The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
News International lawyers face tribunal over alleged hacking coverup [The Guardian]
Baker & McKenzie becomes world’s biggest law firm [Financial Times]
QASA challenge could cost criminal barristers £215,000 [Legal Futures]
Firms report high trainee retention rates: survey [Law Society Gazette]
Before you tie the knot, George, here’s your brief: Author Kathy Lette, herself married to a human-rights lawyer, has a few pointers for Mr Clooney… [Mail Online]
Max Mosley: “Why I am taking legal action against Google” [Huffington Post]
Kirsty Brimelow QC: The international criminal court can investigate potential crimes in Gaza [The Guardian]
Benedict Cumberbatch married me! He’s the barrister who had Sherlock officiate his wedding. Now Rob Rinder’s about to become a star in his own courtroom show [Mail Online]
“Tilly’s world is in crisis: she’s been fired from her barristers’ chambers and found her husband in bed with perfect Petronella her arch enemy…” [The Express]
Condom law puts Los Angeles porn directors out of mood [Yahoo! News]
Heard in court [Facebook]
Top quality training? I thought we were talking about training in a big City firm? [Legal Cheek Comments]