Sarah Elliott KC

KC specialising in sexual offences and homicide @DoughtyStCrime. Retweets not necessarily endorsement.

[Doughty Street Chambers @DoughtyStreet]

Doughty Street Chambers is thrilled and proud to announce that our leading juniors, Peter Caldwell, David Rhodes, @J0nathanPrice, Anthony Vaughan and @AdamWagner1 have been appointed King’s Counsel following their success in the 2024 competition!
https://t.co/dSaOumbukQ

[Doughty Street Crime @DoughtyStCrime]

After almost 20 years and two appeals to the Court of Appeal, two wrongful convictions for double murder are finally quashed!

Sarah Elliott KC (@sebarrister), Farrhat Arshad KC and Philippa Eastwood were instructed for Robert Firkins by Rhona Friedman of @CommonsLegal; @James_Wood_QC and David Rhodes for Lee Firkins were instructed by @stevenbird63, @birdssolicitors

https://t.co/d6xFf1VGqU

[CrimeLine @CrimeLineLaw]

After serving 20 years in prison the murder convictions of 2 brothers were quashed and the planned retrial abandoned; the judgment can now be published https://t.co/n30JOlzt1X

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

@willdfc92 Where are you Will, looks gorgeous…

[Justice Committee @CommonsJustice]

Today we have published our report on IPP sentences.

📖 Read the full report: https://t.co/vjaN5ho03R

📃 Read our conclusions and recommendations: https://t.co/1alTcwvxCZ

🔎 Read the news story: https://t.co/KinlZ1M5fN

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

If you are attending court for example prosecuting remember that the strike is having an effect on those who provide catering at court who were also badly hit by Covid. Buy a tea or your lunch from them and not a big chain and help keep people in jobs..

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

@willdfc92 Great that you made it, looks fabulous, I would love to see those plants,agapanthus, kniphofia, streptocarpus etc in their natural habitat

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

@shitbarrister So so sorry for you. I lost my beautiful Henri Dalmatian a couple weeks ago. Missing him everyday. Cant believe he’s not here to open his Christmas presents. Our dogs are a joy and their lives are too short

[Doughty Street Crime @DoughtyStCrime]

We are delighted to announce that @Kirsty_Brimelow QC has been elected Vice Chair of @TheCriminalBar.

Many congratulations to Kirsty who will be working alongside the CBA’s Chair Elect @JoSidhuQC of 25 Bedford Row, with effect from 1 September 2021.

https://t.co/2X0HJNNjmn

[Doughty Street Crime @DoughtyStCrime]

Post Office scandal: Court of Appeal quashes convictions of 12 more sub-postmasters. Tim Moloney QC and Kate O’Raghallaigh @koraghallaigh acting for all appellants, instructed by Neil Hudgell @hudgellsol
https://t.co/DiEKpL7bqy

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

@MaxJLHardy Have you been at Isleworth today then as well ! So hot there now jury trial suspended tomorrow….

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

Being published as Reed & ors

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

Ending the different approaches to different offences Vasile & Ors 2021 EWCA Crim 572 #paedophilehunters #Undercover #childsexoffences

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

Ending the different approaches to different offences Vasile & Ors 2021 EWCA Crim 572 #paedophilehunters #Undercover #childsexoffences

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

CA says Courts should sentence the intended criminal harm in child sex cases where no actual victim but adjust sentence downwards to reflect no sexual activity took place

[Sarah Elliott KC @sebarrister]

@sidewalksocsci Fantastic result well done Rhona

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Convictions of 14 men, including actor Ricky Tomlinson, sentenced for their involvement in strikes in 1972 overturned https://t.co/9FUfrTJTcg

[Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) @ccrcupdate]

The Court of Appeal has today quashed convictions of 14 members of the Shrewsbury 24, referred to Court by @ccrcupdate last year: https://t.co/QrVQmtkHEA See CCRC’s 04/03/20 press release. We are interested in hearing from remaining members of Shrewsbury 24

[Sue James @sue_james1]

Well done Rhona Friedman of @CommonsLegal. These cases are never won overnight and I know just how hard you worked to achieve this result. Fantastic!

Shrewsbury 24: Court of Appeal clears picketers' convictions https://t.co/LJzxYzZZnk

[sidewalksocsci @sidewalksocsci]

Shrewsbury 24: how industrial action led to 47-year fight for justice https://t.co/1Dqrq3TmzV