• Solicitor in trouble for antisemitic posts

    From The Todal@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 1 20:54:04 2025
    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as
    my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic
    or otherwise offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension
    from practice.

    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published
    and I wonder whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to
    freedom of speech.

    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had ‘various themes repeated’
    through them including ‘accusations directed at prominent British Jews
    that they have been disloyal to Britain’, ‘politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists’, tropes of Jewish genocide and conspiracy tropes ‘such as Twitter being run by Jews or Jews being the
    cause of 9/11’.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one
    which said that the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to
    Britain? Surely not when he said that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets
    quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to The Todal on Fri Aug 1 20:45:33 2025
    On 01/08/2025 in message <mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net> The Todal wrote:

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as
    my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or >otherwise offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from >practice.

    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and
    I wonder whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom
    of speech.

    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had ‘various themes repeated’ >through them including ‘accusations directed at prominent British Jews
    that they have been disloyal to Britain’, ‘politicians, journalists
    and others are paid by Israel and Zionists’, tropes of Jewish genocide
    and conspiracy tropes ‘such as Twitter being run by Jews or Jews being
    the cause of 9/11’.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which >said that the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain?
    Surely not when he said that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets >quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/

    ‘politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists’,
    is interesting. Where does being a member of the Labour/Conservative
    Friends of Israel fit in there? It seems to involve free visits from what
    I have seen reported.


    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day.
    Tomorrow, isn't looking good either.

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  • From Roger Hayter@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Fri Aug 1 20:50:45 2025
    On 1 Aug 2025 at 21:45:33 BST, ""Jeff Gaines"" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:

    On 01/08/2025 in message <mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net> The Todal wrote:

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as
    my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or >> otherwise offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from >> practice.

    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and
    I wonder whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom >> of speech.

    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had ‘various themes repeated’
    through them including ‘accusations directed at prominent British Jews
    that they have been disloyal to Britain’, ‘politicians, journalists
    and others are paid by Israel and Zionists’, tropes of Jewish genocide
    and conspiracy tropes ‘such as Twitter being run by Jews or Jews being
    the cause of 9/11’.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which >> said that the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain?
    Surely not when he said that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets
    quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/

    ‘politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists’,
    is interesting. Where does being a member of the Labour/Conservative
    Friends of Israel fit in there? It seems to involve free visits from what
    I have seen reported.

    Try being a councillor and accepting a free holiday from contractors. Used to known in Stoke, I gather.

    --

    Roger Hayter

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  • From billy bookcase@21:1/5 to The Todal on Fri Aug 1 22:17:23 2025
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net...

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or otherwise
    offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from practice.

    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and I wonder
    whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom of speech.

    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had 'various themes repeated' through them
    including 'accusations directed at prominent British Jews that they have been disloyal
    to Britain', 'politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists',
    tropes of Jewish genocide and conspiracy tropes 'such as Twitter being run by Jews or
    Jews being the cause of 9/11'.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which said that
    the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain? Surely not when he said
    that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/



    As a recognised member of a professional body, Sarfaz has an over-riding
    duty not to bring that body into disrepute; by either word or deed. It
    really is as simple as that

    If anything he says or does, which comes to public attention, could cause concern to at least some other members of his profession*, or to potential clients of at least some other members of his profession*, then he should definitely be made to see the error of his ways.


    bb







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  • From The Todal@21:1/5 to billy bookcase on Fri Aug 1 22:56:26 2025
    On 01/08/2025 22:17, billy bookcase wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net...

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or otherwise
    offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from practice. >>
    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and I wonder
    whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom of speech. >>
    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had 'various themes repeated' through them
    including 'accusations directed at prominent British Jews that they have been disloyal
    to Britain', 'politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists',
    tropes of Jewish genocide and conspiracy tropes 'such as Twitter being run by Jews or
    Jews being the cause of 9/11'.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which said that
    the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain? Surely not when he said
    that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/



    As a recognised member of a professional body, Sarfaz has an over-riding
    duty not to bring that body into disrepute; by either word or deed. It
    really is as simple as that

    If anything he says or does, which comes to public attention, could cause concern to at least some other members of his profession*, or to potential clients of at least some other members of his profession*, then he should definitely be made to see the error of his ways.


    Which is why he should have had the sense to post with an anonymous name
    that could not be traced back to him.

