The UK – it’s a reality TV show … Dave Cameron back in … Prosecutor in trouble for pursuing an affair with the defendant … Celebrity hacking trial against the Daily Mail pushes ahead … Supreme Court sinks the Rwanda solution … Solicitor binned after dangling a job that didn’t exist … HM spells out law ‘n’ order agenda … Floyd Alexander-Hunt files from Blighty

How is it already November? I still feel like it’s 2016, partly because David Cameron is back in government as Foreign Minister.

Indeed, the reality TV show that is British politics has revived one of its fallen to boost ratings. And in an even more bizarre crossover between reality TV and politics, Nigel Farage is going on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! I’ve only been in Britain for four months … should I be getting out of here?

Out of bounds

It turns out the old adage is true, opposites attract – especially on opposite sides of the court room. This month, barrister Drew St’Clair was suspended after it was discovered he romantically pursued a defendant he was prosecuting.

The Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service banned St’Clair from practicing for 26 months. If he decides to pursue the dating apps in his down time, I might suggest widening the radius beyond the courtroom.

The tribunal determined that St’Clair had violated a clear professional boundary – abusing his position by utilising personal contact information acquired during the course of the case to pursue a relationship with the defendant.

The Bar Standards Board condemned the behaviour calling it “manifestly incompatible with the high standards expected of the bar by those experiencing the justice system and the wider public”.,

“The tribunal’s order to suspend Mr St’Clair reflects the seriousness of such behaviour.”