The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Chris Grayling used “bluff and bully” tactics to push legal aid cuts, court told [The Guardian
Oscar Pistorius trial: Athlete to hear verdict in murder trial on Thursday [The Independent]
The moment someone finally blamed human rights law for… Scottish secession [Twitter]
Here it is. The moment someone finally blamed human rights law for… Scottish secession pic.twitter.com/FGQpnfb8Zc
— Adam Wagner (@AdamWagner1) September 8, 2014
Melanie Phillips hits back at Adam Wagner [Twitter]
Long-serving Mail On Sunday night lawyer John ‘Dangerous’ Dixon dies aged 62 [Mail Online]
Man jailed for throwing jug of water at magistrate [Liverpool Echo]
Judge slams ‘shoddy’ assault case [Express & Star]
Australian barrister ordered to pay for his ex-wife’s Porsche — and part of the rent on her apartment in exclusive Sydney suburb [Mail Online]
Scottish independence: nervous law firms [The Lawyer]
Wanted: Private client paralegal in Buckinghamshire [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“If you’re having earl problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 titles but KGCStJ ain’t one.” [Legal Cheek Comments]