Diary of a Legal Eagle

It is unsurprising that, following coverage of Wednesday's seemingly unprovoked attack in Woolwich which resulted in the death of a youn...

The idea that the offence of Attempted Battery is an offence known to the law of England and Wales would cause most lawyers to laugh (sad I ...

Football. Many people love it, lots of people hate it, some people are just indifferent towards it. However, misbehaviour on the pitch (alle...

Sad as it may be, we all have 'favourite' judges. Whether it's because we particularly like them or whether it's because it ...

On the 8th October 2012 the Chief Magistrate, Senior District Judge Howard Riddle, ordered 9 sureties to pay a total of £93,500 into court a...

I often blog about things I have experienced whilst at court. One such post related to the conduct of two lay benches when it came to the ...

Yesterday my sister had a baby. Big congratulations to her, her partner and the little one. Prior to the birth, I was chatting with my siste...