Tomas McGarvey @RugbyBarrister Twitter profile

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I am the luckiest man in the world. @JeannieOG said, “Yes”.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I have always been grateful that as a barrister working in England, I would never have to defend another human facing the possibility of punishment by death. It’s very worrying to see the Home Secretary considering it again. God help us. #DeathPenalty

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

1 year

My bicycle chain broke last year. I tried to pass a law making it illegal for my bicycle to stop working, tried taking it to court, tried suing it, tried to get it arrested, then tried to sack it. Turns out I needed to spend some £ fixing it & looking after it. Imagine that

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

8 months

Controversial opinion: the 2 Johnnies are not funny #LateLateShow

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The Lord Chancellor, responsible for the efficient functioning & independence of the courts, chose not to address @thebarcouncil conference in person because he was *check notes* in Walton at a Christmas festival. A dereliction of duty? @mrjamesob @BarristerSecret

Dominic Raab

@DominicRaab

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Great to open the Christmas festival in Walton today - wonderful to see the community out enjoying the festive fun, including the roller-skating Christmas pudding!

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Listening to the caller on @mrjamesob right now who is planning a joint funeral for his parents. My heart is broken for him. Such a brave man speaking on national radio. May his parents rest in peace 💚

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

Next time a client gives an account that, on first blush, appears a little far fetched... remember this clip. #AnythingIsPossible

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

‘Don’t use that plug or you might electrocute yourself due to the water running down the internal walls’ Snaresbrook Crown Court - August 2022

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

8 months

I am reliably informed that the ceiling collapsed in one of the courtrooms at Inner London Crown Court this morning. Water leaking through & the panels in the ceiling gave way & collapsed over the usher’s desk; thankfully no one hurt (this time). #TheSystemIsBroken #DontLookUp

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Let’s turn it into a Nightingale Court 🤷‍♂️

Adam Bienkov

@AdamBienkov

3 years

So it turns out Boris Johnson spent £2.6 million on this studio for daily televised briefings, before deciding he didn't want daily televised briefings.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

Mum has been watching the wonderful work from @BarristerSecret & @Channel4News . Mum heard that the SB has been at the Bar for 10 years & using her detective skills has decided that the similarity in call + the time I spend on here = I must be the SB. Told her I can’t comment 😅

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

9 months

Capital Punishment: 🧵 Every time I see/hear arguments in favour of a return to capital punishment, I remind myself of Lord Donaldson's sentencing remarks aimed at the entirely innocent Guildford Four. 1/

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Disappointing to hear the Mayor with @mrjamesob speaking about weekend courts to reduce the backlog. Who exactly will be doing weekend trials? The defence lawyers (& CPS) in the CJS are exhausted, close to burn out, overworked & underpaid. Funding is the solution, not Saturdays.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Maybe we could spread a rumour that the #DeathPenalty was invented in France and is a french concept, furthered and developed through European collaboration. That might do the trick. 😅

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The chair of @TheCriminalBar @JoSidhuQC addressing the crowd of barristers, supporters & media gathered for the second week of action #Action4Justice

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Imagine you are the PM @RishiSunak What three things about @DominicRaab ’s last stint as Justice Secretary makes you think he is the right person for the job this time? Even one thing, let’s be realistic.. Don’t all shout at once..

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The mountain where she said, “yes”, in the town where we are to be married on Friday. I am surely the luckiest man alive! (Headphones in for the @TheCriminalBar meeting)

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Ready to start speeches.. #Action4Justice @TheCriminalBar

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

7 months

⚠️If the lack of funding for the CJS didn’t shock you.. ⚠️If the lack of prosecution/defence counsel didn’t shock you.. ⚠️If crumbling buildings/collapsing roofs didn’t shock you.. ⚠️If the flea infestation didn’t shock you..(seriously!) 🚨the prisons are full..! @mrjamesob

CrimeLine

@CrimeLineLaw

7 months

Senior Presiding Judge, Edis LJ, has asked judges to adjourn, from next week, the sentencing of offenders who are on bail where custody is likely to be imposed. The prison estate is full.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Dear Mr Raab, You will know that Justice itself is blind. Blind for good reason - it is both impartial & objective. It seems you also think that the Secretary of State for Justice should be blind; blind to the reality of the criminal justice system. 1/

Dominic Raab

@DominicRaab

2 years

Our courts continue to recover – with backlogs in the magistrates’ court falling by a fifth since their peak in July 2020. I urge @TheCriminalBar to join us by putting victims first and helping to ensure they get the swift justice they deserve in the Crown Court.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

