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Today’s #FingerpostFriday is this absolute beauty on the Canal & River Trust Grand Union Canal at Greenford.

Have two tickets for Adrienne Lenker at Barbican on Sat 27 April which I'm hoping to swap for her gig the next day. Any takers?

Israeli forces have killed more than 8,500 Palestinian children in Gaza. Starvation, dehydration, and disease threaten the lives of many more as a cold, wet winter sets in.

We are delighted to announce that Steve Broach KC and Colin Thomann are to be appointed King’s Counsel following the 2023 competition. The new appointments will bring the number of silks at 39 Essex Chambers to 61. Read more here: 39essex.com/information-hu…

The US District Court of Northern California found the “political question” doctrine meant it couldn’t decide in US whether Pres Biden violated the Genocide Convention through support of Israel yesterday, but echoed the ICJ finding that Israel’s conduct was plausibly genocidal. >

One for the Bar Council. Actually, Starmer should just sue him.

Yesterday speakers walked out of the Newcastle Fellows Festival demanding Andy Haldane resolves the union dispute. Thank you Sara Bryson, Bill Corcoran and Dan Lonsdale for your solidarity! It's time for The RSA to settle this before more events are disrupted like this.

What a day…so grateful for the support of clerks, colleagues and especially family. Amongst many highlights was turning round after bowing to the Lord Chancellor to see an entire row of junior barristers who were my current or former pupils and juniors 😊

Extraordinary figures revealed by the National Audit Office: - Cost of alternative sites to accommodate asylum seekers incl. the Bibby Stockholm & two military sites is MORE than hotels - Wethersfield & Scampton sites are running 10 times and 6 times over budget thetimes.co.uk/article/rebel-…

For anyone interested in women at the bar and why optics and tone matter: men on average earn more than women from the moment they stand up in court on their first day. They then earn more at every level and across every practice area. Our best women (KCs) earn 29% less than men.

"I saw even small children with direct sniper shot wounds to the head as well as in the chest. They were not combatants, they were small children." ‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Join us on Sat 4th May for more live music on the farm 😍🎸🎹🎤🍕 eventbrite.co.uk/e/perivale-bre…

this weekend i went to a magical land ✨ also known as Perivale Wood, a gorgeous ancient oak woodland that has swathes of bluebells this time of year. it’s only open to the public for two weekends every year when the bluebells are at peak bloom. truly a lovely little space

Appreciate that ‘going for quite a long walk’ is not the most compelling fundraising ask, but the cause here is an excellent one - providing legal advice for some multiply excluded people. Please do donate to me and the 39 Essex Chambers team if you can 🙏 londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/39-essex-ch…

Some great news amidst the gloom. Delighted for our passionate and brave clients, and was great to work on this with the brilliant team at Rook Irwin Sweeney and Steve Broach KC