Articles by Julian Hunt

Julian Hunt is a barrister and has been practising law since 2005. He was a Crown Prosecutor and Senior Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service between 2008 and 2011 but now defends. He lives in South London

Of the making of law reform there is no end

Of the making of law reform there is no end. And this year has seen several pointless attempts at amending or codifying a structure which doesn't need constant rejigging
by Julian Hunt - 31 December 2012
The BBC license fee: Should it be a crime not to pay?

If the current license system and its related enforcement mechanisms were to be suggested today for the first time, we’d think the proposers had lost their minds
by Julian Hunt - 12 November 2012
Like the Ritz the Lord Chancellor makes justice open to all

The new statutory instrument concerning the funding of criminal cases will make it much harder for individuals to discover the truth in their own criminal cases
by Julian Hunt - 15 October 2012
Reflections on the case of John Terry

When did we start this trend towards using the power and authority of the state to deal with issues which families, friends, and voluntary associations would have adjudicated on in the past?
by Julian Hunt - 16 August 2012
Criminalising the Boycott bullies

How should we approach incidents of anti-Semitism on campuses? As criminal behaviour, of course
by Julian Hunt - 4 July 2012
Who will police the (privatised) police?

Will police reforms truly make us safer and increase detection rates or will they just maximise shareholder value?
by Julian Hunt - 13 March 2012
The curious case of the elected police commissioner

The tectonic plates of English policing are changing. But the creation of elected Police and Crime Commissioners lead us to more questions than concrete answers
by Julian Hunt - 7 February 2012
Why the Protection of Freedoms Bill does not protect freedoms

The Protection of Freedoms Bill, as it currently stands, is something of a fudged effort that does little to neutralise our alarm at the prospect of the state as the master and we as its servants
by Julian Hunt - 31 January 2012
What is the point of the UK Bill of Rights Commission?

If this Committee really wanted to do something brave and with some sort of legitimacy it could propose a series of questions in a referendum instead
by Julian Hunt - 19 January 2012
Why won't the Met Police prosecute those who disrupted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra?

Is the policy of the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service to not apply the criminal law of England and Wales to those who disrupt Israeli arts events even if the evidence is there?
by Julian Hunt - 10 January 2012