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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone got the link to the webinar @innertemple.org.uk which is about to start tonight? The Inn's website is not taking bookings even for online

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · 1d

It was worth full price

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Law Paw Calendar (Billable Hour) @lawpawcalendar.bsky.social · 7d

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS!
Thank you again to our lovely 2025 sponsors.
To see YOUR logo on our 2026 calendar for the low-low price of £150, contact [email protected]

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Law Paw Calendar (Billable Hour) @lawpawcalendar.bsky.social · 18d

URGENT UPDATE! WE NEED YOUR HELP
Thanks to everyone who has entered, we've had some amazing pictures.
BUT we have not received enough entries!
We know social media is a mess & that you're all very busy, but we need your help.

Entries are now open until *5th October*

Law Paw Calendar (Billable Hour) @lawpawcalendar.bsky.social · Sep 5

The legal world’s favourite (/only) pet calendar is back for 2026, and looking for your entries!

Email [email protected] by 26th September to secure your pet’s place in the calendar.

A number of calendars featuring pictures of pets in legal themes

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · 28d

Got too many tomatoes? Try this really simple and very tasty curry. Also freezes well

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Times reviews #TheCutThroatTrial. The verdict?

Book of the Month!

“This warty portrait of a crumbling judiciary rings horribly true…A hugely entertaining and disturbing debut.”

😻

And, with suspicious timing, the book is 40% off today on Amazon, if you fancy.

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1035...

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Sep 2

A very important caveat to the "AI stethoscope" that was completely ignored by many news outlets.

Yet a high false positive rate can make a screening tool more harmful than useful.

How can we encourage health journalists to be more critical of AI press releases?

Cc @mgtmccartney.bsky.social

Euronews @euronews.com · Sep 1

About two-thirds of patients who were flagged by the AI stethoscope as potentially having heart failure did not actually have it.

AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in 15 seconds, UK doctors find

About two-thirds of patients who were flagged by the AI stethoscope as potentially having heart failure did not actually have it.

l.euronews.com

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · Sep 2

I don’t think the media explains to people properly what politicians are doing to the NHS 🚨-this is more important than ever, because Labour is advancing NHS privatisation.

I started a newsletter in my spare time to explain what’s going on. Click here: jujuliagrace.substack.com💙

https://jujuliagrace.substack.com💙

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Sep 2

To appease bankers Reeves says Thames Water should find ‘market-based solution’.

Not possible. It is a monopoly, no competition, no choice.

Since 1989 TW paid £10.4bn in dividends, £13.68bn interest payments. Rocketing bills, sewage in rivers.

We can't afford more of the same.

Nationalise water.

Reeves says Thames Water should find ‘market-based solution’

Chancellor aims to reassure creditors but says ministers are planning for all options including special administration

www.theguardian.com

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Sep 1

It’s fab SB, really really fab. Bravo 👏

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Sep 1

It’s an OMG I’ve been in the room with ev single 1 of those chars & each is so viscerally described that I was right back there & loved every min. I also have Caz envy; every crim barrister needs a Caz. Can I also confess that 1/2 way thru I could stand the suspense no longer & had to read the end ❤️‍🩹

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wowzer 💪👏👌

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Aug 29

Personally, I’ve always thought Newcastle couldn’t get enough coals. Thx SB, I’ve been looking forward to it since preorder days
@barristersecret.bsky.social

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Aug 16

NEW BLOGPOST: Why did the jury acquit Ricky Jones?

thesecretbarrister.com/2025/08/16/w...

Why did the jury acquit Ricky Jones?

The acquittal of councillor Ricky Jones last week has sparked a flurry of speculation and misinformation. Here is an effort to shed a little light. As ever, the standard disclaimer applies: this is…

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · Aug 12

As we watch Keir Starmer and his team expand NHS privatisation, please remember that he was elected to become Labour leader saying specifically that he would remove NHS private outsourcing. He then quietly dropped this pledge in Summer 2022.

This isn’t OK 🚨

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Aug 10

Fancy a new T-shirt?
gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts
Eco Friendly - 100% Organic cotton - Vegan Friendly

Sixteen T-shirts featuring various illustrations

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Aug 9

PSA for anyone interested in cow with calf milk. I visited the farm a few years ago but at that stage they were not doing mail order. With p&p it costs about the same as organic oat milk. Easy to freeze & indistinguishable from fresh when defrosted oldhallfarmshop.co.uk

Cow with Calf Dairy, Farm Shop and Butchery

Raw Jersey Milk A2 Milk Raw Butter Cow with calf dairy Farm shop Pasture fed Vineyard Butchers High welfare Pastured Poultry Holistic Management

oldhallfarmshop.co.uk

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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · Jul 23

📈Today, 23 July 2025, 90 out of the 516 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 17% of them.
#courtstats #CS23072025 courtstats.co.uk

This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 23 July 2025.

In England and Wales, out of 516 total, 363 have Judges, 63 have recorders, and 90 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 145 total, 103 have Judges, 9 have recorders, and 33 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 76 total, 53 have Judges, 9 have recorders, and 14 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 62 total, 52 have Judges, 6 have recorders, and 4 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 69 total, 48 have Judges, 12 have recorders, and 9 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 90 total, 59 have Judges, 20 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 23 total, 13 have Judges, 3 have recorders, and 7 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 51 total, 35 have Judges, 4 have recorders, and 12 courtrooms are not sitting.

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Jul 18

And sensibly (and a good indication of J taking a measured approach) he declined to decide if his decision would also apply to a police officer out of uniform because of insufficient evidence and submissions on right to private life etc.

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Jul 17

I’d read the entry on Tom Cross KC’s chambers’ website so had the correct name but hadn’t troubled to find the judgment itself. Your enquiry prompted me to read it and I’m pleased I did because, as ever, the reports of it miss so much. So thx for prompting me to.

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · Jul 17

Guys I’m focusing on instagram now too - hoping to spread important info about the NHS. Could you possibly hop across and follow me there? Just click here! 💙🌟
www.instagram.com/jujuliagrace...

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Jul 17

Bizarrely this Australian site came up on a web search before the National Archive

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Kate Bex @k80bex.bsky.social · Jul 17

feministlegal.org/lindsey-smit...

Lindsey Smith, R (on the application of) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police – [2025] EWHC 1805 (Admin)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE KING’S BENCH DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE COURT LEEDS COMBINED COURT CENTRE Date: 16/07/2025 Before : MR JUSTICE LINDEN 1. This is a claim for judicial review of the d…

feministlegal.org

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AudreySuffolk MBE @audreysuffolk.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Impact of the For Women Scotland case for Women’s Charities www.wrc.org.uk/Blog/supreme...

Supreme Court Judgement - Presentation by Audrey Ludwig and FAQs

Recording of equality law expert, Audrey Ludwig, discussing the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of 'sex' and the implications for women's organisations.

www.wrc.org.uk

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Jul 16

Please consider signing this petition, which proposes an increase in funding and improvement in care for people with Parkinson’s. It needs to reach 100000 signatures and then it will be discussed in parliament

Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · Jul 16

Yes #sophiefromromania this could be a very exciting day…
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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