The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal challenge over “ban” on books for prisoners [BBC News]
Pinsent Masons launches joint UK and Middle East training contract [The Lawyer]
Oscar Pistorius denies trying to intimidate Reeva Steenkamp’s friend [The Guardian]
Don’t choose law as career, say 4 in 10 lawyers [Law Society Gazette]
And the winner is… United Brands v Commission of the European Communities [Facebook]
Fracking trespass law changes opposed by 74% of British public, poll finds [The Guardian]
Liam Gallagher “lovechild” legal dispute: Oasis frontman appears in court in New York [The Independent]
Cases against two east European men had to be adjourned for a third time because of interpreter no-shows [Grimsby Telegraph]
China detains rights lawyer ahead of 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown [Reuters]
Judge tells dad: Stop emailing in all capitals it looks like you’re shouting [The Independent]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning all swearing in films, television broadcasts, theatres and the media [BBC News]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“Your choice of LPC or BPTC course provider has zero impact on 1) whether you get a training contract or pupillage, or 2) where you get a TC or pupillage” [Legal Cheek Comments]