    Interesting to compare this with the case of Mark Lewis, a pro-Israel
    solicitor who has pursued many cases against alleged antisemites. Fined,
    but it was paid for by his many loyal supporters. No requirement to have
    an anger management course.

    https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-on-wrong-side-of-history-says-lewis-after-twitter-fine

    2018

    The Jewish solicitor fined for posting offensive messages on social
    media in response to alleged neo-Nazi trolls has accused the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of being “on the wrong side of history”.

    Renowned media lawyer Mark Lewis was fined £2,500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after it upheld an allegation that, over an
    18-month period, “he used his Twitter account which publicly identified
    him as a solicitor to publicly post offensive and profane communications”.

    Mr Lewis said in a statement: “The SRA was faced with a choice between Holocaust denying neo-Nazis and a Jewish lawyer. It chose to side with
    the neo-Nazis. It is on the wrong side of history. It is the Holocaust revisionists who are celebrating the verdict. That tells you all that
    you need to know.”

    An SRA spokesman declined to respond to his comments.

    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: “Happy to celebrate your death
    too. I have not got time for your hideous evil.”

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  • From Roger Hayter@21:1/5 to billy bookcase on Fri Aug 1 22:00:49 2025
    On 1 Aug 2025 at 22:17:23 BST, ""billy bookcase"" <billy@anon.com> wrote:


    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net...

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as my >> own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or >> otherwise
    offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from practice. >>
    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and I >> wonder
    whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom of speech. >>
    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had 'various themes repeated' through >> them
    including 'accusations directed at prominent British Jews that they have been
    disloyal
    to Britain', 'politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and
    Zionists',
    tropes of Jewish genocide and conspiracy tropes 'such as Twitter being run by
    Jews or
    Jews being the cause of 9/11'.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which >> said that
    the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain? Surely not when >> he said
    that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/



    As a recognised member of a professional body, Sarfaz has an over-riding
    duty not to bring that body into disrepute; by either word or deed. It
    really is as simple as that

    If anything he says or does, which comes to public attention, could cause concern to at least some other members of his profession*, or to potential clients of at least some other members of his profession*, then he should definitely be made to see the error of his ways.


    bb



    It's pretty simple; when I was employed in a professional capacity I used a pseudonym on any parts of social media where I was likely to comment or
    express an opinion. And I took care not to say anything that could possibly be construed as illegal even under a pseudonym.

    My job was important to me!


    --

    Roger Hayter

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  • From billy bookcase@21:1/5 to The Todal on Fri Aug 1 23:34:08 2025
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    On 01/08/2025 22:17, billy bookcase wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net...

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or otherwise
    offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from practice. >>>
    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and I wonder
    whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom of speech.

    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had 'various themes repeated' through them
    including 'accusations directed at prominent British Jews that they have been
    disloyal
    to Britain', 'politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists',
    tropes of Jewish genocide and conspiracy tropes 'such as Twitter being run by Jews or
    Jews being the cause of 9/11'.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which said that
    the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain? Surely not when he said
    that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/



    As a recognised member of a professional body, Sarfaz has an over-riding
    duty not to bring that body into disrepute; by either word or deed. It
    really is as simple as that

    If anything he says or does, which comes to public attention, could cause
    concern to at least some other members of his profession*, or to potential >> clients of at least some other members of his profession*, then he should
    definitely be made to see the error of his ways.


    Which is why he should have had the sense to post with an anonymous name that could not
    be traced back to him.

    Indeed.

    It seems as if social media scrapes are now running "trouser problems" a close second,
    when it comes to common sense flying straight out of the window.



    Interesting to compare this with the case of Mark Lewis, a pro-Israel solicitor who has
    pursued many cases against alleged antisemites. Fined, but it was paid for by his many
    loyal supporters. No requirement to have an anger management course.

    https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-on-wrong-side-of-history-says-lewis-after-twitter-fine

    2018

    The Jewish solicitor fined for posting offensive messages on social media in response
    to alleged neo-Nazi trolls has accused the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of
    being "on the wrong side of history".

    Renowned media lawyer Mark Lewis was fined 2,500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary
    Tribunal after it upheld an allegation that, over an 18-month period, "he used his
    Twitter account which publicly identified him as a solicitor to publicly post offensive
    and profane communications".

