The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
National Crime Agency broke law by helping Thai police put two men on death row [BuzzFeed]
Secret Barrister: Why a new law is needed to stop mobile phones being shoved up women’s skirts [iNews]
Legal clerk bought two houses, a boat, cars and furniture using money stolen from solicitors [Manchester Evening News]
Brian White: ‘Genius’ who won place at Oxford University faces being deported [Evening Standard]
Solicitor misled court because judgement was “affected by personal relationship with client” [Legal Futures]
Court put in lockdown as dangerous ‘dirty protest’ prisoner appears in dock half naked [Daily Record]
Laughing gas is actually still legal after landmark court decision [Metro]
Bitcoin Foundation seeks legal protection from US currency regulation [Independent]
BPTC & LPC graduates sought for County Court Advocate roles: September start [Legal Cheek Hub]
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