Max Hardy
@MaxJLHardy
Barrister | TV legal consultant (Code of Silence, Mr Bates, Landscapers, Defending the Guilty) | Legal blogger & media commentator | @KalisherTrust Trustee
If you've been horrified for the first time, or again, after watching #TheWrongMan and hearing Andrew Malkinson quietly & calmly describe the abomination he suffered you might want to read this blog I wrote after representing him with @edwardhenry1: counselofperfection.blogspot.com/2023/08/just-o…
What’s stopping men from dressing like this.
JC Penneys - 1975 catalog
“Regaine… is a product I have always scoffed at on the shelves in Superdrug, primarily because I could never understand why it isn’t called Hirsutes You” @MaxJLHardy ‘s excellent substack The Paternity Test
I've written a post about keeping ourselves real for our children, including a celebration of @xandvt and @DoctorChrisVT's excellent podcast 'What's Up Docs?': open.substack.com/pub/counselofp…
I've written a post about keeping ourselves real for our children, including a celebration of @xandvt and @DoctorChrisVT's excellent podcast 'What's Up Docs?': open.substack.com/pub/counselofp…
The only quality worth anything in a political leader is their effectiveness in safeguarding the wellbeing of the vulnerable and fellow human beings. At home and abroad.
A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
Perhaps if the Italians hadn't spent so much time rolling around on the ground they would have had enough time for a 2nd goal.
I'm not a multi-finalist football coach but don't entirely understand why Agyemang doesn't play from the start.
24 hours to go Your Criminal Bar Needs You! Criminal barristers please complete the CBA snap survey on the Leveson Review. The deadline for responses is tomorrow morning 10am Wednesday 23 July. Please encourage colleagues across Circuits - every voice counts. Thank you.
My mother has a run in with a Swiss Guard: open.substack.com/pub/counselofp…
I am absurdly excited to be able to reveal the *ridonculous* cast bringing the audiobook of #TheCutThroatTrial to life. Toby Jones! Maya Sondhi! Ben Miles! Simon Vance! And on it goes. A bonkers array of talent. Out 28 August 2025, preorder now. amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0DJDJ…
2 days to go and counting down Criminal barristers please complete the CBA snap survey on the Leveson Review. The deadline for responses is 10am Wednesday 23 July. We need every single one of your voices to make your views count. Thank you. We are grateful for your time.
Trays at the ready for the annual Soho Waiters Race, a tradition for 70 years, in which they have to run up Dean St and down Frith St carrying a bottle of fizz, a glass and an ashtray on a tray without breaking anything
Sunday is survey day 3 days to go Criminal barristers please complete the CBA snap survey on the Leveson Review. The deadline for responses is 10am Wednesday 23 July. OneBarNone. Stronger together. Your voice, our criminal bar. Thank you. We are grateful for your time.
That German red card was one of the most stupid acts I've ever seen on a football pitch.