Counsel of Perfection
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Word for Word & Measure for Measure - More Justice in Rape Cases
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Sitting down with your client after they have been convicted of a serious offence is an unenviable task familiar to all defence advocates,...
Friday, 31 August 2018
The Children Act - A lesson for lawyers
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Criminal lawyers deal sometimes with terrible cases involving devastated lives and distressing evidence. However I always say t...
Friday, 24 August 2018
Privilege Part Two
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Waitrose running out of hummus, your Uber rating taking a knock, that day's Pilates class being full are all classic first wor...
Sunday, 19 August 2018
Privilege Part One
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The Bar Council is running a successful social media campaign at the moment titled #IAmTheBar . Barristers from across the co...
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Unduly Enlarging Scheme?
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Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime. Filming or photographing child sexual abuse is an abhorrent crime. Viewing films or photographs ...
Monday, 12 March 2018
Laughter is the best medicine (& the best defence)
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Nobody loves a prosecutor. I learnt this quite early in my career when friends and family would be fascinated to hear of trips to the cel...
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Legal Aid - A Defence (again)
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I am convinced it is not by chance that The Secret Barrister’s avatar is a bunny rabbit because only the Duracell Bunny or a close...
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