09 Jan, 2022 The acquittal of the Colston protestors and the implications for future cases By Karlia Lykourgou On 5th January 2022, four Black Lives Matter protestors who admitted tearing down a statue of Edward Colston, were acquitted of criminal...
07 May, 2021 Trespassers won’t be prosecuted? What the acquittal of XR protestors tells us about the future of policing protests By Doughty Street Chambers The policing of protests has come under increasing focus this year. Last week’s acquittal of XR protestors in Liverpool Magistrates’...