A proud day for me. Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland with those I love there to enjoy the day with me. I wish my father had been alive to see it, he was there with us in spirit. Many thanks to @TheBarofNI for a special day to remember. @Nedbar1QC

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

#DominicRaab really doesn’t have a clue. The Lord Chancellor shared an extraordinary take on policing today on #Marr - apparently the police don’t usually investigate things that have happened a year ago. If we judge a person by what they say in public… (a thread):

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

#Obama v #Trump Courtesy of @Momwino98 (TikTok)

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

5 years

Dear @SimonZebo - please accept our apologies for the unacceptable abuse you received from the few in Belfast. We stood with you in the green of @IrishRugby & we stand with you now. Yours sincerely, The Many. @UlsterRugby @racing92 #rugbyfamily #rugby

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

If denying children #FreeSchoolMeals during a pandemic doesn’t put you off this Government, nothing will.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

6 months

Waiter: What would you like to order? Lawyer: Can I get the contempt special with a side of disbarment, please. Extra disbarment.

Trump War Room

@TrumpWarRoom

6 months

🚨MUST WATCH: Trump attorney @AlinaHabba speaks outside NYC courthouse.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I am both delighted and immensely proud to see my name on the board at 2 Bedford Row, The Chambers of Brian Altman QC and Jim Sturman QC. @2BedfordRow #2BR #2BedfordRow #Barristers

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

@mrjamesob I was waiting for you to see this 😅 - a whole new meaning to ‘tough on crime’! If it’s already happened, the police won’t investigate it. Didn’t see that one coming.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The Government was so worried about a Twitter Space hosted by @BarristerSecret that ministers are falling over themselves to quit just to take media attention away from #WhyAreCriminalBarristersStriking 😅

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

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I attended a meeting this evening in relation to Extended Operating Hours. The msg is clear, we do not & will not accept EOHs. ❌ We simply do not have the human capacity. The @TheCriminalBar officers & Exec are working tirelessly to resist EOHs. #SayNoToEOH @TheYoungCBA

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Outside The Supreme Court taking #Action4Justice Our leader @JoSidhuQC addressing the large crowd. @TheCriminalBar

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

@mrjamesob The arm around the shoulder and the pat on the back speak volumes! I wonder what that man is saying to that young lad. 🤔

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

To all those wonderful future stars of the Bar who are receiving letters to say they have been unsuccessful with a particular application, I lost count after 30 such letters but didn’t give up. It will happen, don’t let it get you down. Your time will come. #persevere #pupillage

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

I constantly have to remind myself that this is satire. Brilliant work from @RosieisaHolt

Rosie Holt

@RosieisaHolt

4 years

Woman thrilled by Boris Johnson & Priti Patel’s attack on Lefty Lawyers and Do-Gooders:

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@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Hearing some horror stories at the moment, directly from clients. Families at their wits’ ends. No social visits and a reduction in legal visits. We have a rampant #mentalhealth problem building in our #prisons & it’s being completely ignored.

Covid: Prisoners like 'caged animals' in lockdown jails

Prisoners have been locked in their cells for 90% of the day during pandemic, the prisons watchdog says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Thank you to all the journalists who ensured that our struggle made the front pages & remained at the top of the news schedule. The role of journalists cannot be understated, thank you for ensuring the public understood why we took the extreme option of indefinite action.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

5 years

Hi #azeliabanks in light of your recent comments on #instagram about Irish women & Irish people generally, perhaps I can introduce you to the #CommunicationsAct2003 (s127) before you land in England. If you keep up the insults, you may end up with first hand experience.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

My Father passed away on Saturday. He was one of a kind. Our family will never be the same again but he will live on in our hearts & we are blessed with many, many happy memories. Thank you @AlanJRodgers for your kind words. Paddy McGarvey; may God be good to him 🙏🏻 @BeraghGAA

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@RugbyBarrister

5 years

Today my father rang this bell! He has been through hell&back but he is a fighter and I’m a very proud son. Can’t express how amazing the staff at #BelfastCityCancerCentre have been. God bless #Doctors & #Nurses and all aux hospital staff everywhere #NHS #Heroes @FriendsCCNI

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I am delighted to announce that I have joined @2BedfordRow after 10 wonderful years at Church Court Chambers. Today marks a new & exciting chapter in my career. I look forward to working with my new colleagues.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

After 3 months in hospital my Father is on his way #home . I’m lucky enough to be at my family home, waiting for him. To say I am beyond excited simply doesn’t do it justice. Thank you to all the #nurses , #carers & #doctors everywhere. Your work is fully appreciated here. 🙏🏻

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

I’ve just arrived at a #NightingaleCourt - but I’m confused, is this really a court? It’s clean, spacious, warm, there is adequate conference rooms, a large comfy public waiting area, working lifts, and — the roof *is not* leaking. This should be the blueprint for all courts!

