General Crime
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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26th Feb 2020
News
Forensic evidence
The Forensic Science Regulator regulates forensic scientists in England and Wales. The Regulator ensures that the provision of forensic science evidence across the criminal justice system is su...
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21st Oct 2019
News
Stop and Search
The police, with the support of the Home Office, are making more extensive use of stop and search powers. This new approach is partly due to rising public and political concern about knife crime....
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