The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Michael Gove: “Creaking”, two-tier justice system is failing crime victims [The Telegraph]
Social media happy that Gove has put justice policy on the front pages [Twitter]
If nothing else, the media interest that comes with Michael Gove will shine spotlight on MoJ decisions… https://t.co/PLcSotGJQK
— John Hyde (@JohnHyde1982) June 23, 2015
Amal Clooney launches Supreme Court appeal on behalf of Chagos islanders [The Telegraph]
GCHQ spied on human rights organisations, court confirms [Wired]
Legal profession needs more women in senior positions, says Addleshaw Goddard head [Yorkshire Post]
German authorities have released al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour after three days in detention, despite a request by the Egyptian authorities for his extradition [The Telegraph]
Pitcairn Island, a tiny speck in the Pacific that is home to just 48 people, has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage, but has no gay couples wanting to wed [The Guardian]
Indonesia executions: Frenchman Serge Atlaoui faces death by firing squad after court rejects final appeal against sentence for drugs trafficking [The Independent]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Private client paralegal at a well-known Plymouth based firm [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“I think we need a legal NHS.” [Legal Cheek Comments]