The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Manny Pacquiao sued after shoulder injury dishonesty claims [BBC News]
Court says Skype’s name is too similar to Sky’s [BBC News]
24 hours with barrister Justine Miliband: the “red team’s” best kept secret [The Telegraph]
Sir Keir Starmer: “I won’t stand in the way of assisted dying becoming legal as MP” [Ham & High]
Man charged with stealing phone from his barrister … while in court [Twitter via Evening Standard]
Bobby Heath, 25 of Strood, Kent has just been charged with stealing his barristers mobile phone at Bexley magistrates court on 1st May 2015.
— Bexley MPS (@MPSBexley) May 5, 2015
France passes new surveillance law in wake of Charlie Hebdo attack [The Guardian]
Solicitor stole almost £94,000 from three dead clients, court hears [BelfastLive]
Therium raises £200m in litigation funding [Financial Times]
Students ticked off by ban on watches in exams [The Guardian]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Property paralegal sought for growing national firm likely to lead to training contract offer [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“To all you who are shocked about the audacity of a woman suggesting women should be allowed to join – what would you say if the club did not admit black people?” [Legal Cheek Comments]