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" I am unashamed to say that I have a super-crush on Kate Oates, the series producer of 'Coronation Street.' "

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" If every person charged with a crime was allowed to claim money from the authorities when their case was dropped, our police would end up spending all their time defending claims for compensation. "

" There are plenty of organisations making a real difference to the lives of gay people around the country that do need our help, so why undermine the wonder of 'Strictly' by politicising it? "

" As a lawyer, I've dealt with really serious offences, and the public rarely hear what the true impact is on the victims' families. When you hear it from the mouths of victims, your entire approach changes, because it could happen to anybody, and they articulate that in such a powerful way. "

" If a deal advertised on an unknown website looks too good to be true, it almost certainly is. "

" I can conduct and play musical instruments, but dancers' counting is different - they only go to eight beats, which doesn't relate to a bar. "

" There is a balance between mindful that you don't upset anyone, yet maintaining an authenticity that is not wrapped up in the minutiae of people's judgments of you. "

" Even my trolls have started taking the trouble to spell their Tweets correctly, which is thoughtful. "

" There's something fundamentally grubby about the rich paying people to seek out cracks in the system to hide their money. "

" I realise I'm known for doing big, very serious cases, but fundamentally, any lawyer will tell you that even the most complex trials come down to the same questions. Are people telling porky pies? Are bank accounts dodgy? Is someone trying to get one over on you? It's my job to listen and then decide. "

" In our 'Strictly' group, we really did bond. It's seemingly disappointing to some that we had no diva meltdowns. I made true friends during the experience, which is surprising because I'm not a new-pals sort of person. "

" If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability. "

" I really want to emphasise this - 'Strictly' is a positive show. It's interesting that it gets cast into this, understandably, the ordinary net of reality shows, but there's no part of it which feels nihilistic or unpleasant. It's all about learning something and doing well, and you feel this overwhelming sense of people wanting you to do well. "

" I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it. "

" My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail. It is the scaffolding around which every other freedom is based. "

" Perhaps the people of Twitter are more amenable to your babbling than your immediate family, but that doesn't necessarily make digital communication a beneficial distraction when we have an immediate social environment. "

" I think I'm incredibly stoic. If I have a bad headache, it takes a while before I reach for a tablet. "

" Most people assume that when you go to court and win your case that you are guaranteed to get your money. Sadly, this isn't always the case. "

" Is it exploitative to get the victim of an unimaginably horrific crime to talk on my show 'Crime Stories?' No, it's crucial. "

" I think if you put 100% into anything and you do it with authenticity and enthusiasm, then it really shines through. "

" Discounting the ineffably repetitive homophobic barbs that I receive most days, Twitter trolls' most common gripe against me appears to be that I am 'posh.' Contrary to their unshakeable view, I was not born into the upstairs world. "

" Ultimately, whenever you have a new opportunity, do it with gusto and fun and be wholly indifferent to what other people think. "

" The reality is that when you're a barrister, you're trained, and you've got ethical structures. You've got to follow the evidence, and that's that. "

" I find it amusing when you look at plastic surgeons because they don't seem to have had anything done. "

" I did a couple of plays at university, badly, where I made friends with Benedict Cumberbatch. When you see someone like him acting, it makes you think there's not much point in doing it yourself. "

" I think with 'Strictly,' people don't want you to do badly. They're willing you to do well. "

" One of the things about being a law student is that the academic discipline of law is very often removed from the practical reality of law. How to complain, who to complain to, and whether or not you even need to invoke the law is very different in the real world from how it's examined in the lecture theatre. "

" Youthful beauty is a poor indicator of long-term appeal in a man. "

" In theory, I absolutely love to work from home, in all its warmth and comfort, but have reluctantly been forced to confess that it's a total failure. "

" I give celebrity my undivided indifference. Now that it's here, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. And people who complain about celebrity and any kind of privilege are, all of them, whinging morons, and they should keep their first-world problems to themselves. I feel very strongly about that. "

" Fitness is really important for my mental and emotional equilibrium as well as my physical wellbeing. "