The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the long weekend
UK lawyers feel ripples of Chinese sanctions on Essex Court Chambers [Financial Times]
Dominic Grieve: I’ve seen how the UK justice system is crumbling. Why doesn’t the government take action? [The Guardian]
Government faces legal action over claim it funnelled ‘levelling up’ cash to Tory seats [Mirror]
Matt Hancock summoned to High Court to justify opening shops before pubs [The Telegraph]
Victims of crime suffer as backlog of court cases hits ‘crisis level’ [The Guardian]
Essex Court Chambers, genocide and the allure of Chinese money [Barrister Blogger]
Peloton bikes and shopping trips: how firms keep burnt-out workers [Financial Times]
Tidying away the death penalty [A Lawyer Writes]
International Criminal Court wrong to suggest British soldier was war criminal, says Defence Secretary [The Telegraph]
George Galloway to launch legal action over BBC and STV leader debate exclusion [The Herald]
Benjamin Netanyahu trial: Israel PM made ‘illegitimate use’ of power [BBC News]
Harvey Weinstein appeals his rape conviction as lawyer claims judge ‘woefully neglected’ giving him a fair trial [The Sun]
Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics [Independent]
Brazilian law student, 20, dies after playing Russian roulette with his .38 calibre revolver while drinking with a friend [Mail Online]
Judge says two women arrested at Dublin Airport after refusing to enter quarantine can be released from prison but must remain at hotel [Irish News]
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