R v HM & FAA (2020) Mark, led by Francis Fitzgibbon QC, secured the acquittal of his client (FAA) who faced terrorism charges. The unanimous Not Guilty verdicts followed a re-trial lasting over four weeks […]
With Manchester’s Gay Village in lockdown and Pride effectively cancelled, Ben Knight shares his personal thoughts on where Manchester’s LGBTQ+ community finds itself in 2020 – and how the law fits in. I am writing […]
On 16 July 2020, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal in the case of R v DI against an unlawful Restraining Order, resulting in that Order being quashed and substituted with a lawful (and […]
We have taken our time in publishing our response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter campaigning and protesting activities. The voices of people of colour needed to be heard and not drowned-out by well-meaning bodies […]
Trying something new can be scary. Trying something for a second time, after it didn’t go well the first time, can be even worse. That was the situation I was in this week when I […]
Members of the Central Chambers Protest Team have signed up to support the important work of Black Protest Legal Support UK. They have been joined by members of the Crime Team. We believe it is […]
It’s day 3,000 or so it seems, (what day is it, actually?) of working from home. Or perhaps more accurately, trying to work whilst at home. I’m sure that some people will have settled in to […]
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 10th May 2020 and the clear change in the government’s message, there remains widespread confusion as to how the lockdown provisions have actually changed in England. Tony Williams takes […]
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