The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Lord Chief Justice calls for debate on tough alternatives to prison [The Guardian]
Using the law as a weapon against the people [Spiked]
In a battle over Brexit, court challenger fears Britain’s demons have been unleashed [Reuters]
Where in Europe can lawyers make the most money? [The Global Legal Post]
Retired judge and her husband ‘forged relative’s will to steal two cottages and used elderly cousin’s bank account as their personal piggy bank’ [Mail Online]
Tobacco giants have lost their legal battle over plain packaging [City A.M.]
‘I’ll smack the f***k out of you’: What man in dock told judge during his own bail hearing [Mirror]
Chelsea will face heavy punishment if club paid ‘hush’ money to victim of sexual abuse in the 1970s [Evening Standard]
Jeremy Hunt wants to ban sexting for under-18s and people are baffled [BuzzFeed]
Chiara Ferragni — how a former law student and ‘crazy blogger’ turned her life into a shop window [The Guardian]
Law firm must pay up after losing suit against woman who wrote bad online reviews [Chron]
Spring and summer vacation schemes at Burges Salomon [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Former Freshfields trainee here. The two years were definitely a challenging experience: 100-hour weeks were a regular feature in the corporate team, holidays had to be cancelled at minute notice and I copped plenty of heat just for requesting a weekend trip home to celebrate my dad’s 60th birthday.” [Legal Cheek comments]