Adam King

Adam King is a criminal barrister at QEB Hollis Whiteman.

@adamhpking

The flaws in the Lucy Letby case

24 Jul 2024

Just Stop Oil should be judged in public, not by a jury Climate protesters hide behind legal loopholes to escape punishment

21 Mar 2024

A new extremism definition is a gift to Labour 'Undermining British values' is sufficiently vague to be exploited

06 Mar 2024

Will the law finally stand up to Just Stop Oil? Forthcoming legal changes could empower police to intervene

01 Jun 2023

Is Jolyon Maugham the new Alan Partridge?

26 Apr 2023

Do Just Stop Oil deserve to be in prison?

22 Apr 2023

Could you replace your lawyer with a chatbot? Next month an AI attorney will defend a client in court

07 Jan 2023

The truth about sexsomnia

25 Oct 2022

Barristers need to strike

04 Jul 2022

Can the Secret Barrister tell the truth?

12 May 2022

Is it illegal to insult Captain Tom?

09 Feb 2022

The Downing Street party was almost certainly illegal Some attendees could be convicted

11 Jan 2022

In defence of the Colston Four verdict A jury’s power to acquit without giving reasons is a bulwark against tyranny

06 Jan 2022

“Non-crime hate incidents” aren’t gone yet Thousands of false allegations will still be recorded on scant evidence

22 Dec 2021

Covid safetyism has gone mad

15 Sep 2021

The law can’t end the culture wars

13 May 2021

Where does the Magnitsky movement end? Sanctioning individuals sounds like a good idea, but it's proving complicated

19 Apr 2021

No matter what they say, the crime bill is authoritarian The usual arguments about formalising Common Law don't convince

16 Mar 2021

The dangers of compulsory vaccination

11 Feb 2021

Can you ever trust a jury?

14 Dec 2020

Tabloid fake law is not the only fake law

09 Sep 2020

The trouble with abolishing prisons

27 Jul 2020

Lockdown ‘relaxation’ is nothing of the sort

15 May 2020

Can they really arrest you for walking the dog?

31 Mar 2020