The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Grenfell fire: Retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick to lead disaster inquiry [BBC News]
Hillsborough: Six people including match commander and police solicitor face charges over disaster [The Telegraph]
Legal aid cuts ‘may have stopped Grenfell tenants pursuing safety concerns’ [The Guardian]
Law firm Slater and Gordon agrees to recap plan, CEO Grech steps down [Financial Times]
If government can find £1.5 billion to bribe the DUP, surely it can find more money for legal aid? [Legal Voice]
Brexit bill boost: Brussels ‘doesn’t have a leg to stand on’ with £88bn demand say lawyers [Express]
Law firms Berg and Kennedys announce merger [Manchester Evening News]
Legal fees paid by NHS to personal injury lawyers rocket to £418m [Global Legal Post]
Advice for law students: how to moot [The Guardian]
Chester’s University of Law is moving into the city centre [The Chester Chronicle]
France plans new cladding law after Grenfell fire disaster [Sky News]
Birmingham student event: Lawyers and the fourth industrial revolution — with Pinsent Masons [Legal Cheek Hub]
“What a poor analogy. The postman gets paid for delivering post because that is his job. Conversely, I have never once been paid specifically for receiving mail from said postman. I think the postal service would struggle if that was the case.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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