The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Sanctions proposals threaten London’s role as global legal hub [Financial Times]
Nigel Evans verdict casts doubt over CPS decisions in sexual assault cases [The Guardian]
Daily Mail has another go at Fulford LJ [Mail Online]
Student outrage as Anglia Ruskin cancels Chelmsford LPC [Lawyer2B]
Appearances can be deceptive [Twitter]
Followed slightly dishevelled man shuffling down Chancery Lane carrying obviously heavy carrier bags before realised one of THE leading QCs
— PJ Kirby (@kirby_pj) April 11, 2014
Pet rabbits need better legal protection [BBC News]
Oscar Pistorius’s claims about night of shooting “improbable” [The Week]
Police officers have said it would be “unlawful” to delete intimate photos of a young abuse victim from a paedophile’s laptop [BBC News]
CoA dismisses silk VAT appeal but criticises judge’s handling of the case [The Lawyer]
Hottie of the Week [Your Barrister Boyfriend]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“Why didn’t you ask to take a selfie with him and possibly the rest of the people that were at the carriage at the time following Ellen DeGeneres’ example?” [Legal Cheek Comments]