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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Calling all barristers and solicitor-advocates. If you are able to help with my PhD research on the jury, please do get in contact with me. Thank you in advance!

Call for barristers and solicitor-advocates act in Crown Court trials to be interviewed for PhD research about the jury. Please email nicola.monaghan@northampton.ac.uk.

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Calling all barristers and solicitor-advocates. If you are able to help with my PhD research on the jury, please do get in contact with me. Thank you in advance!

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jul 9

Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from ‘collapse’ - BBC News

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Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse' — BBC News

A senior judge recommends a shake-up of the system, but some barristers argue juries are essential for fair justice.

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · May 6

I am really excited about the publication of the 8th edition of my textbook, Criminal Law Directions. Thank you to the fabulous team at Oxford University Press for helping to get this edition over the finish line!

Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Apr 2

Court Usher vacancy Worcester, Kidderminster
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

Quick Check NeededGOV.UK

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Feb 28

Great opportunity to become a Judicial Assistant with the UK Supreme Court and Privy Council: www.supremecourt.uk/working-for-...

Judicial assistant recruitment - UK Supreme Court

Judicial assistant recruitment

www.supremecourt.uk

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Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · Feb 17

More dispatches from the UK criminal justice crisis - experts having cases re-listed for July 2027 (they're often a few years old already). Will they even still be employed or working then? Who can possibly predict. How can this even pretend to be a functioning justice system?

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The Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · Feb 14

In this new blog, Bar course student Olivia Hardiman shares her experience of volunteering with national education charity Young Citizens as part of The Big Legal Lesson – a campaign to start a conversation about rights, responsibilities, and the rule of law in schools.

Read more⬇️
bit.ly/3EyCRla

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Ross E. Hendy, PhD @rosshendy.bsky.social · Jan 20

Announcement: #PhD #Scholarhship in #Crimology @ @monashuniversity.bsky.social in #Melbourne, Australia

Topics: #policing #punishment #restorativejustice #criminaljustice #hatecrime #genderbasedviolence #cybercrime

Deadline 16 Feb 26.

More details below

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jan 15

Fabulous marshalling opportunity at Middle Temple for student members who have started the Bar Course. www.middletemple.org.uk/education-tr...

Marshalling | Middle Temple

www.middletemple.org.uk

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jan 15

Fabulous marshalling opportunity at Middle Temple for student members who have started rhe Bar Course. www.middletemple.org.uk/education-tr...

Marshalling | Middle Temple

www.middletemple.org.uk

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Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · Jan 15

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Man in Brazil wrongly charged with 62 crimes after police use flawed photo ID

Police relied on showing photo of Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa, wrongly jailed for years, to victims to identify him as an alleged perpetrator

www.theguardian.com

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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · Jan 14

Includes a just published online and open access piece by my UoPLaw colleague Prof Caroline Strevens (and Emma Jones) on perceptions of wellbeing among heads of UK law schools

doi.org/10.1080/0306...

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jan 14

Interesting case on jury misconduct from New South Wales: R v Tembeleski (No2) [2024] NWSDC 504. Jury discharged after a juror brought a Law dictionary into the jury room & no other juror raised the judge's direction not to conduct research. www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/192...

R v Tembeleski (No 2) - NSW Caselaw

www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jan 14

Pleased to see that the Law Commission are looking at the law on homicide in 2025: lawcom.gov.uk/project/revi...

Reviewing the law of homicide - Law Commission

The law of homicide was subject to a thorough review by the Law Commission of England and Wales in the early 2000s. We published recommendations for reform of partial defences to murder in 2004. Many ...

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Jan 13

Your honor I know how this sounds but my dog literally tried to eat my jury duty summons

The top of a jury duty summons that has been chewed up

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The Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · Jan 13

Watch our new Chair Barbara Mills KC on Channel 4 News. In her first broadcast interview, she spoke to Ayshah Tull about her priorities for the justice system and the year ahead.
www.channel4.com/news/barbara...

Barbara Mills KC on being first Black Chair of the Bar

For the first time in its 131 year history, the Bar Council which represents barristers in England and Wales has appointed the first black woman to lead the organisation.

www.channel4.com

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Jan 14

Your reminder that the under-use of our courtrooms - at a time of record trial backlogs - is deliberate government policy.

It began under the last government, and continues under this one.

Because criminal justice only matters when there’s a cheap tabloid headline to be won.

Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · Jan 14

📈Today, 14 January 2025, 109 out of the 516 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 21% of them.
#courtstats #CS14012025 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 14 January 2025.

In England and Wales, out of 516 total, 365 have Judges, 42 have recorders, and 109 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 145 total, 100 have Judges, 7 have recorders, and 38 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 76 total, 53 have Judges, 10 have recorders, and 13 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 62 total, 50 have Judges, 3 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 69 total, 52 have Judges, 4 have recorders, and 13 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 90 total, 60 have Judges, 12 have recorders, and 18 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 23 total, 18 have Judges, 2 have recorders, and 3 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 51 total, 32 have Judges, 4 have recorders, and 15 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jan 14

Volunteering opportunities for both law students and academics available here: www.bvl.org.uk/volunteer-su...

Volunteer for or support BVL

Volunteer for or Support BVL

www.bvl.org.uk

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The Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · Jan 13

⚖️Almost 2/3 of the UK don’t know their basic legal rights. Want to help change that?

Young Citizens is looking for volunteers to deliver the Big Legal Lesson. Help those at your local schools and colleges engage in conversation about the law and human rights.

Find out more⬇️
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Volunteer to deliver The Big Legal Lesson in a local school - Young Citizens

Help us start a conversation about the law in schools The Big Legal Lesson is back! Since 2020, our...

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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · Jan 11

a very mixed picture on open justice here from the excellent @kirkkorner.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cour...

Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice

In a criminal justice system mired in crisis and beset by delays and backlogs, why are courts becoming more secretive? Tristan Kirk investigates how the public, journalists, and even defendants are be...

www.standard.co.uk

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Charlie Radclyffe @charlierad.bsky.social · Jan 11

Interested in becoming a solicitor member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee?

If so, see:

apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8443

Application deadline: 11am on 4 February 2025

#UKlegal #CPRC

Appointment details – Solicitor member - Criminal Procedure Rule Committee – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK GOV.UK

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Jan 11

Great opportunity to join the Law Commission as a Research Assistant. Setpember 2025 start date. Details can be found here: lawcom.gov.uk/our-work/res...

Research assistants - Law Commission

Applications are now open for Research Assistant vacancies to start in September 2025 Cliciwch ar y ddolen hon am fersiwn Cymraeg y dudalen hon. Deadline for applications is 11.55 pm on Friday 31 Janu...

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Jan 2

So, 2025 is the year that I get to introduce/inflict my new pseudonymous pen name - S.J. Fleet.

And send this little critter out into the world.

August 2025 will be the debut of The Cut Throat Trial (although you can pre-order now).

And good Lord I’m terrified.

www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Throat-T...

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Transform Justice @transformjustice.bsky.social · Jan 10

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Are our courts capable of dealing with vulnerable children?

In this episode, Aika Stephenson and Danielle Manson join us to discuss which cases go to court, how children are treated and how courts could be more child friendly.

🎧Listen now! pod.fo/e/29bea1

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