The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
High-flier’s sex discrimination claim: Lawyer “sacked after objecting to boss showing off his wife’s nude portrait” [Mail Online]
Plaintiffs in Strauss-Kahn case drop damages claim [BBC News]
Legal challenge over London garden bridge plans [The Guardian]
American Sniper Chris Kyle murder trial: Jurors hear ‘bizarre’ voicemail message left for Navy SEAL by alleged killer [The Independent]
Missing wig and gown [Twitter]
Last Friday, at Southend Crown Court, someone nicked off with my wig and gown, probably accidentally. Can anyone help me find them?
— Sarah Vine (@Queenofjustice) February 17, 2015
UKIP candidate agrees to pay £1,000 to charity after making false accusations against Sir Edward Garnier QC [Leicester Mercury]
Better Call Saul interview: Bob Odenkirk on the real Jimmy McGill [GQ]
Lance Armstrong must pay record $10m damages after losing case brought by promotions company [The Independent]
Help to save the Citizenship Studies A-level (great way to learn about democracy & rule of law at school) [Change.org]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Trademark paralegal sought for global law firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“‘Suck my dick’ was meant in a tongue in cheek way and given that I already struggled with securing a vac scheme before, I don’t think it will dent my chances much more.” [Legal Cheek Comments]