The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Brexit: law firms set for the great EU demerger [Financial Times]
Theresa May trying to protect soldiers who murder prisoners and torture civilians, says top human rights lawyer [The Independent]
Use of Royal Prerogative to action EU withdrawal ‘not illegal’ [BBC News]
Judge questions why taxpayers’ money has been spent stopping British boy travelling to Syria for jihad [The Telegraph]
England doesn’t have enough secure units for delinquent children says top judge [Express]
Artificial intelligence disrupting the business of law [Financial Times]
Former barrister Steven Woolfe considered defecting to Tories [Guido Fawkes Blog]
Former Big Brother star and law student caught speeding and drink-driving at 3am [Mirror]
Fears lad ‘beaten to death could be Britain’s first Pokemon Go murder’ [Daily Star]
Herbert Smith Freehills are now accepting winter vacation scheme applications [Legal Cheek Hub]
“…as for the “hysteria” referred to above, hopefully anyone with even half a brain can see where this is going, and takes offence at being represented by such a small-minded, xenophobic government. If not, call me hysterical” [Legal Cheek comments]