Comment Awards 2015 Best Independent Blog. The Met has a problem with hate-crime. The Metropolitan Police has a rather strange notice about hate crimes on its website. It has attracted quite a bit of attention on social media. Hate crimes and hate incidents.

A Place for the Voice of the Criminal Bar to be Heard. CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND COCK UPS. I write this piece completely unprompted, in response to much of the nonsense which has appeared on twitter. The timing of their partial cession of the action was more than unfortunate. However, it was I suspect necessary to keep the action going on their part. The worst thing we can do now is split ourselves apart and split once more from our sister profession. Do Right, Fear No One.

It was 1984 and I was 18 years old. I was in a band We were a bit Bauhaus, a bit Killing Joke, a bit crazy. I have been wondering whether there.

com site containing the views of a criminal barrister. What those views will be, only time will tell. Part of my pupillage was conducted by catchphrase. My pupilmaster would throw out the question and I gave the refrain.

The thoughts, experiences and daily ramblings of a junior criminal barrister. Saturday, 25 May 2013. Terrorism and the Sensationalism of Crime. With the lead paragraph stating. If so, when? What form will they take? Whilst there is nothing wrong with a vigilant society, achieving vigilance through fear is not the way forward.

What does a jury do in the trial? No Case to Answer.

Do Right, Fear No One. A forum for all views on the preservation of our Criminal Justice System. Beware of Geeks bearing gifts. Originally posted on A view from the North. The Good, the Bad and the Competent. Originally posted on A view from the North. Good advocates and bad advocates both make mistakes. It is only the good advocate that realises they have lapsed into error and resolves not to do it again. But what makes a good advocate? Simply because so.

Criminal law and justice, legal aid and access to justice. But last Friday HHJ Clayson sitting at Bolton Crown Court issued a Practice Note. Which it seemed to me called for a response. Standing firm and holding the line. These are very difficult times for that part of the legal profession that does criminal work paid for under the legal aid scheme. Relentless cuts followed by existenti.