Alexandra Scott considers the proposals in the new Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service (‘BTAS’) Sanctions Guidance Review Consultation. Consultation On…
Richard Furlong and Alexandra Scott provide a brief guide to defending wives and partners in confiscation proceedings Data from 2019 suggests…
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, and this year’s theme ‘Choose to Challenge’, members of Carmelite Chambers have contributed articles…
Jim Tilbury and Alexandra Scott consider the implications of the recent ECHR judgment in VCL and AN v UK in…
Alexandra Scott reviews the lessons to be learnt from the line of sentencing authorities culminating in R v Bailey [2020]…
After a lengthy delay since enactment, pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999…
Alexandra Scott reviews the case of R v PS, Abdi Dahir, CF [2019] EWCA Crim 2286, and considers its implications…
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…
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…