Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social Freelance journalist & writer. Bylines at the Herald, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Big Issue, Prospect Magazine et al. Radio 4 documentaries, including Waiting for the Van & Prosecuting Polmont. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.
PaulBeek @paulmarius.bsky.social Creative producer
Criminal Justice Theory Blog @theoryjustice.bsky.social Criminal Justice Theory Blog, eds. Dr Liat Levanon (KCL) &
@markedsouza1.bsky.social (UCL). We welcome pitches for blogposts on any aspect of crim justice theory.
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Idle Courts @idlecourts.bsky.social A place originally set up to report the under-use of Crown Courts in England and Wales. Now a place to report on the daily failings of a system unable to cope.
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk Leader of @LibDems.org.uk, husband, father, carer, and MP for Kingston & Surbiton.
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU.
42BR Barristers @42br.com
Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org Senior Lecturer (UNE) lawandlanguage.org
Incoming CoEiC Aus J Human Rights (UNSW)
External CESSMIR (UGent) @languageonthemove.bsky.social member.
Asylum, migration, disability, human rights, legal ed/prac, access to justice
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Imogen Bertin @imogenbertin.bsky.social Always interested in something. Admin of Cottageology. Horses. Gardens. Assistive Tech.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign so everyone in the UK is treated with dignity and respect.
Join us. Stand up to power.
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Monidipa Fouzder @monidipafouzder.bsky.social Reporter, Law Society Gazette
Kate Aubrey-Johnson @kateaj.bsky.social Mediator and human rights barrister - child rights and youth justice specialist. Reposts not endorsements. Views my own.
Richard Moorhead @richardmoorhead.bsky.social Law prof in UK, and Australia (Exeter and Monash). Blogs on lawyers https://lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/ and PO Scandal https://richardmoorhead.substack.com/
Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. Plastic Geordie.
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Dominic Casciani @bbcdomc.bsky.social BBC News Home and Legal Correspondent. // Stories // Features // Analysis // Documentaries // The Mafia Man in the Lancashire Caravan: http://bbc.in/2UV2ILv
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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government.
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Arjun Sajip @arjsaj.bsky.social Digital Editor at Apollo magazine. Formerly at Sight and Sound. Arts writer, mostly film (bylines at BBC Culture, the FT, IndieWire, ArtReview, Cineaste, Cinema Scope and others)
Breandán Dé Rossa @timeservedapp.bsky.social
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Amina Memon @aminamemon.bsky.social Prof Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, Memory, Credibility, Eyewitnesses, Emotion & Law are some of my topics.
Outside work, I seek the sea, a mountain top, a sampling of wine, a good book!
Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social Barrister turned freelance journalist, writing for The Times & Law Gazette. Please get in touch with stories: catherinebaksi@hotmail.com.
Barbara Rich @barbararich.bsky.social Retired barrister (England + Wales) https://www.5sblaw.com/news/all-at-5-stone-buildings-wish-barbara-rich-well-on-her-retirement-from-practice/ law, legal history, public understanding of law. Londoner
https://bleakhouserevisited.substack.com
Danny Shaw @dannyshaw.bsky.social Journalist, specialising in policing, crime, justice, prisons, security & immigration. Ex-BBC home affairs correspondent & former adviser to Yvette Cooper MP. These are all my views!
Tom Watson @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social Culture, politics, coffee.
The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social Building a more humane and effective response to crime.
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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social Senior Lecturer @QMUL Law. Crim law and justice, laypersons and professionalism, conspiracy theories, law + performance. Director of QMUL Criminal Justice Centre. I wrote a book about LiPs. https://www.qmul.ac.uk/law/people/academic-staff/items/leader.html
Centre for Military Justice @cmjhq.bsky.social The CMJ provides free, independent, expert legal services to serving or former members of the Armed Forces. Inquests, public law, human rights, discrimination.
Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social We are cats.
JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social Building a fairer UK justice system within everyone’s reach.
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Jens Hanefeld @germanambusa.bsky.social German Ambassador-appointed to the US since August 2025. Previous posts not my own. Reposts not endorsements. Views are my own.
www.germany.info
infolaw @infolaw.co.uk Internet for Lawyers: law updates, tech for lawyers and lawtech news, views and resources. Formerly posting as @lawtweets on the other place.
Website https://www.infolaw.co.uk
Nick Holmes posts in a personal capacity as
@nickholmes53.bsky.social.
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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
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Louise Tickle @louisetickle.bsky.social Loves puffins. Dreams of Skomer. Writing novel 2. First slowly. Then faster.
Tim Hayward @timhayward.bsky.social Hack. Mainly food.
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Marina O'Loughlin @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social Fingers in many pies
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
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Charlotte O'Brien @cobrien.bsky.social Professor of Law, University of York (she/her). Social security; EU law; discrimination; migration; social justice.
CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social Parliamentary adviser on immigration and asylum. Child of the Common Travel Area. Views, if any, are my own. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/authors/cj-mckinney/
John Turner @jt-prison-lawyer.bsky.social Prison Lawyer, Socialist, Dad and SAFC fan (in no particular order…)
Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social Labour Peer, ex-MP for Battersea. Campaigner for refugees, especially children. Interested in human rights, asylum policy and Ireland. RTs are not endorsements.
