The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

‘He put his hand down my tights’: Sexual harassment widespread among barristers, review finds [BBC News]

Solicitor sexually propositioned colleague 50 years his junior [The Telegraph] (£)

Does Graham Linehan’s case prove police are handcuffed by the law? [The Times] (£)

Shabana Mahmood is just another Left-wing lawyer [The Telegraph] (£)

How did Angela Rayner come unstuck? A legal expert explains [Independent]

Boss at ‘scapegoat’ law firm used by Angela Rayner mocked ex-Deputy PM and Starmer as TV’s Del & Rodney in online post [The Sun]

Judge criticised for wishing 7/7 mastermind ‘well’ [The Telegraph] (£)

Woman’s online shopping at work not sackable offence, judge rules [BBC News]

How the highest criminal court in the world is facing its gravest crisis yet [The Telegraph] (£)

Former Northumberland solicitor urinated on neighbours’ doorstep during harassment campaign [Chronicle Live]

“£12,500 is very disproportionate for a junior. That’s no doubt going to come with a lot of financial strain.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Epping hotel asylum seekers to remain at the Bell, court rules [BBC News]

Epping hotel judge ‘reported to conduct office’ over bias allegations [The Telegraph] (£)

Labour won the legal battle over asylum hotels, but the right is running the story [The Guardian]

Palestine Action lawyers accuse Yvette Cooper of ‘cynical media campaign’ [The Guardian]

‘We need investment in offshore wind’ – environmental lawyer [Channel 4]

My daughter wanted to be a lawyer. Then she ran away to join a woodland tribe [The Times] (£)

Companies face prosecution risk as new fraud law comes into force [The Guardian]

Cardi B’s trial: ‘Which one is your real hair?’ Rapper’s wigs and nails baffle lawyers in court [BBC News]

The only lawyer in DC willing to take on Trump [The Telegraph] (£)

“That’s disingenuous. Part time jobs in hospitality etc are common among law students. Few cleaners become lawyers.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Law firms are failing clients in class actions, watchdog says [The Times] (£)

Top UK law firms boost partner pay as revenues climb [Financial News] (£)

Courts would block Farage’s ‘mass deportation’ plan using common law, says former attorney general [Independent]

How to solve the migrant crisis? Bury the rule of lawyers [The Times] (£)

Migrants to be deported to France ‘within weeks’ — as Farage vows to scrap human rights law [Sky News]

Ministers vow to give sexual violence victims ‘the justice they deserve’ [The Guardian]

We bought £4.5M Notting Hill home… and it flooded: Barrister sues previous owner after finding basement ‘underwater’ [Mail Online]

Robbie Williams faces landmark legal action from Irish man who co-wrote hit song ‘Angels’ [Belfast Telegraph]

Scotland’s legal chief takes on judges over ‘lenient’ sentences [The Times] (£)

Lawyer, 22, dies after suffering severe allergic reaction during CT scan [Independent]

“Plenty of people have passed and still have criticisms of the SQE… so not sure that’s an argument to be made. There was not one person in my trainee intake who wasn’t affected by the sh*t show of this ‘exam’.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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UK’s first transgender judge seeks rehearing of supreme court case on biological sex [The Guardian]

Starmer has carried through one of the worst legacies of Tony Blair: ‘lawyer brain’ [The Telegraph] (£)

Burford Capital seeks to buy equity stakes in US law firms [Financial Times] (£)

Meet the divorce lawyers the super-rich call when they split [The Times] (£)

Judge who let knife-wielding migrant stay in UK was on board of pro-asylum charity [The Telegraph] (£)

Campaigners lodge legal action over gender rules for schools and prisons [BBC News]

Barrister fighting for Lucy Letby: She’s feeling new hope [The Times] (£)

Australian lawyer sorry for AI errors in murder case, including fake quotes and made up cases [NBC News]

Breakneck — why China’s engineers beat America’s lawyers [Financial Times] (£)

“Write everything down. Take a note in every conference and hearing. In particular, take your own note of all feedback on your work given by your supervisor or other barristers…” [Legal Cheek comments]

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CEO of law firm behind £36bn BHP suit abruptly replaced [Financial Times] (£)

Courts service ‘covered up’ IT bug that caused evidence to go missing [BBC News]

