Simon Ross @shross.bsky.social Barrister (Serious Injury & Clinical Negligence) - Exchange Chambers. Part time exercise enthusiast. Developing Padel player. Occasional runner.
Hodge Jones & Allen Criminal Defence @hjacriminaldefence.bsky.social Award winning specialist practitioners in criminal litigation, financial crime and regulatory. Top ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Tel: 0330 822 5788
https://www.hja.net/legal-services/general-crime/
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
Amanda Jones @amanda-jones.bsky.social Londoner. Barrister. Immigration & public law. Great James Street Chambers. Member of Legal Feminist www.legalfeminist.org.uk
"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves."
"If Not Me, Who? If Not Now, When?" Opinions all my own.
Bar Standards Board @barstandardsboard.bsky.social We regulate the Bar in England & Wales in the public interest. If you wish to contact us, please go to http://barstandardsboard.org.uk
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research @icpr.bsky.social ICPR conducts justice-focused research that drives meaningful policy change and public debate while upholding principles of fairness and human rights. www.icpr.org.uk
Manages the World Prison Brief @worldprisonbrief.bsky.social
@jurybrief.bsky.social @jurybrief.bsky.social Criminal barrister @ 36 Group
Opinions are mine alone.
Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Worcester teaching Criminal Law and Evidence. Author. Research interest in the jury.
Mitch Cohen @mitchmcohen.bsky.social Barrister who prosecutes and defends across the UK
Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social LAG is a national charity committed to improving equal access to justice for all.
@legalmum.bsky.social @legalmum.bsky.social Criminal law, public law, professional discipline and politics. Bit of a sloth.
jonsp27 @jonsp27.bsky.social London living criminal barrister 
Andrew Allen KC @andrew-allen.bsky.social Employment and discrimination lawyer. Mediator. Expert on Middle Eastern Law.
Kathy Hirst @hirsty21.bsky.social Grumpy criminal barrister, coffee consumer, shouting pointlessly at people who don't understand who gives way at a roundabout. 
Richard Osman @richardosman1.bsky.social Books etc
@crimebarrister.bsky.social @crimebarrister.bsky.social Criminal barrister in the North of England. Moved over from the cess pool that was Twitter.
Runs a bit. Glory hunter, supports Swansea City and Welsh rugby
The Cricketer @thecricketer.com 
Information Commissioner @infocommission.bsky.social We exist to empower you through information.
ico.org.uk
Joanna Cunningham @jomdcunningham888.bsky.social ♏️ Arsenal fan - Views/sarcasm mine - Public Access Barrister
R👩🏻⚖️ PERSONAL ACCT I use married name in ⚖️Divorced
Shauna Ritchie @wordbiscuit.bsky.social 
@ahendron.bsky.social @ahendron.bsky.social 
Christine Agnew @cakc.bsky.social Criminal and Regulatory barrister at 2BR.
Nick Barraclough @nickbarraclough.bsky.social Specialist criminal law barrister at 2BR.
www.nickbarracloughbarrister.co.uk
Christa Richmond @christav-r.bsky.social Immigrant with Settled Status. Director of Education at Middle Temple.
Ashraf Khan @ashrafkhanbarr.bsky.social Barrister specialising in Business and Regulatory Crime, Professional Discipline, Police Misconduct and Inquests. 2BR
Allan Compton KC @allancomptonkc.bsky.social Mostly dogs. Barrister at 2BR. Southampton fan 😳
Ben Knight @benjamin-knight.com He/him
Nerd
Ex-care kid. State school oik
Legal 500 Barrister (chambers in Manchester and London)
Politics snarker
Cat dad
🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇫🇷
Music maker
Podcaster/Writer
Joined October 2023r
1st UK Law podcaster
Unexpected Paul Heaton impersonator
centralchambers.co.uk
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
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! 
@shitbarrister.bsky.social @shitbarrister.bsky.social 
The Telegraph @telegraph.co.uk Think ahead with the latest news, comment, analysis and video.
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Emily Dugan @emilydugan.bsky.social Special correspondent at The Sunday Times. Focused on public interest investigations and in-depth reporting. Tips to emily.dugan@sundaytimes.co.uk 
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.
2BR (The Chambers of Brian Altman KC & Christine Agnew KC) @2brchambers.bsky.social 2BR is a leading set of barristers' chambers, with members who specialise in Criminal, Fraud, Regulatory, Professional Discipline, Health & Safety and Sports law.
