Black Lives Matter protester acquitted of violent disorder & assault of two police officers.
Will Hanson of the Garden Ct Protest Team successfully represented the defendant, instructed by Zachary Whyte (@zakwhyte) & Ruby Breward of @sperrinlaw.
Read on➡https://t.co/mkLHyzZq33
@laurashep30pp Stay a row back. If you’re a junior against a silk you must know your stuff and it will help remind the silk that they are in the position with everything to lose.
#TheCriminalBar facing oblivion @MaxJLHardy wrote perceptively that the public would get a distorted impression of our justice system because of the #WAGATHA trial. #criminaljustice is in crisis. And @jimrobottom suggested the same for the mass of civil litigation. 1/
The lord chancellor, @DominicRaab, is boo’d during his speech at annual judges’ dinner when he says that industrial action by @TheCriminalBar is ‘regrettable’ & ‘disappointing’.
@AdamWagner1 Shocking, tragic and entirely preventable death from what is a clearly treatable condition. I hope this inquest gets the publicity it deserves.
'Left-wing lawfare is a growing phenomenon – but legal challenges simply can't replace the power of organised labour... Even important legal wins will be short-lived if the government changes the law in response."
- @NickBano of GCC for @TribuneMagazine https://t.co/JVHsB2J0w6
Honoured to have been asked to write the Foreword for this really important handbook
‘not just a guide to legal rights when protesting, it’s also a handbook for the defence of civil disobedience... That makes it essential reading for us all.’
Out today! Protest Handbook 2: Protest Harder.
Thanks to all who helped put it together and to all the activists who continue to inspire and make change.
*LAUNCHED TODAY*
"Extinction Rebellion, Brexit, Trump. A cocktail of political, social and environmental factors has brought the #righttoprotest to the fore."
Our @wainwright_tom & @ogreenhall are co-authors of The Protest Handbook (2nd Ed.) Order here: https://t.co/fIhQ2oSm0G