Simon Jenkins spouting nonsense about non jury rape, terrorist and fraud trials in today’s The Guardian Don’t they employ basic fact checking?

🔊 Fact check

Rapists aren’t going free because our prisons are overcrowded.

Alleged rapists (which statistically includes actual rapists) are not facing trial for YEARS because of MASSIVE deliberate underfunding of:

🚨 Courts
🚨 Barristers
🚨 Police
🚨 Judges
🚨 Solicitors

Great to see the latest from the ever entertaining ⁦Tony Kent #TheShadowNetwork⁩ included in ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ “best thrillers for February 2024”

thetimes.co.uk/article/6388f9…

Legal Twitterati: is it acceptable court dress to wear a kilt under a gown?

We look forward to welcoming friends old and new to our festive Party this evening. Hoping to see some amazing Christmas Jumpers and sparkly glamour!

Every day people are sent to prison for ignoring a court order. Today the Deputy Chairman of the party in government says that our government should just “put planes in the sky” and ignore the Supreme Court. Just let that sink in…Lee Anderson MP says ignore laws you don’t like

Worldwide people chant for 'Palestine to be Free' yet my two daughters, captives of Hamas, are ignored. Even as thousands in London push for ceasefire, there's silence on their release. I'm heartbroken by the world's indifference.

Dafna and Ella, I miss you so much 💔

As part of our 2023 Lecture Series, renown legal afairs commentator Clive Coleman sat down with Peter Joyce KC to discuss PJKC's 55 year career at the Criminal Bar
youtu.be/TxplTE1UoaI

Good to hear Robert Buckland on Today setting out the issues challenging the criminal justice system & highlighting the need for investment & the importance of the criminal bar

Great to attend #PupillageFair2023 and see that enthusiasm for a career at the Bar remains strong! Life on the Midland Circuit with No. 1 High Pavement Chambers offers unrivalled opportunities in criminal practice.

Somewhat concerned to hear on Radio 4’s PM programme that Labour’s big idea to clear the criminal justice case backlog is to allow the CPS to deploy “Associate Prosecutors” in the Crown Court.

LIAM: I HAVE HAD AN OSMOND WARNING

COUNSEL: Osman

LIAM: YEAH HIM

COUNSEL: right

LIAM: I MADE A VIDEO OF THEM TELLING ME ABOUT OSMOND FOR YOU

COUNSEL: it’s fine you don’t…

LIAM: I TOLD THEM I DID NOT KNOW ANY OSMONDS BUT IF OSMOND WANTS A FIGHT, I WILL FIGHT HIM.

Welcome aboard Lucky, you’ve been wonderful as Assistant Junior and I know you will make a huge impact this year!

1HP announces the departure of David Outterside who relocates to Teesside to be closer to his family. He has joined an excellent set based in Leeds & Newcastle but retains his ties with us as a door tenant. It has been a delight to have him as a member of chambers since 2004.

Chambers congratulates Michael Auty KC on his appointment as one of His Majesty’s Circuit Judges. HHJ Auty KC will sit at Nottingham Crown Court. We all wish Mike a long and distinguished career on the Bench.

judiciary.uk/appointments-a…

Re the rise of non-crime barristers serving as Recorders in the Crown Court. Criminal law has become complex; non-specialists often take longer. It's not their fault, but they aren't the solution to the real issue: we need more criminal law specialists. #BarristerOnTheBus

I've known Peter a very long time and thoroughly enjoyed his lecture last week and writing this. Meet the No. 1 High Pavement Chambers barrister who has worked on more than 300 murder cases

derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-new…

It’s important to say that the message that there’s no point in reporting sexual offences to the police is a counsel of despair. There are many police officers, lawyers and judges that make it their life’s work to take such allegations seriously and have them tried properly.

Tonight proves England are better WITHOUT Farrell. When he returns they will be a poorer more one dimensional side.

Comms:
1. Do not give small ministers big knives.
2. Do not put small minister with big knives next to larger police officers wearing game face.
3. Do not make a performance out of apparently banning something already illegal.
4.Just don't.