Catherine Baksi

Justice system delays are ‘breaking’ victims, commissioner warns The new watchdog Claire Waxman says public debate over the crown court backlog has put lawyers’ voices over ordinary people suffering crime

Justice system delays are ‘breaking’ victims, commissioner warns - in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Angus Moon KC acted for G4S in Supreme Court test case The Serjeants’ Inn barrister successfully represented G4S Health Services in a landmark decision preventing a triple killer from suing authorities for damages

Angus Moon KC, of Serjeant's Inn chambers, who successfully represented G4S Health Services in a landmark decision preventing a triple killer from suing authorities for damages, is @thetimes.com's Lawyer of the Week. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

InThe Brief from @thetimes.com: Hollywood star fronts @CentreWJ campaign & Tribute to Stephen Leslie KC. Sign up for the latest #legal news, comment & gossip: home.thetimes.com/newsletters

The former personal trainer whose film is nominated for an Oscar Lee Knight’s debut A Friend of Dorothy stars Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry, and tells the story of a gay teenager who befriends his elderly neighbour

‘It’s wonderful .. It was the warmth, the heart, the positivity & the humanity of it ..This was about compassion, optimism, kindness, intergenerational friendship' Miriam Margolyes & writer & director Lee Knight talk to @thetimes.com about their Oscar-nominated film. www.thetimes.com/culture/film...

Owen Davies KC: ‘I’ve survived without going mad or bankrupt’ The retired judge and proud ‘lefty lawyer’ tells Catherine Baksi how he thought he would be seen as ‘too radical’ to join the bench — but ultimately enjoyed it

I helped them stitch rush matting together so we could have something to sit on on the floor. We had a cleaning rota, 1 type writer, one [phone] line, no computer & no photocopier - Owen Davies KC recalls the early days of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Push to bolster judiciary diversity Critics dismiss the strategy as ‘more of the same’ and brand the Judicial Appointments Commission as ‘opaque, incompetent and institutionally racist’

Push to bolster judicial diversity -- but is more fundamental change needed in the body that selects judges? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

In The Brief from @thetimes.cl : More than 10% of crown courtrooms were unused last Friday as barristers took MPs to court in @thebarcouncil & @TheCriminalBar "justice needs juries" campaign; Reed v robots; & Courtenay Griffiths KC tribute. Sign up here: home.thetimes.com/newsletters

The former personal trainer whose film is nominated for an Oscar Lee Knight’s debut A Friend of Dorothy stars Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry, and tells the story of a gay teenager who befriends his elderly neighbour

‘It’s wonderful .. It was the warmth, the heart, the positivity & the humanity of it ..This was about compassion, optimism, kindness, intergenerational friendship' Miriam Margolyes & writer & director Lee Knight talk to @thetimes.com about their Oscar-nominated film. www.thetimes.com/culture/film...

Owen Davies KC: ‘I’ve survived without going mad or bankrupt’ The retired judge and proud ‘lefty lawyer’ tells Catherine Baksi how he thought he would be seen as ‘too radical’ to join the bench — but ultimately enjoyed it

I helped them stitch rush matting together so we could have something to sit on on the floor. We had a cleaning rota, 1 type writer, one [phone] line, no computer & no photocopier - Owen Davies KC recalls the early days of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Push to bolster judiciary diversity Critics dismiss the strategy as ‘more of the same’ and brand the Judicial Appointments Commission as ‘opaque, incompetent and institutionally racist’

Push to bolster judicial diversity -- but is more fundamental change needed in the body that selects judges? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

In The Brief from @thetimes.cl : More than 10% of crown courtrooms were unused last Friday as barristers took MPs to court in @thebarcouncil & @TheCriminalBar "justice needs juries" campaign; Reed v robots; & Courtenay Griffiths KC tribute. Sign up here: home.thetimes.com/newsletters

Jimmy Lai’s conviction marks Hong Kong’s break with the rule of law The prosecution of a British citizen for his beliefs exposes how far the territory’s courts have been bent to serve Beijing’s political ends — and why the UK cannot treat this as business as usual

'If [Keir Starmer] returns from China without an agreement to release Jimmy Lai, he will look neither hard-headed nor grown-up" - Edward Garnier KC writes in the law pages of @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

George Joseph: ‘Being a fireman is another form of public service’ The junior barrister tells Catherine Baksi why he balances his work in criminal law with on-call shifts for his local fire brigade

'Being a fireman is another form of public service,’ George Joseph of @cornwall_street chambers, tells The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Nightingale courts to become ‘permanent fixtures’ The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law

