Morning round-up: Friday 26 May

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By Legal Cheek Reporter on

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Top lawyer says Britain owes just £1billion to EU for exit bill despite Eurocrats’ grandstanding [The Sun]

Alabama executes man on eighth attempt during 35-year legal battle [The Guardian]

Paedophiles can be banned from using Snapchat, judge rules [The Telegraph]

Here’s all the evidence you didn’t see in The Trial [Radio Times]

Former government solicitor banned for backdating court document [Law Gazette]

Celebrity lawyer kidnapped in broad daylight and only freed — badly injured — when his family paid ransom [Mirror]

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner ‘now a focus in Russia investigation’ [Independent]

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

“Tattoos aren’t a protected characteristic — it’s a choice and it’s very easy to get one somewhere not visible when you’re wearing business wear! I doubt someone with pink hair would be looked on favourably within the legal profession either.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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