James Carson BL

The names of the UK personnel who died in Afghanistan: George, Darren John Busuttil, Robert Gregory, John Kitulagoda, Jonathan Sherwood, Steven Cridge, Mark Craddock, Peter Edward Philippson, Jim Bartlett, Paul Patten, David Hashmi, Jabron Thorpe, Peter Jackson, Damien Raymond Eida, Alex Johnson, Ralph Nicholls, Ross Cutts, Andrew Barrie Reeves, Leigh Tansey, Sean Budd, Bryan James Hetherington, Jonathan Draiva, Anare Andrews, Gary Wayne Beattie, Stephen Bell, Gerard Martin Davies, Adrian Dicketts, Oliver Simon Johnson, Steven Knight, Benjamin James Langton, John Joseph Mitchelmore, Leigh Anthony Nicholas, Gareth Rodney Quilliam, Gary Paul Squires, Allan James Swarbrick, Steven Windall, Joseph David O'Donnell, Craig McCulloch, Luke Muirhead, Paul Wright, Mark William Wright, Gary Wigley, Jonathan Watson, Richard J. Dwyer, James Curry, Thomas Ford, Mathew Holland, Jonathan Summers, Scott Clark, Ross McLaughlin, Liam Reddy, Benjamin Smith, Michael Gray, Chris Davison, Simon Davey, George Russell Probyn, Daniel Bonner, Darren Gilyeat, Mike Sandford, Paul "Sandy" Downes, Neil "Tony" Wright, Thomas Dolan, Sean Wilkinson, Dave Hickey, Daryl Hawkins, Alex Atherton, David Keen, Barry Jones, Michael Rawson, Tony Hicks, David Foster, Robert Graham McClure, Aaron James Thrumble, John Bridge, Christopher Ford, Ben Wright, Damian Botha, Johan Brelsford, Craig Violino, Ivano Newman, Phillip Tunnicliffe, Brian Roberts, Alexis Alderton, Jake Mcdermid, John Sadler, Jack Johnson, Lee Gardiner, Darryl Lawrence, Damian Stephen Mulvihill, Damian Marsh, David Thornton, John Livingstone, Graham Keter Thompson, Gary Pearson, Robert Babakobau, Ratu Thompson, James Christopher Gostick, Dale Cuthbertson, Nathan Gamble, Daniel Murray, Charles David Bateman, James Doherty, Jeff Bryant, Sarah Larkin, Richard Reeve, Sean Robert Stout, Paul Whittaker, Joe Williams, Michael Shirley, Dan Johnson, James Barnes, Jason Stuart Rowe, Kenneth Michael Mathews, Jonathan William Cowton, Peter Joe Bland, Wayne Dempsey, Barry Cupples, Justin James O'Donnell, Gary Rawstron, Jason Lee Mason, Nicky Munday, James Rai, Yubraj Dunstan, Neil David McKibben, Robert Joseph Dura, Krishnabahadur Lucas, Alexander Evans, Tony Sparks, Georgie Birch, Marc Davies, Damian Fellows, Steven Manuel, John Henry Lewis, Aaron Nash, Stuart Deering, Robert Whatley, Benjamin Elms, Liam Reed, Chris Mackin, Travis Sawyer, Tom Herbert John Winter, Danny Robinson, Richard "Robbo" Nield, Daniel "Danny" Smith, Darren Kingscott, Stephen Gaden, Tom Gunn, Jamie Laski, Michael "Mick" Upton, Paul "Uppers" Harkett, Christopher John, Dean Stiff, Graeme Fasfous, Tobie Binnie, Sean Pun, Kumar Ross, Ben Sheldon, Adrian Evison, Mark Lawrence Mackie, Jason Suesue, Petero "Pat" Rossi, Jordan Richards, Robert Martin Hill, Kieron Bolger, Stephen Moffett, Nigel Thatcher, Cyrus McLaren, Robert Mervis, Paul Birchall, Sean Hammond, Joshua Thorneloe, Rupert Dennis, David Laws, Robert Elson, Dane Babington Browne, Ben Whiteside, Christopher Brackpool, John Hume, Daniel Aldridge, William Backhouse, James Horne, Jonathan Murphy, Joseph Scott, Lee Simpson, Daniel Toge, Aminiasi Etchells, Joseph Shepherd, Daniel King, Christopher Hopson, Craig Lawrence, Phillip Upton, Sean Lombardi, Anthony Mulligan, Kevin Hopkins, Dale Thomas Adams, Kyle Williams, Jason George Hale, Mark Wild, Daniel Hatton, Matthew Valentine, Simon Hunt, Richard Fullarton, James Annis, Simon Carter, Louis McAleese, Paul Young, Johnathon Bush, Shaun Houltram, Lee Andrew Millar, Stuart Elliott, Kevin Brandon, Richard James Elliott, Gavin Harrison, John Dunn Bridgeman, Jason McGrath, Stuart Hall, Brett Lockett, Michael Prosser, James Wojtak, Marcin Janes, Jamie Hill, James Oakland, James Mason, Thomas Schmid, Olaf Chant, Darren Telford, Matthew Major, James Boote, Steven Webster Smith, Nicholas Scott, Phillip Allen, Phillip Bassett, Samuel Fentiman, Andrew Marlton Thomas, Loren Loughran Dickson, Robert David Amer, John Paxton Drane, Adam Paul

