The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
US law firms grab 20% slice of high-worth City litigation [The Times] (£)
Why ‘boomerang lawyers’ are making a comeback [Financial News] (£)
Rape victim, 15, criticises judge who spared boys jail [The Telegraph] (£)
Why did a judge spare teenage rapists from custody? [The Times] (£)
Warrants for defendants skipping court in England and Wales up 50% since 2020 [The Guardian]
Family wants ‘Alice’s Law’ after mother’s BBL death [BBC News]
Ex-solicitor wanted for ‘string of dine and dashes’ has ‘fled abroad’, friend claims [Metro]
Former prosecutor calls for EU statute blocking US sanctions on ICC members [The Guardian]
In Japan, divorce splits parents from children. Could a law change end sole custody? [BBC News]
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