In her legal shoes

Paralegal | BPTC student | Aspiring Criminal Barrister | All views are my own, not to be taken as legal advice | IG: @inherlegalshoes

[Jason Pedlow 💙 @JasonPedlow]

A few months ago this white man went on a rampage in London with a sword.

He brutally murdered this child & seriously injured both members of the public & police officers trying to help.

Strangely, the right wing thugs didn't riot to protect this English child.

I wonder why...

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

Guess who won’t be coming along to give character evidence at your sentencing hearing? It’s the anonymous idiots-on-the-internet who inspired you to be the worst version of yourself after a few cans of beer and too much time on Facebook.

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

I have never forgotten telling man after man in cell after cell how long they would get in prison for the 2011 London riots.

Once enthusiasm for lobbing bins at police has waned, once your pals have been arrested, once the booze & adrenaline subside - you realise.

Then regret.

[Bushra Shaikh @Bushra1Shaikh]

Take away the curries and kebabs.

Take away the Tea. The coffee.

Take away the doctors and nurses.

The Ubers and buses.

Take away the night workers.

Take away the clothes.

Take away the cleaners.

Take it all away.

It's all foreign.

These racists don't understand.

They will be left with very little.

[george @StokeyyG2]

In Middlesbrough, they are asking drivers their skin colour to decide whether they let them through or not.

Yes, you have seriously just read that headline in the year 2024.

[James Bloodworth @J_Bloodworth]

Prison not like holiday camp after all, say rioters

[The CBA @TheCriminalBar]

“I should stress that being a criminal barrister is a matter to be very proud of
And the 2,400 of us that there are do this job because we can make a difference”
CBA Vice Chair @PriorKc Mary Prior KC on @BBCr4today #r4today reporting
“Justice delayed is justice denied”
715am ff on the endless trial delays,
5 times for Matt Hayward in a sexual offence case after @NAOorguk concludes Goverrnment target to reduce “unprecedented criminal court backlogs in England and Wales cannot be met”

Vice Chair Mary Prior KC @PriorKc explains to @BBCr4today changes can be and are made “if we work collectively together …the judiciary is working collaboratively with the Criminal Bar”

#R4Today “the crucial thing there just are just not enough barristers at the moment practicing in the criminal courts - Fundamentally is that it?”

@PriorKc
“Fundamentally that is it…
I should stress that being a criminal barrister is a matter to be very proud of
And 2,400 of us that there are do this job because we can make a difference”

[Duchess of Brixton ❤️🖤💚☭ @fufuisonme]

When I graduated from Uni I couldn't get a paralegal job. It was Diane Abbott that gave me my first internship that massively helped and supported my career. She also came all the way to Brixton to be on the panel for the launch of my charity @BLAMCharity. She so selflessly shows up for our community with love and care ❤️ thank you @HackneyAbbott

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

* They didn’t ‘receive’ £200k in legal aid.

* They didn’t ‘receive’ a penny.

* 16 year olds accused of murder need lawyers. This case also involved experts. Those people need to be paid.

* The alternative is children representing themselves which would result in injustice.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

EXCL: The Met Police spent over £1m on a criminal investigation against former IPCC commissioner Jennifer Izekor, one of the few Black people to have held the post. She had been investigating alleged police racism involving the tasering of a Black firefighter.

[Shuanie. Hawk @DiirtyDiiana]

Came across a TikTok of the guy who opened a special needs barber shop and it’s so precious🥹 the patience and care is overwhelming

[Shuanie. Hawk @DiirtyDiiana]

Love this

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

Anybody who supports the death penalty is by definition supporting a system which results in the state killing innocent people.

Only somebody with no understanding of history or criminal justice could fail to understand this.

And such a person has no place in politics.

[🇨🇩 @e1m1se1]

The Second officer refused to let her search for her badge to prove it, slapped cuffs on her and told her to shut up. Is this how you @metpoliceuk train them to deal with visually and physically disabled members ??? @SholaMos1 @SadiqKhan #PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter

[🇨🇩 @e1m1se1]

*TRIGGER WARNING*

UK MET POLICE FALSELY ARRESTING A BLIND BLACK WOMAN IN LONDON AND ACCUSING HER OF ASSAULT.

Was 5 police officers and a van necessary for a blind woman with mobility difficulties ?? THEY WERE GOING TO ARREST HER BEFORE I STARTED RECORDING. #BlackLivesMatter

[Sofia Akel @sofiaakel]

Godrick Osei died after being restrained by police during a mental health crisis. He called the police for help, but paid for it with his life. They must be held accountable.

He was an uncle to my cousins, who have lost another important figure 💔

https://t.co/wTZ2x65i4z

[Metro @MetroUK]

A woman has smashed through a ‘triple-glazed glass ceiling’ to become the UK’s first black and blind barrister.

Here's her remarkable story 👇🏿
https://t.co/alqegJS8O9

[Dita Saliuka @AferditaSa]

An 87 year old man died just 9 days after being jailed for death by dangerous driving.
An expert collision investigator concluded that the tragedy was a result of driver error and was “a classic case of pedal confusion” but judge refused to give him a suspended sentence. 1/4

[Black Barristers’ Network @BlackBarNetwork]

We at BBN wish to congratulate Nneka Akudolu and Laurie-Ann Power on taking silk! A phenomenal achievement for both and an inspiration to many.

[UnionNewsUK @Union_NewsUK]

Coroner confirms Belly Mujinga inquest will go ahead in the summer @TSSAunion @Manuel_TSSA https://t.co/vzWVerBMID