Tristan Kirk is Courts Correspondent at The Standard, reporting from the most important cases in London's criminal and civil courts as well as covering legal affairs and the declining state of our courts. He covers major cases of murder and terrorism from the Old Bailey, is a leading national voice on open justice, and has investigated the growing use of secretive courts....
Tristan Kirk is Courts Correspondent at The Standard, reporting from the most important cases in London's criminal and civil courts as well as covering legal affairs and the declining state of our courts. He covers major cases of murder and terrorism from the Old Bailey, is a leading national voice on open justice, and has investigated the growing use of secretive courts.
Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in hospital two days after sustaining ‘terrible’ injuries
Robert Walker-McDaid carried out a ‘swatting’ stunt which led to a US man being shot in the face
Harry Styles has been stalked by two different people in the last five years
Rowaa Ahmar accused officials in Boris Johnson’s government of bullying and discrimination, in an employment tribunal claim which has now been dropped.
Met Police officers are facing criminal misconduct charges over allegations they shared images and videos of suspects on WhatsApp
Sonia Nixon was branded a ‘massive drain’ for her nuisance 999 calls
Saeid Motaali claims Reiss Nelson’s Italian mastiff leapt at his neck and bit him hard on the arm
Verinder Sharma, known as ‘Indian Dave’, died at his Millbank apartment while involved in police probe into the death of 19-year-old Zac Brettler
John Murray is mounting a private prosecution over the murder of his colleague PC Yvonne Fletcher
The Muslim pupil brought a legal challenge against the north London school over its allegedly discriminatory policy
High Court proceedings have begun after squatters took over Ramsay’s £13m London pub
Trump denies claims he was involved in hiding a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels from the US voters
A divorce applied for by mistake must stand, a top judge has ruled
Henry Hendron asked for drugs from criminals he was representing
Met Police marksmen were spared a criminal prosecution but now face misconduct proceedings
Police are hunting for the missing torso of Sarah Mayhew, the Old Bailey heard
Three women who complained about racist abuse on the Tube and were then charged with assault
Mr Bates said he first identified problems with the Horizon IT system in late 2000
Teenager denies Primrose Hill murder of 16-year-old Harry Pitman