The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
The 27-year-old whose £4bn AI firm is wooing City lawyers [The Sunday Times] (£)
The barrister who cast Britain’s biggest lawsuit into chaos [The Telegraph]
Why plan for judge-only trials in fraud cases is wrong [The Guardian]
MPs seek to overturn ruling that stops police being sued for failings [BBC News]
Man wins three-year parking ticket battle after using ChatGPT as his lawyer [Independent]
Union boss warns over surge in ChatGPT-generated claims [The Telegraph] (£)
UK government faces new legal challenge after banning Northern Ireland parade [Financial Times] (£)
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