The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Smashing stereotypes, childcare and class snobbery: My life as a female judge [The Telegraph]
Joshua Rozenberg: 14 years in jail for Libor rigging? The judge makes a persuasive case [The Guardian]
Rupert Myers: In fighting the moral outrage of execution, we must sometimes be impolite towards our friends [The Telegraph]
QC slams judicial silence over legal aid cuts [Twitter]
Judiciary won't speak out on future justice system for fear of being 'political'. Not politics. You are independent custodians of justice.
— Sarah Forshaw QC (@SarahForshaw1) August 4, 2015
How teenagers are being prosecuted after going viral [BuzzFeed]
Ucas refusing to release data it holds on students from poor backgrounds – while making £12m a year selling applicants’ details [The Independent]
Social mobility in the legal profession: the battle has just begun [LexisNexis Future of Law Blog]
The regulatory maze: can the regulators work it out? [Lawyer Watch]
Cecil the lion case charts new territory for US wildlife law [Reuters]
“Maybe I should do the LPC without a TC and then take a year off to travel and complete applications. I can then reclaim my £7,000 and have a training contract.” [Legal Cheek Comments]