    Mr Lewis said in a statement: "The SRA was faced with a choice between Holocaust
    denying neo-Nazis and a Jewish lawyer. It chose to side with the neo-Nazis. It is on
    the wrong side of history. It is the Holocaust revisionists who are celebrating the
    verdict. That tells you all that you need to know."

    An SRA spokesman declined to respond to his comments.

    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to threatening tweets.
    One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death too. I have not got time for your
    hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.


    bb

    Injection wearing off?




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  • From billy bookcase@21:1/5 to billy bookcase on Sat Aug 2 00:35:28 2025
    "billy bookcase" <billy@anon.com> wrote in message news:106jfcu$merm$1@dont-email.me...

    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    On 01/08/2025 22:17, billy bookcase wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4kasFt5f0U1@mid.individual.net...

    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension-but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic or otherwise
    offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension from practice. >>>>
    unquote

    How bad could they have been? The full judgment is not yet published and I wonder
    whether he put up a plausible defence citing his right to freedom of speech.

    quote

    The SDT heard the six disputed tweets had 'various themes repeated' through them
    including 'accusations directed at prominent British Jews that they have been
    disloyal
    to Britain', 'politicians, journalists and others are paid by Israel and Zionists',
    tropes of Jewish genocide and conspiracy tropes 'such as Twitter being run by Jews
    or
    Jews being the cause of 9/11'.

    unquote

    I wonder which were the worst tweets he produced? Surely not the one which said that
    the Chief Rabbi's loyalty was to Israel and not to Britain? Surely not when he said
    that a holocaust was taking place in Gaza?

    The Gnasher Jew website seems to be the place to see some of the tweets quoted.

    https://gnasherjew.com/solicitor-under-investigation-for-hateful-antisemitic-communications/



    As a recognised member of a professional body, Sarfaz has an over-riding >>> duty not to bring that body into disrepute; by either word or deed. It
    really is as simple as that

    If anything he says or does, which comes to public attention, could cause >>> concern to at least some other members of his profession*, or to potential >>> clients of at least some other members of his profession*, then he should >>> definitely be made to see the error of his ways.


    Which is why he should have had the sense to post with an anonymous name that could
    not be traced back to him.

    Indeed.

    It seems as if social media scrapes are now running "trouser problems" a close second,
    when it comes to common sense flying straight out of the window.



    Interesting to compare this with the case of Mark Lewis, a pro-Israel solicitor who
    has pursued many cases against alleged antisemites. Fined, but it was paid for by his
    many loyal supporters. No requirement to have an anger management course.

    https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-on-wrong-side-of-history-says-lewis-after-twitter-fine

    2018

    The Jewish solicitor fined for posting offensive messages on social media in response
    to alleged neo-Nazi trolls has accused the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of
    being "on the wrong side of history".

    Renowned media lawyer Mark Lewis was fined 2,500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary
    Tribunal after it upheld an allegation that, over an 18-month period, "he used his
    Twitter account which publicly identified him as a solicitor to publicly post
    offensive and profane communications".

    Mr Lewis said in a statement: "The SRA was faced with a choice between Holocaust
    denying neo-Nazis and a Jewish lawyer. It chose to side with the neo-Nazis. It is on
    the wrong side of history. It is the Holocaust revisionists who are celebrating the
    verdict. That tells you all that you need to know."

    An SRA spokesman declined to respond to his comments.

    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to threatening tweets.
    One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death too. I have not got time for your
    hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.


    bb

    Injection wearing off?

    quote:

    Legal Futures understands that the Facebook allegation refers to a
    single post Mr Lewis made when recovering from an anaesthetic and
    was deleted a few hours later with an apology.

    He suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been taking part in a ground-breaking medical trial at a hospital in Israel, which has
    been the subject of the Channel 4 documentary.

    unquote

    https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/high-profile-solicitor-facing-tribunal-over-online-spats-with-neo-nazis

    My unreserved apologies to Mr Lewis for a somewhat tasteless aside
    under any circumstances

    bb

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  • From Jon Ribbens@21:1/5 to billy bookcase on Fri Aug 1 23:53:05 2025
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death
    too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister.

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  • From The Todal@21:1/5 to Jon Ribbens on Sat Aug 2 11:42:18 2025
    On 02/08/2025 00:53, Jon Ribbens wrote:
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death
    too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister.


    It buys him no credit at all in my book - maybe my book is slimmer than
    yours.

