Joanna Hardy-Susskind
@joannahs.bsky.social
Barrister. I defend people.
These are exceptionally generous words from my professional colleagues in the year I took time off to have and raise my baby.
Thank you, you lovely people - I adore working with you all 🥹
Thank you, you lovely people - I adore working with you all 🥹
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
These are exceptionally generous words from my professional colleagues in the year I took time off to have and raise my baby.
Thank you, you lovely people - I adore working with you all 🥹
Thank you, you lovely people - I adore working with you all 🥹
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URGENT UPDATE! WE NEED YOUR HELP
Thanks to everyone who has entered, we've had some amazing pictures.
BUT we have not received enough entries!
We know social media is a mess & that you're all very busy, but we need your help.
Entries are now open until *5th October*
Thanks to everyone who has entered, we've had some amazing pictures.
BUT we have not received enough entries!
We know social media is a mess & that you're all very busy, but we need your help.
Entries are now open until *5th October*
The legal world’s favourite (/only) pet calendar is back for 2026, and looking for your entries!
Email BillableHourCalendar@outlook.com by 26th September to secure your pet’s place in the calendar.
Email BillableHourCalendar@outlook.com by 26th September to secure your pet’s place in the calendar.
September 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
URGENT UPDATE! WE NEED YOUR HELP
Thanks to everyone who has entered, we've had some amazing pictures.
BUT we have not received enough entries!
We know social media is a mess & that you're all very busy, but we need your help.
Entries are now open until *5th October*
Thanks to everyone who has entered, we've had some amazing pictures.
BUT we have not received enough entries!
We know social media is a mess & that you're all very busy, but we need your help.
Entries are now open until *5th October*
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Need some summer #reading inspiration? Join writer @horatioclare.bsky.social criminal defence barrister @joannahs.bsky.social & presenter @harriettsg.bsky.social to hear about the #books that have inspired them. A Good Read 3pm Mon 21 July @BBCRadio4 or @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Joanna Hardy-Susskind and Horatio Clare
Writer Horatio Clare joins barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind to discuss favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Need some summer #reading inspiration? Join writer @horatioclare.bsky.social criminal defence barrister @joannahs.bsky.social & presenter @harriettsg.bsky.social to hear about the #books that have inspired them. A Good Read 3pm Mon 21 July @BBCRadio4 or @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Link to men's Tees: billablehour.teemill.com/product/man-...
But customisation is on, so you can choose your own shirt, colour. You can put the design on kid's clothing and bags. You can even buy a print of the design.
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But customisation is on, so you can choose your own shirt, colour. You can put the design on kid's clothing and bags. You can even buy a print of the design.
Man on the Clapham Omnibus (by @gailmyerscough) M
You can't be more reasonable than that.
billablehour.teemill.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Link to women's Tees: billablehour.teemill.com/product/man-...
Link to men's Tees: billablehour.teemill.com/product/man-...
But customisation is on, so you can choose your own shirt, colour. You can put the design on kid's clothing and bags. You can even buy a print of the design.
Link to men's Tees: billablehour.teemill.com/product/man-...
But customisation is on, so you can choose your own shirt, colour. You can put the design on kid's clothing and bags. You can even buy a print of the design.
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BIG NEWS!! The second BillableHour Summer Tee is now available with all profits going to @savechildrenUK. It is a banger from design superstar @gailmyerscough.co.uk and a must have for any lawyer (link to shop in reply). As you'd expect from a tee this reasonable, it comes in many colours. BEHOLD!!
July 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
BIG NEWS!! The second BillableHour Summer Tee is now available with all profits going to @savechildrenUK. It is a banger from design superstar @gailmyerscough.co.uk and a must have for any lawyer (link to shop in reply). As you'd expect from a tee this reasonable, it comes in many colours. BEHOLD!!
