The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Met police breached data protection laws to spy on own officer [The Telegraph]
Profits plummet at embattled Irwin Mitchell [Global Legal Post]
Murderers and paedophiles who walked free from court are among 100 criminals to get sentences reviewed [Huffington Post]
Nice to meet you… [Twitter]
General bemusement when defendant introduces himself as 'General Birdsong VII: The epitome of victimisation'
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) August 24, 2016
Fake law firm gets real lawyers via Craigslist to do their work [Australasian Lawyer]
Stories of Injustice No 19: some comments on my last blog [Sir Henry Brooke blog]
A blueprint from trouble? A cautionary tale for anyone considering ‘alternatives’ to solicitors in litigation [Civil Litigation Brief]
Canada woman’s lawyers turn to virtual reality in court case over pig incident [The Guardian]
Kim Kardashian and her sisters win lengthy legal battle against beauty company who used their likeness without permission [Mirror]
Legal administration and marketing assistant at Littleton Chambers [Legal Cheek Hub]
“If you think the picture is bad when you consider the number of law grads v training contracts, just consider that many city firms take roughly 50% of their trainees from non law degrees.” [Legal Cheek comments]