Dominic Casciani
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ARCHIVED ACCOUNT. BBC News Home and Legal Correspondent. // Stories // Features // Analysis // The Mafia Man in the Lancashire Caravan: https://t.co/XubKET4WSW
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I’m no longer posting on what was once Twitter, firming up a choice I made a year ago. I’ll be on Blue Sky under the same name. My DMs remain open here for private correspondence. Better still:
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Home and Legal Correspondent, BBC News. Specialist reporter and broadcaster.
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Lucy Connolly pleaded guilty. She admitted she was a criminal. What is the alternative to a randomly chosen jury, if someone accused of a crime says they have a defence that they are entitled to be put in a fair trial? Does Mr Philp support the ancient right to trial by jury ?.
It is astonishing that Labour councillor Ricky Jones, who was caught on video calling for throats to be slit, is let off scot free - whereas Lucy Connolly got 31 months prison for posting something no worse. The development of two tier justice is becoming increasingly alarming.
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The law does not say this. It says that jail is the starting point *before the judge deducts for any mitigation and guilty plea*. But more importantly this was not a Crown Court sentence so Tom Tugendhat’s complaint cannot be acted on.
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RT @matt_dathan: This is simply wrong from Rishi Sunak. As @charlie_taylor6's report on HMP Lewes found, high-risk prisoners are being re….
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Hello Legal/Academic Twitter/X: Does anyone have a list, or could point me in the direction of one, setting out all the Declarations of Incompatibility at the SC and what happened next? DMs open if preferred. Thanks !.
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RT @kirkkorner: A few years ago, Westminster magistrates court downgraded the press room from a large area (with a view) to a small, window….
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RT @jonfeatonby: Some chat this morning about the deterrence effect of the Rwanda plan and the drop in channel crossings in 2023 compared t….
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Top prosecutor warns of enduring justice delays. Max Hill’s take on the backlogs as he steps down as DPP:
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No solution to end criminal court backlogs this year, outgoing director of public prosecutions says.
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RT @JudiciaryUK: Today history was made as Dame Sue Carr was sworn in as the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales. Here you can see th….
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RT @JudiciaryUK: Dame Sue Carr today becomes, and will be known as, the LCJ of England and Wales. She will be the President of the Courts….
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RT @SimonBird_: Fate is a wonderful thing. Cycle to the match and bump into uni best mate and BBC legend @BBCDomC right outside the old Cou….
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Anyone who fondly remembers the genius of this bit of BBC TV history and fancies watching it to remember Michael Gambon . alas the iPlayer says no.
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As of end of June, victims and the alleged attackers in 461 rape prosecutions had been waiting between one and two years for the case to go before a jury/complete. Three years ago, there were 93 such cases. A year before that in 2019, there had been 33 waiting that long.
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Backlog of prosecutions for serious crimes waiting to be dealt with in Crown Courts in Eng and Wales has hit a new record: 64,709 as of end of June, according to data just published.
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Toaster has broken. Googles best new toaster. Second recommendation is £189 !!! Who pays £189 for a toaster ?!?.
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RT @fleetstreetfox: WORLD EXC: Nuclear heroes sue UK govt for missing medical records. The Mirror has uncovered a cache of 150 documents p….
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More tomorrow morning on @BBCBreakfast where you can hear more from these veterans who stood and watched nuclear bombs going bang.
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I’ve seen big legal battles v govt come and go - and the most important take years. But if these men get their day in court years after their campaign was blocked, it really will be quite extraordinary: Nuclear bomb test veterans relaunch legal action
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Veterans of the UK's nuclear weapons tests were previously legally blocked from suing the government.
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