The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Videolinks in court trials undermine justice system, says report [The Guardian]
This man had to defend himself without a lawyer via videolink with terrible audio. He lost [BuzzFeed]
Women crowdfund legal defence for defamation after making allegations against “well-known musician” [The Independent]
Donald Trump to “spend personal fortune paying legal fees for aides” caught up in Russia probe [The Independent]
Spanish PM vows to end Catalonia standoff and force region to obey law [The Guardian]
#Metoo is raising awareness, but taking sexual abuse to court is a minefield [The Guardian]
It took a horrific scandal to change the way police in this city treat victims of sexual abuse [BuzzFeed]
Air France boss says UK must play by the EU court’s rules after Brexit [The Guardian]
Sharia law and the relative mercies of French justice [The Spectator]
British electrician is jailed for three months in Dubai prison for touching a man’s hip in a bar [Mail Online]
“I have spent 15 years at the bar and I can tell you most barristers are unhinged” [Legal Cheek Comments]
Event: How technology and innovation will change the role of lawyers — with Osborne Clarke [Legal Cheek Hub]
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