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Legal Aid & the Myth of Doing More with Less

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,...

I can’t remember who was driving and s172

by Kris | Mar 4, 2016 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law

s172s need to be taken seriously. Here’s how I know: Every once in a while, I prosecute road traffic matters for the CPS. The majority of the prosecutions on a typical Magistrates Court Traffic list are s172 Road Traffic Act matters (failure to give information...

How to instruct a Direct Access Barrister

by Kris | Dec 28, 2015 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law

I’ve been a Direct Access Barrister since 2012 and, before that, I was a practising Solicitor. This experience has helped me develop an effective three-step way of working which saves time and money – and ensures my clients get the best possible result. Step one –...

Katie Hopkins and the Twitter Pitchforks

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?...

Dr Clifford Mann: Apparatchiks & why it’s important to leave the law to the legal professionals

by Kris | Dec 28, 2014 | Criminal law, DIY Law, Get qualified, Public law

SEP (Somebody else’s problem) Alert: Dr Clifford Mann, President of the College of Emergency Medicine, has devised a novel approach to relieving pressure on A & E medical staff by blaming police for drunk people at A&E. The BBC reports Dr Mann saying:...
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