The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal aid row leads to halting of serious “Operation Cotton” fraud trial [BBC News]
David Allen Green: Beyond Cameron vs Cameron: the true significance of the Operation Cotton ruling [Financial Times]
The Operation Cotton ruling in full [Judiciary.gov.uk]
Barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe found guilty of lying to police [BBC News]
The recent wave of giant legal mergers has yet to produce financial rewards [The Economist]
Better Call Saul casts Michael McKean as rival lawyer [The Independent]
Podcast: Inside the UK Supreme Court and interview with Lord Neuberger [BBC Podcasts]
The number of practising solicitors has fallen for the first time in 20 years [Law Society Gazette]
The Doughty Street hottie who got away [Your Barrister Boyfriend]
Linklaters appoints first female London corporate chief [The Lawyer]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“I LOLed in chambers listening to this with my headphones. Brilliant” [Legal Cheek Comments]