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Morning round-up: Friday 23 May

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The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.

NewspapersCall me Ms, says top judge: Newly appointed High Court justice becomes first to use the title [Mail Online]

In praise of…Ms Justice Russell [The Guardian]

The Times Student Law: free version [ri5.co.uk]

Can you become a lawyer with a criminal conviction? [The Student Room]

Airbnb has agreed to share anonymous data with New York’s top lawyer [Time]

SRA approves plans to broaden qualification route beyond training contracts [Legal Business]

Former Islamic bank GC arrested in Dubai over Leeds United sale allegations [The Lawyer]

John Cleese: Monty Python reunion is happening because of my £800,000 legal bill [The Mirror]

The lawyer and the Kill-List memo [The New Yorker]

Man named Cocaine gets drugs charge dropped [Mail Online]

Heard in court [Facebook]

“Bang on. Or have I expressed that badly?” [Legal Cheek Comments]

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