Tristan Kirk is Courts Correspondent at The Standard, reporting from the most important cases in London's criminal and civil courts as well as covering legal affairs and the declining state of our courts. He covers major cases of murder and terrorism from the Old Bailey, is a leading national voice on open justice, and has investigated the growing use of secretive courts....
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Tristan Kirk is Courts Correspondent at The Standard, reporting from the most important cases in London's criminal and civil courts as well as covering legal affairs and the declining state of our courts. He covers major cases of murder and terrorism from the Old Bailey, is a leading national voice on open justice, and has investigated the growing use of secretive courts.
Pensioner in care home handed conviction over unpaid car insurance
A magistrate decided to convict the pensioner instead of asking for a further public interest check
Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou 'collected souvenirs from victims'
London PhD student was convicted by a jury of raping ten women and filming the attacks as ‘souvenirs’
James Stunt's unlikely ties with King highlighted in court battle
Key part of his defence revolved around his relationship with monarch
£700k will victory for man 'cut out of mum's fortune on her death bed'
A video showed John Baverstock’s younger sister holding and ‘propelling’ their dying mum’s pen hand to cut him out of will
Justice chiefs are failing to tackle deepening courts crisis, say MPs
The Crown Court backlog has spiralled to more than 73,000 cases with the system mired in chronic delays and some trials being listed as far away as 2028
James Stunt called black policeman 'Uncle Tom' in foul-mouthed tirade
James Stunt was caught on camera launching a foul-mouthed tirade at a police officer after his arrest
Racist abuse by Met officer 'brushed under carpet' for 15 years
PC Shaun Davies aimed racist slurs at colleagues and dragged one around a bar by her hair
Multi-millionaire's ex-partner loses bid for share of £18m London home
Christina Haynes was led to believe she had been promised a share of the home at a ‘cruel’ meeting in the Alps
Teen girls accused of killing 'bewildered' pensioner appear in court
Fredi Rivero died after the alleged attack near to a bus stop on Seven Sisters Road
Russell Brand faces High Court lawsuit over 'sexual abuse' allegation
Russell Brand is being sued in London’s High Court over ‘sexual abuse’
Phone snatch gangs buying luxury goods with victims bank accounts
Police have warned of an ‘emerging threat’ of cryptocurrency being used by phone snatch gangs to disguise fraud
Met special constable spared jail for Tesco grope of schoolgirl
Hassnain Shahzad has an ‘unhealthy’ interest in following women in the street
Celebrity osteopath 'filmed female students in their underwear'
Torben Hersborg was reported to police repeatedly for lurking around student halls before he was eventually caught
'Moth mansion' High Court fight leaves developer with £36.5m bill
High Court ruled former champion rower William Woodward-Fisher failed to ‘honestly to disclose’ the ‘serious infestation’ of moths
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Chilling 999 call of art dealer's son after he brutally stabbed maid
Audio of Maximillian Bourne’s call to emergency services released after he is detained indefinitely for the attack on his housekeeper
Cricket legend's son in fight with neighbour over £3.85m house sale
Film producer Jeremy Cowdrey accused his neighbour of trying to jeopardise the sale of his ten-acre country home
Secretive online court hearings plan axed in open justice victory
Plans to allow more secrecy in magistrates courts dropped after backlash condemning the idea as ‘justice in the dark’
Notting Hill Carnival stabbing: Mother attacked in front of daughter
Cher Maximen was stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival after attending the family day with her young daughter
Met Police officer keeps job after unwelcome massages and rape 'joke'
PC Jack Donovan was branded ‘sleazy’ for his behaviour
Art dealer's son 'tried to murder housekeeper he thought was a demon'
Maximilian Bourne, the son of art dealer and philanthropist Sylvia Bourne, told 999 operator: ‘There’s a demon woman in my house and I stabbed her’
Ex-Reform UK leader 'took bribes for Russia statements'
Nathan Gill is said to have made favourable statements for Russia to the European Parliament in exchange for bribes