Morning round-up: Friday 19 May

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By Legal Cheek Reporter on

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Britain to be bound by European human rights laws for at least another five years even if Tories win election [The Telegraph]

Paris turns to English law to lure City business [Financial Times]

Son tries to sue ‘ungenerous’ £101m EuroMillions winner father because he only gave him £1.6m [The Independent]

Judge blasts ‘astonishing’ £2.7m legal fees in millionaire’s divorce battle [Evening Standard]

Being within the law does not put judiciary beyond criticism — The bread knife of legal reasoning [Legal Business]

Legal firms say use of tech will have greatest impact on business [Global Legal Post]

Unauthorised term-time holidays soar in England after legal challenge [The Guardian]

Trump’s top pick for FBI director, Joe Lieberman, works for a law firm that represents Trump [Quartz]

Apply to attend: The Legal Cheek and Shearman & Sterling General Election debate [Legal Cheek Hub]

“Reality is that league tables are BS and constantly changing. Just get into a reputable Russell Group and work hard lol.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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