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The Defendant faced recent allegations of multiple rapes and sexual assaults against an ex-partner. Further allegations were made of violence including cutting her throat with a cleaver and threatening her with an improvised weapon. The case required cross-examination of a vulnerable witness
Sebastian was instructed by Jack Ward of Tank Jowett Solicitors.
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…