The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Government to establish virtual courts as part of plan to defeat coronavirus [Independent]
Prince Andrew hires leading extradition lawyer to fend off FBI probe into his links with paedo Jeffrey Epstein [The Sun]
The Dutch put four men on trial for shooting down Flight MH17 [The Economist]
Alex Salmond to appear in court on 14 sexual offences charges [Financial Times]
Criminal lawyer explains why Joe Marler’s actions are punishable but not sexual assault [Wales Online]
Ronaldinho in court in Paraguay over fake passport claims [BBC News]
Emergency law would safeguard jobs of NHS volunteers as virus crisis deepens [The Observer]
Revealed: The texts that Amber Heard’s legal team hope will prove ex-husband Johnny Depp beat her as she flies to London to appear in court [Mail Online]
Farting man in court puts the wind up judge [Herald.ie]
BPTC and LPC graduates sought for paid county court advocate roles across England and Wales [Legal Cheek Noticeboard]
The Larry backlash [Legal Cheek Comments]
Legal Cheek student events this week in Norwich and London [Legal Cheek Events]