Barrister, Drystone Chambers. Views my own. RTs not always endorsements.
Mar 27, 2020 • 25 tweets • 5 min read
The Coronavirus Regulations 2020: a thread. They are here, and came into force yesterday at 1pm. Unsurprisingly given the speed at which they had to be drafted, they don't match the PM's speech last week exactly. So what do they say? legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/… 1/24
Where does it apply? England only, Reg 1(2).
Who is 'responsible' for a business? Owner, proprietor and manager - so if an owner tells a manager to keep a business open, the manager must say no as it's their responsibility too, Reg 1(3)(b). 2/24
Jul 9, 2019 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
Apparently Tommy Robinson is asking the US to grant him asylum. Assuming the US authorities take a similar approach to our own, here's the decision I feel is likely. standard.co.uk/news/crime/tom…
"You claim to be Tommy Robinson, a British national. ALTERNATIVELY you are Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Wayne King, Stephen Lennon, Paul Harris and Andrew McMaster. Your identity as Tommy Robinson is therefore not accepted.