Revealed: oligarchs spied on UK lawyers who ran Serious Fraud Office cases [The Guardian]

Police arrest hundreds of Palestine Action supporters under anti-terror law [Financial Times] (£)

River Island restructuring plan approved by High Court judge [The Standard]

Waiter brings legal action against the Ivy over share of tips and service charge [The Guardian]

Solicitor loses bid to be restored to roll after ‘systemic’ failures led to £1.2 million fraud [Today’s Conveyancer]

Aston Villa fan mum moons judge saying ‘kiss my a***’ as he jails her for Blues fan attack [Birmingham Live]

Could latest seismic legal challenge leave Fifa wobbling on its perch? [The Guardian]

Conor McGregor eyes legal challenge to presidential eligibility rules [Sunday Times]

“The substantively legitimate points were raised in the original petition. Those were then criticised in a phenomenally childish and misrepresentative way on a national platform.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Blow to consumers as supreme court hands partial win to car finance firms over loans [The Guardian]

Legal aid cyber-attack has pushed sector towards collapse, say lawyers [The Guardian]

Senior judge says he would apologise to IPP prisoners he jailed [Independent]

Recognising Palestinian state would destabilise international law, Starmer told [Telegraph] (£)

Populists will break the law to halt migration unless we change it [The Times] (£)

Lawyer jailed for drunk-driving away from crash [BBC News]

Portobello Road residents ‘imprisoned’ in homes by anti-terrorism measures mount legal challenge [Standard]

Brazilian critics attack new law for promoting ‘deforestation explosion’ [Financial Times] (£)

“You sound like the type who will stay late night slogging in front of a computer screen on Christmas Eve working on a matter “just for fun”. Get a grip on reality – just because you have passed doesn’t defeat the purpose of this petition…” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal [The Guardian]

Solicitor killed by cannabis-smoking housemate who believed she was ‘lost daughter of Princess Diana’ [The Standard]

Top court says countries can sue each other for climate damage — this is what to expect [Independent]

The worst wreckers of Birmingham? The judges [The Telegraph] (£)

‘Really cautious’: why the ICJ is delaying a Gaza genocide verdict [The Guardian]

The High Court’s war on truth [The Spectator] (£)

Manchester Airport attacker’s lawyer calls police officer a ‘bully with a badge’ [The Telegraph] (£)

Ghislaine Maxwell could dodge congressional subpoena for her testimony in Epstein investigation, lawyer says [Independent]

Will a new law prevent illegally imported puppies? [BBC News]

“SC-trained qualifying in September here. I got a job externally (US firm) in my preferred specialism (and got multiple offers from different firms in that area to choose from), but the market generally is tough right now.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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UK relocated Afghan family after they sought data breach disclosure via law firm [Financial Times] (£)

Disabled people face harsh justice in ‘secret’ fast-track courts, report finds [The Standard]

UK government faces legal action over not evacuating critically ill children from Gaza [The Guardian]

Hamas lawyer called for ‘copycat’ Palestine Action groups [The Telegraph] (£)

Is top lawyer in Sandie Peggie tribunal facing a conflict of interest? [The Times] (£)

Christian group wins legal battle over preaching ban in west London [The Standard]

Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can’t be held responsible for actions of Texas school shooter [The Guardian]

Sylvanian Families in legal fight over TikTok sex and drugs videos [BBC News]

‘Memeification’ of Jeffrey Epstein case undermines victims, says lawyer [Sky News]

“Training in-house may make it slightly harder to transition into private practice as a junior. Firms will want NQs/Solicitors/associates who can hit the ground running and not need to be taught things like how to time record or client management…” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Barristers in England and Wales struggle to pay bills after legal aid hack [Financial Times] (£)

UK litigation boom mainly benefits lawyers, insurers and funders [The Times] (£)

Downing Street ‘confident’ UK-France migrant return deal complies with law [The Standard]

Bid to reintroduce Hillsborough Law draft blocked [BBC News]

Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools [The Guardian]

Judge rules woman must pay half of ex-husband’s £160,000 gender surgery bill [The Standard]

Angela Rayner’s employment law forcing ‘stealth tax’ on workers [Telegraph] (£)

Britain does not need an Islamophobia law, existing rules work [Telegraph] (£)

