General Crime
1st Jul 2020
News
Modern Policing - Necessary Restraint or Unlawful Violence?
We frequently need to consider the use of force by police officers when arresting or otherwise dealing with suspects. In the year ending March 2018, th...
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2nd Jun 2020
News
Increase in sentences for aggravation related to disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity
Section 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 states that if the following circumstances are present, it mus...
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17th Mar 2020
News
Trial Delays
A defendant has the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time. In exceptional cases, a delay will lead to a stay of proceedings as an abuse of process.
A stay of proceedings is an extr...
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11th Mar 2020
News
Criminal Justice and Coronavirus
As the UK prepares to move into the 'delay phase', changes are expected to criminal justice procedure. So, what might be expected to change?
Criminal Investigations
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11th Mar 2020
News
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial evidence is widely misunderstood, and many people cannot understand how a case can be advanced without primary evidence of wrongdoing.
To illustrate this, we can u...
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26th Feb 2020
News
Jury Trial - Is 14 too many?
If you ask most people how many people are selected to sit on a jury hearing a criminal case, the answer from most if not all will be 12.
It can, therefore, come as somethin...
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