Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 March

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The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Worboys victims head to High Court to challenge release [Sky News]

‘Right to be forgotten’: High Court hears second Google case [The Guardian]

Legal bar for convicting healthcare professionals of manslaughter is ‘too low’, medical organisation warns [The Telegraph]

Law degrees to be graded gold, silver and bronze under new government proposals [Legal Cheek]

The latest comments from across Legal Cheek

Alcohol price law ‘important tool’ in tackling drinking [BBC News]

As survivors of domestic violence, we know this new law will fail others [The Guardian]

West Ham in £100 million legal dispute with their London Stadium landlords over capacity and revenue [The Telegraph]

Charles Manson’s grandson wins court battle for notorious killer’s corpse [Evening Standard]

Donald Trump’s lawyers try to stop TV interview with porn star and alleged fling Stormy Daniels being broadcast [Mirror]

Job alert: Caseworkers sought for top immigration law firm’s Birmingham office [Legal Cheek Hub]

“More transparency is good. But I feel the ‘overall quality’ of a law degree is poorly judged by student feedback and graduate salaries.” [Legal Cheek comments]

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