The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Caroline Flack due in court today to face assault charge amid “beating” accusations [The Mirror]
Harry Dunn: Family say comments by Anne Sacoolas’s lawyer “deeply disturbing” [Sky News]
Judge who threw out court case against Boris Johnson “failed to declare conflict of interest” [The New European]
Can metropolitan lawyer Sir Keir Starmer cut it with Labour voters up-north? [Mail Online]
Top lawyers warn Johnson over role of judges as constitution fears grow [The Observer]
“This is not rule of law”: detention of Huawei workers sparks backlash [The Guardian]
Wallis Simpson: new divorce details revealed in solicitor’s notes [The Guardian]
Protests continue against citizenship law despite ban as India’s PM defends excluding Muslims [ITV News]
Law graduate reveals why she chose to work at McDonald’s at the age of 22 instead of a firm — and now she owns a restaurant making $10million a year [Mail Online]
Junior lawyer event: How to build a career at a US law firm in London — with lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb, Kirkland & Ellis, Shearman & Sterling and Skadden [i am going]
Student event: When the stakes are high: working at the cutting edge of disputes — with Travers Smith [Legal Cheek Events]
“Well, I for one look forward to Kirkland NQ’s tour of The Gherkin, the Chelsea townhouse, the Lambo garage, etc” [Legal Cheek Comments]
