by Kris | Jan 2, 2017 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Despicable You, Direct Access Barristers, Get qualified
Oh look! The Daily Mail have just run another hit piece on the legal profession. The Mail states: Despite strikes by barristers over their pay levels and protests from senior lawyers who demand greater taxpayer subsidies, the legal profession has been booming,...
by Kris | Sep 4, 2016 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Get qualified, Miscellany, Women & the Law
The short answer is hearsay. Let me explain. My client and the unnamed pop star Unhappy with the way in which he’d been treated on a bus, my client not only threw a brick at the bus, it was also alleged by a pop star passerby, that he went on to throw a brick at...
by Kris | Aug 18, 2016 | Criminal law, DIY Law, Football Banning Orders, Football law, Miscellany, Non-legal help, Social Media
These #Celtic soccer fans broke the rules to show their love for Palestine.https://t.co/o62qnk2ZaE — AJ+ (@ajplus) August 18, 2016 Yes, football fans do have an ECHR right to Freedom of Expression, but fans should bear in mind two things: 1. That freedom is a...
by Kris | Jul 17, 2016 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Speeding in his Audi took my client from 70 mph to facing a driving disqualification in no time flat. He didn’t know about the controversial Hadecs 3 speed cameras at Clacket Lane, and was clocked at 103 mph. As the police did comply with procedure, and as my...
by Kris | May 20, 2016 | Advocacy, Court Martial, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Military law, Private client criminal defence
A client came to me looking for a direct access barrister’s advice on his court martial plea. While he’d been given advice by a solicitor, who said they specialised in Military law, my client want to double check that advice – and make sure he was...
by Kris | Apr 3, 2016 | Criminal law, Football Banning Orders, Football law, Private client criminal defence
Thinking of throwing gum at away fans? Don’t do it. Dan Russell of the Nottingham Post reports: “A Nottingham Forest fan who threw a lump of chewing gum across the stand at the City Ground as his team conceded a goal has been hauled before the courts and...