The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Supreme Court examines NI abortion law appeal [BBC News]
Why, 50 years after the Abortion Act, it’s time to abolish the law altogether [The Guardian]
Law firms are preemptively opening Bitcoin wallets to pay ransoms [Business Insider]
Ryanair pilots to be balloted on group legal action [Financial Times]
Law student faces jail over Bieber ticket scam [BBC News]
Legal challenge against Government’s post-election deal with DUP reaches court [Belfast Telegraph]
Poker player loses court battle over £7.7m winnings from London casino [The Guardian]
Poundland forced to redesign its copycat Toblerone bar after Mondelēz wins legal dispute [The Telegraph]
Cocky law student gets eaten alive by judge as she rants about disrespect [Lad Bible]
Eco-friendly lawyer fined £50 for putting out his recycling rubbish a few hours too early [Mirror]
Honolulu bans texting and walking with ‘distracted pedestrian law’ [Independent]
Event: How technology and innovation will change the role of lawyers — with Osborne Clarke [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Lord Briggs: Justin Bieber of the Supreme Court ?” [Legal Cheek comments]