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Jim Olphert reviews the changes to Sentencing Council guidance on exceptional hardship applications. On 27th October 2020 a number of…
With a little more than two months remaining before the end of the Brexit transition period, James Lloyd revisits the…
Joe Hingston looks at the revised “Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure for investigators, prosecutors and defence practitioners”, due to be…
The furlough scheme was established at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and many employers have taken advantage. There is…
After a lengthy delay since enactment, pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999…
Chloe Birch and Vanessa Reid assess the implications of the Sentencing Council’s latest guideline and consider the likely impact on…
Felicity Gerry KC focusses on the fast-changing and developing implementation of the Modern Slavery Act. On the 28th March 2019,…
Jonathan Lennon and John Carl Townsend look at the practical challenges of Account Freezing Order and Account Forfeiture Orders The…
A review of some of the twists and turns we have seen under Covid-19 emergency legislation – what’s gone wrong…
Alexandra Scott and Marie Spenwyn consider the report published in March 2020 reviewing the Crown Prosecution Service’s approach to serious…
Tom Edwards looks at the impact of the shift from Joint Enterprise to Common Purpose in the five years since…
Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…
Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…