The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Starmer ‘fast-tracking’ judge-only trials ahead of potential leadership challenge [The Telegraph] (£)
‘Aggressive’ US law firms are clogging our courts, says Leigh Day founder [The Times] (£)
Sack minister who asked law firm to smear journalists, Starmer told [The Telegraph] (£)
Can Slaughter and May hold out against the US takeover of the old City? [Financial News] (£)
Who is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s solicitor Gary Bloxsome? [The Times] (£)
Andrew’s arrest: Legal expert answers seven key questions [Sky News]
Sheffield lawyer sanctioned by regulator over stalking conviction [BBC News]
Iran targets doctors and lawyers for helping protesters [Independent]
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional [Washington Post] (£)
Scammers created fake courtroom and law firm to prey on immigrants, DOJ says [Independent]
“You’ll do a couple hundred more hours a year, but your job will sometimes start at 2pm when the US wakes up, meaning you finish much later.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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