@shitbarrister.bsky.social @shitbarrister.bsky.social
Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards @lalyawards.bsky.social We are unlike any other legal awards! The LALYs are a non-profit-making, grassroots celebration of the life-changing work of social justice lawyers. Organisers @wearelapg.bsky.social @ChrisLAPG @FionaBawdon.bsky.social
South Eastern Circuit @southeastcircuit.bsky.social The representative, educational and social body for Barristers who practise on the South Eastern Circuit of England.
southeastcircuit.org.uk
Pump Court Chambers @pumpcourtchambers.bsky.social Pump Court Chambers is one of the UK’s premier common law chambers, with deep strength in civil, criminal, and family law. Our barristers and clerks are approachable, straightforward, and focused on solving problems quickly and cost-effectively.
Inns of Court College of Advocacy @icca.ac.uk Educational arm of the Council of the Inns of Court delivering the ICCA Bar Course and Post Qualification Training for the practising Bar
5 Kings Bench Walk @5kbw.bsky.social Leading Barristers' Chambers - KCs & Juniors specialising in Commercial Crime, Serious & Organised Crime, Terrorism & Regulatory Offences, Family & Civil Law
Legal Cheek @legalcheek.bsky.social Legal news, commentary and market insight. Organiser of the UK's biggest and best virtual law fairs and student events
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple @middletemple.bsky.social
Seb Randell @dsebr.bsky.social Paralegal and aspiring Barrister.
History grad, tabletop hobbyist, and board game evangelist
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player.
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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social Classicist
Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social Yep, that one.
BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two, BBC News, iPlayer with Victoria Derbyshire, Paddy O'Connell & Matt Chorley - plus Katie Razzall, Nicholas Watt and Faisal Islam
Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm.bsky.social Channel 4 News, Unreported World, Ways to Change the World, The Fourcast, Class of 2023 on Strictly
Also Chairman of Duchenne UK
The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Politics, geopolitics, economics, books, culture, ideas, science, history, tech, data...
Become a subscriber: https://newstatesman.com/subscribe
Advocate @weareadvocate.bsky.social We are a charity that finds free legal assistance from volunteer barristers for people who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay.
https://weareadvocate.org.uk/
Jess Glass @jesspglass.bsky.social Press Association Law Editor by day | GDL student by night | probably asking for a skeleton argument or talking about DnD | NUJ rep | they/them | stories and docs to jess.glass@pa.media
Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, open, and compassionate justice system.
🎙️ Podcast | 👁️ Insights | 👥 Community
London’s Victims’ Commissioner @ldnvictimscomm.bsky.social London's Victims' Commissioner - Andrea Simon - addresses barriers to justice and support to help improve victims' experiences.
In emergency call 999 & non-emergency call 101.
Drystone Chambers @drystonechambers.bsky.social Drystone Chambers is a London based set of barristers chambers' specialising in criminal, regulatory & disciplinary law. Ranked in Legal500 and Chambers and Partners.
@jurybrief.bsky.social @jurybrief.bsky.social Criminal barrister @ 36 Group
Opinions are mine alone.
Donna Gipson-Miller @yahyahfrancois.bsky.social Co-founder of EPIC - where we engage people in conversation. Criminal Justice, health inequalities and inclusion health.
Penelope Gibbs @penelopegibbs.bsky.social My passion is to improve UK justice. Lead charity www.transformjustice.org.uk (email there). Also visiting fellow
https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/ and chair www.appropriateadult.org.uk
Fleur @claouedelaw.bsky.social Pupil Barrister - reposts are not endorsements
Sonia Nolten KC @sonianoltenkc.bsky.social Barrister; Bencher of the Inner Temple; also UK Labour Party 🌹, houserabbits, North London, East Anglia (not invariably in that order).
Jessica Simor KC @jmpsimor.bsky.social Barrister, environment, energy, public law, human rights. Visiting Prof LSE & Goldsmiths.
Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social MP for Birmingham Yardley
David McArdle @davemcardle.bsky.social Sports Law, Employment Law, Head of Stirling University Law School, Scotland. Trustee @ spireitestrust. I do other things too. Insert specious disclaimer here.
Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk Solicitor. Done housing law since 2006. The Guardian says top 5 for squalor. Legal Aid Housing Lawyer of 2018. Co-author of Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. ‘Not an academic authority’ - Judge Carr. https://nearlylegal.co.uk
@parrotlegal.bsky.social @parrotlegal.bsky.social
Ben Collins KC @bollins.bsky.social Old Square Chambers silk practising in employment, clinical, injury, public, human rights and regulatory law.
Proudly from both Coventry (then) and Brighton (now).
Jasper Gold @jaspergold.bsky.social Barrister @1CrownOfficeRow – a bit of this a bit of that - medical, inquests, inquiries, data/info/privacy and public law. Comissioning Editor of the UK Human Rights Blog (@ukhumanrightsblog.bsky.social). Drinking myself to oblivion but with coffee.
Laura Hoyano 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @lhoyano.bsky.social Emeritus Law Prof, Oxford Uni, Wadham College. Barrister Red Lion Chambers. Interests incl child protection, vulnerable witnesses, human rights. Cats, narrowboats & figure skating. Proud Canadian, Brit & European. Convenor @coeusjustice@bsky.social
Dréa Becker @dreabecker.bsky.social Barrister, criminal/international law
Amy Stout @amyjstout.bsky.social Family Barrister at 3DJB. I enjoy food and travel, preferably together.
Sarah Shears @sarahshears.bsky.social Human comprising 80% Twinings Earl Grey, 10% sarcasm, 10% silliness, 5% legal something, 100% inability to do maths.
Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social Paralegal with masters in international maritime law, interested in languages, ethics, governance, environmental protection and human rights. Mythology-loving humanist.
Schona Jolly KC @womaninhavana.bsky.social All sorts of reluctance. From there to here. Barrister. Writer. Flâneuse.
Law. Human rights. International affairs. Opinions mine.
Matt Matravers @mattmatravers.bsky.social Legal/political philosopher: punishment, criminal law theory, responsibility. Professor of Law & Director of the Morrell Centre, University of York.
Carrie K @carriekembtn.bsky.social As previously, hanging on by my fingernails, not really knowing how, but seemingly reasonably effectively. Intolerant of people who don't understand the difference between climate and weather but claim otherwise. A fan of long-tail transportation devices.
Seb Schmoller @schmoller.net Wrote/ran TUC courses for union reps. Led Sheffield College's ed tech. Led ALT. Did techish consulting. Chaired Sheffield College's Board. Now finishing a maths degree, walking a Border Collie and awaiting open heart surgery. Politics, outdoors, Sheffield.
Aznini @92hits.eurosky.social Always have time for wondering and pondering.
Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social UK & US Politics and other stuff from the kitchen table, one tweet at a time.
Some say 'a totally undiscovered twitter treasure' apparently. Also tax. And law
Mike Hulley @mgh0406.bsky.social Hove resident, from Cheshire originally. Volunteer at Sussex Emmaus. BHAFC season ticket holder.
Madame Duck @duckface.bsky.social Perpetual lurker. Expert procrastinator. Mainly replies to cat posts.
Isabel Picornell Garcia @picornell.eurosky.social Caffeinated forensic linguist researching deception in authorship style and faked (con)texts.Visiting Research Fellow, AIFL. 🇪🇺 🖖
#Humanist #ForensicLinguistics #Eurosky
Michael Maggs @michaelmaggs.bsky.social Wikipedian, photographer, Librivoxer, retired patent attorney. Chair of Frome Museum in Somerset.
Wardy @washerofpots.bsky.social Devonshire dumpling. Law adjacent/curious. Little bit of politics. Servant to a grumpy labrador and a chonky cat. Mostly harmless.
Jacqui @jacquijacquijacqui.bsky.social Happily busy with work, gardening, dogs. Especially dogs. Post mostly about The Archers. Or dogs. Or complete nonsense. Repost implies nowt.
Louise S @louises.bsky.social Academic teaching law (England and Wales) with obsessive interest in the subject, also general interest in books, philosophy, gaming, history, art. Views my own.
Paul Hunter @aitch62.bsky.social Law dabbler
paul.hunter62 on Twitter and Insta
Chris Williams @chrisnjwilliams.bsky.social LARP, literature, lightsabers, laughs and the law. Personal account. All views are my own. He/him/his.
