Kuxi Ghai

Aspiring Barrister at Honourable Society of Kings Inns. Mama. (She/her). @kuxi.bluesky.social

[Kuxi Ghai @kuxii]

Really honoured to have been featured in this week’s segment of @NewToTheParish .
Thank you so much @SorchaPollak for not just my interview but for telling all our stories with such dignity and respect. https://t.co/iA7Hi1TlMW

[Irish Times Life @IrishTimesLife]

‘Motherhood is a great equaliser. You have that solidarity’ https://t.co/UI0N1LjXgK

[Defend Our Juries @DefendOurJuries]

Mr Justice Nicklin orders Menon to attend the Royal Courts on 28 July

‘I am satisfied that there is sufficient material to justify the institution of contempt proceedings against Mr Menon KC in respect of parts of his closing address to the jury.’

https://t.co/Znu7lTy77w

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

(1/3) Garden Court North members are dismayed to learn that proceedings are once again being initiated against Rajiv Menon KC for contempt of court following his speech delivered to a jury at the Woolwich Crown Court in January.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

It's Bisan from Gaza. The World Cup is here, but Palestinian footballers are struggling to survive a genocide. Meet the young players still playing between the rubble.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: The government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror organisation was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Live updates: https://t.co/6Y7qY7ZWUN

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls @UNSRVAW]

I am pleased to share the advanced edited version of my upcoming report to #HRC62 which I will present on 22nd of June 2026 on violence against mothers (A/HRC/62/49):
https://t.co/V3Q3G7CHTt

[Mary Lou McDonald @MaryLouMcDonald]

🚨July Provision Applications to reopen next week!

@PearseDoherty and I fought hard this week to get applications for July Provision reopened. It was a cruel decision by government to close the window after just one week. It left many children with additional needs without vital educational summer support. It caused real upset for children, parents and teachers.
I welcome that the decision has been reversed and the application system will reopen from next week. This can never happen again. Children with additional needs and their families deserve better.

[Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls @UNSRVAW]

The mistreatment and abuse the #flotilla activists are receiving, including this woman punched in the face, is very disturbing.

It is nevertheless important that the world got a glimpse of what Israel has in store for them.

If their reception is being enthusiastically described by Israel’s own officials as “hell“ picture the treatment of Palestinian hostages and prisoners receive? What description would do justice to their reality?

They all must be immediately released!

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

BREAKING! US court ha suspended the US sanctions against me!
As the judge says: "Protecting the Freedom of speech is always just the public interest".
Thanks to my daughter and my husband for stepping up to defend me, and everyone who has helped so far.

Together we are One.

[The Bar Council @thebarcouncil]

Bar Council Chair statement on contempt of court case

Barrister Rajiv Menon KC has won an appeal on an important point of lack of jurisdiction.

In a ruling on Tuesday, the Court of Appeal stopped Mr Menon's forthcoming case, saying there was no jurisdiction for the High Court to hear the case. But the senior judges left the option for the challenge to be resumed under correct procedural powers.

Chair of the Bar Kirsty Brimelow KC said: “I have followed with concern this exceptional attempt to refer Rajiv Menon KC for contempt of court. A barrister has a duty to represent their clients fearlessly and judge-instigated contempt proceedings risk a chilling effect on the profession. The Court of Appeal judgment is welcomed, and it is hoped that this now is an end of this troubling episode."

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦:

A historic change in women’s health:

PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) has officially been renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) after 14 years of global collaboration involving experts, researchers, and thousands of patients worldwide.

The previous name was considered misleading because many women with the condition do not actually have ovarian cysts. Experts say the old term reduced a complex hormonal and metabolic disorder to only “ovaries” and “cysts,” contributing to delayed diagnosis, poor awareness, stigma, and inadequate treatment.

PMOS better reflects the true nature of the condition, including its effects on:
• Hormones and endocrine function
• Weight and metabolism
• Fertility and reproductive health
• Skin and hair changes
• Mental health

The condition affects nearly 1 in 8 women globally, more than 170 million people worldwide.

More than 50 international medical and patient organizations participated in the renaming effort, and over 22,000 survey responses helped shape the final decision. Experts hope this change will improve awareness, encourage earlier diagnosis, advance research, and ensure women receive more comprehensive care instead of having their symptoms dismissed for years.

A major step forward for women’s health, recognition, and patient advocacy.

https://t.co/WcuUgYfwbQ

#PCOS #PMOS #MedTwitter

[khaleesi🧍🏽‍♀️ @shelovesore]

So yesterday PCOS was renamed to PMOS. After 11 years and about 22,000 people fighting for it.
If you’re one of the women who was told to just lose weight or come back when you want children, the reason it was renamed is going to make a lot of things make sense.

