The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Brexit free movement restrictions would ruin Britain’s £26bn legal services industry, country’s top lawyers warn [The Independent]
EU law will continue to affect Britons even after Brexit, former attorney general warns [The Sun]
Brexiteers slam Irish Article 50 case lawyer’s claims that people were misled [City A.M.]
Lawyer may have to repay £3.2m over al-Sweady inquiry, court told [The Guardian]
Worth a shot… [Twitter]
Murder suspect interrupts proceedings to announce 'I'd like to go home now please'
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) February 1, 2017
Judge’s fury after woman, 31, is hauled before court for calling a man who owed her boss money ‘a pussy’ on his answerphone in a case costing taxpayers £3,000 [Mail Online]
The looming issues awaiting Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee [The Guardian]
Apple mulls legal action against Donald Trump’s travel ban [The Telegraph]
Commuters raise £26,000 to launch legal review into ‘breakdown’ of Southern Rail services [Evening Standard]
Law student crashed into traffic lights during police chase [Telegraph & Argus]
Judge used laptop to Google information during a High Court hearing [Mirror]
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“I just don’t understand what’s wrong with the Stevie Wonder comment if, as does not seem to have been disputed, it was genuinely something said/written by a lay client about him.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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