The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Tory proposals for “Bill of Rights” — leaked by David Allen Green [Jack of Kent]
Conservatives pledge powers to ignore European court of human rights rulings [The Guardian]
Lawyers salute former Attorney-General [Twitter]
Dominic Grieve QC is a barrister hero. Refused to support Tory Bill of Rights policy despite career implications. Now actively opposing it.
— Adam Wagner (@AdamWagner1) October 3, 2014
High Court deals LASPO blow to Grayling [The Law Society Gazette]
Why can’t lawyers ever answer a question with a straight, short answer? [Evening Standard]
Celebrity victims of naked photo hack join together to sue Google $100M ‘for capitalizing on scandal rather than fixing it’ [Mail Online]
Ricci Guarnaccio moves on from Lauren Goodger with Newcastle University law student [OK!]
Ex-Slaughter and May partner reveals that she has a tattoo [The Telegraph]
Prince William launches legal action against paparazzi to stop son George being hounded during walks with nanny [London Evening Standard]
Chris Grayling roof sit-in man heckles Tories at conference [getSurrey]
Wonga to pay out £10 million after fake law firm scandal — 4 times more than expected [The Mirror]
New US TV show ‘Bad Judge’: She has sex in her chambers, shows up to work hungover and generally behaves like a college student [Variety]
Pre litigation personal injury paralegal for Manchester based firm [Legal Cheek jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“What is it with these people and St. John Ambulance?” [Legal Cheek Comments]