuse [The Guardian]
Dead law walking — US capital punishment [Financial Times]
Solicitor opts for bar over SRA in search of “stability” [Law Society Gazette]
Business leaders, including the senior partner of Berwin Leighton Paisner, issue last-ditch warning against Labour [The Telegraph]
Is ex-Allen & Overy solicitor Chelsy Davy set for a reunion with Harry? Friend reveals she may be heading Down Under to visit Prince [Mail Online]
From rising legal star to double amputee: How promising young barrister’s life was tragically turned upside down by tiny scratch from a fall down stairs [Mail Online]
Man who won a 16-year legal fight over a laptop he returned to PC World has spoken of his “shattered dreams” as he faces crippling legal costs of around £300,000 [Press and Journal]
What’s it like to earn more than double your husband’s salary? A City lawyer speaks [The Telegraph]
“Is it just me or had this debate become a little bit aggressive?” [Legal Cheek Comments]
Flexible, bespoke training contracts starting this year [Legal Cheek Jobs]