The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Elon Musk could face a retrial as Brit diver’s lawyer claims jury blundered “pedo guy” defamation case [The Sun]
Lawyers want crackdown on “unscrupulous” untrained advocates who put public at risk [The Telegraph]
Rough sex and rough justice: we need a greater understanding of consent [The Guardian]
Pensioner in £193,000 inheritance legal battle after sort code error [BBC News]
Divorce tourism on trial in aristocratic Supreme Court battle [Financial Times]
Bradford election hopeful files court case against Prime Minister Boris Johnson [Telegraph & Argus]
Legal action launched in row between National Theatre and lesbian group [The Telegraph]
Campaigners threaten UK parties with legal action over data processing [The Guardian]
Judge ‘had threesomes in her chambers and pressured lawyers into group sex’ [Metro]
Meet the lawyer at the center of the Trump universe [Yahoo News]
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