Congratulations for publishing the comment by Melanie Strickland on the need for lawyers to consider more basic principles of justice than the law presently allows. The letter from David Enright on the ‘justice equation’ in the same edition alerts us to more immediate needs as well.

For example, how can any element of the special advocates schemes, in which evidence may be withheld from a defendant, be in keeping with justice? Should not all lawyers of principle boycott such systems which compromise basic elements of justice?

Roger Sceats, DR Sceats Solicitors, Surbiton