ARANI

I used to see her in the Old Bailey but I've never spoken to her. One of the younger guys who used to hang around Hamza was working for her as a trainee assistant.

Barrister Michael Wolkind QC said the allegations against Ms Arani should have been cleared up in "15 minutes rather than 15 months" - and he criticised other lawyers for isolating her.

"She came to prominence because of her hard work," he said. "She deserves to regain her professional reputation."

As I've said I've never spoken to her but I'm assuming the problem between her and other lawyers and the press is that she believes Hamza is who he said he was at the trial, which leads all of them to assume that she supports terrorism.