Barrister of Guildhall Chambers Bristol. Leader of the Western Circuit 2013-15. Vice Chairman of Bar 2016, Chair 2017. Now back in chambers. No longer tweeting.
Most of us sleep in our beds because of the rule of law. Its easy to point at other counties that don't have it, but we must keep an eye out closer to home. We lock up 30,000 a year. UK is only european country with no #timelimit#immigrationdetention ALQC @ #justiceweek18
Join us this Monday (18th December) for carols at the wonderful Temple Church. We are delighted the actor Rupert Graves will be giving a reading.
Celebrate Christmas & help raise funds for @Law_Works & @BarProBonoUnit : https://t.co/FjOyk08Ygz 🤶❄️☃️
Please do read this speech delivered last night by my successor Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar 2018. We could not be in better hands next year.
https://t.co/DOlGqHY1cg
Detention should play no part in the asylum system and we fully support @TheBMA in their call for this terrifying, humiliating experience to be phased out completely.
https://t.co/nIP8xkEkdl
The work I’ve been doing on legal aid cuts is now in one handy Access to Justice page with @HendinArts beautiful lady justice illustration https://t.co/2R6PM9Pd7f
Almost every informed commentator accepts that fundamental to the reforms required, is the introduction of a statutory 28-day time-limit on detention. There are workable alternatives to detention. Read this independent report from SOAS, commissioned by the Bar Council. https://t.co/LRtp5xK08r
A very special evening at @TheTempleChurch with @thebarcouncil & @RefugeeTales discussing Indefinite Detention & #theRuleofLaw. Beautiful reading by Niamh Cusack. Pleased to reassure audience of @theSNP MPs support for an end to indefinite detention
It's today! See you at Temple Church for launch of new @thebarcouncil report hosted by @westcrct with call to action from David Herd and tale reading by Niamh Cusack #Time4aTimeLimit https://t.co/5pNXYfQdyK