The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Evening Standard comment: We must safeguard our legal system post-Brexit [Evening Standard]
District judge conned wealthy clients to live luxurious lifestyle … lying to his accountant who killed himself after realising he’d been party to the crime [The Telegraph]
Warning signs for legal eagles: One in three law firms in serious financial danger [City A.M.]
Derby dirty protest businessman Charles Hirons ‘lost £5 million in nightmare legal cases’ [Derby Telegraph]
Lawyer quits the City to work on game to help people with dementia [Evening Standard]
Fury at Russian move to soften domestic violence law [The Guardian]
Top Texas lawyer known as ‘strong arm’ accidentally overdoses on cocaine just days after his daughter’s suicide [Mail Online]
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