The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
London council to take legal advice after tests reveal wrong panels fitted to tower blocks [Independent]
Conservative party call centre ‘may have broken election law’ [The Guardian]
European Court of Justice ruling could open floodgates for spurious vaccination claims [The Telegraph]
Brexit: Article 50 is an ‘illusion’ and was never actually triggered, argues leading barrister [Independent]
Solicitor Lutfur Rahman loses High Court appeal against election ban [BBC News]
Mother accused of sympathising with Isis terrorists wins High Court battle against council bosses [Evening Standard]
Law student used misleading explicit photos to trick teen into meeting him at hotel before blindfolding and sexually assaulting her [Mirror]
‘El Chapo’ to sue Netflix over series [Mail Online]
‘Making a Murderer’ defendant Brendan Dassey gets big victory in federal court [USA Today]
Lawyers and the fourth industrial revolution — with Pinsent Masons [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Custodial seems a bit harsh. A hefty fine and a slap on the wrists, coupled with the shame and reputational destruction which will arise out of this, would be enough to punish and deter.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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