The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
A legal battle over trademark on the word “how” [The Independent]
Amy Winehouse row coroner sanctioned by SRA [Law Society Gazette]
QASA judicial review appeal dismissed at Court of Appeal [The Lawyer]
Naomi Klein: UK fracking trespass law flouts democratic rights [The Guardian]
Tory human rights policy paper contains misrepresentations [Twitter]
The Tory human rights policy paper contained some genuine misrepresentations, such as this which is entirely false… pic.twitter.com/Kh4H0FYo1j
— Adam Wagner (@AdamWagner1) October 7, 2014
Prince Nasser of Bahrain is not immune from prosecution over torture claims, the High Court in London has ruled [BBC News]
MoD faces legal fight over recruitment of child soldiers [The Independent]
Court rules consultation over payout curbs for asbestos-related cancer illegal [The Guardian]
Jennifer Lawrence opens up on naked photo hacking: “It is not a scandal, it is a sex crime” [Metro]
US Justice Department is claiming, in a little-noticed court filing, that a federal agent had the right to impersonate a young woman online by creating a Facebook page in her name [BuzzFeed]
Linklaters has created an interactive tool allowing you to explore the Magna Carta [Linklaters]
David Haigh files High Court “deceit” claim against Leeds United shareholders Gulf Finance House and four other parties [Mail Online]
Property paralegal at top 100 international law firm [Legal Cheek jobs]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“Is there something amiss when you give up practising as a solicitor to go on a TV show, albeit for a short time?” [Legal Cheek Comments]