Morning round-up: Tuesday 2 September

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By Thomas Connelly on

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

newspapers3“You bent it like Beckham”: Judge praises drunk pitch invader who took free kick [The Mirror]

Jennifer Lawrence’s representative threatens legal action over nude photo leak [Express]

The man Redditors blame for leak is currently driving around trying to find a law firm that’s open [BuzzFeed]

Ashya King’s parents remanded in custody as judge considers extradition [The Guardian]

“I’m not a ninny but I went too far,” Kebab-gate lawyer says [STV]

Lawyer who allegedly went on a racist and homophobic tirade at a PRIMARY school quiz night has now been banned from hosting future events [Mail Online]

Drug addict tells magistrate “you’re boring me now” [getSurrey]

Argent Chambers barrister Jerry Hayes: Don’t make British jihadists martyrs — we can remove passports but must play by the rules [The Express]

Heard in court [Facebook]

“…the vast majority of people on the BPTC need to be protected from themselves” [Legal Cheek Comments]