The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
White men only? Brexit case and legal diversity [BBC News]
Brexit legal challenge: Government dropped amendment to make EU referendum result legally binding, Supreme Court told [The Independent]
Supreme court justices tamed in face of a Pannick attack [The Guardian]
Pannick on the streets… [Twitter]
Pannick on the streets of London, Pannick on the streets of Birmingham pic.twitter.com/X5LZYloa3l
— Will Martin (@willmartin19) December 6, 2016
Another blow for KWM as Addleshaws hires former European head Boss along with two other partners [Legal Business]
Gay blood legal battle now ‘academic’ [BBC News]
UN fears Chinese human rights lawyer has been ‘disappeared’ by authorities [The Guardian]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic set for court date in Sweden as he pursues legal action over doping claims [Mirror]
Argentinian judge rules widow can have lesbian wedding with her own step-daughter because they have ‘the right to be happy’ [Mail Online]
Judge Rinder: ‘Someone I loved passed away before my last Strictly dance’ [The Telegraph]
First year workshops at Herbert Smith Freehills [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Litigants in person are a pain, imagine what they would be like if they had someone who they believe to be qualified and knowledgeable in the law encouraging them on.” [Legal Cheek comments]