The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
The weirdest things you can’t do in public in the UK [The Telegraph]
Lawyer fined for missing phone-hacking email in News International review [The Guardian]
European court tells Rome: Introduce civil union for gay couples [The Telegraph]
MoJ tries to keep a brave face amid signs of legal strike panic [Politics.co.uk]
David Allen Green: The “Save Legal Aid” Crisis — is an end(game) in sight? [Jack of Kent Blog]
Dear Channel 4… [Twitter]
Dear Channel 4, I will *never* watch any programme you make that begins "Big Fat Gipsy" unless followed by the words "Shits On Gove's Head".
— Jason (@NickMotown) July 21, 2015
University of Warwick law students to fight death row cases in America this summer [The Independent]
“I’m fine…I’m always a target” 50 Cent talks legal woes [Daily Star]
At least six missing after clampdown on human rights lawyers in China [The Guardian]
Belfast office of law firm Baker & McKenzie officially opens [RTE News]
Law graduate/paralegal with excellent Excel skills required for global investment bank [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“In my day we expressed displeasure face-to-face instead of note writing.” [Legal Cheek Comments]