    Any lawyer can take on a slam dunk winner of a case and look good when
    your client wins and you rake in loads of costs for your firm.

    However, Keir Starmer was nice enough to help Helen Steel when she was
    sued by McDonalds for libelling their disgusting food, and he acted pro
    bono. That bought him a lot of credit in my book. That was before Keir
    was attacked by zombies and turned into a genocide supporting bastard.

    The debit items that should be registered against Mr Lewis involve his
    tireless crusade against people whom he regarded as antisemites.

    He represented Richard Millett in Millett v Corbyn https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1848.html

    He represented John Ware in Ware v French https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2021/384.html

    He claimed that he and his wife had to emigrate to Israel because of all
    the antisemitism in the UK which he blamed on Jeremy Corbyn.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-45201412 https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-is-finished-leading-lawyer-says-as-he-leaves-uk-for-israel/

    Oddly, having left for Israel in a fanfare of trumpets, he seems to have subsequently returned to the UK to resume his work as a lawyer. Wonders
    will never cease for the wandering Jew.

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  • From The Todal@21:1/5 to The Todal on Sat Aug 2 11:58:50 2025
    On 02/08/2025 11:42, The Todal wrote:
    On 02/08/2025 00:53, Jon Ribbens wrote:
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death
    too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister.


    It buys him no credit at all in my book - maybe my book is slimmer than yours.

    Any lawyer can take on a slam dunk winner of a case and look good when
    your client wins and you rake in loads of costs for your firm.

    However, Keir Starmer was nice enough to help Helen Steel when she was
    sued by McDonalds for libelling their disgusting food, and he acted pro
    bono. That bought him a lot of credit in my book.  That was before Keir
    was attacked by zombies and turned into a genocide supporting bastard.

    The debit items that should be registered against Mr Lewis involve his tireless crusade against people whom he regarded as antisemites.

    He represented Richard Millett in Millett v Corbyn https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1848.html

    He represented John Ware in Ware v French https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2021/384.html

    He claimed that he and his wife had to emigrate to Israel because of all
    the antisemitism in the UK which he blamed on Jeremy Corbyn.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-45201412 https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-is-finished-leading-lawyer-says-as- he-leaves-uk-for-israel/

    Oddly, having left for Israel in a fanfare of trumpets, he seems to have subsequently returned to the UK to resume his work as a lawyer. Wonders
    will never cease for the wandering Jew.




    I ought to correct that final remark - I've found this on a website from
    2019.

    Commenting on his role at Patron, Mark said: “I’m delighted to be
    joining Patron Law. Although based in Israel, modern technology means
    that I am seconds away for face to face meetings. I am as close to the
    High Court as when I lived in Manchester! Seeing things differently and
    taking time to solve problems is my way to practice law. I look to
    achieve what the client wants and to use the law to get that result
    rather than just follow what other people do.

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  • From Roger Hayter@21:1/5 to The Todal on Sat Aug 2 12:24:29 2025
    On 2 Aug 2025 at 11:42:18 BST, "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote:

    On 02/08/2025 00:53, Jon Ribbens wrote:
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death
    too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister.


    It buys him no credit at all in my book - maybe my book is slimmer than yours.

    Any lawyer can take on a slam dunk winner of a case and look good when
    your client wins and you rake in loads of costs for your firm.

    I think that's a bit unfair; it was quite an important judgment re social media.




    However, Keir Starmer was nice enough to help Helen Steel when she was
    sued by McDonalds for libelling their disgusting food, and he acted pro
    bono. That bought him a lot of credit in my book. That was before Keir
    was attacked by zombies and turned into a genocide supporting bastard.

    The debit items that should be registered against Mr Lewis involve his tireless crusade against people whom he regarded as antisemites.

    Agree on this!



    He represented Richard Millett in Millett v Corbyn https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1848.html

    He represented John Ware in Ware v French https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2021/384.html

    He claimed that he and his wife had to emigrate to Israel because of all
    the antisemitism in the UK which he blamed on Jeremy Corbyn.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-45201412 https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-is-finished-leading-lawyer-says-as-he-leaves-uk-for-israel/

    Oddly, having left for Israel in a fanfare of trumpets, he seems to have subsequently returned to the UK to resume his work as a lawyer. Wonders
    will never cease for the wandering Jew.

    I suppose he really only *had* to leave while Corbyn was actually Prime Minister?


