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Criminal Lawyer learning crime doesn’t pay. Yeah, the one with the mad hair too…

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@DefenceFaithful But Bridget didn’t first meet the Mr Darcy at work.. nor did the actual Mr Darcy meet that way did they?? Weren’t they both hanging around home or their parents home really?! I know I am missing the point though..

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@BethsBarJourney I’m at so sorry for you loss. Sending love x

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Got to love a bank holiday! Sunny beer garden?! Pfft no way! Put that phone on ring and look forward to the police station calls flowing in. What’s not fun about that!? Reminder to enjoy every free second if you get any this weekend..

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@DefenceFaithful I like to use it as a ‘teaching moment’ but they are often less keen…

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There is a gentle irony of representing someone shouting in your face about how they definitely didn’t shout in someone’s face…

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@Defencebrief @MartinSalloway1 Honestly? I’m tired. I think many duty solicitors are tired (and most lawyers to be fair). I’m not sure we have many more underfunded 3am interviews left in us. Never mind 24/7 court as well…

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@CourtsIdle Excellent.. so if getting woken up at 2am for a police station in a working week wasn’t enough, I will be expected to go to court as well. Don’t bother asking us if that will work.. sigh.

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@AnnekaSinclair I’m sorry to hear that, it makes a hard job so much harder..

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Vulnerable client due to be https://t.co/I0L5ycHKMl PSR uploaded. Check with Probation. Need more time, can’t proceed today.. I politely asked if anyone would like to explain why to my emotional client who was produced for what appears to be no reason? Ah no. That’ll be me then.

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@Defencebrief Having done DVPO duties, I think part of the issue is the complainant doesn’t have to support the application. The state can basically intervene and say there needs to be a circuit break in the hope various agencies can step in. Then they can apply for a non mol if they want…

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@MAMBarLife The number of appointments we don’t make or cancel because of this job.. a very good reminder. Thank you

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@alinaismith @Defencebrief @sra_solicitors You are right. Just awful..

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@phatsilk_qc It made such a difference to my really vulnerable client. It isn’t that hard to learn.. and yet…

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Ahh a lovely Sunday chat with officers about why the use of the word ‘complainant’ rather than ‘victim’ is genuinely important…

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Anyone got a visit at Wandsworth tomorrow?! How did we get to this? (We can guess many answers but this is the press grabbing end of a very broken system sadly)

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I am so grateful for the ability to form bonds in long trials. The ability to teach people how I like my tea is only when you hit the next level though.. and the sharing of snacks.. small blessings in a world of stress.,

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@Defencebrief I can already sense the costs application.. ‘time spent considering defence emails and drafting vital skeleton’… sigh.

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I saw someone who prosecuted me in a grim case. Lovely to see her, but as I walked away, I could see the footage from that case in my head.. I’m not sure we look after ourselves enough in this job sometimes…