The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Joshua Rozenberg: The general election — a lawyer writes [Facebook]
A woman who begged for 50p was sentenced to six months in prison in a hearing where she had no lawyer [BuzzFeed]
Jeff King: May’s Gambit [UK Constitutional Law Association]
British drivers face speeding fines of up to £640 in Europe this summer – but foreign drivers will get off scot free here because of a legal loophole [Mail Online]
DWF sued for £1m by former landlord over failure to pay for office repairs [Scottish Construction]
Law student admits burgling house ‘decimating’ legal career [Telegraph & Argus]
Sydney judge under fire for taking 17 hours to read a judgment over four days [Mail Online]
Utah judge under fire for calling convicted rapist a ‘good man’ [BBC News]
Future trainee sought to join international law firm as a paralegal on a 12 month FTC [Legal Cheek Hub]
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with working at a West End firm. Many aspire for that over City firms as a personal career choice. Becoming a partner at one is a very respectable achievement…” [Legal Cheek comments]
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