The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
Wall Street banks push Big Law to cut fees because of AI [Financial Times] (£) Lawyer who cracked Post Office scandal warns against axing jury trials [The Telegraph] (£)
‘Rank hypocrisy’ of British judge on Hong Kong court [[The Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/lord-neuberger-hong-kong-court-jimmy-lai-hypocrisy-68ppdrljl)] (£)
Watchdog probes law firm over work linked to collapsed lender MFS [[Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/71745a1a-fc83-43f5-a29e-18d9a5725b5d?syn-25a6b1a6=1)] (£)
Uber driver takes TfL to court over ‘pain‘ caused by licence renewal delay [[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/31/uber-driver-tfl-court-licence-renewal-delay)]
Mississippi asks appeals court to reassign judge over ‘error-plagued’ AI-assisted ruling [Reuters]
US supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroom [[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-trump)]
Inside court for Tupac Shakur’s murder trial verdict [[BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cz9zelvp7xqo)]
“£41,350 in costs?! What is this madness.” [[Legal Cheek comments](https://www.legalcheek.com/2026/08/trainee-solicitor-worked-second-job-at-home-office-and-accessed-visa-files/#comment-1267027)]
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legalcheek.com — original article
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