The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Facebook moves 1.5bn users out of reach of new European privacy law [The Guardian]
Juror jailed for six years for accepting bribes during drugs trial [Metro]
Legal threat over Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise [BBC News]
Students to be hit with another ‘eye-watering’ interest rate rise on tuition fee repayments [Independent]
Legal Hackette Lunches with Patrick Maddams [Legal Hackette’s Brief]
Going private would give Oxford and Cambridge what they want: impunity [The Guardian]
BSB investigates how chambers advertise for and recruit pupils to check for “unjustified” barriers [Legal Futures]
Gucci and Guess settle nine year legal battle over the letter G [City A.M.]
Who are the top 10 female-friendly US firms? [Global Legal Post]
The Dentons partner facing charges in drunk driving death has a history of legal problems [Above The Law]
Leading criminal defence practice in Kent seeks criminal lawyer [Legal Cheek Hub]
“I totally agree that the tick bock exercise is both lazy and a major source of unfairness when it comes to recruitment decisions. The minimum 2.1 requirement is especially unfair and irrational…” [Legal Cheek comments]
