The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Coronavirus: Ten ‘Nightingale Courts’ in England and Wales to open [BBC News]
England’s test and trace programme “breaks GDPR data law” [BBC News]
The Begum Appeal is a fundamental error of logic [The Spectator]
Shamima Begum and the UK government’s lack of compassion [The Guardian]
Crowdfunded cases have turned the law into a political weapon [The Spectator]
Uber in final UK court appeal that its drivers are not employees [Financial Times]
Top lawyer says evidence shows woman jailed for murdering love rival is innocent [The Mirror]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme court justice will not retire after cancer diagnosis [BBC News]
UK judges’ future on Hong Kong’s top court cast into doubt [South China Morning Post]
Virtual student event: Understanding the legal services market — with BPP and lawyers from Pinsent Masons, RBS, Reed Smith, Shoosmiths, Paul Hastings and A&O Peerpoint [Legal Cheek Events]
“It’s not a coincidence there is a sudden influx of non-law students randomly becoming interested in a commercial law career. There aren’t many careers that enable you to immediately make that kind of money in your 20s.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
