The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Chris Saul interview: Slaughter and May purrs like a Porsche but that doesn’t mean we’re run by Buffy and Bertie [The Independent]
Sir Cliff Richard vows to sue the BBC and demands damages after TV news crew filmed abuse inquiry police raiding his home [Mail Online]
Will Miliband now throw his respectful support behind Van Man Dan’s planning application? [Barrister Blogger]
Rurik Jutting: British banker ruled mentally fit to stand trial for double murder [The Mirror]
“Cowardly” killer stabbed Pinsent Masons office porter to death trying to get revenge on wrong man [The Mirror]
Top 9/11 lawyer accuses firm partner of using prostitutes and having a liaison with a receptionist at a Christmas Party as part of heated legal dispute [Mail Online]
Father throws chair at judge over “absurdly low” sentence for driver who killed daughter [The Mirror]
Astonishing that this is even a headline [Twitter]
Man accused of rape granted Legal Aid. Astonishing that this is even a headline. http://t.co/rnCgYaJI0n
— Jon Mack (@JonDMack) November 23, 2014
Lawyer who dressed up as Thomas Jefferson to defend himself against accusations of “incompetence” is banned [Mail Online]
Lawyers love a scrap and it looks like there could soon be plenty of them [The Independent]
Champagne socialist’s property empire: How one £2.9m north London home is just not enough for sacked shadow attorney general [Mail Online]
Balcony collapse house owned by millionaire Egyptian lawyer linked to deposed president Hosni Mubarak [The Telegraph]
French speaking law graduates/paralegals required by leading international law firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“The CBA balloted members who voted for the ‘deal’ — so I don’t see how the leadership can be blamed when the junior bar had their say” [Legal Cheek Comments]