The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Keir Starmer’s victims’ law could boost rights to challenge crime investigation process [The Guardian]
Nearly 60 fake claims against British soldiers are dropped as it emerges Iraqi who made up story that his sister, seven, was killed by troops is still suing for damages [Mail Online]
#LifeInALawFirm: We’re running an online Q&A with RPC’s trainee-controlled Twitter account today at 1pm [Legal Cheek]
Top QC slams “very odd” sex notification order [Sky News]
Jeremy Corbyn: All Calais migrants should be given chance to come to Britain [The Telegraph]
Law Society chief issues plea to defend Honduran lawyers [The Observer]
Press Regulator set up after Leveson Inquiry spends £590,000 regulating no one [BuzzFeed]
Top lawyer blasts cops who “refused to help him” during “paedo DJ” sex probe [The Sun]
How a fake George Clooney sparked a caffeinated legal row [The Guardian]
The glam new star of Cherie’s law firm? Mrs James Blunt! Sofia Wellesley could rival Amal Clooney as one of London’s top lawyers [Mail Online]
Lunch with S Chelvan [Legal Hackette’s Brief]
Applications for Slaughter and May first year open days close on Friday [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Only a matter of time before the humourless PC squad start a campaign to ruin Lord Denning’s name” [Legal Cheek Comments]