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

My ‘floating’ trial did not find a court - new trial date in November 2022. ⚠️ Offence dates back to January 2018 ⚠️ The defendant was 21 at the time & will be 25 at the trial, if it even gets on in November. #TheSystemIsBroken #CrownCourtBacklog #LegalAid

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

If @DominicRaab thought about it for a moment, he’d realise that a properly funded criminal justice system is the big ‘win’ that he needs. 🚨 Want to be tough on crime❓ Easy - fund the system properly to ensure speedy justice, fair procedure & diverse representation. ✅

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

If temporary visas are the short term solution, freedom of movement is the long term solution.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Sat marking pupillage applications (yes, on a Saturday night) and I’m just glad I that I am not competing with these amazing candidates. #Pupillage

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

5 years

It’s starting to feel uncomfortable as an Irish person in the UK. This anti-Irish nonsense needs to stop, it’s dangerous. Someone unplug this brexiteer robot please, surely a genuine human being couldn’t be so stupid and reckless?

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

With every attack, negative comment or threat, we grow STRONGER. I’ve never known unity like this at the criminal bar. The support from across the wider bar is welcome and appreciated. Thank you! #DaysOfAction #DoRightAndFearNoOne @TheCriminalBar @TheYoungCBA

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

@BarristerSecret 10 years in jail for damaging a statue? If the statue were a real person, you could literally stab him/her in the leg, (throw on a robbery if you like) plead guilty and get less than ten years. I think we have finally lost the plot... 🤯

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I once heard someone refer to empathy as, “putting yourself in someone else’s shoes whilst keeping your own socks on”. That made it into my working document of useful phrases. Anyone want to share other examples? @MAMBarLife @BarristerSecret @Cambridge_Law

The Secret Barrister

@BarristerSecret

3 years

RARE POSITIVE TWEET: One of the genuine pleasures of this job is being up against somebody much more experienced and remorselessly harvesting all their tips and tricks for questioning witnesses and crafting speeches. It’s the best way to improve.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Q. Does the PM agree that cuts to the criminal justice system have resulted in lower prosecution & conviction rates in rape? Boris Johnson: no. #PMQs

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The next Lord Chancellor has the extraordinary opportunity to, in a matter of minutes, achieve more than @DominicRaab did during his ghastly tenure. How you ask? Pick up the 📞 & give @Kirsty_Brimelow @TheCriminalBar a call. We have always been willing to talk, Raab was not.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

1 year

Don't be afraid to connect with barristers on LinkedIn. Not everyone knows a barrister & it is a good way to start a conversation. Most barristers I know will accept requests from law students & help where they can. Good luck.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

@mrjamesob James, would you consider a segment about the proposals remove the right to trial by Jury. We need to get the message out, justice is under attack. Thanks #JuryTrials

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

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So for those talking about "collateral damage". Please don't use that phrase, use the names of those innocent persons who would have died at the hands of the state, executed for crimes they did not commit. I will start: Paul Hill, Gerry Conlan, Paddy Armstrong, 6/

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Week 3 of the CBA days of action. We are taking action for Justice. Join us outside the Supreme Court this morning. #LegalAidNeedsFirstAid #Action4Justice @TheCriminalBar

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Q. What do Liz Truss and the Titanic have in common? A. They were both taken out by an iceberg. #Truss #Lettuce

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

I hope the media cover this story; “large numbers of defendants to be released from custody pre-trial due to chronic underinvestment in #CriminalJusticeSystem ”. This is not a Covid story. This is a story about systematic neglect, underfunding & wilful disregard for justice.

