The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
High Court judge to decide on whether Lord Janner is unfit to stand trial over child sex offences [The Guardian]
Top barrister Lord Grabiner accused of betraying fellow golf club members in Wentworth row [The Telegraph]
Sharia Law is alive and well in the UK as investigation uncovers shocking details [The Mirror]
Sharia courts in the UK should be stopped from presiding over divorces, campaigners warn [The Independent]
Prevent programme “spying on our young people”, say east London imams [The Guardian]
I asked Syrians what they think about Britain bombing Syria [Vice]
Court closures due to severe weather and flooding [Justice.gov.uk]
This Christmas the City is partying like it’s 2006 — but the firms would like to keep the largesse a secret [The Independent]
The future of the legal profession might be brighter than you think [Forbes]
“If I’m a commercial solicitor who is going to work at least an 80 hour week regardless, I’d rather be paid 100K than 75K!” [Legal Cheek Comments]
Radcliffe Chambers opens is pupillage applications ahead of 8 January deadline [Legal Cheek Hub]
