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Dominic Casciani

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I went to Strasbourg to see whether reform, of the European Convention on Human Rights is possible, rather than quitting as some would prefer. Here's our tale for tonight's TV Ten. Pictures and editing by Lee Durant. My thanks to the ECHR / CoE team for accommodating my endless requests.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

He’s now very chill. Thanks for reading !

A fluffy ball of stupidity called my dog.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Proof that AI has no sense of humour:

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

An AI search engine summary I didn't ask for that isn't intelligent enough to work out the difference between the past and the present.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Legal grenade going off this morning in London Legal Land: Barrister Charlotte Proudman has won her extraordinary disciplinary hearing which accused her of misconduct after she had a pop at a judge for his "boys' club attitude". Charges thrown out. She said she had been a victim of discrimination.

Screenshot of the the judgment in Charlotte Proudman's case, declaring charges dismissed.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Orange = new cases. Blue: Completed cases. Green = backlog. Arrow one shows pandemic hit as backlog was rising. Arrow two is the barristers’ pay strike that Justice Sec Dominic Raab refused to settle. Three: today’s lack of prosecutors, defence barristers, judges court rooms to manage demand.

A close up of the graphic showing how the backlog has risen due to cuts, the pandemic, a barristers’ strike and a continuing shortage of resources.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The facts are in: New stats show Crown Court backlogs have now broken all records. *73,105 cases now waiting for trial.* That’s almost double the delays before the pandemic (a level that had by then already been rising due to cuts to judges, courts and a loss of barristers over pay.)

Official government statistics graph showing the crown court backlogs reaching more than 73,000. The graph shows more new cases entering the system than those being completed in any given quarter.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Doggo’s got some solar enhanced highlights going on.

A very bright looking dog in a field in the early winter sun. The trees are full of crisp autumn coloured leaves.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Result for the long campaign by the Mirror + @fleetstreetfox.bsky.social. Highlighted by us this week. Defence Sec John Healey has pledged to MPs to investigate if there are missing and secret files hiding the truth about what nuclear bomb test veterans experienced. Run VT from Defence Committee:

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Lawyers for the nuclear bomb test veterans, in last night’s top documentary, proposing to launch legal action against the government in Jan if there’s no agreement on an alternative (and vastly cheaper) resolution for their claims of a cover-up of the damage to their health.

Press release from lawyers for the nuclear veterans

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Big issue from a fortnight ago doing a deep dive analysis of where the new Lab govt goes (or not) is a great read if you can still find it. Learned more about the complexities of housing policy over this issue+local pint than in a year

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Meanwhile over in the other hate-filled place my colleague from the Evening Standard is reporting the press are going to have to practice their yoga chair pose:

Screen grab of Tweet from Tristan Kirk revealing chairs have been removed in Westminster Mags Court press room.

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

And ... the draft legislation concedes that it is NOT compatible with the UK's human rights safeguards. This is wording inserted by the government's lawyers so that MPs know that the legislation is likely to fall apart once challenged in the courts:

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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Policing Protocol: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/64...

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