The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Alternative business structure Quindell rattled by short-sellers [Financial Times]
Inmates “discriminated” by prison’s refusal to recognise Jedi religion [The Telegraph]
Murder suspect asks court to remove his “murder” neck tattoo fearing it might prejudice a jury [Sky News]
David Moyes’ sacking: legal rights and options [LawInSport]
Grayling to replace Moyes? [Twitter]
Has Manchester United fan Chris Grayling applied for Moyes’ job? After all, he is as qualified for that as he is for Lord Chancellor…
— Mukul Chawla QC (@MChawlaQC) April 22, 2014
How just 60 words of legal language have blurred the line between war and peace [Radiolab]
Tributes after top Highland lawyer dies at gym [The Scotsman]
Ministers want to change trespass law to boost fracking [BBC News]
Brunei delays introducing law allowing gays to be stoned to death [Pink News]
Michael Schumacher is sued for “causing motorbike crash” in Spain before his ski accident, despite still being in a coma [Mail Online]
McKenzie Friends: It’s up to the judges [Lawyer Watch]
Defendant goes to toilet, doesn’t return to courtroom [Norwalk Reflector]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“Best I’ve seen is Goad & Butcher – in Settle, in the Yorkshire Dales” [Legal Cheek Comments]
