The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Top QC who failed to have survey done on £3.6m dream home loses legal battle after pulling out of deal when he discovered rising damp [Mail Online]
Ireland to clash with UK at human rights court over hooded men judgment [The Guardian]
Couple launch legal challenge against ban on heterosexual civil partnerships [The Guardian]
An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington [Free Movement]
Judge blasts National Crime Agency after blunders cause case to collapse [The Telegraph]
BSB anticipating hundreds of barrister businesses after receiving entity regulation green light [Legal Futures]
Global law firm Baker & McKenzie’s Belfast arrival brings renewed optimism [Belfast Telegraph]
Give up that law degree now, because one study believes lawyers will be replaced by robots before 2030 [Metro]
Bizarre new Mumbai University exam rule leaves undergraduate law students in a fix [dna]
Arabic speaking immigration and human rights paralegal sought for west-end law firm [Legal Cheek jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“That 3% bonus on a first year trainee salary of £39,500 = £1,185 = more than a month’s worth of pupillage award for those minimally funded.” [Legal Cheek Comments]