The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Judge attacks Department for Work and Pensions for failing to tackle benefits cheats [The Telegraph]
Aussie law firm Slater & Gordon steps up its legal fight in Quindell spat [Evening Standard]
Judge who stole £780,000 from clients at his law firm to fund a lavish lifestyle with trips to Barbados is ordered to pay back £50,000 while his ex-lover has to cough up just £1 [Mail Online]
Lawyer investigating death of Cambridge student killed in Egypt disappears as he attempts to leave country [The Telegraph]
Half of rape jurors make guilty verdict before deliberation [Global Legal Post]
Bolton Council decision to award Asons Solicitors £300,000 grant was ‘legal and appropriate’ [Bolton News]
Chatbot pioneer to bring Equifax small claims service to UK ‘in weeks’ [Legal Futures]
Supreme court sides with Trump on refugee policy in travel ban case [The Guardian]
Cristiano Ronaldo hires Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho’s lawyer to help with tax fraud allegations [The Sun]
A Canadian judge jokingly wore Trump’s hat in court — a judicial council didn’t find it funny [Washington Post]
BPTC & LPC graduates sought for County Court Advocate roles: Immediate start [Legal Cheek Hub]
“What about all the new regional hubs being created by City firms — aren’t they thriving?” [Legal Cheek comments]
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