The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
‘Trump faces some really big hurdles’ in suing BBC [Sky News]
Britain reviews human rights laws in major shake-up of asylum policy [Reuters]
Domestic abuse victims who flee with children overseas to be criminalised under new law [The Guardian]
Britain’s broken tax system is killing the economy! Lawyer Dan Neidle on how to fix the mess [This Is Money]
Sex case ruling will not harm victims’ rights – Lord Advocate [BBC News]
Judges paid €2.1m in expenses as cash forked out for travel, food, wigs & accommodation and 11 claim over €30k each [Irish Sun]
Kim Kardashian vows to ‘keep studying’ to become a lawyer after failing bar exam [The Independent]
A puppy and unlimited toilet paper? Legal experts say Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged prison life is uncommon [The Guardian]
Oxford Magistrates’ Court to close for six months for works [Herald Series]
She passed law from Oxford but the university did not give her degree. She couldn’t practise law. Later, she became India’s first woman lawyer [Economic Times]
“Incredibly brave of him to continue sitting through this. MND is beyond terrible, it took my dad way too soon. As a JoH also, this was a profoundly moving article.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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