The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
The assault on human rights law: objection sustained [The Guardian]
Cash for justice? Sounds like a scandal [The Telegraph]
Leading business lobby group has slammed as “astonishing” fee increases of up to 600% for bringing a money claim case to court [Sky News]
Indonesia will “fulfil legal rights” of death row prisoners including Bali Nine duo [The Guardian]
More lawyers demand independent review of their treatment by SRA [Legal Futures]
Overseas aid bill enshrining 0.7% target to become law [BBC News]
Back off, spooks: UK legal hacking code should be “resisted at all costs” says lawyer [The Register]
The lawyer who convinced a jury his client needs weed to function [Vice]
Children of debt-ridden solicitor who owes £52m to bank “didn’t know” dad was a billionaire [The Mirror]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Residential conveyancing paralegal at a well respected and expanding firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“I was recently approved under this new route, however, be under no illusion that this is a ‘shortcut’.” [Legal Cheek Comments]