The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Government defeated on Brexit bill [BBC News]
Government vows to overturn EU citizens vote after Lords defeat [The Guardian]
Parliament warned of threat to democracy over Brexit law changes [Financial Times]
Nicky Morgan calls for end to legal loophole which risks ‘outing’ transgender people [The Telegraph]
Courts are running out of qualified judges, peers are told [The Guardian]
Truss targets more support to help public with lawyer-light online courts [Legal Futures]
Advocate General Richard Keen fined £1,000 over firearms offence [STV News]
Government to tackle legal aid gap for parents challenging adoptions [Community Care]
Lawyers representing Rochdale grooming gang to be investigated [Rochdale Online]
Organiser of the ‘worst festival ever’ in £20,000 court battle with Dizzee Rascal after the ‘Bonkers’ singer was a no-show [Mail Online]
Top barristers warned over Slater & Gordon’s money woes [Australasian Lawyer]
Nevada judge who handcuffed a public defender now banned from ever having the job again [Huffington Post]
Event: The future of litigation — Apply to attend [Legal Cheek Hub]
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