The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
UK “could quit human rights court”: Britain’s top legal officer admits he doesn’t know if UK will still be signed up to laws by 2020 [Mail Online]
Dominic Grieve named chairman of intelligence and security committee [The Guardian]
Rapist footballer Ched Evans awaits decision from legal experts on whether he can appeal conviction [The Mirror]
Steven Gerrard takes legal advice over El Hadji Diouf’s allegations of racism [The Telegraph]
Woman convicted of impersonating a man to trick her friend into sex [The Telegraph]
Husband of British lawyer killed in Brazil boating tragedy hits out at “lenient” sentence after the two men convicted of her death escape jail [Mail Online]
Solicitors vital in UK business’ understanding of human rights [Lawyer Monthly]
Artist in legal row claims “former workshop sold her paint-spattered carpet as genuine works” [Evening Standard]
Don’t use LinkedIn to tell a woman she’s “stunning:, idiots [Jezebel]
Swedish lawyer-turned-chef will abandon menus at top London restaurant [Hospitality Ireland]
“Land law will be a skynet institution in no time. Humans ain’t s’posed to do that shiz.” [Legal Cheek Comments]