Is spring now upon us? Who knows. But here are some fresh tales that have crept out from under the winter blanket…

Quality of evidence is more important than quantity.

The London barrister who sued three members of 4 New Square and the set’s senior clerk on grounds of racial and disability discrimination has lost her case…. Despite wrapping up her evidence in a 900-page witness statement. The Lawyer

Heroine and chips please with a splash of vinegar.

A chip shop owner has been busted for smuggling £600,000 worth of heroin into Britain after police seized his mobile phone and found photographs of him proudly counting money. Doh..pe Daily Mail

If people are waving TV cameras and discalimer forms in your face and it has anything to do with your genitals, our advice: DON’T SIGN!

A patient claims the producers of CBS TV show “The Doctors” tricked him into appearing before a live studio audience to undergo laser surgery for “pearly penile papules,” then broadcast his penis operation without his consent. Courthouse News Service

It’s all about me!

An Army sergeant has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the makers of Oscar-nominated film “The Hurt Locker” just days before the Academy Awards ceremony, claiming the central character in the film is based on him. The Wrap

Still angry after all these years.

Naomi Campbell is back in the news – she’s wanted for questioning by police after allegedly hitting her chauffeur in the face in mid-town Manhattan. The Times

Maybe not as angry as this newly-wed couple though.

A US couple spent the first night of married life in separate prison cells after the bride attacked the groom’s former lover after the wedding. BBC

Sympathy for their one night in jail, none for this guy.

Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer, has asked the High Court to fix a time when he can be considered for release from prison. The Times

As one commenter elsewhere stated, “Good luck with that….Psycho.”

Some people naturally attract a lot of attention but can Lembit’s private life be that interesting?

Cheeky boy, Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik instructed lawyers to look into the possible unlawful hacking of his mobile phone. Independent

On the subject of tacky northern European stuff, is IKEA really that bad?

A Posh Icelandic couple have been sued for putting IKEA kitchen in swank Gramercy Park Hotel pad. NYDaily News

And on a totally different subject, evil teens.

A Wisconsin teenager was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for an extortion scheme that had him tricking male classmates into sending them nude photos of themselves, then blackmailing them with exposure if they didn’t have sex with him. Wired

And finally, if you can read this one without wincing then your a better man or woman than those of us in the SolicitR office.

A Central Florida woman who claimed she was ‘disfigured’ during a Brazilian bikini wax has been awarded $15,000. Disfigured = “Waxing Ripped Her Labia”. Click Orlando

On which cheerful note…

Have a good weekend.