The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Court closures: sale of 126 premises raised just £34m, figures show [The Guardian]
‘Breaking point for UK justice’ Lawyers slam cuts as system ‘crumbles’ [Daily Star]
Law firm issues call to arms to investors caught up in suspected CWM FX Ponzi scheme [City A.M.]
Helping women lawyers become top leaders [Global Legal Post]
Man who killed three partners gets harsher sentence on appeal [The Guardian]
Family of Connor Sparrowhawk call for legal aid to ensure fair inquests [Oxford Mail]
Court rules parents do not need to lie about Easter Bunny [BBC News]
Trump’s lawyer got restraining order against porn star to keep her quiet [Huffington Post]
Caseworkers sought for top immigration law firm’s Birmingham office [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Show me a lawyer who has behaved inappropriately (by preferring a male candidate merely for being male, for example) and I will agree s/he should be disciplined. More generally, show me a genuinely sexist structure or practice in the legal profession, and I will agree it should be removed. I am not interested in people’s subjective ‘feelings’ about equality.” [Legal Cheek comments]
