Ian West

'Breathtakingly arrogant' lefty lawyer. But wait! He prosecutes too! Shurely shome mishtake? Lover of live music, RAH, Kettering Town FC fan, crap golfer.

[Ian West @ianswest]

Tonight, Westy is back @sage_gateshead for Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. They play Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd stuff. Open with Astronomy Domine followed by Arnold Layne and See Emily Play.

[Ian West @ianswest]

Tonight, Westy is at the new Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, for the Ezgles and the Doobie Brothers. Nothing has yet fallen on his head, so all good so far.

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy is back at his favourite music venue* for God**. Just had a set from Andy Fairweather-Low.

* @RoyalAlbertHall

**God: Eric Clapton.

[Ian West @ianswest]

2/2 ....then, tomorrow evening, it's @sage_gateshead for Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. Top weekend!

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy is in London this evening, for Eric Clapton @RoyalAlbertHall Then tomorrow, lunch @akokorestaurant London's first Michelin-starred African restaurant, with HH Bruce McInytre. 1/2...

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy and the current Mrs West are the Sage for Tom Bailey (one third of the Thompson Twins) but first, China Crisis. Anyone know what this instrument is?

[Ian West @ianswest]

Tonight, Westy is at the Arena, Newcastle to see God (Eric Clapton). This morning, he succeeded in getting tickets to see @davidgilmour @RoyalAlbertHall two nights in October. Big day!

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy and @spikeymdc are at the Old Fire Station, Sunderland, for Dutch prog rockers, Focus. They finish with the hauntingly beautiful Focus III/AQQA.

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy and bro Nick are in Derbyshire, for Mickleover v @KTFCOfficial 20 minutes gone. Still 0 - 0.

[Ian West @ianswest]

Not today, but I was there in 2019. A long way from Darlington. Coming from behind to beat the league leaders, and go on to promotion to the National League North. Brilliant!

[Kettering Town FC @KTFCOfficial]

We’ve arrived at @StourbridgeFC!

Who is joining us today, then?

#KTFC

[Ian West @ianswest]

@wordbiscuit @CourtsIdle Are you not ashamed of this, @CEOofHMCTS ?

[Ian West @ianswest]

Worth re-posting this, at this time. No apology from Ms Vennells. Nose too deep in the trough to see/hear, probably.

[Mark George @Mark_George_KC]

Truly shocking injustice. But will there be any accountability? The excellent @PrivateEyeNews report on this scandal named Paula Vennells as "obstructor in chief" of the fight for justice. Laughingly a vicar, she swanned off to further well paid jobs. Is that it then?

[Ian West @ianswest]

@paulhunter62 @northumbriana He also went to school in Gainford, Co. Durham.

[Ian West @ianswest]

@paulhunter62 @aussiefloyd Hi, Paul! Long time no see. I had manflu when I went to the @aussiefloyd gig, and fell asleep for pretty much the entire second half! Got my ticket for next year already...

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy is back at the City Hall, Newcastle, for some live music: @aussiefloyd .

[Ian West @ianswest]

It's the current Mrs West's birthday, so here we are at Swinton Park, Masham, having afternoon tea. Splendid!

[Ian West @ianswest]

And the so-called 'helpline' at the DCS has so far declined to reply to eight emails from me. Of course, there's no phone number so you can speak to someone. That's customer service in HMCTS in 2023.

[Fountain Chambers @fountainchambs]

As we start this week we at least now have emails up and running. Still
No access to our own case management system and temporarily unable to access DCS. Thanks again for the patience and help of our clients.

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy is out this evening at the Playhouse, Whitley Bay, for a bit of stand-up comedy, in the form of Gary Delaney. Must try and remember some of the jokes!

[Ian West @ianswest]

Westy and a few friends are at the Cluny, Newcastle, for some high tempo R&B, courtesy of Dr Feelgood!

[The CBA @TheCriminalBar]

#WinterConference

What a turnout

Always learning

Thank you
Charlotte Newell KC @5KBW
Paul Jarvis @6KBW

@TheCriminalBar Education Committee

Thank you Aaron

Thank you all

#OneBarNone

Especially all our expert speakers for all your time and informative sessions
On:

DNA Evidence
 Professor Gillian Tully CBE, King’s College London
Forensic Science Regulator for England and Wales 2014 - 2021

CCTV Evidence and PACE Code D
Paul Keleher KC, 25 Bedford Row

The Science of Eyewitness Identification
                              Professor Tim Valentine, Goldsmiths University of London

Gang and Bad Character Evidence in Identification
Deanna Heer KC, 5 Paper Buildings, Senior Treasury Counsel

Voice Identification
Dr Jeremy Robson, De Montfort University

Fingerprint Evidence
Mr. Alan Gore, Forensic Access