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Morning round-up: Tuesday 10 December

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jury Are we in England too paternalistic to our juries? [David Allen Green on Facebook]

The seven top legal stories of 2014 [The New Yorker]

Courts throw out lawsuits that pushed for chimps to be given the same rights as humans [Mail Online]

Bar Council President elect Nicholas Lavender QC delivers inaugural address [Bar Council]

More law firms should be named after bands [Twitter]

Specialized sparks cyclist fury after café Roubaix legal threats [Huffington Post]

Law student with history of mental health problems detained after trying to drown a man in Glasgow [BBC News]

Legal eagles? Why lawyers love golf [CNN]

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The end of the day round-up

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1307884040022Jurors who search web during cases could be jailed under new proposals [The Guardian]

Boat race protester Trenton Oldfield saved by non-Oxbridge lawyer [The Independent]

1,000 crime solicitors to descend on Law Society in bid to oust leadership [The Lawyer]

39 Essex Street barrister Justine Thornton releases her 2013 Christmas card [Twitter]

Time to re-set the legal profession? [thelegalbratblawg]

Lord Judge-made law: without the ECHR bits [Alrich Blog]

A barrister attempts to decipher the complex meal deal at Kingston Crown Court [Legal Cheek comments]

Santa makes an appearance at 1 Pump Court [Twitter]

Heard in court [Facebook]

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Is this the most whirlwind pupillage application schedule ever?

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Several pupillage hopefuls have alerted us to the incredibly fast pupillage application schedule being operated by Kings Court Chambers in Birmingham.

As you can see from the screenshot below, Kings Court invited wannabe barristers to submit their applications by Thursday (5 December), attend interview on Friday (6 December) and then — if successful — start their pupillage tomorrow (10 December).

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Morning round-up: Monday 9 December

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CockroachLaw student spots cockroach in Subway while eating sandwich [Manchester Evening News]

Don't have children unless you are ready to marry, says High Court judge Sir Paul Coleridge [The Telegraph]

Def Leppard considering legal action against One Direction over Midnight Memories? [Unreality TV]

Lincoln's Inn remember honorary bencher Nelson Mandela [Twitter]

Brazilian legal expert sues makers of app that allows women to anonymously rate men after he gets 7.7/10 [Mail Online]

Lawyers offer support to Alessandra Pacchieri forced caesarian case [The Telegraph]

Objection! 11 unflattering celebrity courtroom sketches [The Poke]

Views my own: five Twitter bio clichés to avoid [Financial Times]

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The end of the day round-up

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398px-Ontario_Sunday_LawsChristian woman loses legal challenge over right not to work on Sundays [The Independent]

Women overtake men in judicial appointment round for first time in history [Law Society Gazette]

Barrister praised for "hobbit-like" qualities [West Briton]

Lincoln solicitor warns of Christmas Secret Santa legal dangers [Lincolnshire Echo]

Yale law student gives beatbox demonstration [YouTube]

"All the London one's [sic] prefer pupils who they wouldn't get on with, are very fake and have very bland applications. The above advice only applies to the regions! lol :) " [Legal Cheek comments]

The family of Fast And Furious star Paul Walker are to hit car maker Porsche with a multi-million pound lawsuit after his death crash [Daily Star]

Judge to decide whether the world's most arrested man will remain incarcerated over Christmas [Mail Online]

Ohio judge poisoned with antifreeze as wife of 45 years is taken into custody [abc News]

Heard in court [Facebook]