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 | Jan 31, 2016 | Criminal law, Death Penalty, Miscellany
I’ve only managed to get around to “Making a Murderer” this weekend. It’s astounding to me that guys like Prosecutor Ken Kratz and the profoundly hopeless Ken Kachinsky, for the Defence, exist. Below is a great post-series interview of Ken...
by Kris | Apr 18, 2015 | Criminal law, Despicable You, Miscellany, Social Media
Why a little knowledge of the law is, erm, unhelpful and how Alex Andreou’s legal analysis of s18 of the Public Order Act 1986 is flawed: Can @metpoliceuk explain why this by @KTHopkins is not “racial hatred” caught by POA1986, PtIII?...
by Kris | Jan 2, 2015 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Despicable You, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Get qualified, Landlord & Tenant, Miscellany, Non-legal help, Tenants' Rights, Women & the Law
One of the best decisions I ever made was to start volunteering at the Toynbee Hall. I liked its “Poor Man’s Lawyer” roots, the buzz of the Wednesday evening first come, first served, advice free-for-all – and how Jack Profumo found his redemption there. I...
by Kris | Nov 23, 2014 | Despicable You, DIY Law, Miscellany, Motoring Law, Road Traffic law
Parked on private car park and have a “fine” on your windscreen? The Telegraph reports that Michael Green, a Cambridge law graduate, “is fighting to take every private parking firm in Britain to the High Court”. Mr Green may be on to...
