The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Brexit: The facts, laws and politics of the Leave vote [Financial Times]
Geoffrey Robertson QC: Brexit loophole? MPs must still vote in order for Britain to leave the EU [The Independent]
Richard Burgon new Shadow Justice Secretary [Guido Fawkes]
Sir Keir Starmer QC quits shadow cabinet [Twitter]
With sadness & regret, I have resigned as shadow home office minister: Brexit has changed the challenge ahead. pic.twitter.com/l9NWXCh9zN
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 27, 2016
The referendum now poses a serious threat to parliamentary democracy [Barrister Blogger]
Article 50, and UK constitutional law [Head of Legal]
A truly remarkable democratic mandate [The Secret Barrister]
MPs launch inquiry into sharia courts in UK [The Guardian]
Neglected children can stay with travellers ‘in spirit of diversity,’ says judge despite social workers plea for three youngsters to be taken into care [Mail Online]
Man convicted of historic sex offences by court despite being dead in British legal first [Mirror]
Judge Rinder signs up for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing [The Sun]
Norwegian court rejects Edward Snowden lawsuit on free passage [Reuters]
Law student sought for volunteer vacancy — Project Coordinator for Big Voice London [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Great, so like we said all along, we’ll end up subject to all the same EU laws and regulations, but without a vote in the Parliament and without any top level political influence. Just amazing…” [Legal Cheek comments]