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Jonathan Duffy

@sixjbd.bsky.social

Barrister (exclusively criminal defence) Liverpool eXiteer www.7hs.co.uk/personnel/jonathan-duffy/

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Jonathan Duffy@sixjbd.bsky.social · last yr.

Somewhat saddened by the hysterical (self) publicising of some lawyers & medics in the #Letby case. There is a responsible, professional and ethical way to ventilate genuine concerns without ranting and shrieking in the media. Please think of the victims and their families.

Jonathan Duffy@sixjbd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you @rachelsylvester.bsky.social for this great piece accurately and candidly reporting the state of things in the UK criminal courts, day in, day out! www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Courts in crisis: ‘The chances of acquittal are higher for the rich’

Evidence lost, prisoners waiting on remand for years, roof leaks, judges mopping floors, burnt-out barristers — Rachel Sylvester talks to barristers about a criminal justice system that is broken

thetimes.com

Jonathan Duffy@sixjbd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Studied it perhaps Drew, but I confess to significant unease when lawyers or police officers in such cases get involved. In my opinion professional proximity to such cases ought never to be exploited for (perceived) personal advantage/publicity. A victim/clients privacy ought to be sacrosanct

Drew Gray@drewdgray.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just a thought: if you are making a documentary about a famous crime story why not involve people who’ve studied the case in question?

Jonathan Duffy@sixjbd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just a bit of advice for young lawyers: Be cautious celebrating your victories. If the credit for ‘winning’ a case is yours, then so must be the blame when you ‘lose’.

Kate Leader@leader-kate.bsky.social · 2y ago

Nobody should ever plead guilty unless they're actually guilty and even if they think they're guilty they still shouldn't plead guilty until they've had advice from a lawyer to make sure they are actually guilty and understand the consequences of a guilty plea www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec...

Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Wales

Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say

theguardian.com