Oliver Kirk

Top Shelf* Criminal Barrister @5sahlaw. Former Solicitor. Salter. Part of Very Sensible Twitter. Tweets with typos a speciality.

[Martin Naylor @Imonanotherplan]

Good afternoon from Derby Crown Court where a female defendant has just told a judge: "I'm admitting everything, duck, you'll always get a guilty plea from me, darling."

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@stargazy_pies In bits now!

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

Anyone else preparing to cry at #repairshop ? You know it is going to happen...

[Josh Mellor @jshmellor]

Ten months into pandemic, three waves in, and north London’s only magistrates’ court has two (of eight?) court rooms equipped for remote hearings.

[forest fr1ends @forest_fr1ends]

- mummy, what happens to all the homework i do now i’m home schooling?
- would you believe me if i said the ‘education elves’ take it away every day...?

[The Northern Circuit @CircuitNorth]

NATIONAL LOCKDOWN

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM HHJ BIRD, DCJ GREATER MANCHESTER

Until further notice, unless the interests of justice require otherwise, hearings will be dealt with remotely or as hybrid hearings.

FULL DETAILS 👇

https://t.co/3hXXl32gIp

[LCCSA @lccsa]

We advise our members that it is not safe to continue to attend Magistrates’ courts .

We set out urgent measures needed to be introduced by @HMCTSgovuk to ensure that the CJS can continue to operate without lives being placed at risk .

https://t.co/zPJYS53tdv

[Legal Aid Lass @LegalAidLass]

All criminal defence lawyers are infuriated about the lack of cleanliness, Covid secure standards and policies on attending in person in Court.

Adjourning cases and appearing via CVP goes against our financial interests, but we demand it.

Health is more important than money!

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

It is very disappointing to hear the chair of the @MagsAssoc giving evidence to Parliament and suggesting that junior barristers are lying about their experiences of Covid in the magistrates’ courts.

This, I regret to say, exemplifies the problem.

https://t.co/i7tnhsufQG

[Kerry Hudson @HudsonKerry]

1/ Gentle reminder that solicitors are officers of the court. We take that role seriously. If we say we are not feeling safe in magistrates' courts, it's with good reason. What would be the motive to lie about this? We are literally risking our livelihoods, our reputations and

[CrimBarrister @CrimBarrister]

Trouble is, the bigwigs at HMCTS don't have to deal with people in the cells as the cells environment is not controlled by HMCTS (it's under HMPPS).

Plus those working for HMCTS get paid sick leave if they become ill through catching Covid from work... https://t.co/VLYxRrWQz2

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@nthprime What is? A mask? In Lidl?

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

Which supermarkets were allowing shoppers without masks?

I haven't seen maskless shoppers for months.

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@Adam_Creme @CressidaBurnet At least they were wearing boots.

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@AdaptLaw Guess the identity of the masked celebrity shopper

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@jonasf1989 Of course!

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

Almost everyone I know at the Bar would attend in these circumstances...thinking they were safe..when they weren't.

[Dotty's Oils @DottyOils]

@kentishsal @Kirkaboutless I could have attended via CVP. But, my client was being produced and the case was very serious. I felt it my duty to attend. I understood it would be safe to do so.

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@DottyOils I am your conferences are never boring!

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

Stay at home

Has not permiated HMCTS where you now have queue round the block before getting into a supposedly covid secure building.

[Oliver Kirk @Kirkaboutless]

@kentishsal @DottyOils Prison, I think.