The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
US outsourcing company abandons plans to sue Michael Gove’s department [BuzzFeed]
Guy Ritchie lawyers-up to fight for custody of Rocco [TMZ]
The end of lawyers? Not so fast [New York Times]
Foreign citizens who make often “spurious” claims of mistreatment against British troops should be banned from claiming legal aid, top military brass have demanded [Mail Online]
The real problem with Brexit: nobody knows anything [The Guardian]
Partner struck off for “web of deception” about case progress [Law Society Gazette]
10 examples of human rights abuses by Saudi Arabia [The Independent]
Making a Murderer: Netflix documentary on Steven Avery “could not be made in UK due to lack of open justice” [The Independent]
George and Amal Clooney install 18 CCTV cameras around Berkshire mansion [The Sun]
Radcliffe Chambers’ pupillage application deadline is on Friday [Legal Cheek Hub]
“I think it’s because it’s just so rare to see I decent US jury advocate. A bit like the UK in ten years time.” [Legal Cheek Comments]