The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Robert Jenrick’s wife was lawyer for donor at centre of illicit funding row [Financial Times] (£)
Fake lawyers, scientists, chefs and punters: meet the ‘white monkeys’ paid to make Chinese businesses look global [The Guardian]
Reform seeks legal challenge over new councils [BBC News]
Angela Rayner’s tax lawyer told me something extraordinary [The Times] (£)
UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims [The Guardian]
How a Troubles ruling could impact court’s definition of a woman [BBC News]
Hong Kong listings boom sparks legal hiring spree [Financial Times] (£)
Major His Honour Jonathan van der Werff, Coldstream officer who became a criminal judge – obituary [The Telegraph] (£)
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