Wednesday, November 7, 2012

That Reprieve press release: my reply to Clive Stafford Smith

November 7, 2012

Earlier I posted Clive Stafford Smith’s response to my piece yesterday about what I called “Reprieve’s dodgy press release”. I said I’d set out my own comments on his response in a separate post – and here they are. First, Clive says: The key point you make is that “the Supreme Court did not say the [...]

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That Reprieve press release: a response from Clive Stafford Smith

November 7, 2012

Following my post yesterday which was critical of Reprieve’s press release about the recent Rahmatullah case in the Supreme Court, Reprieve’s Director Clive Stafford Smith has contacted me to respond. I’ll set out my own comments on his response in a separate post. But first (with his permission) here’s the text of his e-mail to me: [...]

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Legal Cheek interview: how to become a legal commentator

November 7, 2012

Last week I was invited to sit round the famous kitchen table of Legal Cheek‘s Alex Aldridge. Over about forty minutes he asked about my career, the state of legal blogging and journalism, how to start up as a legal commentator – and the future of media. It was a lot of fun to talk [...]

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