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Priti Patel’s spokesperson telling lawyers to “get back to work” is quite the thing. I’ll just whack on my wig and gown and hot foot it down to Blackfriars Crown

Things I do that leave the criminal justice system ‘hamstrung’:* cross-examine vulnerable children with skill and care, agonising over every word to ensure their fairest evidence is given.* sit with

I’m glad everyone is looking at CTLs (custody time limits). For me, the real story is not yet being seen. The real story are those people pleading guilty to things

So, I’ve been chatting to some lovely Judges in Seattle on Twitter about jury trials. As you do. Look at what they are up to: jury trials in massive conference

So, the government are considering removing “credit” for a guilty plea in cases where offenders are “bang to rights”. Buckle up. Credit for a guilty plea incentivises those who are

Reasons why you can’t start a criminal case at 9am.(Welcome to my twitter page where 20,000 people enjoy this journey into the abyss, pull up a chair, the people are

We are instinctively cross about anything called “flexible” hours because - they won’t be. We instinctively *know* we will bear the brunt of them. We know we are cleaning up

If a restriction on jury trials is going to be seriously suggested by serious people in serious circumstances then let’s get real.A little thread I’m a lawyer (sorry) so I’ll

If there is a mass exodus from the criminal bar then the first victims will be those without independent wealth.For those of us that dedicate our time to social mobility

Internet. Solve a debate (read: intense argument) for me. How many fish fingers per person is acceptable? Adults. Go. Because we’ve got a situation here.

“Online Juries”. A thread on why we should never lose our nerve when we insist that jurors are “in the room”. We should be flexible and creative with tech. Particularly