I am happy to share that I have joined the Criminal Law Team of the @Law_Commission and the @MoJGovUK as law reform lawyer, after more than two years as Lecturer in Law at @AstonLawSchool@AstonUniversity. Excited to take part in law reform projects in the criminal justice field
My piece @AJEnglish:
Justice, in ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC's case, resides in the reasoning of judges, not in the debate of diplomats.
The Judicial Panel’s conclusion on Mr Khan’s case should not be discarded because some parties find it inconvenient.
https://t.co/vkQ4Y4kmND
He is right. London is a fantastic city, full of life, culture, history, parks, excellent transports and no more dangerous than any other major capital (in fact, safer than many). Social inequality and poverty are the real issues to tackle to improve it. ⬇️
Disinformation about London has become a global industry.
The new “outrage economy” is growing - and it’s eating away at the bonds that hold our society together.
That's why I'm calling for urgent action from social media companies and government.
https://t.co/moPcAqSWdK
The High Court has held that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 was unlawful. This post explains the court's reasoning and discusses some potential weaknesses in it; the government has said it will appeal.
https://t.co/Xkwlj9GFNj
This is the key reasoning on whether a fair balance has been struck.
The Home Secretary will I imagine argue that para 140 is not sufficiently reasoned.
When will an organisation which has carried out three terrorist acts reach "the level, scale and persistent that would justify the application of the criminal law measures that are the consequence of proscription, and the very significant interference with Convention rights consequent on those measures"?
And the HS will probably argue that is a national security decision which is for her to decide, or at least very significant weight be given to her assessment, which is grounded in Parliament''s definition of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000.
It will be a very interesting appeal! Certainly raises issues of fundamental rights and the extent to which the HS's powers to proscribe are restricted by human rights law.
@Antonio_Tajani Come potrebbero, d'altra parte, le posizioni di una Relatrice Speciale ONU rispecchiare quelle del governo italiano? È una frase insensata da un punto di vista logico, prima che giuridico. La logica, come il diritto internazionale, vale fino a un certo punto.
The Government has announced implementation of some of our recommendations in the evidence in sexual offences prosecutions project.
🔹 Government announcement: https://t.co/mspcCqlSMW
🔹 Summary of our recommendations: https://t.co/fj8DiZufH2
Interesting development after years of debating, though I am not convinced that a separate homicide offence is the appropriate way to tackle deadly violence against women and acts as an effective deterrent
We have published part one of our recommendations to reform the law relating to contempt of court ⚖
➡ Full details of this project including the final report and a summary are available on our website on the following link: https://t.co/HHVQ8IihY5
We will hear from the Chair of the @Law_Commission, Sir Peter Fraser and Law Commissioner for Criminal Law, Professor Penney Lewis during an evidence session about the work of the Law Commission on Tuesday, November 18 at 2.30pm.
Watch on Parliament Live 🟢
Dr Andrea Preziosi @AndreasPrez and Grace Bowland from our criminal law team presented at 'The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System' conference, hosted by Cardiff University @cardiffuni
Very sad to learn of the passing of Prof Conor Gearty, who was my PhD external examiner.
He was not just a towering figure in human rights law (and beyond) but also an approachable and fun person.
This excerpt from his report on my PhD thesis has always made me smile ⬇️
📢Call for evidence on homicide law 📢
Excited to be part of this timely review.
If you have a professional or personal interest in the law of homicide, consider submitting evidence to [email protected] (by Friday 31 October 2025) 📝
We have published a call for evidence for our review of the law of homicide. 📢
https://t.co/avkvm9CBPA
Evidence should be emailed to [email protected] by Friday 31 October 2025. 🗓️
Important UKSC judgement, with powerful dissent by Lord Leggatt: courts are "failing in their duty if they simply rubber-stamp assertions made by the executive to justify invading individual liberties without subjecting those assertions to critical scrutiny"
We have published a discussion paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the law.
Find out more and read the full paper on our website on the following link: https://t.co/RZK2HfvvgV
Watch this video of Professor Penney Lewis, Commissioner for Criminal Law, discussing our final recommendations for the reform of law relating to evidence in sexual offences prosecutions.
Link to the video: https://t.co/MwRh6XM9m6
🚨 Historic Decision 🚨
The @CIJ_ICJ has unanimously confirmed that States are legally obliged to fight climate change under international treaties, customary law, and human rights law.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵⬇️