The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Joshua Rozenberg: Nine legal questions if Scotland votes yes [The Guardian]
Oscar Pistorius trial: “Is he a reasonable man?” The legal question that will seal athlete’s fate [The Independent]
City lawyer who was killed by Tube train after Kensington dinner party was drunk enough to be in coma [Evening Standard]
Why critics fear that the Government’s cost-cutting legal aid plans could force the innocent to plead guilty [The Independent]
The claimant and his “helmet of truth” [Twitter]
@legalcheek involved in an employment tribunal case where the claimant insisted on wearing his "helmet of truth" at the hearing. He lost
— sarcasminasuit (@sarcasminasuit) September 11, 2014
Lawyer shortage delaying house sales [Law Society Gazette]
LCJ uses Nightjack case to warn lawyers who mislead court of “exemplary punishments” [Legal Futures]
George Clooney to marry Amal Alamuddin in secret London wedding [Daily Star]
Who owns street art? [City University]
Paralegals with ISDA/derivatives experience required for leading global financial institution [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“The more Latin the better I say. It’s part of the show at this point, like the wig. Most lawyers might not see a need for it but the punters have come to expect it.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