Elizabeth of Warwick @oshaymoishe.bsky.social Queen of somewhere | Ancient & Medieval History | Praise the God(s) of all, drink the wine, and let the world be the world.
No DMs.
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social Welcome to my shiny new echo chamber… hoping here that I can keep it clean and tidy and ‘woke’.
IRL - lawyer (of the lefty, campaigning variety).
Deanne shaw @deanne1985.bsky.social Mum to Amber #all things accessibility ♿️ #SEND
Night time economy panel member #Greater Manchester #accessibility for everyone
Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social Mostly retired qualitative health services researcher, linguist, europhile, cat lover. Other animals welcome.
Mostly in Oxford, occasionally in Aberdeen
I block if you have no bio or posts
She/her
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8109-1930
Penny Creed @pencreed.bsky.social Event Content and Project Director. Londoner.
Love the arts, football, food and Portugal.
Sam Deasy @samdeasy.bsky.social Mum, pragmatist, ex-brand strategist …..attempting to piece together the big picture….
#Climate #Democracy #Covid #Brexit #Ukraine
& the common threads that bind them
@nicoledc.bsky.social @nicoledc.bsky.social
These_Boots @these-boots.bsky.social
Cat whisperer
God spellar
Terry Saunders @terrysaunders.bsky.social Berlin based ex/sometime queer comedian, motion designer and liability who tells stories and animates and does an F1 podcast and wears latex. I’m confused too.
timetoshinekink.com for live shows in Berlin. Next dates: 30 & 31 Jan
Nicole @nicoledso.bsky.social We finally got rid of the Tories 🥳 but haven’t got rid of Brexit which is causing untold damage. 🇬🇧 🇦🇪
James Dove-Dixon @jamesdd.bsky.social Optimist, realist, idealist, believer in fairness.
Tara Anderson @chakkers75.bsky.social Ardent Brexshitter. Called a champagne socialist by my dad but I'll drink any sparkling wine really
No DMs thanks
Kieran @kieran.firecresthorizon.uk GNSS RAIM, ADS-B, and Space Weather (SWx) Prediction to the airline industry, dabbles with Swift and iOS development, work-at-home dad, 3x Rhodesian Ridgeback & 1x Lagotto Romagnolo owner.
Lincolnshire, UK.
CC Jacquie @cc-jacqueline17.bsky.social The natural world, animals & the arts both ground and lift me. Horrified by so much of today’s politics. Writing these kind of profiles does not come naturally…#FBPE
Laine @choogie.bsky.social Avid reader of fiction. Politically curious. Long work history in offender education. Don’t have a clue about much. Retired.
Peter Savage. @pcsavage.bsky.social Retired TU Official. Interested in Law, Good food, Wine, Running and unfortunately Everton. Not necessarily in that order. I have friends everywhere.
@sunybay.bsky.social @sunybay.bsky.social A small cheese mechanic from Dunbar. Lawyer and sports fan. I’m standing on the shoulders of giants in here, for sure.
@swirls1.bsky.social @swirls1.bsky.social
Lady Wicket 💖 Stop the Epstein War @ladywicket.bsky.social Mum 1st💗Christmas, Star Wars & Terry Pratchett🎄F1 McLaren fan 🔥🏁Can’t stand disparity, Tories or Reform 😡I want my EU passport back 🇪🇺🏴 #FBPE #ToriesSeemToBeBackIn 😬 #ScottishIndependence 🏴
*I don’t reply to DMs 👍
Michael Glasper @michaelglasper.bsky.social Freedom Radio ace, Prime Minister designate of Estonia, betting tout.
Amy McConville @onelungamy.bsky.social Sussex Uni Law alum. Runner with Ealing Eagles RC, book lover, cat companion. TB survivor with one lung. Londoner, born and raised. Living with psoriasis & psoriatic arthritis. Fiercely anti-fascist and proudly pro-human rights. She/her 🏳️🌈
Damian Cummings @damiancummings.bsky.social Retired. 41 years in the law. MCFC
Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org King’s Counsel. Serious about Law, but only about Law.
