The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Tory leadership election: Michael Gove eliminated [The Independent]
Four former Barclays bankers jailed over Libor [Financial Times]
Agoraphobic can be sedated and taken from home to undergo eye surgery, judge rules [The Telegraph]
Independence play — Chilcot on the legal process [Lawyer Watch]
Growing demands for Tony Blair to face legal action in the wake of Chilcot [Metro]
“Alright judge” [Twitter]
Man with 'Del Boy' tattoo on his neck walks straight into court and says 'Alright judge, where's Carole?' Apparently looking for his counsel
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) July 7, 2016
Married IT worker groped female colleague at City law firm’s Christmas party [Evening Standard]
Saddam’s lawyer sought deal with Blair to prevent war [The Argus]
German MPs back stricter rape laws after Cologne attacks [The Guardian]
City outfit Hogan Lovells is currently accepting training contract applications [Legal Cheek Hub]
“The sooner firms (and applicants and employees) realise that “work/life balance” is only possible when people work fewer hours — rather than coming up with ridiculous token policies — the better.” [Legal Cheek comments]