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Introduction Having spent 17 years in prison and 20 years fighting to clear his name, one imagines that after the…
The Court of Appeal today ruled that Andrew Malkinson’s 2004 conviction was unsafe because Greater Manchester Police (GMP) withheld key…
Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully convicted of raping a woman in Greater Manchester in 2003. The following year, he was sentenced…
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…