Monday morning round-up

Avatar photo

By Legal Cheek on

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Call for new law to protect victims in the justice system [The Observer]

Fury as lawyer “despicably” says heroic police officer should be disciplined for using a Taser to save his own life during vicious machete attack as smirking maniac is jailed for 16 years [Mail Online]

Louise Redknapp takes aim at “naughty” Peppa Pig after legal battle over her track Naked [HuffPo]

Harry Dunn: Boris Johnson phoned Trump to “secure justice” for crash victim [Sky News]

Boris Johnson’s girlfriend is set to be the centre of a court probe over her influence in the PM’s decision to stop a badger cull [The Sun]

LAWYER EVENT: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint: Find out more

“I wish it hadn’t come to this… but I WILL testify”: Thomas Markle vows “everything will come out” if he is forced into the witness box by daughter Meghan suing a newspaper [Mail Online]

Public footpath rerouted after two year legal battle because ramblers kept walking through nudist campsite [The Telegraph]

Drinking culture in legal world under scrutiny following scandals [Financial Times]

Judges in the dock: the inside story of the battle for Britain’s courts [Prospect]

“The focus on resilience only papers over the fundamental issue: the profession is too demanding on juniors.” [Legal Cheek Comments]

LAWYER EVENT: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint: Find out more

For all the latest commercial awareness info, and advance notification of Legal Cheek's careers events:

Sign up to the Legal Cheek Hub

Related Stories

Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint

Thursday 13 February at Allen & Overy, London -- open to lawyers from 2QE and up

Jan 20 2020 1:39pm

Over half of disabled lawyers have experienced ‘ill-treatment’ at work, research finds

Use of demeaning language and victimisation among issues flagged in new disability report

Jan 24 2020 11:34am

Dentons revamps training contract in bid to make trainees more resilient

Global law firm wants to create 'more good days at work'

Jan 24 2020 8:50am