The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Attacks on judges undermine law — Supreme Court president [BBC News]
UK legal academics urge PM to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit [The Guardian]
Top judge criticised for hearing case about dying baby in closed court [Metro]
Cambridge University’s 300-year-old “class list” tradition could be banned under EU law [The Telegraph]
Bank of England could face legal action over decision to keep polymer notes [Belfast Telegraph]
Drug dealer deliberately got arrested so he could sell ‘legal high’ Spice in prison [Mirror]
HP general counsel tells law firms to meet diversity mandate or forfeit up to 10% of fees [ABA Journal]
Apply to attend: How to become a serious injury lawyer — live in Manchester [Legal Cheek Hub]
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