The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Barristers warn of business impact from new court fees [Financial Times]
High Court appeals for more female, BAME and less privileged judges to end rich pale and male dominance [International Business Times]
Criminal asset confiscation laws under scrutiny [Financial Times]
‘Snapback’ = baseball cap [Twitter]
Witness forced to explain what a 'Snapback' hat is after judge intervenes to save uneducated barrister's blushes.
— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) August 22, 2016
Treasury and banks could face legal action over Help to Buy Isa scandal [The Telegraph]
Blackburn man covered solicitor’s car in metal paint because he wasn’t happy with advice [Lancashire Telegraph]
Judge slams CPS for accepting lesser charge against theft suspect [The Press]
‘Making a Murderer’ convict Steven Avery’s lawyer says she has a new suspect for the murder [Business Insider UK]
Kardashians sent ‘legal letter over claims they share paid for Instagram posts without declaring they are paid for’ [Mirror]
Legal administration and marketing assistant required at Littleton Chambers [Legal Cheek Hub]
“…listening to Truss on Today this morning filled me with despair. The woman is plainly out of her depth. I have absolutely no confidence she has mastered her brief — or that she ever will…” [Legal Cheek comments]