The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
British law student accused of targeting Tony Blair facing retrial after “secret terror trial” jury discharged [The Independent]
Olswang and BLP heads of arbitration both depart for the bar [The Lawyer]
Mazher Mahmood exposé will be screened on BBC despite the legal hitch [The Guardian]
The full statement from Mazher Mahmood’s lawyers [Press Gazette]
Was shadow justice minister Sadiq Khan examining his tummy button or his mobile telephone? [Mail Online]
EU “benefit tourism” court ruling is common sense, says Cameron [BBC News]
“Is this Russia’s first gay wedding? Legal loophole allows lesbian couple to marry because one of them was born a man” [Mail Online]
Billionaire with lover who can’t live on £10,000 a week fights High Court order to free his assets [Evening Standard]
Germany threaten jail for athletes under new doping law [BBC Sport]
LinkedIn is being sued for making it too easy to use your former co-workers as references [Quartz]
Conveyancing paralegal required for highly-regarded national firm (with possibility of training contract) [Legal Cheek jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
The president of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association hits back [Legal Cheek Comments]