Tristan Kirk

@kirkkorner

4 years

The Old Bailey is currently handing out trial dates for defendants in custody in October 2021. For some, there's going to have be a decision whether they can be held on remand for nine months longer than standard custody time limits allow.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The Lord Chancellor @DominicRaab still hasn’t met with the leaders of the @TheCriminalBar - Record backlog in the Courts ✅ - Barristers balloting to withdraw services indefinitely (a first) ✅ - Criminal Justice System collapsing ✅ He must be very busy- this is his Twitter

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

We are waiting to hear from @JoSidhuQC at 10am #Action4Justice @TheCriminalBar

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

A different #spotlightsessions thread: Good afternoon, I’m defendant X, I used to work but I lost my job. I was arrested in early 2018 & RUI’d. I received a postal requisition & was told to attend court for my 1st appearance. I applied for Legal Aid, having lost my job, but 1/10

HM Courts and Tribunals Service

@HMCTSgovuk

4 years

Good morning, I’m Justine and I work as a legal adviser at HMCTS. Today I’ll be giving you a glimpse into my working life, offering an insight into what my role involves & the part I play in the justice system. #SpotlightSessions

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Wig? ✅ Gown? ✅ Placards? ✅ Tube ticket to Westminster? ✅ See you at the Supreme Court! #Action4Justice @TheCriminalBar

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

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The Four were not the only victims of the infamous miscarriage of justice, the Maguire family were also convicted - seven of them. Patrick Maguire was only 13 at the time of his arrest and spent four years in an adult category A prison. 4/

The Maguire Seven: 'A great British injustice'

A BBC NI programme reveals the devastation the Maguire family's wrongful convictions had on their lives.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@RugbyBarrister

4 years

The Curse of the #GovernmentSource .. Quite nervous posting this but I am a #loudmouthLawyer after all... #poetry #SpokenWord #ActivistLawyers @BarristerSecret @CrimeLineLaw @CrimeGirI @CrimBarrister @BPTC_Lecturer @timoconnorbl @Joanna__Hardy @mrjamesob @KarlTurnerMP

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@RugbyBarrister

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Carole Armstrong, Annie Maguire, Patrick Maguire, Patrick Maguire Jnr, Vince Maguire, Sean Smyth (Annie's brother), Patrick O'Neill, Giuseppe Conlan (Gerry's father). There are many examples - Sam Hallam stands out as one. His first appeal failed. 7/

Sam Hallam murder conviction quashed by Court of Appeal

A 24-year-old London man who has served more than seven years in jail for the murder of a trainee chef has his conviction quashed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Hang on, according to this graph there was a backlog *before* the pandemic? Has anyone told @DominicRaab ?

Matthew Scott

@Barristerblog

3 years

Crown Court backlog of cases continues to increase, albeit much more slowly than before. But the point is, it's still not coming down. HT @russwebt .

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@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I was bullied in my first 3 years of secondary school. It was hell. I was lucky I was able to leave it behind. The thought of being bullied as an adult, well its unthinkable. It's nothing short of a national scandal that @pritipatel remains as Home Sec. #PritiPatelmustgo

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@RugbyBarrister

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@pauldurcan Nope. Mother from Mayo, father from Tyrone. Both farming backgrounds. First to go to uni in family. Nothing to do with my background, just didn’t find them funny is all.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

I really hope @MoJGovUK are in talks with @cineworld - there is a real opportunity to use these spaces for bail trials until such a time as the cinemas return to normal service. That would help reduce the outrageous backlog. @BarristerSecret @mrjamesob

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

6 years

Jury sent home today; crown were due to open case. The reason I hear you ask? The roof fell in, obviously. Duh! #TheLawIsBroken #SnaresbrookCC what other profession would put up with this? Annex robing room a ruin. @BarristerSecret

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Is “no fuel” now an exceptional reason to cite in CVP applications…? Didn’t see this one coming.

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@RugbyBarrister

9 months

Let us not forget Guiseppe Conlan RIP (Gerard's father) who was also wrongly jailed. He sadly died in prison. 5/

'Secrets' over Patrick 'Guiseppe' Conlon's pub bomb prison death

Patrick "Guiseppe" Conlon's conviction was eventually quashed, 11 years after his death.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

@abbydphillip @Lisibell_87 I found Dr Conley to be evasive and more like a WH spokesperson. Clarity was needed but missing. I also thought his attitude, sarcasm and behaviour in walking away was strikingly odd, all things considered.

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@RugbyBarrister

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The Four ranged in age from 17 to 25 and were not released until 1989, some 14 years after the trial. Their initial appeal failed in 1977. Had capital punishment been available, one imagines that the mood at the time would have led to swift executions. 3/

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

I publicly confirm: - I will be following #NoReturns . - I will never join a Public Defender Service. - I fully support and believe in @TheCriminalBar - I fully support a united campaign, working with all arms of the legal profession.

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@RugbyBarrister

7 months

@RonanOGara10 It worked, ROG.

