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Criminal Articles

A Briefing Note: R v Ali [2023] EWCA Crim 232

  In a judgement dated 3 March 2023, the Court of Appeal held that the current high prison...

Benefits & Brothels by Polly Dyer & HHJ Hopmeier

Polly Dyer co-authored an article with HHJ Hopmeier titled Benefit and Brothels. It can be...

The Use of Gang Affiliation as Evidence of Bad Character

Oliver Mosley  of QEBHW examines gang affiliation as evidence of bad character. The word...

DPP v M [2020] EWHC 3422 (Admin)

Considering the admissibility of the Single Competent Authority's decision at trial Where a...

Confiscation During Covid

Polly Dyer co-authored an article, now featured by the Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association. The...

Eye-Witness and CCTV Evidence in Conflict

High-quality CCTV and smart phone footage which captures alleged criminal activity is now a...

The relevance of COVID-19 when sentencing

Ruth Broadbent with the Youth Justice Legal Centre considers the implications of R v Manning ...

Home Office Guidance on the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Ruth Broadbent with the Youth Justice Legal Centre considers the implications of the Guidance for...

AMENDED BRIEFING NOTE RE HEALTHCARE REGULATIONS 2020

Philip Stott   considers the update in the regulations relating to the restrictions on...

Criminal Courts: Coping with Covid-19

Edmund Smith  of  Kingsley Napley  and  Kerry Broome  of QEB...

Case Comment: R v DS - Modern Slavery and Abuse of Process

Since the Modern Slavery Act 2015 was passed, cases concerning trafficking and modern slavery seem...

The Lammy Review on BAME defendants

LexisNexis Practice Note Download (PDF)...

Trends in the prosecution of directors Lexis Nexis (2016)

Directors need to know their responsibilities under the Companies Acts and Insolvency Act 1986....

FGM, The Law the Lessons and the Unintended Consequences

Sean Larkin QC and Zoe Johnson QC explore the criminal prosecution, the new legislation and the...

War & Peace

Philip Evans QC and Tom Coke-Smyth consider the application of the rule of law to the military in...

Shotgun Certificate Revocations, How it may affect you

Nicholas Corsellis writes a brief article to assist with an overview of how Shotgun Certificate...

"Florida Crime: Facing the music"

Fallon received a scholarship in August 2014 from the South Eastern Circuit to attend an advocacy...

"Closing the 'trade gap'"

Adam King article for Trading Standards Today View Article ...

Contempt and Social Media Update

This article appeared in Entertainment Law Review Ent. L.R 2014, 25(2) and has been reproduced...

Social Media: How the Net is closing in on Cyber Bullies

This article appeared in Entertainment Law Review Ent. L.R. 2013, 24(8) and has been reproduced...

The Times - Lawyer Of The Week

Sean Larkin QC is The Times Lawyer Of The Week. View Article ...

CBA Lecture on Recovered Memory - (2013)

Eleanor Laws QC delivered a lecture to the CBA in June 2013 on the admissibility of expert...

"Jurors: How much should we know?"

Counsel Magazine View Article ...

Understanding forensic evidence

Understanding forensic evidence: Do lawyers and the judiciary understand forensic evidence and the...

'The Farquharson Guidelines' (CBA News, 2002)

‘The Farquharson Guidelines’ (CBA News, 2002) View article ...