Simon Myerson KC @scynic1.bsky.social Barrister. Chair Leeds Jewish Rep Council.
Thompsons Solicitors @thompsons.law We are the UK's most experienced law firm fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated for over 100 years. Call us on 0800 0 224 224. www.thompsons.law
Abdul Iqbal KC @aiqbal.bsky.social King's Counsel. Serious crime and professional discipline. Park Square Barristers (Leeds), Lincoln House Chambers (Manchester) & Libertas Chambers (London).
Duncan McPhee @duncmc.bsky.social Assoc Prof @ UWE Bristol. Criminal Justice, Criminology, Police Investigations of SV/DV
Matt Matravers @mattmatravers.bsky.social Legal/political philosopher: punishment, criminal law theory, responsibility. Professor of Law & Director of the Morrell Centre, University of York.
Nick Johnson KC @nickjohnsonkc.bsky.social Barrister with financial crime specialism. Exchange Chambers. NEC Silk Rep on Bar Council. Roots in London and Kent, home in Yorkshire.
Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social KC (hon). UK's most experienced full-time legal commentator. Honorary bencher, Gray's Inn. Former solicitor (non-practising). Writes at https://rozenberg.substack.com
Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social London Assembly Member since 2016, Green Group Leader and Chair Transport Committee. Highbury Cllr 2014-26. Green Party
https://cityhallgreens.com/
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Joelle Grogan @joellegrogan.bsky.social Presenter #TheLawShow @ BBC Radio 4 | Co-Academic Director #RuleofLaw Clinic @ CEU Democracy Institute | Visiting Senior Research Fellow @UCD Sutherland School of Law
Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social migration & equality, law & politics | lawyer | cis | he/him | @DoughtyStImm.bosky.social | ex-Open Society Foundations | my views obvs, not doughty st | large photo Paul Trevor, 1978, Brick Lane
Jon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social Host of daily podcast The News Agents. And author of Strangeland. Available at all good bookshops….
The Criminal Bar Association of England and Wales @thecriminalbar.bsky.social The Criminal Bar Association exists to represent the views and interests of the practising members of the Criminal Bar in England and Wales. https://www.criminalbar.com/resources/news/
James Rossiter @jamesrossiter.bsky.social Criminal justice, environment and circular economy expert. Sunrise chaser and storm swimmer. Personal comments
Laura Janes @laurajanes.bsky.social Lawyer, writer, lecturer etc: laurakjanes.co.uk
FrancesCrook@bsky.social @francescrook.bsky.social Co-convenor of the Commission on Political Power https://commissionpoliticalpower.uk
Francescrook.Substack.com
Antonia Benfield @antoniabenfield.bsky.social Barrister. Immigration, human rights and public law @DoughtyStImm.bsky.social. Trustee @wlondonwelcome. Advisor @CounterArts.
@ormeroddavid.bsky.social @ormeroddavid.bsky.social
Horace Rumpole @rumpoleswig.bsky.social Hacking on at the last remnants of the criminal bar
CrimeLine @crimeline.co.uk Digital knowledge platform for criminal law & regulatory professionals, government & Judiciary. Andrew Keogh, Barrister www.CrimeLine.co.uk
David James Smith @davidjamessmith.bsky.social award-winning journalist, non-fiction author, Orwell Fellow, ex-Commissioner at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (2013-2018), burnt in effigy (Lewes, 2010)
Kathy Hirst @hirsty21.bsky.social Grumpy criminal barrister, coffee consumer, shouting pointlessly at people who don't understand who gives way at a roundabout. - T @timstorriekc.bsky.social @timstorriekc.bsky.social Criminal Silk Middle Templar
Prisoners' Education Trust @prisonersed.bsky.social Prisoners' Education Trust (PET) offers distance learning courses and advice and guidance to people in prison. We use our policy and advocacy work to improve prison education.
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Stephanie Fohring @drstephfohring.bsky.social Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Criminology, Northumbria University
Project Lead: Women's Online Wellbeing (WOW) a European study of digitalised violence against women
Prof | Dr Anna Sergi @annasergi.bsky.social Criminology & Organised Crime Professor | from Calabria to Bologna via 🇬🇧 | love 🇦🇺 & podcasts | critical scholar |'ndrangheta/mafia, transnational migration & crime, transculturation & crime, power & crime, ports & crime, cocaine trade |English | Italian
Cornerstone Barristers @cornerstonebarristers.com Public law barristers specialising in planning, housing, climate litigation, licensing, information law, property & judicial review.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk Labour MP for Luton North 🌹 | Promoted by and on behalf of Sarah Owen at 3 Union Street, Luton, LU1 3AN.
dr marthe goudsmit samaritter @marthe.bsky.social Academic lawyer, philosopher | Postdoc at Max Planck Institute CSL, working on criminal law, personhood, human rights, technology facilitated violence, image-based sexual abuse | DPhil (Oxf), LL.M, MA (Leiden)
Jonathan Herring @jonathanherring.bsky.social Academic Lawyer. Eater of beetroot and rhubarb
Fiona Leverick @fionaleverick.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Glasgow.
