Morning round-up: Tuesday 23 September

Avatar photo

By Legal Cheek on

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

newspapers3Man who killed partner and son lays claim to her estate [The Guardian]

Adam Wagner: the monstering of human rights [WordPress]

Don’t date before divorce, Mr Justice Mostyn tells women [The Telegraph]

Lawyer “attempts suicide” in Indian courtroom after complaining of “police inaction” over her alleged gang-rape by her husband’s relatives [Mail Online]

Game of drones: UK govt faces legal threat to reveal UAV usage [Russia Today]

Durham University professor of Law and Government asks does English devolution open a Pandora’s Box? [The Journal]

Isle of Man legal aid reviewed for first time in 14 years [BBC News]

Is Ed Balls going to prison for GBH (spoiler alert — no)? [UK Criminal Law Blog]

Being a lawyer will probably ruin your social life [Above the Law]

Heard in court [Facebook]

Immigration specialist junior lawyers wanted [Legal Cheek Jobs]

“Silencing the voice of anyone is abhorrent. Whether you agree with them or not, let them voice their opinion.” [Legal Cheek Comments]