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02 September 2020
Issue: 7900 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Media
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Media spin, fake law & the Secret Barrister

Sentence length, protecting yourself against a burglar in your own home and the cost of the legal aid system are among the most misreported areas of the law by the media, according to research commissioned by The Secret Barrister

The blogger and author, whose second book (Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies) goes on sale this week, also found the media misrepresent human rights, criminal law, immigration, legal aid and Brexit.

Nearly three-quarters of the public think judges are giving increasingly soft sentences whereas the average length of custodial sentences has been increasing year-on-year for more than a decade.  

Issue: 7900 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Media
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Firm adds former Simmons Simmons patent head to engineering and tech team

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury expands private client and family office platform with Cadwalader partner hire

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