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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I have no idea whether a particular jury verdict is correct unless I’ve heard the same evidence and received the same written legal directions as the jurors who heard the trial. Anybody claiming to offer an informed take based on what they’ve seen on Twitter is best ignored.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Juries are randomly selected members of the public. Men and women from all walks of life and all political backgrounds. Only a moron of irredeemable proportions would even think of suggesting that a jury verdict represents some deep state “two-tier justice”.

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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Rupert Lowe has spotted another boat full of illegal migrants in our waters… 🥺

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

vocal fry implies the existence of vocal onion ring and vocal tater tot

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Pablo Von Helsing @pablovonhelsing.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Anything good happening? Any good recipes?

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Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Lord Reed’s speech on “Trust in the courts in an age of populism” is well worth reading in its entirety. It’s very balanced, strong particularly on the need for mutual respect, better education & understanding of the role of the courts. supremecourt.uk/uploads/spee...

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Scott Wortley @scottwortley.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Lord Reed's recent speech on judges in an age of populism includes this passage on the high quality of MPs and an accurate summary of Judge John Deed

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

If you’re cheering on federal overreach because it’s targeting “them” and not you, here’s your reminder: You’re not immune. You’re not special. You’re next.

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Colm O'Cinneide @colmocinneide.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Two things here. (i) This is a discrimination case waiting to happen: potential indirect relig discrim in accessing a service, with no clear-cut justification defence on the table. (ii) There's also a wider constitutional issue. MPs are supposed to represent & be accessible to their constituents. 1/

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trumpwatchdog.bsky.social @trumpwatchdog.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Consider the ripple effect: a civil rights violation against one marginalized group today can easily expand to impact others tomorrow. We must stand as one against all infringements, for the sake of our shared future.

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Sophia Dourou @sophiadourou.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Pure scenes in court today as a barrister was testing the honesty of a claimant who had been giving evidence through an interpreter He proceeded to produce a printout of her LinkedIn profile listing her profession as....an ESL teacher

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Glenn Moore @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Well, yeah, you’re Cary Grant.

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Pablo Von Helsing @pablovonhelsing.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

@civlittweet.bsky.social It's probably a bit late for your webinar today, but: Can a Pt36 offer be valid if it includes a discount opportunity for the other party? Usual valid terms... and then say a set sum or % reduction if accepted and fully paid in a shorter period than the rules suggest? 1/n

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

For real.

Like, maybe this is selfish of me. But if I were the richest person in the world, I would want to leave a legacy of 'Chris cured cancer.' 'Chris solved world hunger.' 'Chris developed fusion technology and saved the planet from climate change.' NOT
'Chris bought Twitter so
Conservatives could be hateful online! That's a pathetic epitaph. A pathetitaph.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

The sheer barefaced dishonesty of a regime that is snatching people off the streets for their speech; painting over testimonials to women & minorities in US history; subjugating universities & trying to crush research into subjects it dislikes, standing as a champion of "free speech" is staggering.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

An actual tragedy is playing out in real time on the pages of the Telegraph. If you are the praying kind then please pray for them.

'We earn £345k, but
soaring private school
fees mean we can't go on
five holidays'
Labour's VAT raid forces six-figure
families to make lifestyle sacrifices

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

News report on the hearing in that fake cases/AI case. What has been said on behalf of the very junior barrister is sad and plausible.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The 31-month sentence for Lucy Connolly for a tweet has been the subject of fierce media coverage. Here I set out a balanced explanation of this sentence and how, had she not followed good legal advice, the sentence could have been even heavier. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

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Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk · 22/05/2025

""My husband tried to pay by card, because we knew then we'd be protected, but they insisted they didn't take card," she added." You gave them £13,500 (or £32K) in a cash transfer? I mean come on people, who could expect a speculative festival yurt seller to go bust? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Glastonbury Festival yurt glampers ticketless as Yurtel goes bust

Festivalgoers who booked through Yurtel have been left ticketless and out of pocket.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The irony of prisons policy is that so many in politics and media are prisoners of "tough on crime" rhetoric, and they cannot get released.

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Charles Winchester III @charleswinchester.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Flying an Hizbollah flag is a "dickhead" offence, not a "terror" offence.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 20/05/2025

Aside from being a thoughtful nuanced thread, this is the closest I’ve got to opening twitter since I stopped using it. Just to see the replies on there.

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A tree dispenses long overdue dose of karma.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Something that the Lucy Connolly case has illustrated - something that is well known to those who work in criminal justice but often overlooked in public debate - is the complexity and nuance in the lives and characters of people appearing before the courts. A short 🧵👇

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Bloody hell.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The Lucy Connolly appeal judgment is quite the read. One can see how her appeal failed. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

“So I am a pole dancer, but I don’t call myself a stripper. Because I haven’t earned it.” 💪❤️

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Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk · 19/05/2025

Blimey. The Ayinde v Hackney fake citations lawyers (Haringey Law Centre solicitor and counsel) ordered to explain why they should not face contempt of court proceedings. Hearing Friday, together with lawyers in another fake citations case. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/al...

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Alharoun -v- Qatar National Bank; and Ayinde -v- London Borough of Hackney (order) - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

12 May 2025 Case number: CL-2024-000435 In the High Court of JusticeKing’s Bench DivisionCommercial Court Between: Hamad Alharoun -v- (1) Qatar National Bank Q.P.S.C.(2) QNB Capital LLC Case number: A...

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

More on the AI fake legal cases - a hearing for contempt of court this Friday. Not just wasted costs orders now, but possibly contempt proceedings. This ain't pretty. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/al...

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John Hyde @johnhyde.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This is jaw-dropping. An AI version of a murdered man has been played to court as his own victim statement. The video of the statement is genuinely incredible. www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g...

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After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court

AI experts say this is likely the first time that AI has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an AI rendering of the deceased victim

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Héctor Barros 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) @snibbits.eurosky.social · 17/05/2025

From the creators of "I don't like Rage against the Machine anymore, they've gone woke", we bring you a new, thrilling journey of self discovery:

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

NEW The quashing of the conviction of Peter Sullivan Yet again, the criminal justice system finds it difficult to admit its own mistakes By me, at Prospect www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I was wondering why Keir Starmer's "island of strangers" figure of speech made my blood run cold. Then I saw this video clip made by @zarahsultana.bsky.social. The rhetoric is the same and @teamlabouruk.bsky.social need to ask themselves if they think echoing Enoch Powell is sensible.

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Pablo Von Helsing @pablovonhelsing.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Waiting lists for some music products are a bit excessive... but today is the 6th Anniversary of me getting on the waiting list for the AnalogueMan King of Tone pedal. I should finally reach the top this year! #IfImStillAlive

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

When shooting your dog in the face isn’t the worst thing you ever did.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Oh this one is worse than the usual one, because lots of lawyers, plus the judge *told* them there were hallucinations, and they resubmitted the brief with hallucinations.

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Nick Diable @defencebrief.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Incidentally, if you happen to think that Sullivan, Malkinson and Nealon are the only innocent people who have been in prison recently - or the only ones who have been locked up in the past 40 years - then I have some terrible news for you!!

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Nick Diable @defencebrief.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Over the years, I've often been asked how I feel about defending people I "know" are guilty. Leaving aside the impossibility of me knowing what somebody else did, I wonder how coppers and prosecutors feel knowing they have put an innocent person in prison? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Why was Peter Sullivan not freed earlier?

The extraordinary injustice experienced by the 68-year-old trigger questions over the appeals system.

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