Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
Mike Schwarz is a lawyer, a solicitor specialising in criminal defence law, especially where human rights and civil liberties are engaged. He represents clients facing the most serious charges. For almost thirty years he has acted for political activists and campaigners on issues such as the environment, animal rights, peace/disarmament, race and social justice. He is joint author of 'The Law of Public Order and Protest' (Oxford University Press, March 2010) and regularly appears in the specialist and mainstream broadcast media.
What happens when the idealism, creativity and energy of climate activists are pitched against the criminal justice...
Mike Schwarz discusses Corporate Watch's new book, Managing Democracy, Managing Dissent – Capitalism, Democracy and...
The central tension in the changes to legal aid in Britain is between reducing costs and maintaining quality - the...