The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Legal aid cuts have created a ‘two-tier justice system’ benefiting the wealthy, damning report finds [The Independent]
‘We’re looking for raw intelligence’: law tutors share Oxbridge interview tips [The Guardian]
Law professor: The government will ‘fail’ in the Article 50 Supreme Court case [Business Insider]
Defending the ‘bedroom tax’ in the Supreme Court cost the Government almost £500,000 in legal bills [Mail Online]
Hillsborough: high court hears damages claim over police ‘cover-up’ [The Guardian]
Iceland launches legal challenge over supermarket name [BBC News]
A gold-en choice for silver circle firm: Ashurst appoints TV expert to its board [City A.M.]
Judge told 31-year-old man it was ‘understandable’ he had sex with girl, 14 [Evening Standard]
Teen taken to court for feeding chips to pigeons says affair was ‘bizarre waste of time’ [South Wales Evening Post]
Father acquitted of raping daughter walks free after ‘judge fell asleep’ [The Independent]
“Honk if you love Jesus”: Reverend faces legal action over ‘advertising’ slogans [Mirror]
Vacation placements at Pinsent Masons [Legal Cheek Hub]
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