    --

    Roger Hayter

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  • From GB@21:1/5 to The Todal on Sat Aug 2 17:51:26 2025
    On 01/08/2025 20:54, The Todal wrote:
    No wonder lawyers would be well advised to post using pseudonyms such as
    my own one.

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/tweeting-solicitor-avoids-suspension- but-must-attend-antisemitism-course/5124105.article

    A solicitor found to have made social media posts that were antisemitic
    or otherwise offensive or inappropriate has given a suspended suspension
    from practice.

    Are you still practising? If not, I'd advise getting off the SRA roll**
    and resigning from Law Society membership, etc.

    ** I'm no expert, but perhaps you can be on the roll, even if you don't
    have a practising certificate?

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  • From billy bookcase@21:1/5 to The Todal on Sat Aug 2 15:56:44 2025
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message news:mf68caF703fU1@mid.individual.net...
    On 02/08/2025 00:53, Jon Ribbens wrote:
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death
    too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister.


    It buys him no credit at all in my book - maybe my book is slimmer than yours.

    He's obvious Troll Bait

    Yes it was a a big mistake not to use a handle right from the off.

    But having made that big mistake and having been identified and challenged there simply was no turning back.

    .

    quote:

    His Twitter biography says simply: "My own person - I won't be bullied by antisemitic trolls." He is a partner at London firm Seddons.

    The Twitter exchanges are believed to involve neo-Nazis, one of whom has
    been imprisoned for threats made to Mr Lewis and others.

    In an interview last year with The Times of Israel, he was quoted as saying that I do like to take people on", with the paper noting that he could be
    found tweeting "at all hours of the day, often indulging in hours-long back-and-forths with anti-Semitic trolls".

    He told the paper: "I don't like to block people, because I believe in a
    free press, and I also don't want to give them the satisfaction of putting 'blocked by Mark Lewis' on their timeline, as though they had intimidated me.

    unquote

    https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/high-profile-solicitor-facing-tribunal-over-online-spats-with-neo-nazis

    Talk about pinning a "Kick Me" sign on your back.

    And he's in a Wheelchair. Patronising or not, I'd be inclined to allow him
    some leeway on that account as well/ But if he wants to keep up his practice.....

    https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-mark-lewis-police-saw-my-wheelchair-as-a-greater-threat-than-a-machine-gun/



    bb

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  • From The Todal@21:1/5 to Roger Hayter on Sat Aug 2 20:35:43 2025
    On 02/08/2025 13:24, Roger Hayter wrote:
    On 2 Aug 2025 at 11:42:18 BST, "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote:

    On 02/08/2025 00:53, Jon Ribbens wrote:
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to
    threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death >>>>> too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister.


    It buys him no credit at all in my book - maybe my book is slimmer than
    yours.

    Any lawyer can take on a slam dunk winner of a case and look good when
    your client wins and you rake in loads of costs for your firm.

    I think that's a bit unfair; it was quite an important judgment re social media.


    It was quite an important judgment but any defamation solicitor would
    have been happy to handle it on a no win no fee basis, and presumably he managed to get in ahead of Carter Ruck.

    I assume he did a competent job but, realistically, the hardest work is
    done by the specialist defamation barristers.

    Hopkins was ordered to make an interim payment of costs of 107k and I
    bet the final sum would have been double that. A nice case for a law
    firm. Very low risk. Hopkins had fucked up big time. Monroe deserved her
    24k damages. I hope her solicitor didn't have to deduct any costs from that.




    However, Keir Starmer was nice enough to help Helen Steel when she was
    sued by McDonalds for libelling their disgusting food, and he acted pro
    bono. That bought him a lot of credit in my book. That was before Keir
    was attacked by zombies and turned into a genocide supporting bastard.

    The debit items that should be registered against Mr Lewis involve his
    tireless crusade against people whom he regarded as antisemites.

    Agree on this!



    He represented Richard Millett in Millett v Corbyn
    https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1848.html

    He represented John Ware in Ware v French
    https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2021/384.html

    He claimed that he and his wife had to emigrate to Israel because of all
    the antisemitism in the UK which he blamed on Jeremy Corbyn.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-45201412
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-is-finished-leading-lawyer-says-as-he-leaves-uk-for-israel/

    Oddly, having left for Israel in a fanfare of trumpets, he seems to have
    subsequently returned to the UK to resume his work as a lawyer. Wonders
    will never cease for the wandering Jew.

