The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
“Decades behind the law”: Most managers think it OK to quiz interviewees about having children, research reveals [The Independent]
We should celebrate a century of women in law by finally tackling the profession’s gender pay gap [City AM]
Shock figures reveal state of UK’s brutal prisons [The Guardian]
Liam Payne calls in divorce lawyers to advise how to protect his £54m from Cheryl and still have access to his son Bear as friends say they could split within weeks [Mail Online]
Fergie faces £2million legal bill if she loses her fight for “£40million lost wages” after Fake Sheikh sting [Mail Online]
MPs voting against Theresa May’s Brexit deal will cause “crisis in British politics”, Guy Verhofstadt warns [The Independent]
Scotch Whisky Association launch legal challenge against German whiskey over ‘Glen’ name [The Glasgow Herald]
When did being gay become legal in the UK? [Metro]
Botched cosmetic surgery: law change urged as complaints treble [The Guardian]
Google’s firing of anti-diversity memo author was legal, labor regulators conclude [Fortune]
Wanted: Legal Research Assistant to Philip Rainey QC & Michael Walsh [Legal Cheek Hub]
“We get it, your parents are lawyers. Don’t beat yourself up about your privilege.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
