The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
EU renegotiation: David Cameron in showdown with Germany and France over four-year benefit plan [The Telegraph]
Jailed MI6 informant blocked from taking case to court of human rights [The Guardian]
Lawyer who killed himself had “lost everything” [Daily Echo]
Britain is so obsessed with human rights it has forgotten about human duties [The Telegraph]
Kensington striped house owner appeals court order to repaint it [Evening Standard]
Jurisdiction tug-of-war over criminal legal aid challenges [Law Society Gazette]
Japan top court upholds law on married couples’ surnames [BBC News]
Man jailed for five years after he stalked leading criminal barrister [Kent Online]
Amal Clooney launches scholarship program for Lebanese women [Elan]
Apply now: RPC’s summer vacation scheme [Legal Cheek Hub]
“I understand the British Olympic Relay Team is similarly restricted to those who can run fast.” [Legal Cheek Comments]