The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Judges overturn practice of double conviction for aggravated offences [The Guardian]
Drinks giant in legal war on sugar tax: Coca-Cola and Britvic among manufacturers planning legal challenge over claims that the new laws are unfair [Mail Online]
David Cameron interview: Prime Minister urges people to vote in EU referendum “or you’ll find we’re out” [The Independent]
Hulk Hogan body slams Gawker: Website faces ruin after wrestler wins sex tape lawsuit and is awarded $115 MILLION — with $50m due upfront and punitive damages STILL to come [Mail Online]
British solicitor waits for Dubai verdict over “offensive tweet” [BBC News]
Salah Abdeslam lawyer plans to sue over revelations of aborted suicide plan [The Guardian]
Madonna’s child custody battle with Guy Ritchie reaches crucial stage [The Telegraph]
Helena Kennedy QC: Isis is committing genocide. It is indefensible for Britain not to say so [The Guardian]
The first and only foreign lawyer to practise in Afghanistan [The Independent]
Herbert Smith Freehills seeks campus managers [Legal Cheek Hub]
“It’s because even compared to other MC firms, Freshies trainees are in high demand from big bucks American outfits.” [Legal Cheek Comments]