The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Barristers’ strike over cuts to justice system delays case [BBC News]
The three legal paths to stop Brexit are blocked [Financial Times]
New laws to prevent travellers setting up illegal camps under consideration [The Telegraph]
Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions [The Guardian]
Cleary Gottlieb lawyer loses his $25,000-a-month penthouse overlooking Central Park over bizarre rental technicality [Mail Online]
Lawyers are the ‘loneliest’ professionals [Global Legal Post]
American lawyers urged to use ‘burner phones’ when travelling abroad to protect information from US border inspection [The Telegraph]
Dragons’ Den law firm Knights appoints broker for potential float [City A.M.]
Law student, 21, plummeted to just 6st 6lbs after a rare condition nearly starved her and left her in agonising pain every time she ate [Mail Online]
Tulisa wins huge court case against will.i.am and Britney Spears over ‘Scream & Shout’ writing credits [Digital Spy]
Kalisher Paid Internship 2018 at the Criminal Cases Review Commission [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Hopefully the studies go well. Jealous of the ambition to become a legal academic. The real world sucks, but my student loans don’t care much for university salaries.” [Legal Cheek comments]
