Owen Bowcott was legal affairs and Ireland correspondent for the Guardian. Now moved to: @BowcottOwen
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I’ve written to every Member of Parliament today.
Proposals before Parliament would remove jury trials from offences carrying up to three years in prison.
Freedoms rarely vanish overnight. They are chipped away in the name of efficiency.
Juries did not cause the crisis in our courts. Removing them will not fix it.
When the state seeks to take someone’s liberty for serious offences, the judgment of ordinary citizens should never be optional.
This is close to becoming law.
Please read the letter. Contact your MP now.
theguardian.com/world/2022/f… Mauritian prime minister Pravind Jugnauth had previously warned that removal of the Mauritian flags by British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) officials would be a “provocation”.
hansard.parliament.uk/Common… Foreign Office minister says flags planted on the Chagos Islands by Mauritian government expedition last month were a “political stunt” and have now been removed.
Thank you for all your generous comments and support over the years. Today is my last day on The Guardian. Happy New Year! All the best for 2021.
After 32 years on The Guardian, I’m closing my notebook and stepping down from the press bench at the end of the year. Huge thanks to everyone who helped me understand. Apologies for stories missed.
I'm taking calls for The Guardian's Christmas charity appeal from midday.#GDNCharityappeal2020
I’ll be taking calls for the Guardian telethon after 4pm this afternoon on 0203 353 4368 to raise money for environmental and green charities. Do ring in. #gdntelethon #GDNCharityappeal2019
This morning it’s Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters who are out in force at dawn in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Rohingya refugee survivors of ethnic violence in Myanmar and lawyers gather outside International Court of Justice to see Aung San Suu Kyi at genocide hearings in The Hague.
Topical talk. A judge explores his immigrant heritage: former supreme court justice Lord Dyson in conversation Shami Chakrabarti on Thursday at Migration Museum migrationmuseum.org/event/a-…
Boris Johnson’s decision to close down parliamentary debate while likening Britain to a superhero rendered in period costume.
Anti-Prorogation protestors out in force ahead of today’s hearing at the Supreme Court over the five week suspension of parliament.
Or a hearing of legal hacks? Corroboration of court correspondents?
I'm wondering what the collective noun for a group of legal hacks is -- here are three of us (@owenbowcott & @JoshuaRozenberg) at the reception for the @APPGLegalAid & @YLALawyers #takeyourMPtowork project. Find out how to get your MP involved here: younglegalaidlawyers.org/tak…
Update: Expressing sympathy for opening up the Heathrow third runway challenge to a wider public, Lord Justice Hickinbottom on Tuesday nonetheless ruled that live-streaming the high court is banned by legislation theguardian.com/environment/…
Will be answering the phones this afternoon for Guardian’s Telethon on 0203-353-4368. Raising funds for charities including the Law Centres Network.#gdntelethon
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Man jailed for £53m UK heist will not have to repay share of proceeds theguardian.com/uk-news/2018…
Plan to change personal injury claim rules 'will penalise victims' theguardian.com/law/2018/aug…
