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🚨 Last call for the Fellowship Scheme 🚨 There is still time to apply before applications close tomorrow. Please do get in touch if you have any last minute questions. Full details 👇 sentencingacademy.org.uk/2020/09/senten…

🎉⭐️ A big shout out to former Managing Editor Karl Laird (now barrister at 6 King's Bench Walk), whose scholarship on strict liability was cited by the UKSC in R (on the application of Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Ltd) v CPS! 🎉⭐️

The Sentencing Code will replace the vast majority of primary sentencing law. Lyndon Harris and I (the lead lawyers on the project) have written a new sentencing practitioner text explaining the application of prior cases and providing expert commentary: sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Catalogue/Prod…

6KBW will be providing a webinar on the Sentencing Act 2020, which comes into force on 1st December. Please click here to register for the event: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Sentencing Code comes into force tomorrow, and we’ll be launching our new website to give public audiences more info about sentencing and guidelines. All refs to relevant legislation on the new site will be updated to reflect the code – but we may be offline tonight as we publish

For a video of the 36 Crime practitioner's guide to the new Sentencing Code - in force from tomorrow, 1 Dec 2020 - hosted by @PriorQc with presentations from myself and Nadeem Holland, see 36group.co.uk/webinars/sente….

Court of Appeal increases the minimum terms for McCann and Sinaga from 30 years to 40 years but does not impose Whole Life Orders.

A new report by Dr Melissa Hamilton examines the effectiveness of three key sentencing disposals: imprisonment, suspended sentence orders and community orders. The highest re-offending rates are associated with short custodial sentences. Full report: sentencingacademy.org.uk/2021/01/the-ef…

Four men were today sentenced for 39 counts of manslaughter. The sentences ranged between 13 years and four months' imprisonment and 27 years' imprisonment. Our post on this sets out how judges approach such a difficult sentencing exercise. 👇👇👇 sentencingacademy.org.uk/2021/01/essex-…

Who wants to come and join the Birds team? #crime #job #supervisor #GreatFirm

Terrorism in Prisons: Consultation Questions here: …egislationreviewer.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/upl…

Sentencing for rape offences in England and Wales, 2009-2019. Is the '5 years for rape' assertion supported by the data? A thread... (Source: Outcomes by offence data tool available here - gov.uk/government/sta…)

We are delighted to partner with Kalisher Trust to provide an opportunity for an aspiring criminal barrister to undertake a paid part-time internship with us. The 30 week internship will begin this autumn. Apply by 25 June. Please share! Further details: sentencingacademy.org.uk/2021/04/the-ka…

We’re recruiting up to two exceptional criminal lawyers to join our criminal law team, and there’s just two weeks left to apply! Find out more here: lawcom.gov.uk/working-for-th…

Our Pupillage open evening will be taking place on 2 February 2022. Please find more information here: bit.ly/33umxQn

At risk of sounding like a broken record…still recruiting criminal barrister participants as per below 👇🏼 would love to speak to more of you!

Great CALA event Garden Court Chambers with an update from @HannahQuirk1 this evening on CACD and CCRC developments

All very amusing this morning but I havent got the wit, time or ability to be The Secret Barrister 🦋 - sorry to disappoint those looking to unmask the bunny...