“Do it! life is short – go get your money. The truth is that 99.9% of the population doesn’t care. A lawyer is a lawyer. Only snobby and bitter lawyers living in places like London still riding the ‘prestige’ myth and paying 60% tax will judge a move like this. But at the end of a day we’re all just sat behind a computer typing words on a screen. So why not do that in a location you enjoy.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Victims in rape cases can lie in court, says leading barrister [The Times] (£)

British law firm representing Hamas changes name to Riverway to the Sea [Telegraph] (£)

Some consequences of Palestine Action ban ‘overstated’, says High Court judge [The Standard]

MP recalls childhood abuse as he calls for law change to make domestic abuse a specific criminal offence [Sky News]

Vet banned lawyer over her gender-critical views [Telegraph] (£)

V&A can’t return looted objects. Our hands are tied by law [The Times] (£)

Owain’s Law: Ellie James wants patients given rights over tissue [BBC News]

Rob Rinder: ‘Why it would be difficult to bring back Judge Rinder’ [Yorkshire Post]

How MI5 piled falsehood on falsehood in court in the case of a spy who abused women [BBC News]

“A very well disguised way of getting future trainees to defer without blantantly offering them direct handouts?” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Court backlog ‘main issue’ hampering justice, says police chief [BBC News]

Judges to rule on Palestinian group’s legal action over Israel military exports [The Standard]

Is surveillance by private operators legal in the UK? [The Guardian]

Did AI companies win a fight with authors? Technically. [The Verge]

Police chief suspended for rejecting ‘nonsense’ racism claims launches legal battle [The Telegraph] (£)

Trump slams Israel’s prosecutors over Netanyahu corruption trial [Reuters]

Breaking good: the yakuza gangster who became a lawyer [The Guardian]

Meet Dua Lipa’s very glamorous lookalike mother who escaped the Bosnian war and trained to be a lawyer [Mail Online]

“Interesting! Let’s see how this one plays out.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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‘Kirklandisation’ of Big Law pushes firms to launch salaried partnerships [Financial Times] (£)

Assisted dying bill: What happens next? [BBC News]

My week in a magistrates’ court: no lawyers, missing translators, huge delays [The Times] (£)

Thames Water lenders demand government blocks campaigners from legal action [The Guardian]

Campaigner calls for judge-led public inquiry into Windrush scandal [The Guardian]

Banksy mural removed from east London club sparks legal battle in US [London Evening Standard]

Jealous lawyer branded her estranged husband’s new girlfriend ‘scruffy’ and ‘trampy’ and had him arrested over unfounded assault claims [Mail Online]

Italy cracks down on violence against match officials with law change [BBC News]

High-profile Aussie lawyer slams US with extraordinary comparison after ‘very successful attack’ on three Iranian nuclear sites [Mail Online]

“Ignore the thoughtful advice above. Stick with your plan of accosting them with the enquiry “What’s going on here?”. Just make sure you you get the timing right. End of a really long day is best, and try to make it a Monday.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Contract law is simple: [Matt Margolis on X]

Contract law is simple:

Termination for cause = "If I fuck up, you can kick me out."

Termination for convenience = "Even if I don't fuck up, you can still kick me out."

Cure = "If I fuck up, you have to tell me and give me time to un-fuck up before you kick me out."

— Matt Margolis (@ItsMattsLaw) June 17, 2025

We’re continuing to fail our next generation of lawyers. [Chrissie Wolfe on LinkedIn]

I was in an advocates’ meeting where a call to reduce the 4600pp bundle was met with the response there was no need, because none of us had to carry it- in deconstructed tree format- to court. Go, paperless working! [Shelly Glaister-Young on LinkedIn]

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*For all those looking for a Training Contract* [Kieran McIvor on LinkedIn]

“Shut up.” That was the statement made by opposing counsel, who has practiced law for over 30 years, during our meet and confer last week. [Elizabeth Taveras on LinkedIn]

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts [The Guardian]

Why couples are paying judges £10,000 to quietly mediate divorce [The Times] (£)

Women Scotland group mulls more legal action after UK supreme court gender ruling [The Guardian]

House of Commons apologises after trans barrister used women’s lavatory [The Telegraph] (£)

Windrush scandal victims got less compensation due to lack of legal advice funding, review finds [The Guardian]

