Articles

Here is a selection of some articles I have written. Comments and criticism is always welcome. Some are more legally focused than others:

This is a paper on claiming fees under a Defence Costs Order when acting under Direct Access. It will be of use to any barrister who has had to fill in one of these forms or had a client ask them to assist in filling the form in (2016)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByEaMnv1AIpzTXpjd3hHQ1dFS2s/view?usp=sharing

Here is my contribution to the Labour run Commission on the dire state of justice in this country. I’ve tried to put something together from the coalface for Lord Bach, the chair, and his amigos to read (2016):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S1ywFZg2hQ69rjP8kVAl07c12ehnkwPCfxfj5Mcdasc/edit?usp=sharing

Online abuse and whether you should ever go to prison for this type of criminality (2014)

http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/analysis/124683/jail-sentence-strikes-right-balance-tackling-online-abuse

Why prosecuting George Galloway is a bad idea (2014)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41272192/UKLFI/Bulletins/DropBox%20links/Galloway%20article%20%282%29.pdf

Notes on the Richardson “boycott” case in the Supreme Court (2014)

http://hurryupharry.org/2014/02/19/bds-movement-shoots-itself-in-the-foot-once-more/

The curious case of the elected police commissioner (2012)

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/874/the_curious_case_of_the_elected_police_commissioner

What is the point of the UK Bill of Rights Commission? (2012)

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/821/what_is_the_point_of_the_uk_bill_of_rights_commission_

Reflections on the case of John Terry (2012)

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/1533/reflections_on_the_case_of_john_terry

Legal aid cuts: like the Ritz the Lord Chancellor makes justice open to all (2012)

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/1815/like_the_ritz_the_lord_chancellor_makes_justice_open_to_all

Why the Protections of Freedoms bill does not protect freedoms (2012)

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/852/why_the_protection_of_freedoms_bill_does_not_protect_freedoms

And something that is a little older but concerns an important area:

“The new offence of Corporate Manslaughter” in The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act : Special Report ed. Alex Davies (2007)

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mgYVsbqFYaMC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=julian+hunt+barrister&source=bl&ots=A_gSLsG6OB&sig=E1moCw_NqnVfVevRS2YZgUcAwis&hl=en#v=onepage&q=julian%20hunt%20barrister&f=false