is outside manchester crown court. tell us more, matt. well, it was in court number seven this morning, when the prosecution barrister peter wright qc stood up addressing judge hilary manley and said this matter is being discussed at a very senior level within the crown prosecution service. when asking for that retrial, ryan giggs was not in court today, but he was also under no obligation to attend. he was here last week. a jury spent 23 hours deliberating three counts faced by the former manchester united footballer but they failed to reach a majority verdict on any of the three council faced by ryan giggs. those counts were one count of alleged controlling behaviour towards his former partner kate greville, and two counts of alleged assault against her and her younger sister at his home in manchester on
than 2200 criminal barristers who have voted and of those 80% voted for a complete walk out beginning on the 5th of september. to clarify, that means defence barristers who are paid by the legal aid system to represent people who are on trial who otherwise can t pay for their defence. it does not affect prosecutors in that instance but a trial cannot go ahead with just a prosecution barrister and not a defence barristers of the case effectively grinds to a halt. with an 80% vote in favour of the walk out in september crystallises the huge anger among the criminal barrister profession. this has been building for years. we have had a couple of periods of industrial action since 2012 onwards over the rates of legal aid pay and it has been building and building to this position we have now got where they feel they have no choice but to
family at the time of her death, she was described as a loving daughter and granddaughter who was caring, thoughtful and liked to help others and was very much loved. she went to school at droylsden academy in manchester, which paid tribute to her as a lovely student who they said would be sorely missed by pupils and staff. a jujitsu club which she attended with her mother also said its members were heartbroken and devastated by the news of amanda s death. seen here at an earlier court hearing, her brother, 19 year old matthew selby, from ashton under lyne in greater manchester, had denied her murder. but appearing by video link at mold crown court this morning, he admitted an alternative charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, which was accepted by the prosecution barrister. that essentially means that at the time of the incident, his mentalfunctions were impaired as a result of a medical condition. he was told he was due to be sentenced on the 18th of marc
in towyn, which is in conwy county. in a statement released by her family at the time, she was described as a loving daughter and granddaughter who was caring, thoughtful and liked to help others, and was very much loved. her brother, 19 year old matthew selby from ashton under lyne in greater manchester, had denied her murder but appearing via video link at mold crown court this morning, he admitted an alternative charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, which was accepted by the prosecution barrister. that essentially means that at the time of the incident, his mentalfunctions were impaired as a result of a medical condition. he was told he s due to be sentenced on the 18th of march once further psychiatric and legal reports, including things like impact statements from other family members, are carried out.