The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
The “social justice” crusaders who are betting on a legal bonanza [The Telegraph]
Hong Kong extradition law: What happens next? [CNN]
Hundreds of people march through London demanding justice for Grenfell Tower tragedy [Evening Standard]
Cannabis laws up in smoke: Campaigners fear drug is being unofficially legalised after it emerges up to nine out of ten people caught in possession are not charged with crime [Mail Online]
Coronation Street hire top barrister after Bethany Platt sex abuse blunder [The Sun]
New York judge dies after suffering heart attack in his courtroom [News 18]
Why law firms must change how they work [Financial Times]
The woman who has an NDA with Dominic Raab has complained to one of his top MP supporters after they called her claims “vexatious” [BuzzFeed]
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