On 14 August 2017, the Chair of the Parole Board, Nick Hardwick, gave an interview to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme, in which he called for changes to the test...
In this week's Digest the Court of Appeal quashed a conviction for kidnapping on the basis that hearsay evidence should not have been admitted under section 116 of the Criminal...
The Government has published the Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017 (‘the Regulations’) which will come into force on 31 July 2017. The Regulations significantly enhance the ability of...
In this week's Digest, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal concerning the correct interpretation of section 76(5A) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which contains the defence...
In this week's Digest, the High Court gave reasons for previously granting the continuation of an injunction preventing the disclosure of confidential information relating to the treatment of children at...
In Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2017] UKSC 28, the Supreme Court considered the correct interpretation of section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996, and in particular the definition...
Welcome to the 6KBW College Hill Weekly Digest for 4 September 2017. This week’s highlights include Court of Appeal cases on the admission of fresh evidence, the conduct of disciplinary...
Challenging decisions to prosecute criminal offences is notoriously difficult; and decisions to investigate still harder. At issue in SXH v CPS [2017] UKSC 30 was the availability of fundamental rights,...
The Fourth Money Laundering Directive was transposed into UK law when the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 came into force on...
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (“HMCTS”) has announced a pilot scheme to extend court sitting times at criminal and civil courts around the country. (more…)