The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Durham police chief calls for legalisation of cannabis in UK [The Guardian]
“More than 50” Tory MPs prepared to defy Theresa May to stop no-deal Brexit [The Independent]
Uber claims to have changed. A London judge will decide [New York Times]
Nine in 10 solicitors don’t understand stamp duty [The Telegraph]
Japanese law professor elected new judge at the International Court of Justice [UN News]
The good things the ‘pundits’ never tell you about the legal profession [Legal Business]
How it feels to… change lives as a barrister [Sunday Times]
An immigration lawyer on what really happens to women seeking asylum [BuzzFeed]
Law student died after crashing car on Cardiff’s Newport Road at “twice the speed limit” [Wales Online]
Third six pupillages galore [Legal Cheek Jobs Noticeboard]
Last few places available: Secrets to Success Bristol — with Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw [Legal Cheek Hub]
Thoughts on the Big Four [Legal Cheek Comments]