You can read more about us on our website, www.2br.co.uk
Mountford Chambers @mountfordchambers.bsky.social Mountford Chambers is a specialist criminal, regulatory, and public law barristers' chambers located in London.
Ranked as a Leading Set in the 2025 Legal 500 directory and the 2025 Chambers and Partners directory.
https://www.mountfordchambers.com/
Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social Market intelligence for law firms of the future. Daily news stories, blogs, conferences and specialist CPD training for practitioners. Posts by Editor Neil Rose
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/
Liora Lazarus @lioralazarus.bsky.social Professor of Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Supernumerary Fellow, St Anne's College, Oxford
Tara McCarthy @tarabarrister.bsky.social Barrister at Thomas More Chambers. From Nottingham originally. Likes listening to the radio. Owner of two beagles.
https://www.thomasmore.co.uk/ 
Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social Barrister turned freelance journalist, writing for The Times & Law Gazette. Please get in touch with stories: catherinebaksi@hotmail.com.
Scott Harrison @inpia.bsky.social pharmacist. nerd. informatics champion. passionately anti-Brexshit. 25+ year NHS alumni. Dogs. Cats.
@charlottehole.bsky.social @charlottehole.bsky.social 
The Cat From Greece @acatfromgreece.bsky.social …joined the police. Pig in a wig: full time criminal barrister, part time response cop. Once described as 'quite personable'.
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).
Nicholas Allen KC @nicholasallen29.bsky.social Joint Head of Chambers, barrister, PFDR evaluator, and IFLA arbitrator at 29 Bedford Row (London) and Door Tenant at St. Ives (Birmingham) specialising in financial remedy work.
Dr S Chelvan (he/him) @drschelvan.bsky.social #SilenceIsNotAnOption #IAmAnActivistLawyer - #Barrister and Human Rights Activist -Head of Immigration, Public Law & Civil Liberties @33bedfordrow-Adjunct Professor @southamptonlawschool -#LegalCommentator -- #QueerRefugees #IAmAnImmigrant- #DachshundDad 🏳️🌈
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
Jonathan Duffy @sixjbd.bsky.social Barrister
(exclusively criminal defence)
Liverpool
eXiteer
www.7hs.co.uk/personnel/jonathan-duffy/
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 
@BaristaBarrister @baristabarrister.bsky.social Science-Driven Barrister with a Comedic Twist - Powered by Coffee | PhD - First-generation University | ♿ | NCFC 🟡🟢🟡
Horace Rumpole @rumpoleswig.bsky.social Hacking on at the last remnants of the criminal bar
England Rugby @england-rugby.bsky.social 
Jon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social Host of daily podcast The News Agents. And author of Strangeland. Available at all good bookshops….
Ed Balls @officialedballs.bsky.social Dad, cook, pianist, economist, Harvard, King's London, Holocaust Fdn co-Chair, NCFC, podcaster, retired dancer, former Cabinet minister, sometimes on TV & Radio
Andy Zaltzman @zaltzcricket.bsky.social Comedian, Cricket Statistician, Podcaster. Host of The Bugle podcast and BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz. Taskmaster champion. Test Match Special statsmonger. Live shows: andyzaltzman.co.uk
Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'
Own views; Adult language
Rugby columnist, author & therapist
Trustee of charity Women in Sport.
Current affairs, culture, sport, & sarcasm
Pre-order The Second Half https://linktr.ee/TheSecondHalfBrianMoore 
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
Darren Weir @unibarrister.bsky.social Barrister (non practising) | Senior Law Lecturer | Evidence, Crim Practice | Director of Lawyering Skills | Finalist Law Teacher of the Year 2024 ⭐️ #legaltwitter
Nick Wallis @nickwallis.bsky.social Journalist. Author of Depp v Heard: the unreal story and The Great Post Office Scandal. Sex is corporeal. Gender is performative. 
Monidipa Fouzder @monidipafouzder.bsky.social Reporter, Law Society Gazette
@gazweetman.bsky.social @gazweetman.bsky.social 
Jonathan Black @jonblackbsb.bsky.social Criminal defence specialist, partner @bsbsolicitors, Past President @lccsa, campaigner, @lufc, small gig enthusiast, Trustee @tophatfoundatio @hiasjcore and border collie owner
@stevenpowleskc.bsky.social @stevenpowleskc.bsky.social 
Anna Soubry @anna-soubry.bsky.social Criminal barrister & Sky News paper reviewer (when I have the time!)
