The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Concern over ‘tax on justice’ for employees sparks coalition clash [The Guardian]
Inquiry into child sexual abuse by establishment figures could look at crimes as far back as 1945, says inquiry chair [The Independent]
Online courts modelled on eBay to settle legal disputes [The Independent]
QC sceptical of online courts [Twitter]
Online courts: outsourcing & cheap for large Companies. Plus witnesses unimportant. Use with care. Cheap access isn't actually justice.
— Simon Myerson QC (@SCynic1) February 16, 2015
Legal charity sits on £200m cash pile [Law Society Gazette]
Fifty Shades Of Grey: Top barrister on whether Christian should be the one in handcuffs [The Mirror]
Why don’t the family courts obey the law? [The Telegraph]
Wonga lawyer leaves in latest executive departure [The Telegraph]
“I wasn’t 100 per cent sober”: Supreme court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg snoozed during Obama’s State of the Union Address [The Independent]
“Have you ever tried stand up?” Watch hilarious moment judge is left in tears of laughter [The Mirror]
Valentine’s Day: law nerds-style [Facebook]
“If BLP wants the best, not treating its trainees in this way would be a good start.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
