Morning round-up: Thursday 18 September

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By Thomas Connelly on

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

newspapers3Judiciary needs fast-track scheme to boost diversity, says Lord Neuberger [The Guardian]

The Sun’s aggressive, then submissive, response to Adam Wagner’s complaint on its human rights reporting [UK Human Rights Blog]

Ex-judge wants right to return to court as barrister [Independent.ie]

Top Tyneside barrister found slumped in car in Gosforth four times over drink-drive limit [Chronicle Live]

Law firm HowardKennedyFsi drops unspeakable name [Twitter]

Judge tells Rory McIlroy to hold peace talks with management company he is suing [The Telegraph]

Not your average commute! Welsh lawyer travels from Moscow to Cardiff — on horseback [Wales Online]

Sesame Street’s Elmo arrested following police sting operation in Times Square New York [The Mirror]

Big oops! Law student sent naked selfie to her dad [Inside Edition]

‘Behave! Nothing’s decided yet’ [Legal Cheek comments]

LPC graduate for corporate paralegal role in award winning national law firm (Southern Home Counties) [Legal Cheek Jobs]

Heard in court [Facebook]