Our Simon Pook recently spoke at an Amnesty International launch event in Manchester to scrap #Prevent
He joined a panel of experts inc: Ilyas Nagdee, Zamzam Ibrahim and Dr Sadia Habib, addressing Amnesty International’s report on Prevent “This is the thought police”

edition.pagesuite.com/infinity/artic… - One-sided analysis of ICJ ruling

Our Nicky Hall and Simon Pook, met with Michel Forst   #UnitedNations   #SpecialRapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention along with other lawyers expressed their concerns regarding new protest laws  criminalising #PeacefulProtest .
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40 years ago our Robert Lizar represented #TradeUnionists arrested during a high-profile campaign against the print unions in #Warrington .
Our Simon Pook joined a panel of speakers on the 40th Anniversary of the dispute #Police #Protest & the #Media . Matt Foot @MoragLivingst

⁦Very proud of our Nicky Hall who is rightly recognised in the current edition of ⁦Law Society Gazette⁩ for recent efforts but also the unwavering commitment she has dedicated to every client throughout her career.

Very concerning. Our Nicky Hall and her specialist team will keep fighting on behalf of all clients prosecuted in connection with these issues: HS2 granted route-wide injunction to tackle environmental protests | HS2 | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/s…

The precarious position of the independent criminal bar from one who would know thesecretbarrister.com/2022/07/21/gue…

'No one to prosecute.
'No one to defend.
'Too few judges to hear cases.
'It can't go on.
'The system is crumbling.
'We have to take action now.'
Nina Grahame couldn't be clearer speaking in Manchester The CBA #action4justice

Tim Moloney QC and Adam Wagner act in important Supreme Court protest rights case. Tim, Adam, and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh of @matrixchambers, instructed by Nicola Hall of RobertLizarLaw, act for the appellant.
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GMLC spoke to protest lawyer Simon Pook about the risks of the new #PCSCBill , the role of Legal Observers, how we can continue to fight back if it passes, and what to do to look after yourself and your friends at protests.
Kill The Bill MCR #KillTheBill
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A data ‘black hole’: Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data | Police | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…

Police failure to seal DNA sample bags puts criminal cases at risk

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NEWS UPDATE: Another successful application to dismiss by Gerard Hillman, instructed by RobertLizarLaw

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“Only full and Frank admissions of failures will restore the public’s faith in the Police” David Blunkett

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Daniel Morgan murder: Met chief Cressida Dick under fire over ‘institutional corruption’

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Juries should give reasons for verdicts, says legal watchdog

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‘Breakthrough’ in case of man who spent 17 years in prison for rape: ‘The DNA results are clear: another man was responsible for the crime for which Andy Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned,’ says APPEAL's Emily Bolton thejusticegap.com/dna-breakthrou…

Security Service can authorise agents to participate in criminal acts

thetimes.co.uk/article/8857a1…

Criminal justice in England and Wales facing triple threat, lawyers say | UK criminal justice | The Guardian theguardian.com/law/2020/aug/3…