Criminal law/justice, autism, women’s football, penguins and Pokémon (only for the kids, honestly). Previously known as Gruntasnorus Poo Face but let’s not talk about that.
James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law. Nothing should be inferred from the absence of unnecessary disclaimers on this profile.
Alexander Greenberg @adgreenberg.bsky.social Philosophy Researcher. Legal Philosophy (Criminal Law), Ethics, Epistemology, and Mind. Senior Teaching Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Southampton. Erstwhile gardener.
Sally Kyd @profkyd.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Law; dog lover; road harm reduction enthusiast; steel pan player.
Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social Professor of Law & Criminal Justice interested in INjustice. Research #forensics #AI science/tech in criminal justice. Also crazy about anti-fascism, atheism, Prince, professional cycling, politics, the news, live comedy and music. #academicsky (1st-gen)
JP Fassnidge @drfassnidge.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminal Law & Criminal Justice University of Aberdeen | British-Chilean | Criminal law theory and practice, philosophy + other fun stuff! Views my own.
Daria Bayer @dariabayer.bsky.social criminal law & philosophy @leuphana.bsky.social @unihalle.bsky.social
theatre @kollektivimfenster.bsky.social
Bennett Capers @bennettcapers.bsky.social Law Professor and Director of Center on Race, Law, and Justice at Fordham Law School, writing about criminal justice, race, sex, and anything else that interests me.
Jessica Shurson @jessicashurson.bsky.social Law academic @ University of Sussex. Research interests: cybercrime and criminal law; digital surveillance, investigations & evidence; privacy law. 🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧. (Views are my own.)
issuesincybercrimelaw.substack.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-2136
Gavin Hales @gmhales.bsky.social Researching/discussing policing, crime and the criminal justice system. Senior Associate Fellow @policefoundationuk.bsky.social but my own views.
Based in London, UK.
Tara Lai Quinlan @quinlantl.bsky.social Lawyer & Associate Professor. Working on criminal law & procedure, diversity and inequality in policing, counter-terrorism & the courts in the United Kingdom & United States. Book: Police Diversity: Beyond The Blue (2025).
Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social Crime Scientist UK -> NZ Interested in generating and synthesising evidence for better crime prevention and policing policy. Methodologically promiscuous.
Vera Piovesan @verapiovesan.bsky.social Researcher at the University Centre for Conflict and Post-Conflict Studies @charlesuni.cuni.cz | PhD in International Law from @gvagrad-law.bsky.social | Interested in International Criminal Law and Legal Anthropology
Alex Klein @alexklein.bsky.social Associate Professor of Law at W&L Law. Death Penalty, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure. RPCV Moldova 🇲🇩2008-2010. She/Her. All views my own.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2642510
Dr Kajsa Dinesson @dinesson.bsky.social Lecturer in law, University of York. Criminal law, criminal process, and evidence; some mental health. Primarily working on terror-law/policy and discretion: 'Criminalizing Terrorism' forthcoming with OUP.
Hadassa Noorda @hadassanoorda.bsky.social Philosopher of (Criminal) Law, University of Amsterdam
Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social Lectures criminal law, policing & criminology @ Maynooth University
Research: policing, media, crime, legitimacy & trust, power & resistance
Views personal
Sé/é
Dublin via da Banner
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/cian-concubhair
Mark Dsouza @markedsouza1.bsky.social Philosophy, juris, crim law, jazz, food. Current Legal Problems, Criminal Law & Philosophy, Criminal Justice Theory Blog, Assize Seminars. UCL Laws
Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social Women's Justice Board member
BBC New Generation Thinker
Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford
Family law/ criminal law intersections. Children's rights. Procedural Justice
Creative public engagement. Once upon a time I was a barrister
Prof Clare McGlynn @claremcglynn.bsky.social Professor of Law, Durham Uni and expert on violence against women and girls, particularly: #SexualViolence #metaverse #porn #cyberflashing #AIChatbots #ImageBasedSexualAbuse.
www.ClareMcGlynn.com
@McGlynnClare on the platform that looks much the same
Shai Agmon @shaiagmon.bsky.social Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Political Philosophy | UCL Philosophy & EISPS | Academic Director @molad-institute.bsky.social | bylines @haaretzcom.bsky.social.
Wendy Salkin @wendysalkin.bsky.social Associate professor of philosophy and law at Stanford. Author of Speaking for Others: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067423853
Jonathan Gingerich @jonathangingerich.bsky.social Philosopher studying spontaneity, freedom, the self, democracy, avant-gardism, Kant, Marx, Beauvoir. Teach property and IP. NYC & London
Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social Professor of Global Security at Oxford, Co-director of ELAC (IHL, Law & Ethics of War, Attitudes toward Violence)
Andrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social Political theorist (Univ. of Toronto). Toronto/NYC. Realism, liberalism, toleration, privilege and opportunity, Hume, political ethics—and politics, humo(u)r, puns. Also husband, dad, stepdad.
Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina. Democratic Theory. Book: The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy. Bylines Dissent, Boston Review, etc