The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
General Election results: Britain wakes to a hung Parliament as Theresa May suffers dire night [Evening Standard]
Hung Parliament: Q&A guide to what happens when no-one wins the election [BBC News]
Leigh Day law firm prepares for misconduct ruling over Iraq torture case [The Guardian]
Heart surgeon spared jail for molesting women after judge says it may be in public interest for him to operate again [The Telegraph]
Female barrister had sharp object held to neck in terrifying incident at court [Mirror]
Uber fires over 20 employees after law firm probe [Global Legal Post]
James Comey’s testimony proves Trump obstructed justice, says senior legal analyst [The Independent]
Donald Trump is creating new jobs — for lawyers [Vanity Fair]
Anders Breivik appeal rejected as rights have not been violated, says Norway’s top court [Sky News]
Commercial Awareness Question Time: Inside the acquisition of Visa Europe — with Macfarlanes [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Thank you for introducing me to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It looks utterly ridiculous…” [Legal Cheek comments]
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