Nightingale courts to become ‘permanent fixtures’; Met police change could make court delays worse; Criminal defence solicitor jailed for child sexual assault offences - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Is silk losing its lustre? The latest Bar batch suggests so This year’s KC appointments reveal falling numbers and signs that solicitors are disengaging from the rank

Is silk losing its lustre? The latest Bar batch suggests so - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

John Price KC prosecuted a murder retrial eight years after acquittal The 23ES barrister explains how fresh testimony persuaded the Court of Appeal to reopen a case once thought closed, leading to a conviction and lengthy prison sentence

“Go to the right court. Get there before the case starts” - best advice given to John Pice KC of @23essexstreet, Lawyer of the Week in @thetimes.com .
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

In The Brief's diary from @thetimes.com : Private equity circles above law firms; Doubts over law digi protections; & More on silks...https://home.thetimes.com/newsletters

Jimmy Lai’s conviction marks Hong Kong’s break with the rule of law The prosecution of a British citizen for his beliefs exposes how far the territory’s courts have been bent to serve Beijing’s political ends — and why the UK cannot treat this as business as usual

'If [Keir Starmer] returns from China without an agreement to release Jimmy Lai, he will look neither hard-headed nor grown-up" - Edward Garnier KC writes in the law pages of @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

George Joseph: ‘Being a fireman is another form of public service’ The junior barrister tells Catherine Baksi why he balances his work in criminal law with on-call shifts for his local fire brigade

'Being a fireman is another form of public service,’ George Joseph of @cornwall_street chambers, tells The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Nightingale courts to become ‘permanent fixtures’ The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law

Nightingale courts to become ‘permanent fixtures’; Met police change could make court delays worse; Criminal defence solicitor jailed for child sexual assault offences - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Is silk losing its lustre? The latest Bar batch suggests so This year’s KC appointments reveal falling numbers and signs that solicitors are disengaging from the rank

Is silk losing its lustre? The latest Bar batch suggests so - in @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Tribunal ruling puts ‘up or out’ employment policies under scrutiny An appeal judgment in favour of a former Accenture manager with endometriosis raises questions about the lawfulness of dismissing staff deemed unpromotable

Tribunal ruling puts ‘up or out’ employment policies under scrutiny - in @thetimes. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

John Price KC prosecuted a murder retrial eight years after acquittal The 23ES barrister explains how fresh testimony persuaded the Court of Appeal to reopen a case once thought closed, leading to a conviction and lengthy prison sentence

“Go to the right court. Get there before the case starts” - best advice given to John Pice KC of @23essexstreet, Lawyer of the Week in @thetimes.com .
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

In The Brief's diary from @thetimes.com : Private equity circles above law firms; Doubts over law digi protections; & More on silks...https://home.thetimes.com/newsletters

I don’t know what Noel Coward would make of being served cocktails by a robotic bar tender - rather more James Bond. But @RobertBuckland enjoyed his mocktail - thanks to @DACBeachcroft @Kysen and @SandboxVR - in @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/da08...

UPDATE: 96 new King's Counsel - all barristers:
0 solicitors
67 men
29 women
11 from an ethnic minority background
4 declared a disability

Full list is here: kcappointments.org/wp-content/u...

The link from the MoJ is wrong - it takes you to last year's list. What a farce!

Congrats to the 96 new King's Counsel, whose appointments are being announced today. I can't tell you anymore because the website of the King's Counsel Appointments appears to have crashed.

Law Society Gazette Law Society Gazette - 23/01/2026

The legislation on the division of assets on divorce was drafted more than half a century, it's 25 years since White v White & 15 years since Radmacher ago - is the Act still fit for purpose? Lawyers discuss in @lawsocgazette. edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...

Cryptoassets law to ‘turbo-charge’ UK’s digital finance market Fresh legislation aims to help businesses to grow and make Britain a world leader in this area

Cryptoassets: “The new regime won’t prevent customers from losing all their money but it will allow them to explore crypto in an informed way if they choose to do so,” Hannah Meakin at Norton Rose tells @thetimes.com . www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Ian Radford acted for Susan Gilby in her unfair dismissal award The former NHS chief executive won a £1.4 million payout after being suspended for raising concerns about the board at Countess of Chester Hospital

Ian Radford, a senior consultant with Arch Law, who successfully acted for Dr Susan Gilby in her £1.4 million unfair dismissal award against a NHS trust, is @thetimes.com Lawyer of the Week. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...