The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Reports of fake law firms double, says SRA [BBC News]
Lord Grabiner QC’s Treasury Select Committee performance “was not the tone or demeanour I would have adopted” says Bank of England chief Mark Carney [Evening Standard]
On the eve of Magna Carta’s 800th birthday, the British legal system is being ripped apart [Open Democracy]
NHS England spent £100m since 2003 resolving legal claims related to cancer [The Guardian]
George Clooney: “My wife’s the smart one” in our marriage [Closer Weekly]
Conference laughs [Twitter]
Conf with client, nasty back injury. She was a professional gymnast
I asked her how flexible she is now
She told me she can't make Tuesdays.
— Colm Nugent (@Wigapedia) March 4, 2015
Boston bombing trial starts with defense lawyer admitting ‘It was him’ [Time]
Peers to vote on 600% rise in court fees [The Guardian]
Football agents set for legal fight on introduction of new “unacceptable” FA rules [Mail Online]
Tinder like a law student [Facebook]
Flexible, bespoke training contracts starting 2015 onward [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“Sorry, you’re both wrong. ‘Refute’ and ‘deny’ are accepted as synonyms.” [Legal Cheek Comments]