The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Judges risk emotional scars from “sheer depravity” in sex cases, warns Lord Chief Justice [The Telegraph]
Barrister and banker become first couple to celebrate same sex marriage in Ireland [Her.ie]
Court hears how married couple who allegedly plotted an Islamic State suicide bombing in London were foiled after using Twitter to ask for advice on a target [The Mirror]
Gary Glitter loses sexual abuse conviction appeal [BBC News]
Without rule of law, conflict-affected areas will become poverty ghettoes [The Guardian]
Couple who met at the office retire from Bristol law firm after combined 73 years service [South West Business]
Property lawyer from Harrow jailed for conning clients and taxman out of almost £352,500 [Harrow Times]
Applications now being accepted for Linklaters’ summer vacation scheme [Legal Cheek Hub]
Top London legal aid law firm seeks paralegals [Legal Cheek Hub]
“And the disproportionately negative impact [scrapping law degrees] would have on the poor?” [Legal Cheek Comments]