The top legal affairs news stories from the New Year period
Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of ‘politicising’ London New Year’s fireworks display [Evening Standard]
Theresa May urges MPs to back Brexit deal in new year message [The Guardian]
Brexit ‘bad or awful’ for economy in 2019 say economists [Financial Times (£)]
From taxes to drones: All the new laws for 2019 and how they will impact you [The Mirror]
Judges guilty of bullying in legal world that ‘stinks of testosterone’ [The Times (£)]
Female lawyers still facing ‘frustrating’ inequality [Sky News]
Strain of legal aid cuts shows in family, housing and immigration courts [The Guardian]
Lawyers who drew up Sir Philip Green gagging orders should face inquiry, says MP [The Telegraph]
Father of two found dead after allegations made following lawyers’ Christmas party [The Telegraph]
Death threat made to lawyer — but police alert wrong solicitor about danger [Daily Record]
“Lady Hale was the first woman to sit on the UK Supreme Court. RBG was the second to sit on the US Supreme Court. So there’s a difference for ya.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
Event: The battle for high margin work: why US law firms in London keep winning market share — with Shearman & Sterling [Legal Cheek Events]
BPTC and LPC graduates sought to work as county court advocates [Legal Cheek Noticeboard]
