@AtkinsQC

Just a Barrister doing his job.

 Birmingham, England
Joined November 2010
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...and here is that moment. Was so proud to capture you both.
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Knocked sideways by this afternoon’s news. Privileged to meet Her Majesty in 2014, a day I will never forget. A wonderful Queen who will be deeply missed. Can’t quite get my brain round the fact I am now KC having been QC for 11 years. God save the King.
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Peter Collier@wcpcqc27 Aug 2022
Replying to @CrimeLineLaw
@CrimeLineLaw @CrimeGirI @BarristerSecret @ne_circuit a contribution to the cause in this morning's @yorkshirepost
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Here’s the photo.
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Birmingham Live@birmingham_live27 Jun 2022
Barristers walk out of Birmingham Crown Court in national strike over 'scandalous' pay bit.ly/3xXfr1Z

Barristers walk out of Birmingham Crown Court in strike over 'scandalous' pay

Richard Atkins QC, from St. Philips Chambers in Birmingham, stated the criminal justice system had been 'starved of resources' by the government and was now in 'meltdown'

birminghammail.co.uk
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
St Philips Chambers@stphilips16 Dec 2021
Rather than send out Christmas cards or gifts this year members of Chambers and staff were delighted to be in a position to deliver much-needed supplies to Erdington food bank this afternoon. #barristers #merrychristmas #supportyourlocalfoodbank
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How do you anticipate the proposed return to in person hearings after the pandemic will impact your career at the Bar?
28%Positively
55%Negatively
17%No impact
410 votes • Final results
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Glad to see the Criminal Justice Inspectors adding their weight to the concerns over the backlog in our criminal courts. ⁦@thebarcouncil⁩ and I were raising this back in pre-Covid mid 2019. Unsurprisingly it hasn’t got any better. lawgazette.co.uk/news/crown-…

Crown court sitting days decision 'political' - senior presiding judge

Lady Justice Macur says allocation has been chopped from 97,400 in 2018/19 to 82,300 in 2019/20.

lawgazette.co.uk
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
The Bar Council
@thebarcouncil12 Jan 2021
Chair of the Bar, Derek Sweeting QC, tells @CommonsJustice Covid Operating Hours are "a dead end, not necessary & should be abandoned. They'll have a discriminatory effect." @TheLawSociety Richard Miller: COH will increase footfall & Covid risk in courts parliamentlive.tv/event/inde…
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Adam Davis KC@briefforhire9 Jan 2021
What are @MoJGovUK @TheCriminalBar and @thebarcouncil doing about protecting those involved in criminal trials who have to go to court every day? Everyone concerned in a trial should be vaccinated Judges, Barristers, Court Staff, Jurors and Defendants.
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Joanne Kane@JoanneKane_7 Jan 2021
It is 7 January, a suitable date to tweet about the work of @YoungBarristers in 2021. The YBC represents barristers in their first seven years of practice in England and Wales.
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
= Next 100 Years@First100years6 Jan 2021
We're saddened to hear of the loss of Dame Margaret Booth, the third woman to serve as a High Court judge & #first woman Bencher at @middletemple Below is a photo of the famous red robes she wore as a High Court judge, the very same set worn by Dame Elizabeth Lane & Lady Hale.
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I’m sorry my tweet last week quoting Sir Robert Johnson caused some upset. It wasn’t my intention. I’ve spent much of my life promoting a modern, forward thinking, diverse Bar, open to all and will continue to do so.
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Wise words from the late Sir Robert Johnson (former Chairman of the Bar and High Court Judge) to his pupils about having a proper haircut, dressing smartly and having well polished shoes: “Even if you don’t know any law you can at least look like a barrister.”
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If my clients tell me that they have only broken the law “in a very specific and limited way” will that now provide them a defence or ensure that they are not prosecuted? I doubt it. There is one rule of law and it applies to all.
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
The Bar Council
@thebarcouncil9 Aug 2020
This is all the government needs to devote extra per person, per day to fix the justice system and restore law and order in England & Wales. #SmallChange barcouncil.org.uk/resource/s…
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Max Hardy@MaxJLHardy11 Jul 2020
I’m not a betting man but I’d wager a large sum there’ll be a winter second wave and lockdown. If we pilot virtual jury trials now there’s a chance jury trial will survive Covid. If we don’t there’s a chance it won’t.
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Joshua Rozenberg@JoshuaRozenberg6 Jul 2020
Now is not the time to introduce major reforms of the jury system, however temporary and however limited. And senior judges should not be flying kites for the government, not least because the wind can change. My latest column for @lawsocgazette now online lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-…

Flying a kite in a storm

The middle of a crisis is not a golden opportunity for a radical rethink of jury trials. It is the worst time of all.

lawgazette.co.uk
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Richard Atkins KC retweeted
Young Citizens@YoungCitizensUK6 Jul 2020
Applications are opening this week! We want to welcome all students aged 15-18 all over the UK to join this year’s Bar Mock Trial competition. For a unique chance to trial a case in front of real judges in a real crown court. Sign up your school now: okt.to/iZz4op
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Good letter in @thetimes this morning from Peter Joyce QC @welboot former leader of @midland_circuit The Bar & Bench must work together to get the Courts up and running but lawyers should not be ordered to attend Court when a virtual hearing will work. Technology should be used.
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