The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Ex-wife wins landmark claim 20 years after divorce [BBC News]
Juror’s Google check at home halts trial after he admits discovering defendant’s previous convictions [Mail Online]
Legal aid cuts hurt those who need help must, claims High Court judge [The Independent]
Irish government to pass emergency law to ban drugs loophole [BBC News]
The legal significance of Magna Carta today [British Library]
Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy, British Library, review: “rich and authoritative” [The Telegraph]
Judge rules ex-wife of millionaire tycoon Dale Vince is entitled to home 23 years after they divorced [London Evening Standard]
That breach smells so good [Twitter]
Still laughing about instructing solicitor who consistently referred to other side's 'fragrant breaches'. HOW DARE YOU WEAR PERFUME!
— Julia Larwood (@julialarwood) March 11, 2015
The Blurred Lines verdict proves only one thing: you can’t second-guess a jury [The Guardian]
Utah passes bill to allow death by firing squad [The Independent]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Legal assistant required at a well respected and established Legal 500 firm in the South East [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“Lawyers, particularly advocates, are often rebels. But we are rebels who learn the system and use it. This sort of silly behavior is the opposite.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
