Giles was so generous with his time and so helpful when it came to explaining to journalists very clearly and with quotable precision exactly how a wrong un landlord was being a wrong un. But mostly I just remember thinking he was a really, really kind human who cared about the state of others.
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Line graph showing an increase in prison deaths in England and Wales from 1978 to 2025, peaking near 400 deaths.
The number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales has risen to the highest level on record, official data reveal.
Prisons recorded 394 deaths in 2025 – a 15% increase on the previous year.
howardleague.org/news/revealed-the-rising...
The High Court will hand down judgment tomorrow in the judicial review against the Home Secretary’s proscription of Palestine Action.
"He stood up, stated ‘I am absolutely fucked’ and left the building"
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/probate...
Order to release Adrian and Liam Arias is a real barn burner storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
New rules in England and Wales,
including increasing legal test for use of force at misconduct proceedings to the criminal standard of beyond reasonable doubt, will make it harder to punish police officers accused of wrongly using force www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
We have had a report saying two women walking up to a protest today at BAe Samlesbury were stopped by Lancashire Police and advised to remove their t-shirts that say 'Free Palestine', as it may "breach the proscription order".
And so it begins.
Palestine Action has lost, meaning the ban will come into force at 00.01 UK time
The Lady Chief Justice said the High Court judge had not erred in law and had "identified all relevant factors and weighed them together" before refusing the delay
Demonstration on the Strand, seen from the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice
Left the court to find a huge demonstration outside!
Culture: cops are all that stands between you and being killed by criminals!
SCOTUS: I mean if they feel like it.
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New from FM: Court finds neo-Nazi planned terrorist attack at immigration law firm | Colin Yeo freemovement.org.uk/court-finds-neo-nazi-pla...
"We ask - how can we support each other to do our most valuable work, rather than 'how can we get the most time' out of our employees?" Anne-Marie Irwin speaks to The Law Society about how Rook Irwin Sweeney is working towards a more sustainable way of lawyering www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/hr-an...
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Wake up babe Alistair Green has ruined another app 😎
A woman “A” successfully appealed against CICA’s decision that she was not entitled to compensation for a serious sexual assault by a police officer. Olivia Coffey of our team represented A, with Hannah Smith of Doughty Street making submissions on her behalf
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/crimina...
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Lolllllllllll. Clerks deadpaning are hilarious.
On a courtcall waiting for calendar to be heard. Clerk is telling some of those online what the rulings are on ex parte applications. Clerk: Mr. X, your application is denied. The judge says “because it is incomprehensible.”
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Blimey, KCs go on nice holidays
Feel a bit conflicted about how much easier it is to avoid the horrors of the world on here. Out of sight out of mind...
