Solicitor, Visiting Lecturer in Law Chester Uni, #HumanRights #ProtestRights #ActivistLawyer #Socialism #ReJoinEU

Joined November 2017
🎉 WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS 🎉 Garden Court North is delighted to announce that Pragnya Iovine and Iqra Shahid have accepted invitations to join Chambers following successful completion of pupillage. gcnchambers.co.uk/pragnya-io…
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‘Defending Dissent’ - public meeting for Rajiv Menon KC on 20 October 2026 at Unison Centre, London. Speakers include: Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Andrea Egan, General Secretary of UNISON and members of the Hillsborough Families Campaign.
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A meeting of the Spanish council of ministers will take place on Tuesday, to decide whether or not to deny Trump's request to extradite Fergie Chambers. Spain must reject Trump's criminalisation of solidarity with Palestine. theguardian.com/world/2026/s…
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👁️Facewatch, a private facial recognition company, is quietly pitching for its Orwellian tech to be installed in British pharmacies. Nobody should be forced to trade their privacy for healthcare. Help us #StopFacialRecognition⤵️ bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campa…
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The notion of ‘jury equity’, ‘jury nullification’ & ‘perverse acquittals’ has become a hot topic of late. In this op-ed, Garden Court North’s Pete Weatherby KC and Mira Hammad argue these are all terms for the power of jurors to act on their conscience. gcnchambers.co.uk/conscience…
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I join UN experts in urging the United States to withdraw unlawful sanctions against the International Criminal Court and commit to justice for victims of international crimes. All states should take steps to protect the Court ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide If this can be generally accepted as a genocide how can Israel's apologists keep on denying that the even worse atrocities in Gaza are a genocide Mladic's bloodcurdingly violent words are nowhere near as extreme as those of many Israeli leaders theguardian.com/world/2026/a…
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(1/3) Earlier today at Preston Crown Court, the Recorder of Preston ruled that the direct action undertaken by five protesters at a bank in Burnley did not meet the threshold for a terrorist sentencing. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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Exclusive: Palestine Action facing new rigged ‘terrorism’ trials In the trial of the Teledyne Three, a judge has threatened defendants with a ‘terrorism connection’ if they explain to jurors their motives for targeting a weapons factory on British soil thegrayzone.com/2026/08/15/p…
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BREAKING: local people display jury equity signs outside the trial of ‘the Teledyne 3’ at Liverpool Crown Court Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience.
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“This is a great result for Paula but it should never have gotten this far. The police’s response was entirely disproportionate, and it reflects a sinister crackdown on our right to protest.” goodlaw.social/x4xd
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🚨The 'Britain’s Political Prisoners' Report documents the UK’s descent into authoritarianism The report reveals how the indiscriminate use of remand, private injunctions, contempt of court proceedings and increasingly long prison sentences are being used against climate and anti-war protesters. Read more and watch the full short film featuring interviews with report co-authors David Whyte from @ccccjustice and Paddy Friend from @DefendOurJuries👉realmedia.press/prisoners-re…
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I urge the UK not to disproportionately transform ordinary criminal damage into offences with a "terrorist connection", particularly after convictions have occurred and the jury and defendants were not previously informed theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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(1/2) Garden Court North's Alexander McColl and pupil Iqra Shahid represent the two of the five co-defendants charged with criminal damage in this protest case. More below by @Haroon_Siddique in @guardian. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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One day, your life and future may depend on a jury. The integrity of that legal process is in peril right now. When a barrister is cited for contempt because of his argument to a jury, as happened in a Palestine Action trial, the risks affect us all theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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‘There is no rule of law, there is no right to a fair trial if lawyers are to be treated in this way.’ Law Society Gazette @lawsocgazette reports on Wednesday's event about the Menon case, quoting Baroness Shami Chakrabarti.
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Defend Our Lawyers now has a YouTube account! The account contains the speeches from last night's event 'Descent Into Authoritarianism? Undermining the Role of Defence Lawyers: The Rajiv Menon KC Case'. The speeches are being uploaded tonight - so far, you can watch Pete Weatherby KC @gcnchambers , Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Lord Hendy KC, Riel Karmy-Jones KC @TheCriminalBar , Keir Monteith KC @gardencourtlaw and Mike Mansfield KC @NexusChambers youtube.com/@DefendOurLawyer…
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Pete Weatherby KC of @gcnchambers is chairing the event – his opening remarks: "For the first time ever in this jurisdiction a lawyer is facing criminal trial for what he said in his closing speech to a jury. Wholly unprecedented here, but in my experience not uncommon in certain other jurisdictions, authoritarian ones, as I will mention in a moment. It represents a very dark turn for the rule of law here"
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We are almost at capacity with nearly 1,000 people registering to attend this event. To make sure you are able to register, please sign up here before spaces run out: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Next Wednesday, Garden Court Chambers, Garden Court North Chambers, One Pump Court Chambers & Nexus Chambers will come together to co-host: 'Descent Into Authoritarianism? Undermining the Role of Defence Lawyers: The Rajiv Menon KC Case'. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Alex Grace’s first feature film, ‘Operation Recomply’, is a powerful documentary exploring the families and friends affected by the UK state’s response to direct action targeting Israel’s Elbit Systems weapons manufacturing company. After premiering to a packed audience at London’s Genesis Cinema, the film was later screened in Parliament at the invitation of John McDonnell MP. Speaking after the screening, McDonnell spoke of his intention to invite Filton activists, families and friends to further events within Parliament “as a point of principle” because “this is where the evil started”. Our verdict: “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – GO SEE IT.” Read more at realmedia.press/recomply/ @filton24_film
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