The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
EU Court rules no jail for illegal migrants [BBC News]
The Sports Direct shambles shows why the law alone will never protect workers [Huffington Post]
Eva Carneiro tribunal: Jose Mourinho and former Chelsea doctor agree settlement after controversial departure [The Independent]
“Expert witness” [Twitter]
It appears that in the Mourinho case, someone is providing expert witness evidence on Portuguese swear words.
— David Allen Green (@DavidAllenGreen) June 7, 2016
Legal highs ban will fail to eradicate spice, warns government adviser [The Guardian]
Ex-solicitor Paul Baxendale-Walker loses legal battle with the parents of his ‘hunny bunny’ ex-lover after he tried to claw back the £300,000 ‘gift’ they used to buy their family home [Mail Online]
The Chinese lawyer who had his clothes ripped off in court [BBC News]
Only a small percentage of law school graduates actually make big money — here’s a simple way to tell if you’ll be one of them [Business Insider]
Law firm Cravath raising associate starting salaries to $180,000 (£123,566) [Wall Street Journal]
Man who dressed in a barrister’s wig and robe spent the night in a magistrates’ court — before he was sentenced in the same chambers [Mail Online]
Apply now: Commercial Awareness Question Time: EU referendum special — with Shearman & Sterling [Legal Cheek Hub]
“An entirely objective survey I’m sure. In other news, 100% of people surveyed by Arsenal think Spurs aren’t very good…”[Legal Cheek comments]
