The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Dominic Raab appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice [Gov.uk]
Pinsent Masons becomes first international law firm to open office Dublin office post-Brexit [Irish Times]
Managing partner and brother jailed over sham legal aid company [Law Society Gazette]
Paid McKenzie Friends should not be excluded from court, Bar Council report finds [Legal Futures]
The Sun says sorry after breaking promise to judge not to name Ian Brady animal charities [Press Gazette]
Law firms set to become obsolete [The Global Legal Post]
Donald Trump’s travel ban suffers new court defeat [The Telegraph]
Apply at attend: Commercial Awareness Question Time: Inside the acquisition of Visa Europe — with Macfarlanes [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Do UK firms think applicants are stupid? When the US firms reveal their salaries they announce base salaries and don’t sneakily try to factor in bonuses to appear more impressive.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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