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.
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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