The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Iraq torture claims lawyers Leigh Day had evidence clients were scheming insurgents, tribunal hears [The Telegraph]
British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran loses legal appeal [The Guardian]
New law comes into force on sex crime court cases [BBC News]
Theresa May urged to clarify stance on European rights convention [The Guardian]
Lebanese women hang eerie wedding dresses from Beirut seafront in rape law protest [The Independent]
Panama Papers scandal law firm partners get bail [Global Legal Post]
Linklaters to make long-awaited China law move with new Shanghai spin-off [Legal Week]
United Airlines victim’s lawyer is now representing woman who was hit with a stroller on American Airlines as well [Mail Online]
NYPD deems judge’s death ‘suspicious’ after leaning toward suicide [NPR]
Apply now: London IP Litigation Boutique seeks Junior Associate [Legal Cheek Hub]
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