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I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
normalise going into the softplay centre in a hazmat suit
June 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
normalise going into the softplay centre in a hazmat suit
When defendant four realises, mid-trial, that he’s toast and decides to raise the temperature a bit by dropping the cutthroat in cross-examination :
June 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
When defendant four realises, mid-trial, that he’s toast and decides to raise the temperature a bit by dropping the cutthroat in cross-examination :
The hallmarks of Twitter are now:
* replacement theory
* obsession with nationalism and ‘treachery’
* obsession with perceived ‘enemies’ and ‘invaders’
* blatant racism said out loud
* ‘two tier justice’ (definition varies)
All of it unchecked and unchallenged.
They’re grouping and gathering.
* replacement theory
* obsession with nationalism and ‘treachery’
* obsession with perceived ‘enemies’ and ‘invaders’
* blatant racism said out loud
* ‘two tier justice’ (definition varies)
All of it unchecked and unchallenged.
They’re grouping and gathering.
June 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The hallmarks of Twitter are now:
* replacement theory
* obsession with nationalism and ‘treachery’
* obsession with perceived ‘enemies’ and ‘invaders’
* blatant racism said out loud
* ‘two tier justice’ (definition varies)
All of it unchecked and unchallenged.
They’re grouping and gathering.
* replacement theory
* obsession with nationalism and ‘treachery’
* obsession with perceived ‘enemies’ and ‘invaders’
* blatant racism said out loud
* ‘two tier justice’ (definition varies)
All of it unchecked and unchallenged.
They’re grouping and gathering.
Made the mistake of going into bat on Twitter against the Jenrick and Cummings crowd - forgetting that you’d all left me there. Needless to say I’m now being called a ‘bird’ by someone called ‘Don Gargantuan’ & being told lawyers should be tried for treason by some blokes who seem to like flags.
June 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Made the mistake of going into bat on Twitter against the Jenrick and Cummings crowd - forgetting that you’d all left me there. Needless to say I’m now being called a ‘bird’ by someone called ‘Don Gargantuan’ & being told lawyers should be tried for treason by some blokes who seem to like flags.
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Understanding the sentence of Lucy Connolly
Had it not been for competent legal advice, her sentence could have been far harsher
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Had it not been for competent legal advice, her sentence could have been far harsher
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
May 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Understanding the sentence of Lucy Connolly
Had it not been for competent legal advice, her sentence could have been far harsher
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Had it not been for competent legal advice, her sentence could have been far harsher
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Ok. I’ll bite. How are we supposed to reduce the backlog when the Crown Court DCS takes 8 minutes to load a single page?
May 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Ok. I’ll bite. How are we supposed to reduce the backlog when the Crown Court DCS takes 8 minutes to load a single page?
The BBC are airing a lovely little omnibus of ‘You Do Not Have To Say Anything’ this weekend.
Saturday at 9pm ❤️ 🎧 🎙️
Saturday at 9pm ❤️ 🎧 🎙️
May 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The BBC are airing a lovely little omnibus of ‘You Do Not Have To Say Anything’ this weekend.
Saturday at 9pm ❤️ 🎧 🎙️
Saturday at 9pm ❤️ 🎧 🎙️
honestly by the time I’ve downloaded my court entry pass, two-factored the Common Platform, wrangled with evidence dot com’s timeout and tried to load the glitchy DCS it’s time to go home again.
May 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
honestly by the time I’ve downloaded my court entry pass, two-factored the Common Platform, wrangled with evidence dot com’s timeout and tried to load the glitchy DCS it’s time to go home again.
Meanwhile, in the other place, two hot topics have finally, inevitably, collided:
April 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Meanwhile, in the other place, two hot topics have finally, inevitably, collided:
Swastikas in a children’s playground?
You pathetic racists.
You complete cowards.
You pathetic racists.
You complete cowards.
April 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Swastikas in a children’s playground?
You pathetic racists.
You complete cowards.
You pathetic racists.
You complete cowards.
