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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Supreme Court to consider government appeal in Brexit reversal case
Lord Reed, Lady Hale and Lord Hodge will form the decision panel

Facebook to launch ‘Supreme Court’ to handle content take-down appeals
New quasi-judicial body up and running within a year, says Mark Zuckerberg

CMS, Pinsent Masons and DWF among firms to offer ‘returnships’ to help lawyers back into law following career breaks
Up to 40 paid six-month placements available

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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Blackstone QC’s sex harassment suspension BLOCKED by peers
Vote reportedly 'forced' by fellow Blackstone silk Lord Pannick

The Apprentice: High street solicitor remains in competition following chaotic gardening task
Sarah Ann Magson keeps lawyer winner dream alive

The best chambers for quality of work for juniors 2018-19
The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Kirkland & Ellis launches concierge service to help its busy junior lawyers with personal ‘to-do lists’
One associate has already used the mega-perk to help her move house

Business class passenger claiming to be a ‘f**king international lawyer’ filmed verbally abusing cabin crew after being refused more booze
The incident occurred on an Air India flight from Mumbai to London on Saturday

Final legal advice on Brexit to be disclosed to MPs
'Legal professional privilege' gets rare airtime in Commons

Solicitor dresses up as Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods for ‘best fictional lawyer’ event
Outfit included fluffy pup

Eversheds Sutherland rolls out Facebook-style app letting lawyers ‘share, like and rate’ innovation ideas
Firm's staff can also request solutions to specific problems

First ever law scholarship for STEM students unveiled
STEM Future Lawyers joins forces with BPP University Law School to launch GDL scholarship for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students

Junior solicitor whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets struck off after successful SRA appeal
Sovani James handed two-year ban earlier this year for faking documents

Court of Appeal to be live-streamed for the first time this week
Pilot case concerns West Ham United

Sidley Austin lawyer’s widow reveals how work pressures pushed her husband to suicide in heartbreaking open letter
Gabe MacConaill committed suicide in the carpark of the firm's Los Angeles office last month

Bar Council launches support hotline for stressed barristers
New wellbeing initiative also includes self-help programmes, fact sheets and videos

Blackstone Chambers QC faces House of Lords suspension over sexual harassment claims
Lord Lester described the allegations as 'completely untrue'

Whistleblowing judge launches crowdfunding appeal to take workers’ rights ruling to Supreme Court
Judiciary should be afforded the same legal protections as workers when making public interest disclosures, says Claire Gilham