The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
The Charlie Gard case is a sad reminder that the law is the preserve of the powerful [The Guardian]
Dying man Noel Conway can fight right-to-die law [BBC News]
Lawyer who was dubbed the ‘bolshiest barrister on Twitter’ and called for age of consent to be lowered to 13 ‘made death threats’ to law student [Mail Online]
A media lawyer says there will be a huge “chilling effect” from the Daily Mail’s libel payout to Melania Trump [BuzzFeed]
One in five enquiries to EU legal advice service concern UK residency following Brexit, report reveals [Independent]
United States’ first female Muslim judge, Sheila Abdus-Salaam, found dead in New York [The Guardian]
Passenger dragged off ‘overbooked’ United Airlines flight launches legal action to stop video evidence being deleted [Mirror]
Man with 460 convictions wants to be in jail — so he continually smashes windows at solicitors’ firm [Gazette Live]
Lawyer jailed for £700k fraud against customers [Wigan Today]
Apple takes Swatch to court over ‘Tick Different’ ads [BBC News]
Future trainee sought to join international law firm as a paralegal on a 12 month FTC [Legal Cheek Hub]
“This young man’s behaviour is a result of poor guidance, most probably poor education and a society which places every greater value on credentials as a means to prove your self-worth.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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