The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Laws made in a British Parliament and enforced by British judges — Brexit will make us an independent country once again [The Telegraph]
New EU laws legitimise fintech challengers [Financial Times]
HSBC top lawyer calls for new global anti-financial crime measures [Reuters]
Southern passengers’ legal action fund close to £18k [BBC News]
That’s rich, Amal! How Mrs Clooney’s worn £34,000 of clothes in 14 days while grandstanding as a champion of the downtrodden [Mail Online]
‘He’s not really a celebrity!’ Benedict Cumberbatch’s superstar status is played down by close pal Judge Robert Rinder [Mail Online]
Shane Warne threatens legal action after Today Show call him ‘creepy’ over Emily Ratajkowski comment [Evening Standard]
‘Disgruntled’ lawyer shoots nine people in suburban neighbourhood before being killed by police [Mirror]
Why a beautiful, promising law student killed her boyfriend with a massive dose of heroin [Vice]
Law passed enabling actors to remove age from IMDb [The Guardian]
Event: How to become a projects lawyer — with Burges Salmon [Legal Cheek]
“Considering you need to go on to the LPC or BPTC, how can these graduates possibly be earning this amount within 6 months of graduating? I can’t help but feel these stats are slightly skewed.” [Legal Cheek comments]