InterSol

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

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

My interview in today's Observer explaining why we will never back down.

Direct action against Elbit is about saving lives, and the 4,000 people arrested for holding signs are not just showing their support for Palestine but are also defying the complete erosion of free speech.

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

NO MORE LIVE FACIAL RECOGNITION
🛒in our shops
🏬on our high streets
🚉in our train stations
💊in our pharmacies
⚽at football matches
🎪at festivals

Say no to the surveillance state. Sign our petition⤵️
https://t.co/9do8SIFFR1

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

🎉 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.

https://t.co/V8kxbEqpM4

[Defend our Lawyers @DefendourLawyer]

‘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.

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

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.
https://t.co/ogwXiVpjiJ

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

👁️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⤵️
https://t.co/NezdTOAd1m

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

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.

https://t.co/5M8fGC7gqd

[Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror @profbensaul]

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 https://t.co/8tHhN5C6LN

[JewishVoiceForLiberation @JVoiceLiberatio]

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

https://t.co/UkTQcPIFOu

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

(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.

https://t.co/Hj5ppNWanc

[The Grayzone @TheGrayzoneNews]

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
https://t.co/uZj0HzejqA

[Defend Our Juries @DefendOurJuries]

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.

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

“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.”
https://t.co/TXpLSVcikr

[Real Media @RealMediaGB]

🚨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👉https://t.co/9fXx1TY4HR

[Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror @profbensaul]

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 https://t.co/kOtbwo9YmX

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

(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.

https://t.co/rQxRFmTVC8

[Defend Our Juries @DefendOurJuries]

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

https://t.co/Y6nIVY5GGr

[Defend our Lawyers @DefendourLawyer]

‘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.

[Defend our Lawyers @DefendourLawyer]

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

https://t.co/e6wRQZVSgk

[Defend our Lawyers @DefendourLawyer]

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"