Simon Hughes appointed justice minister in place of Lord McNally in surprise reshuffle [The Guardian]
Struck off, judges caught pocketing £1.5million in legal aid handouts: Money still missing three years after abuse of system was detected [Mail Online]
Life at the bar: Taking on senior counsel [Lawyer2B]
Essex law firm investigated over £3m stamp duty allegations [BBC News]
Trainee legal clerk died after swallowing opiate painkiller patch that gave him 5 times the recommended safe dose [Mail Online]
Judge v spies [The Economist]
Melissa Reid asks Peru judge for UK prison [BBC News]
Chris Grayling: I have very real concerns about Strasbourg ruling on “life means life” sentences [The Telegraph]