The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Do forgive us women if we don’t agree John Worboys has paid his debt [The Guardian]
Fears paedo Vanessa George and child grooming gang leader will be freed after black cab rapist John Worboys’ shock release [The Sun]
Victims of John Worboys may crowdfund legal action to keep cab field in jail — if he is not charged with more attacks [The Sun]
Three judges are among 12 lawyers being probed over suspected £15million legal aid swindle [Mail Online]
City trader whose cheating husband was awarded half of her £5.45m fortune when their four-year marriage ended says he “won the lottery” by having an affair as she challenges “out of date” legislation [Mail Online]
Universities could face legal action if they allow students to restrict free speech by banning speakers whose views they dislike [Mail Online]
A top BBC journalist has quit as China editor and accused the corporation of having a “secretive and illegal” pay culture [BuzzFeed]
Donald Trump suggests he wants US law to limit free speech in wake of publication of explosive new book [The Independent]
A legal renaissance, blockchain style [Coin Desk]
Cornerstone Barristers pupillage open evening on Thursday 11 January [Legal Cheek Hub]
“[31] is [young] if you are over 31. If you are not, your opinion is irrelevant, child.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
