The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Boris Johnson to seek Supreme Court ruling on no-deal Brexit [The Telegraph]
Macron gives Johnson until end of week to overhaul Brexit plan [The Guardian]
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox “threatens to resign if Boris Johnson doesn’t to write to the EU asking for a Brexit extension” after PM vowed he would rather “die in a ditch” [Mail Online]
High Court injunction: Famous married billionaire tycoon “bought woman’s silence for £1million after she claimed he gave her two sexually-transmitted diseases” [Mail Online]
Meghan Markle could face dad Thomas in UK court for the first time in five years over release of private letter [The Sun]
Royal legal action against press was timed to pick where case heard [Financial Times]
The UK’s top financial watchdog made statements for use in court that were later acknowledged by a senior official to be false [BBC News]
Liz Truss denies reports that she is abandoning transgender law reforms [iNews]
Sadiq Khan’s £1.7million online police unit brought just six trolls to justice in two years despite £1.7million of public money [The Sun]
Thailand judge shoots himself in court after criticising system [BBC News]
Legal Cheek seeks events coordinator/editorial assistant to join its expanding team [Legal Cheek Noticeboard]
“Serious question, are their teams nearly as reputable as the ones in their NY offices? Genuinely curious about these elite NY brands and how they are effectively perceived in the London market.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
Student event: Mental health and wellbeing in the law — with Taylor Wessing [Legal Cheek Events]
