The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Shaker Aamer: Guantanamo detainee seeks US apology [BBC News]
New internet snooping law will not ban WhatsApp and Snapchat [The Mirror]
Prince Harry has reportedly told friends he is appalled at the “ludicrous” sentence handed to a Royal Marine sergeant convicted of murdering a Taliban captive [The Telegraph]
Blair denies ministers were told to “burn” Iraq war legal advice [The Guardian]
Anger over Merseyside Police Twitter rape joke [The Independent]
We would like to apologise for any offence caused by inappropriate tweets from the force account this afternoon. They do not reflect (1/3)
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) November 1, 2015
Who are the High Court judges? [Financial Times]
“19th century” Crown Courts letting down victims of crime [The Guardian]
Human Rights Watch says Egypt has unlawfully prevented ‘scores’ of people from travelling [Fox News]
What is a “turnip-ghost”? [Jack of Kent]
The rule of law is being usurped by the rule of lawyers [The Spectator]
That law student life [Facebook]
“The solution is to have national standards and universal testing. Certain unis would find themselves not awarding any firsts and very few 2:1s if that were to happen …” [Legal Cheek Comments]
