The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Panama charges two Mossack Fonseca partners over Brazil link — and refuses them bail [BBC News]
Francois Fillon and British wife Penelope expected to face legal proceedings this week over payments, reports say [The Telegraph]
A plague on lawyers: A critique on the greed, self-importance and lack of scruples of Britain’s last unreformed vested interest group [Mail Online]
US legal system is “broken”, claims Donald Trump [Twitter]
Our legal system is broken! "77% of refugees allowed into U.S. since travel reprieve hail from seven suspect countries." (WT) SO DANGEROUS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2017
Trump attacks on judiciary raise safety concerns for judges [Fortune]
Disgraced Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner “did good work, but lost his way” says Labour Baroness Chakrabarti [The Telegraph]
A court made a ruling about a plumber’s working rights that could have big repercussions for the gig economy [BuzzFeed]
The gig economy—the history and the essentials [Future of Law Blog]
UK unprepared for exiting Europe’s green legislation, says Caroline Lucas [The Guardian]
Apply to attend: How to become a serious injury lawyer – live in Manchester [Legal Cheek Hub]
The magic circle pecking order: “CC & A&O are both under 100 years old, so they lack that image of old-school, vintage legal brilliance. CC in particular is the product of a 1980s merger, and is kind of seen as a bit nouveau riche…” [Legal Cheek Comments]