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The Sentencing Council will never be allowed to issue guidelines about pre-sentence reports that “include provision framed by reference to different personal characteristics of an offender” if a bill published yesterday by the justice secretary becomes law.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/characteri...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/characteri...
Characteristics or circumstances?
Pre-sentence report legislation tries to draw a fine line
rozenberg.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The Sentencing Council will never be allowed to issue guidelines about pre-sentence reports that “include provision framed by reference to different personal characteristics of an offender” if a bill published yesterday by the justice secretary becomes law.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/characteri...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/characteri...
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See my analysis today.
If they wish to ban guidelines re race, religion & culture then they should say so.
If they wish to ban all ‘personal characteristics’ then they should say so.
Where does this mash-up leave pregnant women? Youths? Those with mental health problems, disabilities or addictions?
If they wish to ban all ‘personal characteristics’ then they should say so.
Where does this mash-up leave pregnant women? Youths? Those with mental health problems, disabilities or addictions?
New sentencing bill published. This is how it will work.
April 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
See my analysis today.
If they wish to ban guidelines re race, religion & culture then they should say so.
If they wish to ban all ‘personal characteristics’ then they should say so.
Where does this mash-up leave pregnant women? Youths? Those with mental health problems, disabilities or addictions?
If they wish to ban all ‘personal characteristics’ then they should say so.
Where does this mash-up leave pregnant women? Youths? Those with mental health problems, disabilities or addictions?
New sentencing bill published. This is how it will work.
April 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If they wish to ban guidelines re race, religion & culture then they should say so.
If they wish to ban all ‘personal characteristics’ then they should say so.
Where does this mash-up leave pregnant women? Youths? Those with mental health problems, disabilities or addictions?
If they wish to ban all ‘personal characteristics’ then they should say so.
Where does this mash-up leave pregnant women? Youths? Those with mental health problems, disabilities or addictions?
Life over on Twitter continues going from strength to strength
March 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Life over on Twitter continues going from strength to strength
Everyone seems to think a Pre-Sentence Report is some kind of gateway to a get-out-of-jail-free card but, honestly, defence barristers everywhere DREAD reading them.
Your ‘two-tier justice’ is far from the reality.
Your ‘two-tier justice’ is far from the reality.
March 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Everyone seems to think a Pre-Sentence Report is some kind of gateway to a get-out-of-jail-free card but, honestly, defence barristers everywhere DREAD reading them.
Your ‘two-tier justice’ is far from the reality.
Your ‘two-tier justice’ is far from the reality.
Lord Justice William Davis quietly pointing out that a pre-sentence report can make a prison sentence more - rather than less - likely is *chef’s kiss*
This isn’t two-tier justice. It’s just information about offenders.
And information cuts both ways.
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/u...
This isn’t two-tier justice. It’s just information about offenders.
And information cuts both ways.
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Lord Justice William Davis quietly pointing out that a pre-sentence report can make a prison sentence more - rather than less - likely is *chef’s kiss*
This isn’t two-tier justice. It’s just information about offenders.
And information cuts both ways.
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/u...
This isn’t two-tier justice. It’s just information about offenders.
And information cuts both ways.
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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I've written this for The Times about taking Paternity Leave: www.thetimes.com/article/5f83...
Why I wish I had taken paternity leave sooner
These moments with my third child are more precious than any promotion or courtroom victory, says barrister Max Hardy
www.thetimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I've written this for The Times about taking Paternity Leave: www.thetimes.com/article/5f83...
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I should say - because I am contractually obliged to - that if anybody wishes to pre-order The Cut Throat Trial (and I will be pathetically grateful if you do), links to various booksellers - including lovely independents - are at this link: bio.to/7zNmPU
Out 28th August 2025.
Out 28th August 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I should say - because I am contractually obliged to - that if anybody wishes to pre-order The Cut Throat Trial (and I will be pathetically grateful if you do), links to various booksellers - including lovely independents - are at this link: bio.to/7zNmPU
Out 28th August 2025.
Out 28th August 2025.