The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Joshua Rozenberg: The Iraq war inquiry has left the door open for Tony Blair to be prosecuted [The Guardian]
David Allen Green: Chilcot report — The government hid the legal case from view [Financial Times]
Tony Blair showed ‘little appetite’ to ensure Iraq War was legal, Chilcot report says [The Independent]
David Lidington: Legal position clear that Scotland has to leave EU [The Telegraph]
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is sentenced to 21 months in jail and fined £1.7 million over tax charges [Mail Online]
Oscar Pistorius will serve half his six-year prison sentence for murdering Reeva Steenkamp before applying for parole [The Telegraph]
Legal experts slam Oscar Pistorius sentence as an ‘insult to women’ [Mirror]
Tesla fatal autopilot crash: family may have grounds to sue, legal experts say [The Guardian]
Judge asks alleged rape victim ‘why couldn’t you keep your knees together’ [The Independent]
Germany rape law: Will ‘No’ mean ‘No’? [BBC News]
Immediate start: LPC Law seeks BPTC & LPC graduates to work as County Court Advocates [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Chilcot report? Completed it mate.” [Legal Cheek comments]