The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Questions over law firm Hill Dickinson, which was used by Grant Shapps to silence constituent in second job row [The Telegraph]
Police search for lone knifeman over fatal stabbing of human rights lawyer in Lewisham [London Evening Standard]
Barristers condemn Chris Grayling over steep rise in employment tribunal fees [The Guardian]
‘Naked Rambler’ bids for new hearing into United Kingdom human rights complaint [Human Rights Europe]
Labour at war as shadow solicitor general calls Grimsby MP “a joke” [Yorkshire Post]
Mitigation fail [Twitter]
'I do know what a mother and baby look like', says unmoved judge confronted with pic of defendant's wife and child in mitigation
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) March 16, 2015
US tycoon Robert Durst “didn’t mean” confession, lawyers say [BBC News]
Trial begins of officers over teenagers’ deaths that sparked Paris riots [The Independent]
First to the bar: Chinese immigrant granted posthumous law licence [The Guardian]
From the Bar to a seat on the Renault board: how Cherie Booth’s earnings have accelerated [The Independent]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Commercial paralegal required for dynamic and successful North London firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“Isn’t this typical of the legal profession in this country. A sad story gets bypassed by debates over university prestige. Who cares if QM is 3rd or 33rd?” [Legal Cheek Comments]
