The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Boris Johnson: Britons who travel to Syria and Iraq without informing the authorities should be presumed to be potential terrorists until proven innocent [The Telegraph]
Boris Johnson’s proposed terror laws are “draconian”, former Attorney General Dominic Grieve warns [The Telegraph]
Scottish independence: Former European Court judge challenges student fee plan [BBC News]
Why did the lawyer cross the road? [Twitter]
diligence.
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Shamed Newcastle solicitor Asha Khan struck off over speeding scam [Chronicle Live]
New laws to stop ISIS recruiting in Britain: Home Secretary to bring in Asbos for UK extremists as she warns jihadist threat will “last for decades” [Mail Online]
Size does matter says judge, who orders man’s penis to be measured after he claimed it was too small for him to be guilty of exhibitionism [Mail Online]
How Britain’s anti-terror laws compare: the shortcomings of Britain’s laws against terrorism have one common thread — the influence of the Human Rights Act [The Telegraph]
Are law firms doing enough to encourage diversity? [The Guardian]
Our tranquil days away from the office are given perspective by the plight of lawyers around the world [Law Society Gazette]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“What’s wrong with a PCOL list? Isn’t the responsibility of deciding who stays in their home important work?” [Legal Cheek Comments]