The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
The European Commission says it has begun legal action against Greece, Croatia and Italy for failing to correctly register migrants [BBC News]
The highly politicised law of asylum [The Economist]
Taylor Swift attempts to trademark ‘Swiftmas’, ‘1989’, ‘and I’ll write your name’ and title of unpublished book [The Independent]
Pop culture 101: a guide for out-of-touch judges [The Guardian]
Give prisoners iPads to Skype their families says Justice Ministry adviser [The Telegraph]
HHJ Levi [Twitter]
Which well known Southwark judge wears jeans under his robes? #NotTelling
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) December 10, 2015
Happy Birthday’s copyright goes public: How one of history’s most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned [The Independent]
US Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia has been accused of racism after comments made during a case on affirmative action [The Telegraph]
250 firms predicted to take the hit on payroll tax for apprenticeships [Legal Business]
Amal Clooney is no longer advising the Greek government on how to get the Elgin Marbles [Mail Online]
Radcliffe Chambers are now accepting applications for mini-pupillage positions [Legal Cheek Hub]
“We don’t need the ECHR (dumbed down document or incompetent institution) in order to have the world’s best human rights.” [Legal Cheek Comments]