The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
‘Warning shot’ to ministers over legal aid as barristers raise threat of industrial action [Independent]
How culpable are external lawyers in corporate wrongdoing? [Financial Times] (£)
Post Office explores taking branch owner-operators to court again [The Guardian]
Wagatha Christie: The luxury hotel, a mini-bar and ongoing feud between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney [BBC News]
Melbourne lawyer referred to complaints body after AI generated made-up case citations in family court [The Guardian]
Law student who called Bukayo Saka ‘a monkey’ avoids jail [The Telegraph] (£)
Sexual abuse victims claim free court transcript scheme was ‘hidden’ from them for months [Independent]
Slough County Court could be sold by debt-ridden council [BBC News]
When is Diddy’s trial? What to know about his legal troubles [BBC News]
“This is what progress should be like. Not charging separately for SQE exams when prep courses cost the same as the LPC course.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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