The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Law Society warns proposals by the London mayor to be in charge of London court system could bring political interference [The Guardian]
Reporter who knew more about rules than lawyers and judge obtains High Court skeleton arguments [Press Gazette]
Shrien Dewani to be sued by wife’s family for failing to reveal he was bisexual [The Telegraph]
Shared parental leave becomes law [BBC News]
Michael Mansfield QC to lead inquiry into changes to A&E services in west London amid concerns that lives are being put at risk [London Evening Standard]
Addenbrooke’s Hospital could face big compensation claims over paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury [Cambridge News]
Myles Bradbury sentencing remarks [Courts and Tribunals Judiciary]
Barristers make a weird Christmas card [Twitter]
Perhaps the oddest thing about Tony Blair's threatening Christmas card is that this must have been the BEST photo… pic.twitter.com/8dQHsugZWV
— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) December 1, 2014
Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolago to launch appeal claiming he has “renounced violence” [The Telegraph]
UK anti-doping chiefs braced for legal challenges over four-year bans [The Guardian]
Rise in the number of litigants without lawyers is better than orange soda [The Barrister]
I asked a privacy lawyer what Facebook’s new terms and conditions will mean for you [Vice]
Sex-offending clown weeps as judge orders his outfit be destroyed [The Express]
Newly qualified solicitor sought [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“We don’t have plaintiffs anymore. Looks like someone hasn’t studied civil procedure reforms yet.” [Legal Cheek Comments]