Keep reading🧵🩷

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

(1/2) Garden Court North welcomes the Court of Appeal's ruling earlier today that the trial judge alleging that @gardencourtlaw's Rajiv Menon KC committed contempt lacks jurisdiction to refer him to the High Court for prosecution.

https://t.co/f2lXH0216Z

[Novara Media @novaramedia]

A leading human rights barrister is facing contempt of court proceedings after he was accused of defying a judge’s order by telling a jury they had the right to acquit Palestine Action activists according to their conscience.

Rajiv Menon KC was representing Charlotte Head, who broke into an arms factory owned by Israel’s Elbit Systems in Filton, near Bristol, in 2024.

Before the first of two trials involving Head, Mr Justice Johnson ruled that the actions of the Israeli military in Gaza did not constitute a “lawful excuse” for her and her co-defendants.

Johnson also banned barristers from inviting the jury to apply the principle of jury equity - by which juries can choose to acquit based on their conscience.

However Menon is alleged to have made reference in his closing speech to Bushell’s Case, a 1670 decision associated with establishing the independence of juries, and an Old Bailey plaque highlighting the “right of juries to give their verdict according to their convictions”.

“The effect of Mr Menon’s speech was to invite the jury to disregard my directions that they should put views of the Middle East and the war in Gaza, and emotion, to one side,” Johnson said.

Lawyers representing Menon have challenged the case against him and are awaiting a decision from the court of appeal.

A previous trial ended with the jury finding all six defendants not guilty of aggravated burglary, and with partial or no verdicts on charges of criminal damage and violent disorder.

The Crown Prosecution Service sought a retrial on those charges, with Head and three other defendants found guilty of criminal damage on 5 May.

It was only with that verdict that reporting restrictions were lifted and the media were able to reveal that Menon is facing contempt of court proceedings.

Menon has previously worked on the Hillsborough inquest and inquiries into Stephen Lawrence, the Grenfell Tower fire and Covid-19. He currently represents 12 individuals and organisations at the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Senior legal figures said they were “extremely concerned” by the case, which could have a “chilling effect” on the independence of the British legal system.

Michael Mansfield KC told Declassified UK: “I’m extremely concerned about the issues that are at the centre of this initiative which has never been done before as far as I’m aware, particularly the chilling effect upon the critical concept of a fiercely independent bar, fearless in its pursuit of justice on behalf of those it represents.”

[Defend Our Juries @DefendOurJuries]

All six were previously acquitted of “aggravated burglary” and “violent disorder”.

The four found guilty will be sentenced as ‘terrorists’, despite no such charge, and have been told that custodial sentences will be ‘inevitable’.

The jury were never told this during the trial.

[Clare Hinchcliffe @Subversivite]

I'm reluctantly posting on X again because the world needs to read this.

My daughter Zoe Rogers gave her own closing speech at the Filton trial, as did 4 other defendants, while their barristers looked on.

This is what she said 🧵 1/

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

Israel's recently-passed death penalty law contains no clear exemptions for children, and the Government of Israel has not clarified whether children would be excluded from its scope.

Adding a discriminatory and irreversible death penalty to a system already known for abuse would be a brazen assault on the rights of Palestinian children.

Save the Children strongly opposes the death penalty bill and calls for its immediate withdrawal.

The UK Government has said it opposes the new law, but has failed to take tangible action to pressure the Israeli Government to withdraw it.

We refuse to accept a world where Palestinian children - or any children around the world - could be sentenced to death.

#StopTheWarOnChildren

[Gareth Noble @GarNob]

This powerful Dail contribution - and many from across the political spectrum - vividly and accurately represents the potential disaster for children that Minister Foley seems intent on sleepwalking us into.

[Akua Reindorf KC @akuareindorf]

A fantastically heart warming story. There are still far too few barristers from less than privileged backgrounds. It’s a tough and very expensive road, especially at the beginning. Congratulations to Leonie Hughes

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

91-year-old Lelia Doolan has completed her 220km protest walk from Shannon Airport to Leinster House to protest against the use of Shannon Airport as a stopover for US military flights.

[Rick Shepherd 🇵🇸 @RepRickShepherd]

We've been seeing a lot of excellent (and hilarious) posts coming from Iranian Embassies & Diplomatic Missions on X. Follow the official accounts.

Central Accounts:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
@IRIMFA_EN

Government of Iran:
@Iran_GOV

UN Mission (New York):
@Iran_UN

Mission to EU
@IranmissionEU

Embassies
UK: @Iran_in_UK
India: @Iran_in_India
Pakistan: @IraninIslamabad
South Africa: @IraninSA
Thailand: @IranInThailand
Kenya: @IRANinKENYA
Bulgaria: @IRANinBULGARIA
Zimbabwe: @IRANinZIMBABWE
Indonesia: @IraninIndonesia
Serbia: @IraninSerbia
South Korea: @IraninSKorea
Philippines: @IRANinPH
Ireland: @DublinIran
Netherlands: @IRAN_in_NL
Afghanistan (Kabul): @IRANinKabul