Nick Diable
@defencebrief.bsky.social
UK based criminal defence lawyer
Those of you with Spotify, who is your most listened to artist? Not going to lie, I didn't realise I was a much is a swifty as I apparently am.
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Those of you with Spotify, who is your most listened to artist? Not going to lie, I didn't realise I was a much is a swifty as I apparently am.
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That Tomlinson guy is deeply problematic
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
That Tomlinson guy is deeply problematic
The one thing the government can do to increase growth is the one thing they won't do... but putting taxes up after explicitly promising not to is A-OK.
Financial Times: Starmer rules out rejoining EU customs union but steps up ‘reset’ efforts
www.ft.com/content/963f...
www.ft.com/content/963f...
Starmer rules out rejoining EU customs union but steps up ‘reset’ efforts
UK prime minister has given two speeches this week promising closer ties with Brussels
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The one thing the government can do to increase growth is the one thing they won't do... but putting taxes up after explicitly promising not to is A-OK.
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Most of the quote tweets of Reform UK's tweet are too fluent in Glasgow's other favourite language (🤬) to share, but this one from the Education correspondent at The Scotsman newspaper is a favourite...
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Most of the quote tweets of Reform UK's tweet are too fluent in Glasgow's other favourite language (🤬) to share, but this one from the Education correspondent at The Scotsman newspaper is a favourite...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
Here's something else government can do to remove delays - cut the time charging decisions take. I had simple sexual assault case. One complainant, one incident between flatmates, no witnesses. Took 3 years to make a decision to charge.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/post-of...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/post-of...
Post Office criminal charging decisions not likely until 2027, say police
Five individuals have been interviewed under caution as part of review into role of lawyers and investigators.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here's something else government can do to remove delays - cut the time charging decisions take. I had simple sexual assault case. One complainant, one incident between flatmates, no witnesses. Took 3 years to make a decision to charge.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/post-of...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/post-of...
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As someone who is still here five years later and had this type of chemotherapy for BC, and has looked (through my fingers) at the stats, in a very real sense ET IN ARCADIA EGO - an absolutely wonderful letter about how the human mind makes creative connections
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
As someone who is still here five years later and had this type of chemotherapy for BC, and has looked (through my fingers) at the stats, in a very real sense ET IN ARCADIA EGO - an absolutely wonderful letter about how the human mind makes creative connections
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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As you say, juries really aren't the primary driver of delays. Here are just a few:
bsky.app/profile/barr...
bsky.app/profile/barr...
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
As you say, juries really aren't the primary driver of delays. Here are just a few:
bsky.app/profile/barr...
bsky.app/profile/barr...
On the topic of cutting jury trials, can we please give them a proper name? Calling them "Swift Courts" as Lammy did in Parliament sets entirely the wrong tone. Like CJSSS where everyone forgot about the Justice and got hung up on the Speedy bit.
I'd prefer they were called Lammy Courts than Swift!
I'd prefer they were called Lammy Courts than Swift!
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On the topic of cutting jury trials, can we please give them a proper name? Calling them "Swift Courts" as Lammy did in Parliament sets entirely the wrong tone. Like CJSSS where everyone forgot about the Justice and got hung up on the Speedy bit.
I'd prefer they were called Lammy Courts than Swift!
I'd prefer they were called Lammy Courts than Swift!
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HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
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Under the bus you go.
CNN: 'The White House said Monday that Adm. Frank M. Mitch Bradley, commander of the US Special Operations Command, was responsible for ordering a second, targeted strike on an alleged drug vessel operating in the Caribbean…after the first strike did not kill everyone aboard.'
CNN: 'The White House said Monday that Adm. Frank M. Mitch Bradley, commander of the US Special Operations Command, was responsible for ordering a second, targeted strike on an alleged drug vessel operating in the Caribbean…after the first strike did not kill everyone aboard.'
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Under the bus you go.
CNN: 'The White House said Monday that Adm. Frank M. Mitch Bradley, commander of the US Special Operations Command, was responsible for ordering a second, targeted strike on an alleged drug vessel operating in the Caribbean…after the first strike did not kill everyone aboard.'
CNN: 'The White House said Monday that Adm. Frank M. Mitch Bradley, commander of the US Special Operations Command, was responsible for ordering a second, targeted strike on an alleged drug vessel operating in the Caribbean…after the first strike did not kill everyone aboard.'
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"How can you defend them when you know they're guilty?!"
Without fail - every time I explain the fallacy at the heart of that question - people go "Oh yeah that makes sense"
Yeah if you'd thought about it for 7 seconds before blurting it out the answer is really logical.
Without fail - every time I explain the fallacy at the heart of that question - people go "Oh yeah that makes sense"
Yeah if you'd thought about it for 7 seconds before blurting it out the answer is really logical.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"How can you defend them when you know they're guilty?!"
