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Defendants and practitioners will be familiar with the substantial amount of time it now takes for complex cases to come to court and for subsequent confiscation proceedings to be finalised. Due to Covid-19 and the increasing backlog, there is now frequently...
As of 27 November 2024, Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (“DAPOs”) are being piloted in Greater Manchester, parts of South London (Croydon, Bromley, and Sutton) and the British Transport Police. What is a DAPO? A DAPO is a civil order...
Rare is the case that does not feature some aspect of digital technology. The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee identified that “ Digital evidence is now a key component in many criminal trials…[estimating that]…90%...
The Public Authority (Accountability) Bill (163 2016-17) [1] , is potentially an important new law, as it aims: to set a requirement on public institutions, public servants and officials to act in the public interest and with...
It is a common misconception amongst some practitioners that the service of a defence statement in Crown Court proceedings is a choice, rather than an obligation. This, incorrect, line of thought holds that the service, or not, of a defence statement is...
The court may impose a Sexual Harm Prevention Order ('SHPO') where a person is convicted of an offence contained in either schedule 3 or 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (s. 345 of Sentencing Act 2020: ‘SA 2020’). The power also arises...
The Financial Conduct Authority has today issued a press release announcing that it is "crack[ing] down on illegal finfluencers", a term used to describe social media "influencers" who use their platforms to advertise or promote financial...
An amendment to the Criminal Procedure Rules has formalised the procedure to be adopted by the Court and the prosecution when an offender has provided assistance to the investigators. Such a change is long overdue and practitioners would do well to master...
Practitioners will be familiar with defending in modern slavery cases where the s45 defence is advanced. This brings with it procedural, evidential and disclosure challenges from the timing of NRM referrals and receipt of conclusive grounds, to admissibility...
For conduct which even on a conservative view probably occurs frequently, the offence of insider dealing contrary to 52(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 is not regularly prosecuted. It is an infamously technical offence, with no fewer than eight...