Myles Jackman is an English

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who specialises in defending cases related to

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. Jackman was born at Basildon Hospital, where his father, a consultant

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and his mother, Susan, a radiology technician, worked and met. He was a

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The King's School, Canterbury The King's School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for 13 to 18 year old pupils) in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group. It is Britain's ...

. His father died when Jackman was 18. He read law at the

University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

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, and was diagnosed as dyslexic when aged 37. He was the defence solicitor in the landmark ''

R v Peacock ''R v Peacock'' was an English Crown Court case that was a test of the Obscene Publications Act 1959. In December 2009, the defendant, a male escort named Michael Peacock, had been charged by the Metropolitan Police for selling hardcore gay porn ...

'' case, in 2012, which was seen as a test of the

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. He also successfully defended

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, in another 2012 case, seen as a test of

Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is a law in the United Kingdom criminalising possession of what it refers to as "extreme pornographic images". The law came into force on 26 January 2009. The legislation was brought in ...

. During the latter trial he was the first acting solicitor allowed to live tweet from a British trial. The same year, he was awarded the Junior Lawyer of the Year Excellence Award by the

Law Society of England and Wales The Law Society of England and Wales (officially The Law Society) is the professional association that represents solicitors for the jurisdiction of England and Wales. It provides services and support to practising and training solicitors, as ...

. In March 2016, he was appointed Legal Director of the

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. He also writes as a journalist on matters related to pornography and the law, and provides ''

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'' advice to the pressure group

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. His portrait, showing him in a

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costume, has been painted by the artist

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Portrait by Penny Tristram
English lawyers People educated at The King's School, Canterbury Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol 1970s births Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Basildon United Kingdom pornography law {{UK-law-bio-stub