General Editor of Tolley’s Employment Handbook.
Trustee of FRU
Member of Chelsea Pitch Owners board
Co-founder of Billable Hour Appeal.
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law and policy at The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
Max Schofield @maxschofield.bsky.social “Do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.” The Taming of the Shrew, Act I, sc. 2.
Somerset County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social Welcome to the official bluesky of Somerset CCC!
https://linktr.ee/Somersetcountycc?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5119cf12-454d-42e9-a6cc-0b2dd65ccd03
Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social Security correspondent at
@theipaper.com, author of 'Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed'
Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social Number 1 ranked barristers' specialising in civil liberties, education, human rights, immigration, crime, family, housing & public law. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social Building a fairer UK justice system within everyone’s reach.
https://linktr.ee/JUSTICEuk
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies @crimeandjustice.bsky.social A fair, effective and accountable justice system, in a society less dominated by criminalisation and punishment
Jennifer Blair @squeakinglyjen.bsky.social Feminist lawyer, Classicist, barrister at No5 Chambers. She/her or They/them pronouns
Familoo (Lucy Reed) @familoo.pinktape.co.uk Family barrister
Author @nofamilylawyer
VC @familylawbar.flba.co.uk,
trustee @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk,
Crocheter of unneeded thneeds
“Not really a wine drinker…”
www.pinktape.co.uk
Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social President of Magdalen College, Oxford. Barrister. Speaking only for myself.
Alexander Horne @legalmusings.bsky.social Barrister. Commentator. Visiting Prof @ Durham University. Former parliamentary lawyer & special adviser UK Parliament (JCHR, EU, Women & Equalities; International Agreements). Musings on law, politics & restaurants . Personal views.
🇬🇧🇧🇪🇮🇱
📍LDN/BX
Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social Barrister turned Law Professor at University of Reading.
Family law, Criminal law, legal education.
National Teaching Fellow.
Used to run CPD for the legal profession @LegalTrainingUK
https://www.reading.ac.uk/law/our-staff/amanda-millmore
Bernard Richmond KC @phatsilkkc.bsky.social Criminal Defence & Inquests barrister at Lamb Building, London & Central Chambers, Manchester. Dedicated to advocacy, Middle Temple, Legal Education (Hon. Prof at Univ of Kent) & access to justice. 6th Dan Judo (BJC & proud) Rufus & Christa keep me sane.
Dr Stephanie Dropuljic @stephaniedropuljic.bsky.social Lecturer @ Exeter Law School with a PhD from Aberdeen Law School. Researching legal history/criminal law/evidence. feminist. may encounter occasional 🐈 videos.
Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social Barrister
(exclusively criminal defence)
Liverpool
eXiteer
www.7hs.co.uk/personnel/jonathan-duffy/
Philip Tully @ptully.bsky.social Barrister Exchange Chambers and 23 Essex Street. Golfer and Liverpool FC fan. My views are my own. 🇮🇪
Matthew Buckland @thebarwithmb.bsky.social Member of the Criminal Bar.
www.mountfordchambers.com
Views all my own and mostly wrong.
Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk “Well-known tweeting Barrister” Bar Council “Popular anonymous Barrister” Daily Mail “Possibly cabin crew” my neighbour
@crimecounsel.bsky.social @crimecounsel.bsky.social Has wig. Will travel.
Barrister at Exchange Chambers, Leeds
Helen Fields @crimediva.bsky.social Writer of all things criminal. Recovering barrister. Carlsbad/Edinburgh/Arundel. Fan of long, late night chats and reading books that scare the bejesus out of me. Licorice is the way to my heart. Here for Luc & Ava info.
Evans The Crime @evansthecrime.bsky.social 🏴 🇪🇺 Ridiculously proud to be the crime and court reporter on my hometown newspaper, the South Wales Evening Post. Biscuits, tea, and Neath RFC.
CrimeLine @crimeline.co.uk Digital knowledge platform for criminal law & regulatory professionals, government & Judiciary. Andrew Keogh, Barrister www.CrimeLine.co.uk
Richard Garside @richardjgarside.bsky.social Director @crimeandjustice | Law and justice | Materialist not idealist | Facts not feelings | My views, not my employer’s