    I suppose he really only *had* to leave while Corbyn was actually Prime Minister?


    I think Mr Lewis did his very best to harm Labour's electoral prospects
    and ensure that Corbyn would be replaced as leader in due course. And
    the allegations of antisemitism were, of course, essentially based on
    Corbyn's support for the Palestinians. I think Lewis sincerely believes
    that criticism of Israel is usually motivated by antisemitism and a
    desire to destroy the state of Israel.

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  • From Roger Hayter@21:1/5 to The Todal on Sat Aug 2 20:02:19 2025
    On 2 Aug 2025 at 20:35:43 BST, "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote:

    On 02/08/2025 13:24, Roger Hayter wrote:
    On 2 Aug 2025 at 11:42:18 BST, "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote:

    On 02/08/2025 00:53, Jon Ribbens wrote:
    On 2025-08-01, billy bookcase <billy@anon.com> wrote:
    "The Todal" <the_todal@icloud.com> wrote in message
    news:mf4rgaFua98U1@mid.individual.net...
    Mr Lewis was open about his approach of responding aggressively to >>>>>> threatening tweets. One he sent said: "Happy to celebrate your death >>>>>> too. I have not got time for your hideous evil."

    And yet he seems to be such a sensible chap to judge by his website

    https://patronlaw.co.uk/bio/mark-lewis/

    I think it best to leave it at that.

    "successfully representing Food Blogger, Jack Monroe against Katie
    Hopkins"

    That buys him a lot of credit in my book. And him not even a barrister. >>>>

    It buys him no credit at all in my book - maybe my book is slimmer than
    yours.

    Any lawyer can take on a slam dunk winner of a case and look good when
    your client wins and you rake in loads of costs for your firm.

    I think that's a bit unfair; it was quite an important judgment re social
    media.


    It was quite an important judgment but any defamation solicitor would
    have been happy to handle it on a no win no fee basis, and presumably he managed to get in ahead of Carter Ruck.

    I assume he did a competent job but, realistically, the hardest work is
    done by the specialist defamation barristers.

    Hopkins was ordered to make an interim payment of costs of 107k and I
    bet the final sum would have been double that. A nice case for a law
    firm. Very low risk. Hopkins had fucked up big time. Monroe deserved her
    24k damages. I hope her solicitor didn't have to deduct any costs from that.




    However, Keir Starmer was nice enough to help Helen Steel when she was
    sued by McDonalds for libelling their disgusting food, and he acted pro
    bono. That bought him a lot of credit in my book. That was before Keir
    was attacked by zombies and turned into a genocide supporting bastard.

    The debit items that should be registered against Mr Lewis involve his
    tireless crusade against people whom he regarded as antisemites.

    Agree on this!



    He represented Richard Millett in Millett v Corbyn
    https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1848.html

    He represented John Ware in Ware v French
    https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2021/384.html

    He claimed that he and his wife had to emigrate to Israel because of all >>> the antisemitism in the UK which he blamed on Jeremy Corbyn.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-45201412
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-is-finished-leading-lawyer-says-as-he-leaves-uk-for-israel/

    Oddly, having left for Israel in a fanfare of trumpets, he seems to have >>> subsequently returned to the UK to resume his work as a lawyer. Wonders
    will never cease for the wandering Jew.

    I suppose he really only *had* to leave while Corbyn was actually Prime
    Minister?


    I think Mr Lewis did his very best to harm Labour's electoral prospects
    and ensure that Corbyn would be replaced as leader in due course. And
    the allegations of antisemitism were, of course, essentially based on Corbyn's support for the Palestinians. I think Lewis sincerely believes
    that criticism of Israel is usually motivated by antisemitism and a
    desire to destroy the state of Israel.

    Possibly. Or does he perhaps believe that it his personal duty to support the (right wing government of) the state of Israel by fair means or foul, and totally disregard the interests of any opponents, Jewish or otherwise, and totally disregard the interests of the UK? I don't know, but that is what his behaviour looks like.

    --

    Roger Hayter

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  • From GB@21:1/5 to The Todal on Sun Aug 3 12:31:54 2025
    On 02/08/2025 20:35, The Todal wrote:
    I think Lewis sincerely believes
    that criticism of Israel is usually motivated by antisemitism and a
    desire to destroy the state of Israel.

    The phrase you're looking for is "Scratch an anti-Zionist, and you'll
    find an anti-semite underneath."

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