Britney Spears’s court-appointed lawyer asks to resign from conservatorship

Samuel Ingham has faced intense scrutiny for his representation of Spears, who has said she's been unable to choose her own lawyer

Britney Spears's court-appointed lawyer has asked to resign from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years.

The news of lawyer Samuel D Ingham's decision to step down comes after the singer's emotional courtroom testimony prompted the resignation of her manager and the withdrawal of a wealth management firm involved in her conservatorship. The legal arrangement, which has been in place since 2008, has given Spears's father and other parties intense authority over her career, finances, personal life and medical care.