The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Pledge to combat ‘cancel culture’ in human rights shake-up: Justice Secretary pledges law reform for protect free speech [Mail Online]
Barristers ambivalent about MoJ’s pay hike offer [City A.M.]
Only seafarer to turn down P&O payoff following mass sackings wins claim for unfair dismissal [Sky News]
Ed Sheeran’s request for US copyright lawsuit to be dismissed is denied [Evening Standard]
Law professor Danielle Citron: ‘Privacy is essential to human flourishing’ [The Guardian]
Lidl told to destroy copycat chocolate gold bunnies by Swiss court [CBBC Newsround]
AI Ethics And AI Laws Reveal Troubling Concerns From Tesla’s AI Day Showcase And The Ever Expanding AI Ambitions Of Elon Musk [Forbes]
Amnesty sues former barrister ‘for profits made while using its name’ [Business Post]
Lawyer who threw Molotov cocktail at NYPD car during George Floyd protests says she was drunk [Mail Online]
Richard Keys considering legal action vs Gabby Logan over “wildly inaccurate allegations” [Mirror]
Trump reportedly ignoring advice from lawyer he paid $3m retainer for Mar-a-Lago documents case [Independent]
“You have your whole life ahead of you. Why do you even want to be a lawyer ? Study STEM subjects, then become a software engineer or hedge fund manager instead.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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