The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Police use Terrorism Act to seize BBC Newsnight journalist’s laptop [The Independent]
MI5 boss wants “mature debate” on surveillance powers [BBC News]
The Lords is a ludicrous affront to democracy and accountability [The Guardian]
Peer reviewing Lords admits breaking convention [Sky News]
UK criticised for failure to defend European nature protection laws [The Guardian]
Transgender woman to be moved from violent all-male prison after petition attracts tens of thousands of signatures [The Independent]
“Well-known” footballer wins a High Court fight to reduce the amount of child maintenance he should pay for his two children [Mail Online]
Guantanamo court in closed hearing on replacing 9/11 suspect’s lawyer [Reuters]
Law library top tip [Facebook]
Paralegal position in the global dispute resolution group of global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright [Legal Cheek Hub]
“In between hearings. Yeah right. In between waffles and judge rinder more like.” [Legal Cheek Comments]