The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Former appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses hits out at parties after only Greens pledge to reverse £700m cuts to legal aid [The Guardian]
Tower Hamlets mayor and lawyer Lutfur Rahman found guilty of election corruption and barred from office [The Independent]
DWF to merge with niche insurance practice Watmore [Bdaily]
What are barristers gonna do now? [Pupillage And How To Get It]
Adam Johnson charged with three offences of sexual activity with 15-year-old girl [Mail Online]
Top lawyers attend Vote4Justice rally [Twitter]
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC and Shambi Chakrabarti speakers at #Vote4Justice rally in Westminster #voteforjustice pic.twitter.com/2hhFsfb3Pk
— David Tett (@DavidTett) April 23, 2015
“DIY justice” or vital reform — what do we know about legal aid? [Full Fact]
Human Rights through the ages: Magna Carta & 7 important historical moments since 1215 [Halsbury’s Law Exchange]
Mila Kunis being sued for stealing a chicken as a child [UniLad]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Private client paralegal at well established London firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“When you’re working 80 billable hours a week on a deal, you can’t not live in zones 1 and 2 (if you want more than 3 hours sleep a night!)” [Legal Cheek Comments]
