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Hugh O’Donoghue was successful in challenging the lawfulness and procedural propriety of the Metropolitan Police Local Resolution appeals’ framework and in doing so has outlined a defect in the appeal process that leaves the door open for others affected by the error to seek redress.
Following a recommendation of no further action in an assault case, a claim was made through the police complaints’ system, aspects of which the court found to be fatally flawed and struck down as unlawful.
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…
Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…
An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…