Barrister at @DrystoneCrime | Scholar at @TheInnerTemple | Formerly professional actor | All views my own
London, England
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Eliza Harris retweeted
Morning David Lammy!
Could we please open and pay for these 63 closed courtrooms and hold rape trials in them? Instead of restricting jury trial for thousands of people?
If not, why not?
📈Today, 10 December 2025, 63 out of the 516 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 12% of them.
#courtstats #CS10122025 courtstats.co.uk
ALT This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 10 December 2025. In England and Wales, out of 516 total, 390 have Judges, 63 have recorders, and 63 courtrooms are not sitting. In London, out of 145 total, 102 have Judges, 17 have recorders, and 26 courtrooms are not sitting. In the Midlands, out of 76 total, 57 have Judges, 8 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting. In the North East, out of 62 total, 50 have Judges, 9 have recorders, and 3 courtrooms are not sitting. In the North West, out of 69 total, 55 have Judges, 8 have recorders, and 6 courtrooms are not sitting. In the South East, out of 90 total, 72 have Judges, 12 have recorders, and 6 courtrooms are not sitting. In Wales, out of 23 total, 21 have Judges, 1 have recorders, and 1 courtrooms are not sitting. In Western England, out of 51 total, 33 have Judges, 8 have recorders, and 10 courtrooms are not sitting.
Eliza Harris retweeted
"We're starting to lose sight of what we are trying to do in our courts... we are looking for justice"
Barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind discusses reform of the justice system in England and Wales on #PoliticsLive
bbc.in/4pHw5fh
Eliza Harris retweeted
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
A fantastic evening at the @Amicus_ALJ Champions of Justice Awards celebrating our contributors and raising money for the continued fight for due process and equal access to justice on death row in the USA.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support Amicus!
Pint of lime and soda in London is £3.50 if you’re lucky. Pint of lime and soda in Sydney is free. Reason #104 why I’m moving here.
Australia allows my low-level chaos to masquerade as efficiency… drop off hire car at 08:28, through security at 08:32, board flight at 09:00. Bish bash bosh 💁🏻♀️
Eliza Harris retweeted
Eliza Harris obtains #acquittal in Crown Court retrial after Complainant refuses to continue giving evidence for the second time. Read here>>> drystone.com/eliza-harris-ob…
#CriminalLaw
Lovely to catch up with @Amicus_ALJ
last week and wishing everyone a wonderful weekend of Amicus training this weekend.
Working with Amicus gave me so many transferable skills for a career at the Criminal Bar; anyone considering either please do reach out with any questions!
A fantastic time celebrating all things @DrystoneCrime with @AdamFurze and @anisakebbati last weekend 🪩
Almost 3 years to the day since I undertook my first ever mini-pupillage, which was with @DrystoneCrime, I am delighted to have accepted an offer of tenancy with them. My sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported and championed me along the way 🙏 #criminalbar #tenancy
Drystone Chambers is delighted to announce that Anisa Kebbati and Eliza Harris have successfully completed their pupillages and are now Members of Chambers! 👋 bit.ly/438a3t7 #CriminalLaw #Pupillage
Congratulations and welcome to our wonderful new pupils! #pupillage #criminalbar
Drystone Chambers warmly welcomes our 5 new #pupils starting today: Rhys Higginson, Ella Statham, Lily Lovett, Bethany Birkett and Lucy Blue! 👋 Read about our new recruits here bit.ly/48cU6W9 #Pupillage #CriminalLaw
Final week of pupillage has arrived and it’s suitably glorious. I can’t believe how much the time has flown by. For anyone starting next week, feel free to get in touch with any questions!
I think my biggest piece of advice to incoming #pupils, especially #criminalpupils, is to make sure you make the time to keep doing things for yourself. It’s the best job in the world, but it’s hard. So look after yourselves! Here is me trying to take my own advice 🚴🏼♀️☀️
Eliza Harris retweeted
One of my all-time favorite type of videos is pre-fame bands playing their extremely famous songs to a tiny room of people, because they're not yet known.
A thread of some examples:
Bastille playing Pompeii in what looks like someone's living room:
I’ve navigated my way solo around China, South Korea and Vietnam. I have lived abroad and never missed a flight. And yet at St Pancras, following signs in my native English, I still manage to board the wrong Eurostar going to the wrong country and city. Pretty impressive I think.
There’s nothing like a post-work evening run through the city 🏃🏻♀️. Sometimes you have to remember to stop and take it all in 🌆.
Eliza Harris retweeted
Sentencing #mothers: Lynne Shirley and #pupil Anisa Kebbati consider key resources when representing women with dependent children. Read their article here bit.ly/42sLtlG #CriminalLaw
