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 killed by mentally ill man in 'Hunger Games' delusion
Lee Byer has been detained indefinitely in a mental hospital after stabbing to death popular pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in West London
Arsenal legend Paul Merson banned from driving over speeding tickets
Paul Merson appeared at Guildford magistrates court on Friday
Ex-Parliamentary researcher to face 2025 trial over 'spying for China'
Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash are both accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act
'Russian spy' accused of London arson attack to face trial next year
Alleged Russian spy Dylan Earl was remanded in custody at the Old Bailey until his trial next year
Jeremy Vine in libel claim over Joey Barton 'bike nonce' slur
Jeremy Vine is at the High Court for the first stage of his libel battle with Joey Barton
Premier League figure anonymised by High Court in 'sex abuse' case
A judge agreed to anonymise a leading Premier League figure as he faces a claim of sexual abuse
Detectorist finds centuries-old silver thimble 'treasure' in Thames
Vadims Haritonovs was scouring the river banks close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster when he came across the thimble
Kevin Spacey sued by actor over 'sexual assault PTSD' claim
Kevin Spacey denies fresh claims of sexual misconduct being leveled against him in a new Channel 4 documentary
Stormy Daniels admits she 'hates' Trump in bombshell trial testimony
Porn star claims she spanked Trump with a magazine before sex and took a $130,000 payoff to stay silent out of ‘fear’
'Armed robber' denies £130,000 Post Office raid in Hounslow
More than £130,000 was allegedly stolen in the raid on a Hounslow Post Office
Hainault sword attack victim was 'largely decapitated'
Marcus Arduini Monzo allegedly ran up behind Daniel Anjorin and slashed him in the neck and chest as the youngster was walking to school
Post Office 'hushed up' hounding of branch manager after suicide
Martin Griffiths took his own life after being wrongly accused of stealing from his Post Office till
'Russian spy' accused of orchestrating arson attack on businesses
Details of the case had been kept under wraps for national security reasons, but can be reported today for the first time
Law firm worker jailed for £634,000 fraud on dead people's estates
Laurna Porter targeted the estates of the deceased with no close family to avoid her fraud being detected
Ex-Post Office exec refuses to apologise for Horizon IT scandal role
Angela van den Bogerd faces two days of questioning over the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
Met Police officer quits in disgrace after cyber flashing allegation
PC Luke Stokes was spared criminal charges after being accused of sending unwanted sexual messages to train passengers
Woman in court accused of hit and run after cyclist death in Hackney
Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in hospital two days after sustaining ‘terrible’ injuries
British video gamer sentenced over US shooting in 'swatting' stunt
Robert Walker-McDaid carried out a ‘swatting’ stunt which led to a US man being shot in the face
Harry Styles stalker who bombarded pop star with 8,000 cards is jailed
Harry Styles has been stalked by two different people in the last five years
Cabinet Office accused of 'systemic racism' by former civil servant
Rowaa Ahmar accused officials in Boris Johnson’s government of bullying and discrimination, in an employment tribunal claim which has now been dropped.