The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Article 50: Theresa May to trigger Brexit process next week [BBC News]
Supreme court to consider appeal to enforce smoking ban in UK jails [The Guardian]
Movie-tax lawyer Jolyon Maugham’s bid to stop Brexit in a Dublin court [The Independent]
Commercial law firms failing to make women partners [Irish Legal News]
Is studying law boring? And other student FAQs [The Guardian]
SDT rejects plea of solicitor who claimed “perfect storm” of problems made strike-off unjust [Legal Futures]
Bentley Motors loses legal challenge against Bentley Clothing [Financial Times]
Tottenham star Dele Alli’s parents in legal fight over MK Dons contract they claim they did not sign [The Sun]
Neil Gorsuch: Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick said ’employers should ask women if they want children’ [The Independent]
Bottoms up! Colombian workers cannot be sacked for turning up drunk or high on drugs after law change [Mail Online]
LPC graduates wanted to become Trainee Private Client Lawyers — Immediate Start [Legal Cheek Hub]
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