The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Court in Argentina grants basic rights to orangutan [BBC News]
Gardener jailed for sending prank text to juror friend saying “if you find them guilty, I will find you” [Mail Online]
Defendant’s last fart of freedom tickles Lincoln Magistrates’ Court [Lincolnshire Echo]
What a way to spend 500 years [Twitter]
It would take the average adult, reading 8 hours a day, over 500 years to read all Britain's law. pic.twitter.com/Bdl5YUN2yr
— Gary Slapper (@garyslapper) December 21, 2014
Spain’s new security law sparks protests across country [The Guardian]
It’s a royal wedding! Harry, Beatrice and Eugenie among the guests at society marriage of Bristows solicitor [Mail Online]
Judge Rinder gets advice column in The Sun [The Sun]
Al-Sweady law firm “leading” bid to stop Lord Saatchi’s Medical Innovation Bill [The Telegraph]
“I’ve basically been mugged!” Apprentice finalist Bianca Miller “accused of stealing hosiery idea from law graduate she met at networking event” [Mail Online]
David Schwimmer set to play late OJ Simpson lawyer Robert in American Crime drama [Mail Online]
Knowing how to distinguish between “good” and “bad” law is an essential weapon in every law student and lawyer’s arsenal of skills [JustCite Blog (sponsored)]
“You can be the most intelligent person in the world. The Bar is not about intelligence. It’s about being able to articulate that intelligence through language.” [Legal Cheek Comments]