The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Cases taking 19 months to get to appeal court owing to backlogs [The Guardian]
Daughter of IRA Hyde Park bomb victim denied legal aid [The Sun]
Human rights group calls for former Leeds United MD David Haigh to be released from Dubai prison [The Mirror]
Eva Carneiro “set to face Chelsea and Mourinho in full employment tribunal” [Evening Standard]
Natalie McGarry MP facing legal action over holocaust tweet [The Telegraph]
Hulk Hogan sues Gawker for $100m in Florida sex tape trial [The Independent]
China releases dissident lawyer and has him flown to US [Wall Street Journal]
Gullible solicitor who held £100k stolen cash for fraudster posing as Pope’s banker is spared jail [The Mirror]
Legal action to find “the truth” about MH370 [Sky News]
Norton Rose Fulbright seeks law students and recent grads for Legal Transaction Assistant role [Legal Cheek Hub]
“This issue is really incredibly simple. Invite applications for any and all vacant positions. Then select the best candidate for the job…” [Legal Cheek Comments]
