The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Train fare dodging barrister Peter Barnett sacked from profession [Evening Standard]
BEANO: Brexit Existing As Name Only [Jack of Kent blog]
Pippa Middleton takes High Court action after ‘iCloud photos hacking’ [The Telegraph]
Labour promises manifesto pledge on legal aid [Law Society Gazette]
This man has raised over £145,000 and hired a team of lawyers to prosecute politicians who lied about Brexit [Business Insider]
Alton Towers owner fined £5m over Smiler rollercaster crash [The Guardian]
11-year-old boy becomes Britain’s youngest rapist [The Independent]
Global law firm Ashurst set to meet target of 300 Glasgow jobs [Herald Scotland]
How to become a projects lawyer — with Burges Salmon [Legal Cheek Hub]
“What is the purpose of such a conference — presumably if it’s only about case management, surely a junior can easily handle it?” [Legal Cheek comments]