The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
New Tory DWP minister claimed he had ‘experience’ of zero-hour contracts — as a £250-an-hour barrister [Mirror]
Bridge is a sport, says European Court of Justice adviser, with ‘mental skill’ as important as physical exertion [The Telegraph]
Former England footie captain Alan Shearer settles in his £9million High Court damages claim [The Sun]
European court of justice rules Pirate Bay is infringing copyright [The Guardian]
Hogan Lovells to open new Boston office in Collara buyout [Legal Business]
Solicitor struck off — again — after facilitating diamond deals [Law Society Gazette]
Special prosecutor ‘investigating business dealings of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’ [Independent]
The Pink Ghetto: sexism & sexual harassment in the law [Above The Law]
Woman who stole £1.3m from law firm bosses now has this pitiful amount left to be confiscated [Gloucestershire Live]
Law firm receptionist shocked when a deer runs into the office [Mail Online]
Apply at attend: Commercial Awareness Question Time: Inside the acquisition of Visa Europe — with Macfarlanes [Legal Cheek Hub]
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