The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Lawyers’ skills will remain in demand, at least for the short term [Financial Times] (£)
As a lawyer and comedian, I know why we don’t speak up about bad men [The Telegraph] (£)
Suella Braverman hints at plan to alter global refugee law, as charities vow to fight ‘tooth and nail’ [iNews]
Post Office knew legal case was likely to bankrupt Horizon IT victim, lawyer says [Guardian]
Met commissioner demands better legal protection for armed police [Telegraph]
Law firm is dealing with 400 dog attack cases – and none are XL Bullies [Express]
University ‘courts’ are failing students [Guardian]
What family lawyers make of Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas’s child custody battle [Independent]
Lawyer ‘tried to use voodoo magic to kill client and inherit her fortune’ [Metro]
Money Diary: A Divorce Lawyer On £75,000 [Refinery 29]
“It’s been fun going through the ‘hypothetical’ case studies and working out which of us they’re based on.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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