Morning round-up: Tuesday 17 December

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“The war for talent is bollocks!” [Legal Business]

UK supreme court wins independence from government…in its url [The Guardian]

Mining firm sues campaign group over personal data [The Guardian]

Lawyer goes to jail for six years after scamming $46 million by taking out bonds for terminally ill people that would pay him after they died [Mail Online]

NSA mass phone surveillance programme “unconstitutional” [BBC News]

English courts still top the league for generous divorce payouts [The Telegraph]

Rocket lawyer pioneer hits out at “costly, complex” law sector [Yorkshire Post]

Scientology, university unrest and right to die – the Human Rights Roundup [UK Human Rights Blog]