The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Daughter of suspected COVID-19 victim begins legal action against Matt Hancock [Sky News]
Abandon trial by jury? That would hardly restore trust in the justice system [The Guardian]
Boris Johnson says he ‘will not hesitate’ to change law after Reading terror attack [Mirror]
Ministers set to usher in new laws to protect vital UK firms from foreign predators after China tech row [Mail Online]
Sex attack victim to sue courts to save other survivors from traumatic trial ordeal [Daily Record]
Prince Andrew told not to ‘hide like a coward’ and face FBI by US lawyer [Express]
Nazi salute dog owner bids to appeal conviction in European court [Glasgow Live]
Letter: Cummings did not break any law [Dorset Echo]
Kim Kardashian Will Never Be A Real Lawyer [CCN]
Hong Kong lawyers alarmed at plans for judges in national security trials [Reuters]
Lawyer appears in virtual hearing lying in bed [Tribune]
“You’re on the cusp of spending some of the best years of your life toiling away in that very office. Sit tight and wait.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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