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Just occurred to me I and a number of my Bar colleagues may today have been been in breach of the new @barstandards social media guidance, specifically getting into "heated debates or arguments". And yet we have done nothing wrong or outside the Code. 1/2 barstandardsboard.org.uk/uploads/assets…
I think the guidance is misguided and should be withdrawn and rewritten. BSB should of course guide barristers not to act dishonestly, with integrity, not to discriminate, but heated debates are the lifeblood of democracy & Art 10 ECHR. Happy to help @barstandards reword 2/2
@barstandards Also can't leave this without saying

LET'S HAVE A HEATED DEBATE!

RIP wonderful Caroline Aherene
@barstandards * Aherne ... sorry
@barstandards I mean, talk about chilling effect
@barstandards I get what they are trying to say but it's so badly worded that the highlighted bit along with the last sentence is likely to stop barristers getting into debates which are entirely reasonable to have and in fact could be important to the principles of the bar
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This is a really interesting question with (for me) no obvious answer. I acted for a (amateur) grime rapper a few years ago in a gang injunction case where the police tried to use his YouTube lyrics as evidence for the order. Judge wasn't that bothered by the Art 10 arguments!
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