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....
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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.
Assange wins right to fresh appeal in extradition battle with the US
Assange’s legal team say they have accepted an assurance that US prosecutors would not seek the death penalty
Court staff 'do not understand spirit of open justice', report reveals
Members of the public say they face ‘hostility’ at court and have been blocked from watching trials
Officer guilty of assault over Croydon bus fare 'huge setback' for Met
The verdict ‘is a huge setback’ for the Met’s ‘ability to rebuild trust with Londoners’, the assistant commissioner said
Teacher found guilty of having sex with two pupils
Rebecca Joynes has been convicted of having underage sex with two pupils at the school where she worked
Cyclist prosecuted for running red light as mum with buggy crossed
A cyclist has been criminally prosecuted for running a red light and almost causing a collision
'Britain's kindest plumber' apologises after stories 'faked online'Â Â
James Anderson’s ‘Depher’ social enterprise has attracted at least £2million in donations and drawn celebrity support
Man faces jail for violent racist threat to Suella Braverman
Mark Davies, 52, from Brighton, threatened the politician on X, formerly Twitter
NCA officer 'viewed indecent images of children on work computer'
The images of children include 221 in the top category of seriousness, the court heard
Court delays imposed in emergency measure due to prison places crisis
Court hearings are set to be delayed and detained suspects could be set free as Operation Early Dawn triggered
Video shows shocking moment mum flung from London funfair ride
Khadra Ali, 51, was left in a coma and fighting for her life
Champion ice dancer accused of £500,000 Park Lane Hilton fraud
Jubilee Mandl-Daroczy is in custody while facing a fraud charge
Nottingham triple killer's sentence not 'unduly lenient', rules court
Valdo Calocane killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in a violent rampage in Nottingham last year
Border Force officer among three men charged with spying for Hong Kong
Suspects charged under the National Security act have appeared in court on Monday after a Met-led investigation
Pensioner killed by mentally ill man in 'Hunger Games' delusion
Lee Byer has been detained indefinitely in a mental hospital after stabbing to death popular pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in West London
Arsenal legend Paul Merson banned from driving over speeding tickets
Paul Merson appeared at Guildford magistrates court on Friday
Ex-Parliamentary researcher to face 2025 trial over 'spying for China'
Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash are both accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act
'Russian spy' accused of London arson attack to face trial next year
Alleged Russian spy Dylan Earl was remanded in custody at the Old Bailey until his trial next year
Jeremy Vine in libel claim over Joey Barton 'bike nonce' slur
Jeremy Vine is at the High Court for the first stage of his libel battle with Joey Barton
Premier League figure anonymised by High Court in 'sex abuse' case
A judge agreed to anonymise a leading Premier League figure as he faces a claim of sexual abuse
Detectorist finds centuries-old silver thimble 'treasure' in Thames
Vadims Haritonovs was scouring the river banks close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster when he came across the thimble