The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
France ‘burkini ban’: Court to decide on beach fines [BBC News]
Burkini ban: France threatens legal action against social media users for sharing photos of police enforcing law [The Independent]
How Brexit could affect law firm merger talks [Bloomberg Law]
Eleven-year-old boy sentenced for raping his younger sister twice in shocking court case [The Sun]
“Catch up” [Twitter]
Apparently a student sitting on a jury last week thought he could go to lectures in the morning and "catch up" on trial evidence he'd missed
— Tristan Kirk (@kirkkorner) August 25, 2016
The Grand Tour at risk of legal action over Top Gear similarities? [Mirror]
Does a judge have to consider Article 8 in possession proceedings brought by a private landlord? [UK Human Rights Blog]
Austrian man wins 10-year court battle after being overcharged €2.50 to go to swimming pool [The Independent]
Law student denies fake solicitor charge [Courier Mail]
12 problems only law students understand [Cosmopolitan]
Ex-porn star sues Facebook for $1 billion in harassment and libel case [The Daily Dot]
Mini-pupillage opportunities at Keating Chambers [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Basically the happiest universities are the ones where the students are made to do the least work. Utterly delighted my university doesn’t appear on that list.” [Legal Cheek comments]