The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
The rule of law must be at the centre of Brexit [Huffington Post]
Governments grounds for appeal in the Brexit legal challenge [Gov.uk]
NHS to consider funding ‘game-changer’ HIV drugs as High Court dismisses appeal [The Telegraph]
Rubik’s Cube shape not a trademark, rules top EU court [BBC News]
Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson’s sister could be jailed after ‘taking a photograph inside a court building’ while attending her ex-partner’s trial [Mail Online]
Paralysed solicitor likely to win millions over bike blunder [The Wharf]
Fieldfisher to absorb commercial law firm [Law Gazette]
U.S. law firms Arnold & Porter, Kaye Scholer to merge [Reuters]
Trump faces legal challenges in dismantling Obama’s legacy [Forbes]
US lawyers are offering trans people free legal help before Trump’s inauguration [Pink News]
Applications are currently being accepted for Freshfields’ spring scheme [Legal Cheek Hub]
“I qualified as a solicitor (through a traditional tc) and felt like I’d really achieved something great. Then I worked as an nq for a month or two, realised its a terrible career, and left. Couldn’t be happier.” [Legal Cheek comments]