The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal aid cuts: ‘The forgotten pillar of the welfare state’ — a special report [The Guardian]
Four landmark legal aid cases that might not be taken today [The Guardian]
Cherie Blair QC leaves Matrix Chambers [The Lawyer]
Human rights lawyer publicly executed in Mosul [Law Society Gazette]
Britain can lawfully attack ‘the Islamic State’ in both Iraq and Syria [Head of Legal]
Censorship and surveillance [Paul Bernal’s Blog]
Genius [Twitter]
Five routes into law for the debt-averse student [The Guardian]
On-the-run lawyer Shameer Farouk Sacranie found guilty of £1 million tax fraud and given 10-year jail sentence [Leicester Mercury]
13-year-old boy led into courtroom dock in handcuffs [Belfast Telegraph]
London tattoo convention: Law firm warns that getting inked could lead to unemployment or being fired [International Business Times]
Amal and George: the final countdown [Your Barrister Boyfriend]
Residential conveyancing paralegal at top Oxford law firm [Legal Cheek jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“Hats off to the lad — most his age are fannying about attempting to attempt to look for a job.” [Legal Cheek Comments]