Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC

The embarrassing delay in completing the Bloody Sunday Inquiry after 10 years is mitigated by the high quality of the report and the authority of its conclusions

Geoffrey Bindman is reminded of the fine balance between judicial independence & democracy

Receiving the usual crop of invitations from barristers’ chambers to join them in celebrating the appointment of new Queen’s Counsel prompted me to wonder how this strange relic of class privilege has survived and what has really changed since the 1950s.

Geoffrey Bindman says there must be no hiding place for war criminals & torturers

The Chilcot team has completed the first phase of its Inquiry. It has revealed few new facts, but has reminded us of those already known. They confirm what ought to be Chilcot’s blunt conclusion: our leaders took us into a war that was illegal, immoral, unnecessary, and hugely destructive.

Religious bodies need to temper emotion & abide by the general law, says Geoffrey Bindman

Geoffrey Bindman on receiving his fiftieth practising certificate

How should lawyers be paid? asks Geoffrey Bindman