I assume it means"attempting to meet a child for sex following grooming"- this all feels very paedo huntery.

" I find it hard to believe that such contracts are permitted by the Bar Standards Board ". Me too. I always thought a brief fee had to be fixed without bonuses (save in no win no fee)

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Even Playmobil get involved with it

I agree but then they would have to admit that basic rate tax is really 26/28% rather than 20%

I thought he preferred 51 and 30

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He's 47? He looks 60 if a day.

I was actually just thinking 'you know you're old when William Hague looks old'

Personally I was surprised PM was arrested at all. Surely he would have attended a voluntary interview in which case what were the grounds of arrest?

I'm so glad you say this. I have this all the time, although am lucky if I can make it to 72 hours - I had thought it was dementia but will now rest easy knowing my barrister brain is merely working at full capacity.

Snaresbrook looking lovely over the pond this morning

From that still all I can think of is : duh duh duh It's fun to stay at the Y M C A

I remember a time when 2 men wouldn't advertise the fact they were going head to head on Hampstead Heath

I fear you mean "that soon-to-be former barrister". I can't see how he gets out of these troubles.

Try Rez on the Oculus - amazing

Maybe it's short for "The group, Daft Punk, is playing at my house"?

My son has an encyclopedic knowledge of what Netflix have in almost every country his VPN allows him to 'be' in.

Of course if it is only defendants who are a security risk who go in the dock then juries or magistrates seeing a defendant in the dock will know they are a security risk which isn't very fair on that defendant.

The thigh contains the femoral artery, which if you shot it would be likely to kill them and quickly without rapid medical assistance.

Fantastic challenge of guess the court from the evidence of a canteen window (bar mess given everyone in court dress?) with a window which is opposite a balcony.

Fascinating article - thanks for sharing - but it was first published in 2020 (ironically given the difficulties of travel at that time).

I assume the value of the steaks was under 200 pounds (hence effective maximum of 26 weeks) and the reduction was because 2/3 of 26 weeks is under 18 weeks imprisonment (hence the 17)?

Or the Silvertown tunnel?

Oh dear. This clearly has further legs with the BSB at least.

Are you sure that wasn't in front of a real live High Court Judge in the aptly titled room 101?

This is democracy manifest

see www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/overarching-...

whilst he could have said more this is clearly a reference to the imposition guideline and stating his decision that "Appropriate punishment can only be achieved by immediate custody"