Monday morning round-up

The Financial Times reports that legal tech start-ups are packaging AI disruption in a risky new wrapper, highlighting concerns about the technology's application in the legal sector. The article is part of a Monday morning round-up of legal affairs news, which also includes stories on Prince Harry's lawyer, employment tribunals, and a barrister's side hustle as a dhol drummer.

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Spectacular defeat leaves Prince Harry’s golden lawyer tarnished The Times https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/prince-harry-david-sherborne-m3t32l38k £ Woke barrister’s ‘hypocrisy’ as he takes left-wing campaign group Good Law Project offshore Mail Online https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16072701/Woke-barristers-hypocrisy-takes-left-wing-campaign-group-Good-Law-Project-offshore.html The new age of Big Law recruiting Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/3c085ab6-7128-4073-bc65-5482a47fb016?syn-25a6b1a6=1 £ Legal tech start-ups put AI disruption in a risky new wrapper Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/3df7712e-f9b6-4afa-ae48-609fb4a6b5e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 £ ‘A chilling effect’: Palestine Action barrister speaks out about contempt case The Observer https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/a-chilling-effect-palestine-action-barrister-speaks-out-about-contempt-case What goes on in employment tribunals? I spent a week finding out The Times https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/what-goes-on-in-employment-tribunals-i-spent-a-week-finding-out-8f862fl7q £ ‘I’m a lawyer by day, dhol drummer by night’ BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k19387v2jo Why I believe Oscar Pistorius’s trial was unfair The Times https://www.thetimes.com/world/africa/article/oscar-pistorius-reeva-steenkamp-failed-by-south-african-legal-system-says-barrister-ng3kct8sx £ Greens rack up £1m legal bill in year of ‘unwinnable’ trans battles The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/22/green-party-spends-over-1m-on-legal-costs-in-a-year/ £ ‘Appeasement is not a strategy’: how media is fighting back against Trump’s legal threats Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/ccd02363-0e4d-4fca-8bd1-46a153d19aee?syn-25a6b1a6=1 £ “I earn just under 70k as an Associate slogging it out in private practice. That involves a horrendous commute, a soul destroying office environment and being constrained by specific hours/routine. Are you telling me I can earn potentially more than that answering questions on the internet??? Wth am I doing with my life?” Legal Cheek comments https://www.legalcheek.com/2026/08/solicitors-secret-side-hustle-ends-in-strike-off/ comment-1266575 Upcoming events 📅: NEXT WEEK The Legal Cheek September Virtual Law Fair Register to attend https://www.legalcheek.com/fair/the-legal-cheek-uk-virtual-law-fair-series/ 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-virtual/ Talking Tech: A career in technology law — with Clifford Chance in-person Apply Now https://www.legalcheek.com/event/talking-tech-a-career-in-technology-law-with-clifford-chance-in-person/