The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
European court to investigate laws allowing GCHQ to snoop on journalists [The Guardian]
Chris Grayling under fire over claim Ministry of Justice ‘hid abuse and rape in jails’ [The Independent]
The law isn’t just a set of constraints — it can also be a site of innovation [The Guardian]
Most freed prisoners ‘lacking home and job’ [BBC News]
Social worker gloats on Facebook over breaking up a family and revelling in the ‘massive rollicking’ the judge gave the parents [Mail Online]
Media lawyer Paul Chinnery dies aged 48 [The Lawyer]
Man convicted of homosexuality for drinking Baileys [Pink News]
Judge overheard by juror trashing ‘stupid’ discrimination case [Daily Post]
What makes a good lawyer? [Global Legal Post]
“Lying on a form is no more dishonest than omitting to disclose when knowing there was a duty to do so” [Legal Cheek comments]
Securitisation paralegal sought for prestigious London law firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]