Jeannie Mackie

Lawyer, Doughty Street Chambers

2 Nov 2012

Behind bars | Going to the next level

Jeannie Mackie discusses the struggle facing courts in tackling and ?classing child pornography, and how best to prosecute offenders

8 Oct 2012

New bill will help remove the mental health stigma

A private member's bill looking at lifting the ban on serving in parliament on mental health grounds could help everybody think differently, says Jeannie Mackie

30 Jul 2012

Behind bars | Let them have biscuits

Whether it's the royal wedding or the Olympics, large public events should be no blank cheque to locking people up in the name of preventing trouble, says Jeannie Mackie

4 Jul 2012

Behind bars | Means-tested legal aid in extradition cases under fire

The High Court has attacked several aspects of 'the means test Ã¢â‚¬â€œ from unacceptable delays to 'awkward documents, says Jeannie Mackie

1 Jun 2012

Behind bars | As you string out the bunting

Surely our modern, freedom-loving society cannot condone the 'type of snooping laws seen in Elizabethan times, asks Jeannie Mackie

10 Apr 2012

Secret courts consultation is a cover up

The terminology used in the latest consultations on closed material procedure wrongly equates government interest with public interest, says Jeannie Mackie

12 Mar 2012

Dickens today would write about the plight of women in prison

Prisons are no place for the majority of women offenders but still this is where they are sent, says Jeannie Mackie

13 Feb 2012

A question of character

Jeannie Mackie debates the value of character disclosure

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