The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Theresa May refuses to say she will defend judges from press attacks ahead of Brexit judgment [The Independent]
Rape law review after footballer Ched Evans’s trial [BBC News]
Child sex abuse inquiry crisis: Another senior lawyer ‘quits over leadership concerns’ [The Telegraph]
Russia withdraws signature from international criminal court statute [The Guardian]
Magistrate court cases take a week longer to complete [BBC News]
Legal Hackette lunches with Bob Neill [Legal Hackette’s Brief]
Sadiq Khan agrees to back legal action against Heathrow Airport Third Runway decision [Get West London]
International law ‘requires’ marriage equality, human rights commissioner says [The Guardian]
Gawker liquidation plan includes legal shield for writers [Wall Street Journal]
Israeli lawyer becomes internet sensation after posting series of sexy snaps of herself online [The Sun]
Krispy Kreme sued by man who claims company misled customers over fruit doughnuts with no fruit in them [Mirror]
US associate salary hike to $180K cited as strain to law firm profits [Bloomberg Law]
The deadline for applications to attend Baker & McKenzie’s open day is the Friday [Legal Cheek Hub]
“No barrister I have every come across would refuse to shake the hand of a non-advocate. I don’t shake hands with members of the bar unless offered, when I do.” [Legal Cheek comments]