Morning round-up: Friday 20 October

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The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Brexit legislation delayed as government plans for EU withdrawal stall [Independent]

Law firm cyber breaches could result in huge thefts and insider trading [Business Insider]

London’s most influential people in law [Evening Standard]

Trinity Mirror and legal team knew about phone hacking, high court told [The Guardian]

The latest comments from across Legal Cheek

Eniola Aluko: who is the female footballer with a law degree at the centre of the FA racism scandal? [The Telegraph]

Government eyes £650m “legal services marketplace” for public sector advice [Legal Futures]

Afghan who arrived in UK speaking no English to graduate with first-class law degree [Metro]

Oxford accused of ‘social apartheid’ as colleges admit no black students [The Guardian]

Event: How technology and innovation will change the role of lawyers — with Osborne Clarke [Legal Cheek Hub]

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