Kate Leader
@leader-kate.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @QMUL Law. Crim law and justice, laypersons and professionalism, conspiracy theories, law + performance. Director of QMUL Criminal Justice Centre. I wrote a book about LiPs. https://www.qmul.ac.uk/law/people/academic-staff/items/leader.html
As we are again on the verge of losing juries it's timely, as @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social reports, that we can now access Michael Zander & Paul Henderson's study of the Crown Court from 1993 showing strong support for juries and positive feedback from jurors tinyurl.com/59sza7yf (p223 onwards)
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
As we are again on the verge of losing juries it's timely, as @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social reports, that we can now access Michael Zander & Paul Henderson's study of the Crown Court from 1993 showing strong support for juries and positive feedback from jurors tinyurl.com/59sza7yf (p223 onwards)
Looking forward to joining the pre-show debate about the lure of the courtroom for theatre & filmbefore the new play by Katherine Moar about Patti Hearst, Ragdoll @jstheatre.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking forward to joining the pre-show debate about the lure of the courtroom for theatre & filmbefore the new play by Katherine Moar about Patti Hearst, Ragdoll @jstheatre.bsky.social
Terrible pics but fantastic to be at launch of Lucy Welsh's Nuffield research into experiences of applicants to the Criminal Case Review Commission. Great panel chat with law commissioner Penney Lewis, Dame @verabaird.bsky.social CCRC chair, Kim Johnson MP, Danny Barrs and APPEAL's Emma Todd.
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Terrible pics but fantastic to be at launch of Lucy Welsh's Nuffield research into experiences of applicants to the Criminal Case Review Commission. Great panel chat with law commissioner Penney Lewis, Dame @verabaird.bsky.social CCRC chair, Kim Johnson MP, Danny Barrs and APPEAL's Emma Todd.
The Times once again excelling itself at picking a serious subject and then amplifying only cretinous responses. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Times once again excelling itself at picking a serious subject and then amplifying only cretinous responses. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
THIS IS NOT A LAMINGTON 🚨🚨🚨
August 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
THIS IS NOT A LAMINGTON 🚨🚨🚨
Imagine if police actually focused on investigating crimes rather than surveilling and intimidating environmental protestors and arresting older people holding Palestinian flags
July 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Imagine if police actually focused on investigating crimes rather than surveilling and intimidating environmental protestors and arresting older people holding Palestinian flags
"But how can we know an arson attack on a synagogue is antisemitic?" 🤡🤡🤡🤡
July 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"But how can we know an arson attack on a synagogue is antisemitic?" 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Intrigued to read the duties of detectives in 1821 included reporting broken street lamps, paying scavengers and "keeping records of all prostitutes"
June 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Intrigued to read the duties of detectives in 1821 included reporting broken street lamps, paying scavengers and "keeping records of all prostitutes"
Learned two minutes ago at Glasgow museum of Policing that Scotland had a police force 23 years before Peel's.
June 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Learned two minutes ago at Glasgow museum of Policing that Scotland had a police force 23 years before Peel's.
How long does this last out of the fridge? Can I fly it home?
June 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
How long does this last out of the fridge? Can I fly it home?
Ok Bluesky I need to choose a plane book. Which one?? You've got 20 minutes!
June 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ok Bluesky I need to choose a plane book. Which one?? You've got 20 minutes!
In @thetimes.com Brief today. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume Tom's joking?
April 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
In @thetimes.com Brief today. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume Tom's joking?
sincerely wishing this means there is a Masters of Vegetables degree in France
April 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
sincerely wishing this means there is a Masters of Vegetables degree in France
The programme and registration link for our upcoming conference, Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25, is now live! Join us on 28 May @qmul.ac.uk for a one-day conference with an incredible list of speakers! Please circulate! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
March 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The programme and registration link for our upcoming conference, Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25, is now live! Join us on 28 May @qmul.ac.uk for a one-day conference with an incredible list of speakers! Please circulate! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
View from classroom window
March 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
View from classroom window
What luck to be teaching at La Sorbonne law faculty today - a beautiful place on a spectacular day. Printemps is definitely here.
March 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What luck to be teaching at La Sorbonne law faculty today - a beautiful place on a spectacular day. Printemps is definitely here.
Ok this actually looks pretty great
March 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ok this actually looks pretty great
Friends et le droit!
Is this book about how friends is so bad it should be illegal? Because I'm willing to teach that.
Is this book about how friends is so bad it should be illegal? Because I'm willing to teach that.
March 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Friends et le droit!
Is this book about how friends is so bad it should be illegal? Because I'm willing to teach that.
Is this book about how friends is so bad it should be illegal? Because I'm willing to teach that.
Law academic BlueSky! I'm teaching a session on feminist judgments next week in Paris at @sorbonne-universite.fr for QM and planning on teaching Dhaliwal and doing a group exercise drafting alternative Lawrance judgments. What other crim feminist judgments from any jurisdictions would you recommend?
February 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Law academic BlueSky! I'm teaching a session on feminist judgments next week in Paris at @sorbonne-universite.fr for QM and planning on teaching Dhaliwal and doing a group exercise drafting alternative Lawrance judgments. What other crim feminist judgments from any jurisdictions would you recommend?
£10,000 duvet anyone?
February 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
£10,000 duvet anyone?
Reminder of our upcoming film screening and panel discussion Victim/Suspect: When Reporting Rape Becomes a Crime
📍Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End
🗓️ Thursday 13 February, 630-9pm.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victimsusp...
📍Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End
🗓️ Thursday 13 February, 630-9pm.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victimsusp...
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reminder of our upcoming film screening and panel discussion Victim/Suspect: When Reporting Rape Becomes a Crime
📍Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End
🗓️ Thursday 13 February, 630-9pm.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victimsusp...
📍Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End
🗓️ Thursday 13 February, 630-9pm.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victimsusp...
I am not an evidence expert, but I have questions..surely a previous conviction for sexual offences is relevant to a propensity to commit other sexual offences? 🤔
January 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I am not an evidence expert, but I have questions..surely a previous conviction for sexual offences is relevant to a propensity to commit other sexual offences? 🤔