Without fail - every time I explain the fallacy at the heart of that question - people go "Oh yeah that makes sense"
Yeah if you'd thought about it for 7 seconds before blurting it out the answer is really logical.
Without fail - every time I explain the fallacy at the heart of that question - people go "Oh yeah that makes sense"
Yeah if you'd thought about it for 7 seconds before blurting it out the answer is really logical.
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Saving juries by abolishing juries.
The absolute state of this.
The absolute state of this.
David Lammy, the justice secretary, is expected to announce that he is scrapping jury trials for ‘either way’ cases, including those for assault and burglary ⬇️
David Lammy: ‘I don’t want to scrap juries. This is about saving them’
David Lammy, the justice secretary, is expected to announce that he is scrapping jury trials for ‘either way’ cases, including those for assault and burglary
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Saving juries by abolishing juries.
The absolute state of this.
The absolute state of this.
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The girl’s mother was also the lawyer for a bunch of January 6th chuds
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The girl’s mother was also the lawyer for a bunch of January 6th chuds
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As an aside, I think this formed my whole political outlook. Like, if I were Israel, my whole policy would be "make Gaza rich". If you think it through, the reasoning is obvious.
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
As an aside, I think this formed my whole political outlook. Like, if I were Israel, my whole policy would be "make Gaza rich". If you think it through, the reasoning is obvious.
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Hegseth's war crimes/murder thing just makes me think about this again.
Just been reminded that on this day in 1990 I landed in Kuwait.
Was immediately detached to scout and recon to add comms and linguistics support. When somebody asked why we needed linguistics, the XO said "because you win wars by making friends, not by making corpses. Safeties on, gentleman".
Was immediately detached to scout and recon to add comms and linguistics support. When somebody asked why we needed linguistics, the XO said "because you win wars by making friends, not by making corpses. Safeties on, gentleman".
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hegseth's war crimes/murder thing just makes me think about this again.
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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So many policy debates would be better understood (I’m not saying they would necessarily have better outcomes) if we used percentage figures. Tesco’s pre-tax profit of 4.5 per cent, for example.
I think there might be a case for retiring millions and billions from our vocabulary entirely, and expressing public spending as multiples of a house price.
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So many policy debates would be better understood (I’m not saying they would necessarily have better outcomes) if we used percentage figures. Tesco’s pre-tax profit of 4.5 per cent, for example.
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Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Is this a real thing anybody has come across? The website looks fake to me and they don't appear to be qualified lawyers.
rapevictimlawyers.co.uk
rapevictimlawyers.co.uk
Rape Victim Lawyers - Experienced Sexual Assault Lawyers Helping Victims Seek Justice
Sexual assault and rape lawyers committed to supporting victims. Discreet legal help to protect your rights and achieve fair outcomes.
rapevictimlawyers.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is this a real thing anybody has come across? The website looks fake to me and they don't appear to be qualified lawyers.
rapevictimlawyers.co.uk
rapevictimlawyers.co.uk
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I am very suspicious of this 43 accesses by 32 IPs as I know I accessed it twice and I know at least half a dozen other people who accessed it at least once, probably more.
Do I really know a third of the people who got it early, directly? Or is this an undercount?
Do I really know a third of the people who got it early, directly? Or is this an undercount?
For the record, one of these was a sketchwriter who downloaded it to his phone for the LOLs.
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I am very suspicious of this 43 accesses by 32 IPs as I know I accessed it twice and I know at least half a dozen other people who accessed it at least once, probably more.
Do I really know a third of the people who got it early, directly? Or is this an undercount?
Do I really know a third of the people who got it early, directly? Or is this an undercount?
"People are fed up"... yet only 7 people have signed up to defect to Russia with him!!
Quite clear that MI6 should be looking at this guy, his company and their funding arrangements. He essentially admits breaking sanctions as he lies about the UK.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Quite clear that MI6 should be looking at this guy, his company and their funding arrangements. He essentially admits breaking sanctions as he lies about the UK.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Join me in Russia with anti-woke visa, urges former Tory candidate
British businessman Philip Hutchinson has appeared in Russian state media championing attempt by Moscow to exploit divisions in the West
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"People are fed up"... yet only 7 people have signed up to defect to Russia with him!!
Quite clear that MI6 should be looking at this guy, his company and their funding arrangements. He essentially admits breaking sanctions as he lies about the UK.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Quite clear that MI6 should be looking at this guy, his company and their funding arrangements. He essentially admits breaking sanctions as he lies about the UK.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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I thought I could not be shocked by what prominent transphobes feel able to say about me. Turns out I was wrong.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I thought I could not be shocked by what prominent transphobes feel able to say about me. Turns out I was wrong.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
Here is Richard Dunstan, a prominent commentator closely associated with the Sex Matters charity, speculating that I enjoyed being sexually assaulted as a child.
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For non-Brits: this is the former anti-corruption minister, now resigned.
December 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
For non-Brits: this is the former anti-corruption minister, now resigned.