The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Hull East MP Karl Turner appointed shadow solicitor general [Hull Daily Mail]
Judges takes just 45 seconds to reject Adebolajo’s appeal against conviction [Mail Online]
Barrister cleared after her dog attacked a police horse [The Telegraph]
The truth about the porn law changes [The Guardian]
Jury erupts in laughter as posh barrister translates text speak into English [International Business Times]
“I don’t want to sound like David Mellor but my cab driver’s route is a bit odd,” begins Jeremy Clarkson [Twitter], continuing
I can't even tell him I'm an award winning broadcaster because I'm not. Or a QC.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) December 3, 2014
Egyptian court sentences almost 200 people to death just days after former president Mubarak is cleared on legal technicality [The Independent]
The mild-mannered lawyer who grew global colossus Latham & Watkins [Financial Times]
Judge gets box of Cadbury’s Heroes as “thank you” from couple who ran cannabis farm… minutes after he let them walk free [Mail Online]
Bill Cosby sued for alleged sexual molestation of 15-year-old [Inquisitr]
Paralegal in the corporate department at Norton Rose Fulbright [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“LIPs will always have a better command of the facts than their advocates, the question is whether they can also put this knowledge to use in court.” [Legal Cheek Comments]