Harrods plots legal action against estate of former owner al-Fayed [Sky News]

EU’s waffle on artificial intelligence law creates huge headache [Politico]

Why is introducing a law to protect hares going at a tortoise’s pace? [Financial Times] (£)

Keir Starmer plots equality law ‘to penalise middle class and privately educated’, Tories claim [Daily Mail]

Amal Clooney puts a twist on structured skirt suit with barrister’s wig for major honor [Hello]

“Leave the watch at home. To paraphrase from a MD at Goldman, there isn’t a single person who is going to be rubbed up the wrong way by an intern not having a Rolex; there is a risk that there is one person who will be rubbed up the wrong way by an intern who does. Taking that risk says more about the intern than the watch itself.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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I have seen a curious shift in junior lawyers over my years of legal practice [Mei Gong on LinkedIn]

I read a defence yesterday that opened with with the sentence: — “The first defendant can neither confirm nor deny that he is married and the claimant is put to strict proof.” Poor chap – I know the feeling. [Graham Smith on LinkedIn]

finally [Litigation God on Instagram]

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In the U.S., “hold harmless” in this context is so weird because no one really knows what it means. Some states say it’s basically indemnity. Some states say it’s an extension of indemnity. Some say it’s exculpatory language. [Matt Margolis on Instagram]

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SQE revision [Legal Cheek on TikTok]

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SQE revision

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When the paralegal sees yet another apprentice join the team [Charles Russell Speechlys on TikTok]

@crsearlytalent As a solicitor Apprentice, you will rotate to different teams throughout your apprenticeship and get the chance to work with colleagues of all levels! #trend #lawfirm #career #careertok #legaltiktok #legaltok #lawyer #traineesolicitor #apprentice #solicitorapprentice #traineelawyer #apprenticeship #fyp #foryoupage #officelife #lawyerlife #trainingcontract #worklife #officehumour #officetok ♬ original sound – Blameitonkway

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case-law citations [The Guardian]

Top lawyer ‘preyed on young women entering law’ [Channel 4 News]

Trans ex-judge says gender ruling risks lives [BBC News]

Top Paul Weiss lawyer defects from firm after its capitulation to Donald Trump [Financial Times] (£)

Tariff-hit firms should review bonuses or risk backlash, US lawyers warn [The Guardian]

Labour using Brexit to weaken nature laws, MPs say [The Guardian]

EU urged to exempt more companies from contentious supply chain law [Financial Times] (£)

Treat pets more like children, urges divorce lawyer [The Times] (£)

‘I burst into tears’: How airline carry-on confusion triggered legal row [BBC News]

“Wowzer! And I thought I was doing well with a 3 bed detached within commuting distance of London! Must try harder!” [Legal Cheek comments]

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I have Peppa pig to thank for my training contract [Becca Horley on LinkedIn]

Boss: “it’ll be easier for us to discuss on a quick call”

Me: [Henry Nelson-Case on LinkedIn]

Ok [Legal Cheek on Instagram]

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Everyone talks about the “training” you get in biglaw. There is no training. [Eric B. Pacifici on LinkedIn]

Barristers are strictly forbidden – in any case – from refusing to represent a client on the grounds that they find the client objectionable, or that the public might find a client objectionable [Secret Barrister on X]

Barristers are strictly forbidden – in any case – from refusing to represent a client on the grounds that they find the client objectionable, or that the public might find a client objectionable.

Anybody telling you otherwise is lying to you. https://t.co/VJ5l5S4RmV

— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) June 3, 2025

IP Law, Taylor’s Version [Litigation God on Instagram]

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The 3 Most Important Traits to Remember as a Student-at-Law [Troy Atkin on LinkedIn]

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Law firm clients seek clarity on AI’s potential to cut costs [Financial Times] (£)

Attorney-general attacks Badenoch over call to leave European human rights treaty [Financial Times] (£)

Lord Hermer is preposterously wrong about international law [The Spectator] (£)

Woke barrister Jolyon will find JK Rowling a far tougher opponent than the fox he beat to death [The Telegraph] (£)

US lawyer sanctioned after caught using ChatGPT for court brief [The Guardian]

Law firm Pogust Goodhead sued over £2.2m unpaid legal debts [City A.M.]

