The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Criminal phone-hacking charges against up to nine Mirror Group journalists “imminent” [The Independent]
SFO launches criminal probe into Tesco accounting [Reuters]
Complaints against Judge Peter Thornton dismissed by Judicial Conduct Investigations Office [Judicial Conduct Investigations Office]
New copyright rules allow “orphan” artworks to find homes [BBC News]
13 things that keep general counsel up at night [Above the Law]
Dad pelted mother-in-law with eggs outside court [Manchester Evening News]
Badger cull campaigners lose legal battle [The Guardian]
Marriage between uncle and niece is ruled legal by New York Court [The Telegraph]
Singapore: Court upholds colonial-era anti-gay law [Pink News]
Regulatory and professional discipline paralegal in City of London law firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
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