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23rd May 2018
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Problems with visual identification evidence
A critical evidential problem for courts is how much weight to place upon identification evidence where that evidence is weak or based on a very brief encounter.
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18th May 2018
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But I had no choice!
There is a defence in law known as necessity or duress of circumstances. It can be very difficult to demonstrate and will only apply in unusual and extreme circumstances. It is used to descr...
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18th May 2018
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Drugs Importation
It is common for officers at airports and other ports of entry to intercept people carrying controlled drugs in their luggage, clothing or inside their bodies on behalf of suppliers in foreign...
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8th May 2018
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Request For Driver Information
It may be an offence to fail to provide information as the identity of a driver when you receive a written request to do so from (or on behalf of) the police. If convicted, you fac...
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24th Apr 2018
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Sentencing Is Its Own Risky Business - The Hidden Penalty
When clients turn their mind to what punishment they might receive if they plead guilty to, or are convicted of, a criminal offence, in most cases the th...
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9th Apr 2018
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/Burglary and Self-Defence
The law of self-defence is again in the spotlight following the case of 78-year-old Richard Osborn-Brooks who was briefly investigated after the fatal stabbing of a burglar who entered...
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