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Justice for the rich, McJustice for the poor.

8th March 2014

This is the speech I made to the #Just4Justice Legal Aid protest on 7 March 2014. As you probably know, we’re going to be hearing […]

Justice for the rich, McJustice for the poor.

8th March 2014

This is the speech I made to the #Just4Justice Legal Aid protest on 7 March 2014. As you probably know, we’re going to be hearing […]

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Human Rights, Human Wrongs

10th December 2013

It is 20 years ago today that the first Human Rights Day celebrated the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. A […]

Human Rights, Human Wrongs

10th December 2013

It is 20 years ago today that the first Human Rights Day celebrated the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. A […]

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Computer Crime, Good News and Bad News

28th May 2012

By all accounts, May seems to have been a terrible month for the security of government computer systems. First the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) […]

Computer Crime, Good News and Bad News

28th May 2012

By all accounts, May seems to have been a terrible month for the security of government computer systems. First the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) […]

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Out with the old laws, in with a thousand new ones

11th April 2012

Last week the Law Commission published new proposals for the repeal of a few hundred old laws, leading to a few hundred newspaper articles poking […]

Out with the old laws, in with a thousand new ones

11th April 2012

Last week the Law Commission published new proposals for the repeal of a few hundred old laws, leading to a few hundred newspaper articles poking […]

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Triumph of the ‘Learned Gentlemen’

14th July 2010

In yet another vindication of my decision to train as a lawyer, it turns out that in 2008 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) […]

Triumph of the ‘Learned Gentlemen’

14th July 2010

In yet another vindication of my decision to train as a lawyer, it turns out that in 2008 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) […]

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The Workings of the Press – Part 1

27th May 2010

The scandal of the MMR vaccine / autism scare is a story of greed, ignorance, gullibility, and the willingness of certain newspapers to print anything […]

The Workings of the Press – Part 1

27th May 2010

The scandal of the MMR vaccine / autism scare is a story of greed, ignorance, gullibility, and the willingness of certain newspapers to print anything […]

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Democracy Inaction

8th April 2010

Last night the Government rushed the Digital Economy Bill through Parliament without proper scrutiny in what is known as the ‘wash up’ procedure. This procedure […]

Democracy Inaction

8th April 2010

Last night the Government rushed the Digital Economy Bill through Parliament without proper scrutiny in what is known as the ‘wash up’ procedure. This procedure […]

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