The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Theresa May: UK should quit European Convention on Human Rights [BBC News]
Married City lawyer could face sexual assault charge after “getting intimate with female barrister outside station” [The Mirror]
Amal Clooney on human rights in Azerbaijan, and US politics [BBC News]
Charities campaigning for change should think hard before pursuing court cases [The Guardian]
Emotional triumph for Belfast state school in Bar National Mock Trial at the Old Bailey [Legal Cheek]
Catholic lawyer raises legal concerns after Ofsted chief backs gender-neutral school toilets [Catholic Herald]
Chinese rights lawyer Ni Yulan placed under house arrest [The Guardian]
Judge rules woman who died after refusing life-saving treatment when she lost her “sparkle” cannot be named [The Telegraph]
Blundering BBC broadcast Hillsborough verdict [Guido Fawkes blog]
IT and marketing assistant (university 12 month placement) sought by leading commercial barristers’ chambers [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Utterly insane — so what if the contract itself is enforceable, this is a PR disaster of epic proportion.” [Legal Cheek comments]
