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Jonathan Duffy

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Barrister (exclusively criminal defence) Liverpool eXiteer www.7hs.co.uk/personnel/jonathan-duffy/

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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I have refreshed the Starter Pack. Please RePost (RT) to bring the England & Wales community of criminal lawyers together on BlueSky. Please ask if you would like to be added. go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
For those that haven’t seen it yet, please sign and share this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
The MoJ plans to remove the right to trial by jury for either-way cases with a likely sentence of three years or less. We believe it is an ancient right allowing us to be judged by our peers and this ...
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
….. sharpens his pencil.
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I have created a starter pack to bring together the community of UK based criminal lawyers and those with an interest. If you would like to be added, please ask. Please feel free to use, RP & share etc go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I have created a starter pack to bring together the community of UK based criminal lawyers and those with an interest. If you would like to be added, please ask. Please feel free to use, RP & share etc go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This is BlueSky JP, not that other place. Please don’t resort to personal abuse in an attempt to further your argument. Thing is, my comment doesn’t relate to the guilt or innocence of the defendant, but to the conduct of the professionals, advancing their case in the wrong way.
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Somewhat saddened by the hysterical (self) publicising of some lawyers & medics in the #Letby case. There is a responsible, professional and ethical way to ventilate genuine concerns without ranting and shrieking in the media. Please think of the victims and their families.
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I have refreshed the Starter Pack. Please RePost (RT) to bring the England & Wales community of criminal lawyers together on BlueSky. Please ask if you would like to be added. go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Pupillage opportunities with 7 Harrington Street Chambers - 7 Harrington Street Chambers
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Thank you @rachelsylvester.bsky.social for this great piece accurately and candidly reporting the state of things in the UK criminal courts, day in, day out! www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
thetimes.com
Courts in crisis: ‘The chances of acquittal are higher for the rich’
Evidence lost, prisoners waiting on remand for years, roof leaks, judges mopping floors, burnt-out barristers — Rachel Sylvester talks to barristers about a criminal justice system that is broken
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Released closer in time to the end of World War II than to today!! Anyone else feel extremely old? !
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Studied it perhaps Drew, but I confess to significant unease when lawyers or police officers in such cases get involved. In my opinion professional proximity to such cases ought never to be exploited for (perceived) personal advantage/publicity. A victim/clients privacy ought to be sacrosanct
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Please RT/RP Thank you x
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
If any new BlueSky eXiles would like to connect with (mainly) UK based criminal lawyers, please free to use this Starter Pack. Please RP/RT go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Hi Fleur. You might like to try this Starter Pack go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
An interesting graphic on the causes of Rape:
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Please RP/RT this starter pack to help bring the (predominantly UK based) legal community together. If you would like to be added, please ask. go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Just a bit of advice for young lawyers: Be cautious celebrating your victories. If the credit for ‘winning’ a case is yours, then so must be the blame when you ‘lose’.
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Congratulations to all concerned!
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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Today have a floating committal for sentence! I didn’t know that a CSE could be a floater. My defendant has been on remand and served the sentence he can be given already. I’ve been informed that this matter is not a priority today. A prison places frees up if I get called on. #CJSonitsknees
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Chaz Hutton @chazhutton.com · 10/12/2024
A rare yellow version of the ‘Jigsaw Decisions’ artwork!
Ok so… there is an 8x8 piece jigsaw puzzle, it’s all yellow, and there’s some text written on it. There’s two pieces of the puzzle missing, so that whatever is written is missing two letters. Those missing letters will be a dash in the following transcription:

The jigsaw slogan reads:

I’m no_ gonna do that thing I’ve got to do _hen I can have fun.

Below this jigsaw are the two missing pieces, one a W and the other a T.

This means the slogan, depending on where you put the missing pieces can read one of two ways:

Either:

I’m now going to do that thing I’ve got to do then I can have fun.

