The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Keir Starmer has joined Mishcon de Reya [Law Society Gazette]
US cited controversial law in decision to kill American citizen by drone [The Guardian]
“Flaws in law help crime bosses to keep cash”, says Britain’s top judge [Evening Standard]
Brad Pitt to be George Clooney’s best man in wedding to Doughty Street barrister [The Express Tribune]
Spain judge to rule on royal “fraud” case [BBC News]
A self-deceiving return to business as usual [Legal Business]
Egypt jailing Al-Jazeera journalists is another blow to freedom of expression [The Guardian]
UK law is “intolerant” towards Christians, says cardinal [Christian Today]
It’s okay for lawyers to look at the social media sites of jurors, according to lawyers [Washington Post]
Heard in court [Facebook]
Lawyers are like condoms because…”they find a home in your wallet” [Legal Cheek Comments]