The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
UK needs judges to limit government power, says Lord Kerr, the longest serving UK Supreme Court judge [The Guardian]
Lord Kerr: “respectable arguments” for both jury and non-jury trials [The Guardian]
Judges reined in on using human rights laws to block deportations [The Telegraph]
Mother of toddler with Down’s syndrome says abortion laws are offensive to her family [Sky News]
China passes biosecurity law to prevent infectious diseases [Reuters]
High Court judge rejects legal bid to overturn limits on numbers of people who can attend weddings after venue said it would cause “serious and irreparable harm” [Mail Online]
Man denied £1.7m payout by Betfred takes fight to High Court [BBC News]
PC Andrew Harper death: Why his family wants the law to change [BBC News]
Biden says he’ll lay out stance on expanding US Supreme Court before election [The Guardian]
Dispute over Newcastle Crown Court deep clean after Covid-19 outbreak [Chronicle Live]
“Many people have excellent qualifications, work extremely hard, are an asset to their employers, but have been hit hard by the current financial climate and/or covid-19, and through no fault of their own are losing their jobs and homes. How dare you assume that someone who asks for a job is stupid and lazy. If they were lazy they wouldn’t be actively looking for work.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
Legal Cheek virtual student events this week with Taylor Wessing, Burges Salmon and RPC [Legal Cheek Events]