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Piglet: “How do you spell 'love'?” Pooh: “You don't spell it…you feel it.” Forever and Always ❤️💍 @georgecarson_

I extend my sincere thanks to my dear Mayor colleagues from Europe for their strong statement on recent developments in my beloved country, upon the initiative of Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris. Together we will defend democracy and justice across Europe. eurocities.eu/latest/mayors-…

we just cut off the funds of Fulbright scholars overseas? woub.org/2025/03/07/ful…

@TheSmallPlaces The question almost becomes 'how effective are judicial review proceedings in managing cases involving vulnerable individuals.' Based on my research, let alone my experience, these circumstances are common and I truly hope this challenge is fruitful in Sophie's case.

@TheSmallPlaces The frustrating part of cases of this nature in NI especially is navigating the arguments of prematurity/satellite litigation/alternative remedy which emerge in judicial review proceedings. My own research has found a lot of similar where the court could act, but elect not to.

Non-rhetorical question: When we have people stuck in hospital, or even in prison, because ICBs and local authorities aren't discharging their statutory duties to deliver care, why aren't the courts issuing writs of mandamus *directing* them to act? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@DrOliverLewis Looking at this purely through a medical lens is equally problematic. Just because *some* doctors may understand the legislation, it doesn't mean social workers, nurses, care assistants etc who are equally vital appreciate the challenges of applying these laws.

“Doctors are confident using the Mental Capacity Act” 🫨🫨🫨

@paul__arbuthnot Wishing you every blessing in an incredible role!

Staff card and keys have been collected…. 🪪 🔑 All set to begin life as Dean of Residence and Chaplain of this place 👇

@ConorHouston_ @RobertSmyth_ @lougheskecastle Congratulations to both of you! Wishing you both every happiness🎉

A very special start to 2025… Delighted to announce that @RobertSmyth_ and I got engaged yesterday @lougheskecastle 🥂❤️💍

Goodbye 2024. Hello 2025 with one ovary and an optimistic outlook.

@nisportslaw An absolute blessing Robert - a million congratulations!🎉

A proper Christmas miracle, given what mum has been through. Thank you to everyone from in and out of work for your support and kindness, you know who you are. Baby Sophia Eleanor McTernaghan, made it home safely today. What a wonderful Christmas blessing.

The Bar of NI celebrates female King's Counsel (KC) in Northern Ireland through a permanent photographic portrait exhibition in the Bar Library. The title of KC is awarded to barristers deemed to have excelled in the conduct of legal advocacy. The exhibition celebrates the achievement of our female KCs in a profession that was dominated by men across the decades. It provides visibility, offering inspiration to the next generation of female leaders in legal excellence. The portraits of 12 female KCs who took silk in February 2024 were recently added to the exhibition. #FridayFact #SeeItToBeIt

Huge thanks to @law_IALT for letting me present my paper entitled 'The Implementation Challenges of the Mental Capacity (NI) Act 2016: Where Do We Stand Eight Years On?' this morning. Looking forward to incorporating the very helpful feedback in the article! @UniofGalwayLaw

@TheSmallPlaces I would capture the neatest description as hybrid, but if asked to place this realm of law in one of the binaries I would view practice as concerning a public law exercise.

Technical question for a Friday afternoon: would you describe the deprivation of liberty safeguards (under the Mental Capacity Act) as public or private law, or something in between?

Access to justice is in crisis. Criminal cases have become more complex & require unsustainable levels of time & skill from practitioners. Yet fees remain stuck since 2005 and payment delays applied to barristers lengthen and now stretch to around 14-16 weeks. As criminal barristers reluctantly withdraw services, we demand urgent action on fair fees from @Justice_NI to preserve the precious public asset that is our Justice system. #AccessToJusticeInCrisis

Once again I encourage those with information or who witnessed these brutal attacks to report to 101. We cannot allow residents to live in fear of their beloved pets being harmed.

Our Director @MariaMcCloskey sums up why #collaboration between legal professionals is a vital ingredient in #PublicInterestLitigation⤵️👏 @mwillersqc @CloghanNo @gardencourtlaw

@TheSmallPlaces @MCAteamBradford @Capacitylaw @OpenJusticeCoP Sadly not! (PGR me is grumpy at numpty PGT me in 2021 that didn't think to publish it) - happy to email it over if you're curious😊

@georgecarson_ @MCAteamBradford @Capacitylaw @OpenJusticeCoP Ooh that does sound interesting! Is it published?!

Calling all MCA geeks! What would you say are the most 'empowering' COP cases under the MCA? Thanks! @MCAteamBradford @Capacitylaw @OpenJusticeCoP