The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Crusading lawyer Michael Mansfield arrested over claim of domestic assault at a friend’s party after neighbours heard shouting and screaming from the house [Mail Online]
Atticus Finch is now a racist in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Sequel [The Independent]
China brands rights-focused law firm “criminal organisation” [The Telegraph]
Pupillage Gateway moved to January so students know if they have chambers place before committing to BPTC [Legal Cheek]
UK courts need to be educated about Islam, says Birmingham Six lawyer Gareth Peirce [The Guardian]
Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide Greece’s debts when it joined euro [The Independent]
The MoJ is so much fun! [Twitter]
We think #Wimbledon is great but it's usually better to resolve problems away from court! #FamilyMediation http://t.co/2G7kltRcKJ
— Ministry of Justice (@MoJGovUK) July 12, 2015
Jeremy Clarkson “could use legal loophole to make Top Gear rival show on ITV” [Evening Standard]
Madeleine Rees: Human rights lawyer on her battle to combat violence against women [The Independent]
Deep Purple with rage: Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore’s £750,000 royalties fight [Mail Online]
Roy Keane sues Paddy Power for using his image in an advert mocking the Scots for voting against independence that called them “wee pussies” [Mail Online]
“I think this is an appallingly badly thought out change, which will simply cause more disruption and inconvenience for students, and which doesn’t address the central problem: too many applicants and too few pupillages.” [Legal Cheek Comments]