The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Starting salaries are £180,000 — but do young lawyers believe the hours, stress and burnout are worth it? [The Observer]
Dealmaking revival hands bumper profits to UK ‘magic circle’ law firms [Financial Times] (£)
Labour urged to reform joint enterprise law to stop ‘systemic injustice’ [The Guardian]
TikTok lawyer dramatically QUITS representing family of man kicked by cop at Manchester airport as new vid revealed [The Sun]
Conservative Barrister Geoffrey Cox Lambasted for Earning Millions in Outside Work as MPs Debate Second Jobs [Byline Times]
Tommy Robinson ‘arrested under anti-terrorism laws’ following London march [Evening Standard]
Former F1 boss Jordan in legal fight with HSBC over ‘flawed’ bond deal [Sky News]
Thailand’s cannabis law chaos offers lessons for the UK [iNews]
Don’t break the law and we won’t kill you, China tells Taiwanese workers [Telegraph] (£)
Irish defamation law facing wide-ranging reform [BBC News]
Oldest federal judge, 97, embroiled in battle with bench trying to suspend her [Independent]
“Do you know people at the bar who can at least help you with understanding the requirements and any unwritten rules / tips / ideas?” [Legal Cheek comments]
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