# Bank Holiday round-up > Source: > Published: 2026-09-01 06:54:05+00:00 The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend Wall Street banks push Big Law to cut fees because of AI [[Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/5240a6ac-b2e8-4897-a0a4-cbc7fc283bc9?syn-25a6b1a6=1)] (£) Lawyer who cracked Post Office scandal warns against axing jury trials [[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/30/post-office-scandal-lawyer-warns-against-axing-jury-trials/)] (£) ‘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](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/mississippi-asks-appeals-court-reassign-judge-over-error-plagued-ai-assisted-2026-08-31/)] 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)] **Upcoming student events:** TOMORROW! Meet 60 leading law firms at the Legal Cheek kick-off [[Apply Now](https://www.legalcheek.com/fair/the-legal-cheek-uk-virtual-law-fair-series/)] THURSDAY:Talking Tech: A career in technology law – with Clifford Chance (virtual) [[Apply Now](https://www.legalcheek.com/event/talking-tech-a-career-in-technology-law-with-clifford-chance-in-person/)]