The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
London lawyers refuse legal aid jobs in dispute over fees [The Guardian]
Barrister launches court room tirade after trial delayed [Express]
Innocent people could be jailed if Tories don’t budge on legal aid, lawyers warn [Mirror]
Hundreds gather at London vigil for law graduate Zara Aleena killed after night out [ITV News]
Suella Braverman: ‘People fear they will lose their job if they point out the basic facts of biology’ [The Telegraph]
Becoming a barrister ‘not for the faint hearted’ [Irish Times]
Letter: US Supreme Court judges are detached from reality [Financial Times]
Holly Willoughby pockets £1million after secretly settling legal battle with ex-agents who wanted 15% of future deals [The Sun]
Harry Dunn family to seek extradition of alleged killer if criminal case fails [The Telegraph]
Barrister’s wife, 61, who once dated Tom Jones reveals how she battled to catch man who put stolen naked photos of her daughter online – in case about to become new Netflix show [Mail Online]
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