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Accusing this judge of “victim blaming” is unfair, wrong and dangerous

March 12, 2017 thesecretbarrister Bad Law, Judiciary, Lawsplaining

On Friday 10 March 2017, HHJ Lindsey Kushner Q.C. drew a 43-year legal career to a close by detaining a rapist for six years. After 14 years on the bench, her final trial at Manchester Crown Court involved a set of facts grimly familiar to criminal practitioners, in which the defendant, Ricardo Rodrigues-Fortes-Gomes (19), led…

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The “Rape Shield” Bill is well-intentioned, meaningless and dangerous

February 9, 2017 thesecretbarrister Bad Law, Lawsplaining, Politics

Like the tide or the relentless ignorance of Iain Duncan Smith, the rhythm of certain recurring natural phenomena offers a comfort of certainty in an otherwise torrid and unpredictable world. One such inevitability was the reignition of the “Ched Evans row“, as media fiat demands it be termed. After several heady weeks in which almost…

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