Mail finds new love for Human Rights Act [UK Human Rights Blog] as Shami Chakrabarti opposes new law on press standards [Mail on Sunday]
Leveson and legality: implementation of the report would not be illegal – Hugh Tomlinson QC [Inforrm]
Shami Chakrabarti’s clarification on Mail on Sunday story [Liberty]
The seven ages of a law student [The Blackbird]
Crone, Myler, Murdoch and the ‘what the hell was going on?’ question [Lawyer Watch]
Barristers threaten strike action over legal aid reforms [The Telegraph]
New police commissioner to work as barrister AND pick up £70,000 taxpayers’ salary [The Mirror]
Commission to examine effect of legal aid cuts as demand for service surges [The Guardian]