The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Huge rise in divorce claims alleging violence after legal aid was axed except in cases involving abuse [Mail Online]
Chris Grayling lays motion for MPs to use Human Rights Act to claim anonymity if arrested by police [The Telegraph]
Boris Johnson gives David Cameron one-week deadline for plans to win back British sovereignty as friends insist he won’t be “bullied or conned” by the Prime Minister [Mail Online]
Disregard for UN ruling on Julian Assange’s detention will be a blow to human rights [Sydney Morning Herald]
Profits up but law firms warned on drawings [Law Society Gazette]
Evening Standard court reporter Paul Cheston honoured on his final day at the Old Bailey by top judge [Evening Standard]
Staggering price of civil court fees comes with a human cost [The Guardian]
Why an Indian lawyer tried to sue God [BBC News]
Vegans want protection under human rights law [Metro]
Open day application deadlines this week at Norton Rose Fulbright, Burges Salmon and Macfarlanes [Legal Cheek Hub]
“All students are self-important and ill-informed.” [Legal Cheek Comments]