The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

UK’s big law firms risk losing talented staff over ‘unmanageable’ stress [Financial Times] (£)
Lawyer who painted £2.6m house black told to restore it to white [Telegraph] (£)
Lawyer wins restraining order against ‘fat-shaming’ ex-boyfriend [Telegraph] (£)
Call for stronger safeguards in cosmetic treatments law [BBC News]
How UK ban on Palestine Action became a legal battle over the right to protest [Financial Times] (£)
Uber hit with legal demands to halt use of AI-driven pay systems [The Guardian]
Judges need fewer powers, not more [The Spectator] (£)
How I got lawyer barred after a reader lost £500,000 in investment scam [This Is Money]
“Why employ a junior to work for a day drafting a contract when you can ask AI to draft it in 10 seconds and have a partner review it for 30 mins? Firms and juniors are going to have to seriously tackle the changes that are here.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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