Today we have published our 'Covid-19 and the Justice System' report, detailing the impact of Covid-19 across our justice system.
The report’s conclusion is clear - we need a justice system that delivers justice for all.
You can read the report here ⤵️
societyoflabourlawyers.org.uk/briefings
@BarGrahame Corrie Corfield BBC Radio 4 Ben Rich They’ll need to break out the Lilt when that happens
Joanna Hardy-Susskind @BarGrahame So let’s be clear. Green belt and no planning permission so cannot be built on. Only by pretending neither are true can it be valued at £10m. Oh and also assumes Keir Starmer wants to change the use. Seems like more tabloid fantasy news to me...🙄
Brilliant evening yesterday for The Bar Society’s Advocacy Competition Final. We are very grateful to @BarGrahame for judging. Congratulations to our finalists and winner, Abigail. It is a joy to work alongside a brilliant Committee - onto planning our next event! Newcastle Law School
@BarGrahame The Secret Barrister Sky News Dominic Raab I can't determine if Raab, who read law at Oxford & Cambridge, then trained as a solicitor at a leading firm and worked as a law advisor for several organisations... is either deliberately misleading the nation again or doesn't have a fucking clue what he's talking about, again.
®️Ⓜ️cTernaghan BL Tim O'Connor Nick De Marco KC @BarGrahame @ACWilloughby They were to get them back in though I suppose, right now there’s not much call for them. I still have a small stock.
@BarGrahame Emily Palmer-Giles Viktoria Kay Jamie Brown Bethan Amber Steven C Stobbs Iain Cunningham @Stevey_Casanova Craig Richardson @ionproductionsG Would be mint if you could make it Grahame...if not we'll send you some daft pics anyway!
Dan Jackson Lawrence Freedman Barbara Rich Tim O'Connor David Green Carl Gardner @BarGrahame I enjoy the anecdote where a Labour MP asks him for directions to the lavatory, is given them, and just as he is about to depart gets: 'Wait, there is one more thing. There is a sign on the door saying gentlemen, but don't let that deter you.'
@BarGrahame The Secret Barrister Sky News Dominic Raab I note that throughout this pandemic the Gov has been very careful (Johnson esp.) to say “no one *should* be penalised for doing the right thing”.
That is not the same as “no one *shall* be penalised for doing the right thing”.
Cunningly worded to be able to worm out of blame.
That's a wrap 🎬
Fantastic first fringe event for the North East Young Fabians at #LabourConnected ❗️
Special thanks to Henri Murison, Chi Onwurah 💙 and Andy McDonald MP for delivering brilliant keynote speeches! Also our chair @BarGrahame❗️
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@BarGrahame The Secret Barrister Sky News Dominic Raab No doubt Grant Shapps will still be paid (by us)?
We count ourselves incredibly lucky to have some amazing volunteers to support us and our clients across Education, Employment, Family and Welfare Benefits. Chris Hook ⚖️ @BarGrahame to name two. We are indebted to you every day for your passion and dedication #VolunteersWeek2020
@BarGrahame Grant Williams Joanna Hardy-Susskind Keir Starmer I hope his mother can forgive him trying to pin a tail on a donkey every Wednesday
Stu @BarGrahame The Secret Barrister Sky News Dominic Raab Cumminsly worded I think you will find
The Great Hall of Jesmond Dene House is the setting for the Newcastle Law School student Bar Society Advocacy Competition final with @BarGrahame judging.
Phil Dickinson 🇺🇦 @BarGrahame Joanna Hardy-Susskind Stop writing their manifesto for them!
Join #NEYF from 17:30 for our #LabourConnected fringe!
We are hosting Chi Onwurah 💙, Andy McDonald MP, and the Director of The Northern Powerhouse Partnership Henri Murison for a fascinating discussion on industrial strategy in the #NorthEast chaired by our very own @BarGrahame
Details below!
Pleased to have contributed to this paper on the effect of COVID-19 on our already creaking justice system with colleagues including Hannah Gomersall @BarGrahame Omar Salem Matthew Turner Liz Davies Proud Activist, Lefty Lawyer and a foreword by David Lammy - all proud 'activist lawyers'.