Former MP, TV Presenter & Reporter
East Midlander born n bred
Daniel the MouseInTheCourt @mouseinthecourt.co.uk Court Room Mouse who "runs the investigative court reporting blog, Mouse in The Court" - The Times. Open Justice/niche & nuanced (AKA Daniel Cloake)
John Hyde @johnhyde.bsky.social Deputy News Editor of the Law Society Gazette. After-dinner speaker and event host. Cricket lover, Colchester United fan, Britpop nostalgic.
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/
CrimBarrister @crimbarrister.bsky.social From men’s mag hack to hard-living Kerrang! journo to straight edge costume drama at the Bar, always life in the gutter! Parental advisory explicit language… Also owner of Crime Pays Recordings 📀
James Rossiter @jamesrossiter.bsky.social Criminal justice, environment and circular economy expert. Sunrise chaser and storm swimmer. Personal comments
Olliers Solicitors @olliers-solicitors.bsky.social Specialist criminal defence and regulatory law firm | Top tier firm in Legal 500 2026 and Chambers Guide 2026 | Times Best Law Firm 2026 | Manchester Legal Awards Crime Team of the Year 2025
Colm O'Cinneide @colmocinneide.bsky.social Professor of Constitutional and Human Rights Law, UCL. Irishman in London (and sometimes Brussels).
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.
Sam Coates @samcoatessky.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
Co-host Politics at Jack and Sam’s Podcast
Marc Livingston @marclivingston.bsky.social Glaswegian lawyer in London with a weird niche in the law of contempt. A fan of politics, law, Jews, the Tube, pizza, football, Celtic, cats & tacos. Someone once gave me an LLM in International law so I occasionally know what I'm talking about
Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social Creative Director in audio. Ex telly.
Made things like KILL LIST, HARSH REALITY and THE GIRLFRIENDS happen (and many others!). Won Ambie, BPA, Aria, Signal, RTS, Grierson and Ed Murrow Awards.
Toy soldier enthusiast.
Ben Rowe @benrowe.uk Criminal barrister. Theatre and Theme Park obsessive. Voice actor.
Chris Moran @chrismoran101.bsky.social Barrister, adopted Yorkshireman and geek. “Do right, fear no one”. All views my own.
Lizzie Barmes @lizziebarmes.bsky.social QMUL academic; employment and equality law, judges and the legal profession, positive/affirmative action, socio-legal empirical research; otherwise flowers, running and walking (in ⛰️ if pos), cooking, friends/family, and def pottering
@barristerblog.bsky.social @barristerblog.bsky.social 
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.
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.
OBE
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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The Square Ball @thesquareball.net Leeds United fanzine, podcast and merchandise. Est. 1989.
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
https://linktr.ee/jayrayner1
Jim Moran @jimmoran.bsky.social Views are my own, not yours. I ran the London Marathon in 2026 to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. Any support still much appreciated.
https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/jim-moran
John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social BBC lifer since 1966, international affairs editor since 1982. Presenter of ‘Unspun World’ on BBC Two, BBC World & World Service. Two daughters, one son, six grandchildren, a loving wife, lots of books, and an Irish terrier. Defender of the Oxford comma.
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
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social Official account of the world famous Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Published in April.
Yorkshire CCC @yorkshireccc.bsky.social Official account of Yorkshire County Cricket Club & Headingley Cricket Ground
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social Writer, poker player and accidental quiz show host.
Adam Mountford @tmsproducer.bsky.social Head of BBC Cricket & Producer of Test Match Special.
Max Hardy @maxjlhardy.bsky.social Barrister | TV legal consultant (Mr Bates, Landscapers, Criminal UK, Defending the Guilty) | Legal blogger & media commentator |
Kalisher Trust Trustee
Blogs, lectures, podcasts, profiles here:
https://linktr.ee/MaxJLHardy
ITV News (Official) @itvnews.bsky.social Original news from across the UK and around the world. Available on ITVX 24/7. National news: ITV1 weekdays at 1:30pm, 6:30pm and 10pm. Regional news: ITV1 weekdays at 6pm.
Website: https://www.itv.com/news
Newsletter: https://itvnews.substack.com
Pending @pendinghandle.bsky.social 
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social Host C4N Fourcast Indicators pod, writing @Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
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
Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social Yep, that one.
Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s
@faisalislam.bsky.social @faisalislam.bsky.social