Court Room Mouse who "runs the investigative court reporting blog, Mouse in The Court" - The Times. Open Justice/niche & nuanced (AKA Daniel Cloake)
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Transcripts from two interviews held under caution have been published after jurors heard tax barrister Robert Venables KC tell HMRC investigators they had a "complete misunderstanding" of trust law and suggest they seek advice from someone "far more competent"
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Daniel the MouseInTheCourt retweeted
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I’ve been desperately waiting for the latest updates! This is wonderful reporting.
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Transcripts from two interviews held under caution have been published after jurors heard tax barrister Robert Venables KC tell HMRC investigators they had a "complete misunderstanding" of trust law and suggest they seek advice from someone "far more competent"
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R v Venables KC: The HMRC Interviews: “wouldn’t it be wonderful if tax law were always simple and logical”
Full report: mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/0…
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The agreed facts deployed at the trial of Robert Venables KC have been published…
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Well, they do call it the law of physics
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Tax KC Robert Venables tells jury of humble beginnings, Oxford education and legal career as he gives evidence in his alleged tax fraud trial at Southwark Crown Court.
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Top Tax KC: "I've been cancelled" as jury told of humble beginnings
Full report:
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Robert Venables KC has entered the witness box as the defence case opens.
Venables is accused of three counts of cheating the public revenue contrary to Common Law and denies wrongdoing
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Daniel the MouseInTheCourt retweeted
Jurors have been shown correspondence between Robert Venables KC and HMRC, including complaints about "menacing" letters, allegations of "bullying tactics", and references to potential defamation claims. We've published the documents and highlighted key passages:
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Jurors have been shown correspondence between Robert Venables KC and HMRC, including complaints about "menacing" letters, allegations of "bullying tactics", and references to potential defamation claims. We've published the documents and highlighted key passages:
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HMRC's 'menacing' correspondence meets Tax KC's threats of defamation, jury hears
Full report: mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/0…
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Prosecution case closes in the matter of R v Robert Venables KC
Mr Justice Calver tells the jury that they should "take a break, as there's a number of legal issues to discuss among the lawyers and myself"
They have been told to return at 2pm on Wednesday
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The jury have been told that an HMRC official had given Robert Venables KC a nickname in honour of "Mr Bridger" from the Italian Job.
Asked whether the name came from the film Varsha Heerasing, HMRC officer, said "That’s what I’m told, I’ve never seen it myself."
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HMRC's lead investigator was questioned at the trial of tax barrister Robert Venables KC. Jurors heard evidence about a 1987 letter disclosing a partnership, concerns over "red risks" in the investigation, and references to Venables as HMRC's "favourite barrister".
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HMRC's criminal probe against Tax KC had "Red Risks", jury told
The full report: mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/0…
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The jury in the trial of R v Venables KC have been told their iPads have been updated with a glossary of terms and some 'agreed facts'.
Barrister Michael Hick is currently explaining what a 'Trustee' is...
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A jury member has passed up a note asking what the word "subvention" means. Julian Christopher KC says "that's a good question" as he undertakes to update the jury glossary in due course
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Judge: "Members of the Jury, we’ll break now and we will resume on Monday at 10am. It’s particularly important you don’t discuss the case with anyone or look up anything on the internet do to with the case and I hope you have a very good weekend, and I’ll see you on Monday"
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