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‘The Penalty’ at the sharp edge of the criminal justice system

In November I attended a Kickstarter event for the launch of a documentary film entitled ‘The Penalty’. The independent film seeks to…

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Posted on December 6, 2014 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Art, Music & Photography, Legal, Politics

Paying ‘The Penalty’

RIPA, Lord Neuberger and ‘The Penalty’ When it came to light, late last week, that the UK’s intelligence services had been routinely…

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Posted on November 24, 2014 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

International pro bono initiatives

Pro bono work produced by corporate firms should not be scoffed at We are now half way through the 13th annual National…

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Posted on November 13, 2014 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Business, Legal, Politics

Developing the profession is not a 9 to 5

Much of the general public might expect the legal profession to be sleeping in late and soundly on the weekend, lying on…

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Posted on October 31, 2014 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal

The poor taste of Death Row Dinners

The Legal Compliance Association, gangland shootings and last meals The challenge facing COLPs and COFAs in UK law firms is fairly obvious:…

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Posted on September 21, 2014 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Lifestyle, Politics

Exonerations continue in war against capital punishment

In today’s post I roundup some of the latest developments and global news stories regarding capital punishment. From extraordinary tales of fabricated evidence,…

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Posted on April 17, 2014 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

Amicus Featured Post: The Michael Morton Act

Texas has passed a law which requires prosecutors to open files to defendants, and disclose all evidence relevant to the trial. The…

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Posted on June 5, 2013 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Current Events, Legal, Politics

Amicus Featured Post: Connecticut’s lingering death penalty legislation

The Connecticut Supreme Court is to hear arguments on the current death penalty legislation within the state. Connecticut repealed their death penalty in…

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Posted on May 14, 2013 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Current Events, Legal, Politics

LC.N Featured Post: Amicus – a fight to the death

In March 2012 I was fortunate enough to attend training on the US death penalty by Amicus at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP…

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Posted on April 23, 2013 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal, Politics

One For Ten

  A few months ago I wrote a post on the work of Amicus-ALJ and their fight against the death penalty in…

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Posted on March 5, 2013 by John van der Luit-Drummond in Legal
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