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Barristers are not our cases. We do not choose our clients because we believe in their cause. If we receive instructions to represent in legal proceedings, we are ethically obliged
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The Home Office has responded to my earlier tweet by claiming that I have said something “completely untrue”.I take defamatory attacks on my character seriously.So let’s break down what has
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Thoroughly depressing to see Labour buy into the government myth that uprooting our criminal justice system is the way to deal with the trial backlog.Properly funding the criminal justice system
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I am currently prosecuting sexual allegations made by children in 2019. The earliest trial dates are in 2022.This is not because of Covid. It is because you have cut every
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*** JINGLE ALL THE WAY LIVE-TWEET: THE RULES***This lecture explores the Christmas classic Jingle All The Way through the lens of English & Welsh law.Contributions are welcome, but I'm perfectly
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*** LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE-TWEET: THE RULES***This lecture explores the Christmas classic Love Actually through the lens of English & Welsh law.Contributions are welcome, but I'm perfectly prepared to tweet the
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Some initial observations about this case, and in particular what the Court of Appeal made of the Attorney General’s application to refer these sentences as “unduly lenient”.Spoiler: it makes uncomfortable
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This. The number of invitations I’ve received today to support crowdfunded private prosecutions or civil claims against the person involved, solely because he is a member of a particular political
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Following the sentencing of Eltiona Skana, the woman who killed 7-year-old Emily Jones, a brief [THREAD] on what the sentence means.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55214507 Skana pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of
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Quick [THREAD] on the legal issues in this awful case, in light of various comments floating around.https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18920798.emily-jones-killer-not-guilty-murder-prosecution-drop-case/ The defendant in this case was cha
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A classic example of the Home Secretary & the Mail’s inability to understand the rule of law.Aside from the factual error (the letter was signed by Windrush campaigners), the point
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I want to say a few things about prosecuting.Unlike the AG, I have appeared in criminal courts prosecuting cases across the spectrum, from murder to speeding. When prosecuting, we are
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