Or…

I’m not going to do that thing I’ve got to do when I can have fun.
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Chaz Hutton @chazhutton.com · 11/12/2024
Googling Stuff: Then v Now.
This title if the comic is ‘Googling Stuff…’
The comic shows two columns: on the left is “Then” showing search results with one thing listed as “the thing you want”

On the right column is ‘Now’ - also showing search results but in this case it’s a whole bunch of stuff you don’t need:

AI TAKING A WILD STAB AT IT WITH SOME
BLATANT MISINFORMATION

SPONSORED RESULT

SPONSORED RESULT

SPONSORED RESULT

SPONSORED RESULT

PEOPLE ALSO ASK

VIEW PRODUCTS

And then right at the bottom just off screen is ‘the thing you want’
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Please join @publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social and many other UK based criminal lawyers by following those in the starter Pack below and help bring the legal community together. Please RP/RT go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Routinely imprisoning innocent people without trial for 4 or 5 years is like something that I read about in history from the former Eastern Bloc or elsewhere in the 60’s. This must be sorted. www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec...
theguardian.com
Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Wales
Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 04/12/2024
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt But, being season’d with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil?
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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Nobody should ever plead guilty unless they're actually guilty and even if they think they're guilty they still shouldn't plead guilty until they've had advice from a lawyer to make sure they are actually guilty and understand the consequences of a guilty plea www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec...
theguardian.com
Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Wales
Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Hi Stephanie, you’re added, thank you for contributing JD
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Yes, of course Amanda, you’re added. You clearly have lots to contribute to the criminal law debate. I look forward to engaging with you.
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Please help grow the BlueSky community of UK based criminal lawyers by Reposting this. If you would like to be added to the list, please ask. go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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MoodyBarrister @moodybarrister.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Trials being pushed to 2028. Defendants, complainants and witnesses left in limbo. A “Wild West” state of affairs in criminal justice. Great piece from @skynewsrss.bsky.social with comment from @thecriminalbar.bsky.social Chair Mary Prior KC. news.sky.com/story/inside...
news.sky.com
Inside the UK's 'wild west' court system where people may have to wait until 2028 for justice to take place
A Sky News team found crumbling buildings, lawyers almost in open revolt and a judge prepared to speak out at Leicester Crown court.
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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
"Suspected criminals", by which he means "people who haven't been tried yet"? How dare they not all inmediately plead guilty! And the overpaid fat cats of the criminal bar are apparently exploiting this for their own gain! www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...
telegraph.co.uk
Suspected criminals exploiting court delays with not guilty pleas, says DPP
Defendants hoping victims and witnesses will drop out as crown court backlog hits 82,000 cases
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Should Sunday Times Number 1 bestselling books about the crisis in the criminal justice system be something you, or a loved one, would enjoy having pumped into your ears, the audiobook is currently on some crazed offer. £3.99. Or 0.56p per minute. Insanity. www.amazon.co.uk/The-Secret-B...
amazon.co.uk
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken (Audio Download): The Secret Barrister, Jack Hawkins, Macmillan Digital Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
…. and I have one about hearsay, but you have probably heard it from somebody else
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
A shocking indictment of the current state of the criminal justice system in England & Wales. news.sky.com/story/inside...
news.sky.com
Inside the UK's 'wild west' court system where people may have to wait until 2028 for justice to take place
A Sky News team found crumbling buildings, lawyers almost in open revolt and a judge prepared to speak out at Leicester Crown court.
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Please Repost this starter pack of UK based criminal lawyers to help grow the community on @bsky.app go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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The Criminal Bar Association of England and Wales @thecriminalbar.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Courts in crisis: ‘The chances of acquittal are higher for the rich’ Evidence lost, prisoners waiting on remand for years, roof leaks, judges mopping floors, burnt-out barristers Rachel Sylvester talks to barristers about a criminal justice system that is broken www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
thetimes.com
Courts in crisis: ‘The chances of acquittal are higher for the rich’
Evidence lost, prisoners waiting on remand for years, roof leaks, judges mopping floors, burnt-out barristers — Rachel Sylvester talks to barristers about a criminal justice system that is broken
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Something has to be done…… not sure it’s this though!!
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
A great cause @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social - thank you ❤️
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Kirsty Brimelow KC @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Please donate for London’s homeless if you can. www.justgiving.com/campaign/so2...
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Southwark Cathedral SleepOut for Robes 2024
Help support those experiencing homelessness in South London by joining our biggest annual fundraising event hosted annually by Southwark Cathedral. SleepOut in the open air, show solidarity and make ...
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
If my recent experience is anything to go by, this can’t come soon enough!
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Lawyers in London! Please RP & help if you can 💔
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Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Just a periodic invitation to anyone with an interest in criminal law or practice in England & Wales to have a look at this Starter Pack ⬇️ If anyone would like to be added, please just ask. Please Repost to enable others to see this. Thanks go.bsky.app/AFdD66T
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