Lawyers ask for year-long delay to Lockerbie bombing trial [BBC News]

Will a law change help tackle the rise in unsafe cosmetic treatments? [ITV]

Lawyer wins 100km ultramarathon despite breastfeeding baby [The Times] (£)

Why do lawyers keep using ChatGPT? [The Verge]

Trump tariffs derailed by law firm that received money from his richest backers [The Guardian]

An Ohio lawyer once called in bomb threats to delay court dates. Now, he’s been accused of murdering a client [Independent]

“£36m disappeared while the SRA should have already taken action. Just please don’t do it again, ok?” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Alan has returned. (IYKYK.) Yesterday, while reading the Legal Cheek article celebrating the government’s continued funding for solicitor apprenticeships (amazing news, btw!), I spotted this comment lurking in the replies… [Sian Wharf on LinkedIn]

Here are 7 things great summer associates say that make them memorable (in all the right ways). The “best” summer associates are the ones who show curiosity and a willingness to engage beyond the surface. [Alé Dalton on LinkedIn]

Hear me out but… [Legal Cheek on Instagram]

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what do you mean Rock v Hard Place isn’t a real case, your honor [Matt Margolis on X]

what do you mean Rock v Hard Place isn’t a real case, your honor

— Matt Margolis (@ItsMattsLaw) May 28, 2025

sounds like a w to me [litigation_god on Instagram]

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I always advise my clients that if we lose in the Court of Appeal we can always appeal to Marco Rubio. [Matthew Scott on X]

I always advise my clients that if we lose in the Court of Appeal we can always appeal to Marco Rubio. https://t.co/vCPhlHboY7

— Matthew Scott (@Barristerblog) May 24, 2025

Dear junior lawyer, You need to ask questions. All the time. But in the right way. [Sarah Moon on LinkedIn]

The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Feud between JK Rowling and Jolyon Maugham KC fires up social media [The Times] (£)

Should barristers have to defend the indefensible? Or should they be able to refuse clients? [The Guardian]

Barristers could strike over illegal abortion prosecutions, says lawyer [The Times] (£)

Trump’s Order Targeting Jenner & Block Was Unconstitutional, Judge Rules [New York Times]

Trouble with AI ‘hallucinations’ spreads to big law firms [Reuters]

Rate ‘rigging’ traders say they were scapegoated — now the Supreme Court will decide [BBC News]

UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers [The Guardian]

JK Rowling sets up ‘women’s fund’ to support gender-critical legal cases [Pink News]

As clock ticks down on Harry’s security court appeal, why did his pleas fail? [BBC News]

Officials at Premier League clubs at risk of legal action over unlicensed casino sponsors [Sky News]

Organised crime lawyer jailed after £87,000 drug bust at Peterculter home [Press & Journal] (£)

US asset managers’ climate policies face legal test [Financial Times] (£)

Is Kim Kardashian a lawyer now? What’s next after her ‘graduation’ ceremony [Independent]

Big city cartel lawyer arrested for ‘doing the bidding’ of murderous clients in major drug trafficking bust [Mail Online]

“The most common questions asked as a solicitor are ‘what time is lunch?’ And ‘will the slides be sent after the meeting?’ So those might be worth asking.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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Would working as a stripper damage your chances of becoming a lawyer? [Legal Cheek on TikTok]

@legalcheek Would working as a stripper damage your chances of becoming a lawyer? #lawstudent ♬ original sound – legalcheek

I’m very concerned about the future for lawyers [Holly Cope on LinkedIn]

When will it end [Victoria Vredevoogd on TikTok]

@readersarehot

WHEN WILL IT END

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GRWM to go to court [Liberty Miles on Instagram]

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Would you take the pay cut for you life back? [Miss EsqHire on X]

Working with a BigLaw litigator billing 2400 hrs/year.
$435K base + $115K bonus. Burnt out. Wants time with his kids.

He’s considering a midsize firm:
$300K base
Bonus tied to hours
Most attorneys don’t work weekends

Would you take the pay cut for your life back?#lawtwitter

— Miss EsqHire (@MissEsqHire) May 21, 2025

NV Algemene Transport-Expedite Onderneming Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen [Legal Cheek on Instagram]

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Every law partner wants junior lawyers to take initiative. Here’s what that looks like in practice [Randy Kramer on LinkedIn]