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Morning round-up: Monday 9 February

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

9 February 2015 08:15

Katy Perry’s lawyers send cease & desist letter to ‘Left Shark’ replica designer

Global mega star wheels out international law firm to clamp down on internet knock-off Super Bowl sharks

7 February 2015 11:26

Nazi bomb hoax barrister handed 12-month jail sentence

Michael Shrimpton’s professional fate in the hands of bar regulator as prison term comes in wake of child pornography conviction

6 February 2015 17:18

Legal pic of the day

'English Law Day' in Seoul fails to wow Koreans

6 February 2015 15:26

Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet

Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget

6 February 2015 14:05

City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year

Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells launches bid to spread charitable works across all levels of its business -- including trainees, and presumably dinner ladies too

6 February 2015 12:10

The Amal Effect: More wannabe human rights lawyers, but where are the jobs?

Soaring applications for human rights courses may not be good news

6 February 2015 09:04

Morning round-up: Friday 6 February

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

6 February 2015 07:53

Legal pic of the day

A photo of a couple dividing their Beanie Baby collection in court is the top trending story on Imgur today

5 February 2015 16:14