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@RugbyBarrister

4 years

Do you value the right to have a #JuryTrial or have you never really thought about it? Is #TrialByJury under threat? Where did the Jury trial originate? What about #Diplock trials? Tune in next Thursday to find out.. @mrjamesob @BarristerSecret @brianmoore666

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Another fantastic turn out for @TheCriminalBar outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Speeches from @JoSidhuQC @lookatmybriefs & a number of wonderful juniors telling their personal stories @charlie_hfd #Action4Justice Thank you @JeannieOG for helping with the sign making .

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

How did we ever have time to physically travel to court 😅

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The future of the justice system is in this man’s hands… what hope do the victims of crime or those working in the criminal justice system have? Tough on crime? More like “tough on those affected by crime”. @BarristerSecret @KarlTurnerMP @mrjamesob

11 embarrassing things Dominic Raab has actually said

The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said he will resign from Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet, following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations.Raab wrote in his resignation letter: “Dear...

www.indy100.com

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

@jimrobottom I don’t think it’s a serious move but I believe there is method in starting the fire of debate. I don’t trust this Government to abide by any agreement but I still have hope. Thanks for the detail 👍🏼

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

HHJ Bate & staff at Norwich CC ought to be commended for their exceptional use of CVP. No forced attendance & a slick operation w/emails the evening before, contact details of all advocates involved & links. Every court should do the same @CEOofHMCTS @HMCTSgovuk @TheCriminalBar

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

I’m the guy who put on his suit for a, don’t judge me, phone conference. 🤯 #Lockdown

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

If @BarristerSecret is an idiot, I’m an idiot too. I think you’ll find there are a lot of us.

Guido Fawkes

@GuidoFawkes

4 years

This idiot barrister is claiming that a person is guilty before being proven guilty in court. Absolute muppet. No wonder he wants to keep his identity secret.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

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12 jurors freezing, 11 trials floating, 10 court roofs broken, 9 defendants missing, 8 interpreters at the wrong court, 7 prosecutors short, 6 buildings closed, 5 apps to adjourn opposed, 4 gaolers coughing, 3 ministers gaffing, 2 many contractors & a Serco & a GEOAmey…

Antonia Romeo

@AntoniaRomeoUK

2 years

🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎶 Still much to do between now & Christmas - but the tree is up at @MoJGovUK HQ! 🎄🌟

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

9 months

Lord Donaldson expressed regret that the Four had not been charged with treason, which still had a mandatory death penalty. 2/

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

Judge: does your client have any previous convictions? Counsel: nothing relevant, just some petty mingling back in 2020. #Mingle

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

The @TheCriminalBar ballot will shortly be released. Whatever your position, take time to consider it, reflect, and ask questions if necessary. Your vote is personal & no one should be abused or attacked for taking the position they take. Good luck friends & colleagues.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

🚨An important reminder🚨 TV/Film legal dramas are *not* real & the way the criminal trial process is represented is usually very misleading and/or plainly wrong.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

7 years

My absolute pleasure to present @FreddieBurns with his #playeroftheseason #award tonight at the @LeicesterTigers @DX_Exchange #TigersAwards

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

1 year

Worcester Crown Court in all its glory this morning.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

9 months

I’m getting fed up with my clients asking me, “how do I maximise the legal aid spend in my case” said no criminal lawyer, ever. End of story.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Don’t be angry about MPs receiving regular pay increases over the last 20yrs - in line with inflation. Be angry that the Government thinks it’s fine to deny the same thing to @TheCriminalBar & criminal solicitors. What is good for the goose must surely be good for the gander.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

@pgofton Perhaps. I stand by my comment. Having lost a close family member to cancer, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. There are better ways of making your point. Anyway.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

11 months

This tells you all you need to know about the staff, players & coaches @londonirish Treated abhorrently by the owners & senior management, yet still find the grace & courage to think about the supporters at what must be the most difficult of times for each of them. #PureClass

London Irish

@londonirish

11 months

To the London Irish supporters, From the players, coaches and staff 💚

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

7 months

Free man of the land

Lawtrades

@LawTrades

7 months

Terrify your lawyer in 5 words.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

Sending text messages like it’s 2008

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

4 years

@mrjamesob I’d like to cancel the current culture of complete ignorance.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

2 years

Before. After.

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Tomas McGarvey

@RugbyBarrister

3 years

@SjBarrister Totally agree. We will soon find out what monster hides behind the smokescreen. But I do worry about the rhetoric re the death penalty. Brexit started out as an similarly ludicrous thought.

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