The Central Criminal Court
At the opening ceremony for the Central Criminal Court in 1907, the Recorder of London, Sir Forrest Fulton, addressed King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra: “We trust that this building,...
Weekly Digest: 21 October 2019
This week’s edition considers seven judgments; two of the Supreme Court, one of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and four of the High Court. In Routier and another v Commissioners...
Weekly Digest: 14 October 2019
This week’s Digest considers four judgments of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). In R v Wood the court considers the proper approach to sentencing an offence of encouraging or assisting the...
Weekly Digest: 30 September 2019
This week’s digest considers five judgments; two of the Supreme Court, two of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and one of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). In R (Miller)...
Weekly Digest: 23 September 2019
This week’s digest considers two judgments, both from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). R. v Aziz (Ayman) concerned a judicial review challenge, by a young offender convicted of the murder and...
Weekly Digest: 16 September 2019
This week’s digest considers three judgments; two of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and one of the High Court in Northern Ireland. In Twigg the court consider the admissibility of blood...
Weekly Digest: 9 September 2019
This week’s Digest considers seven judgments: five from the Court of Appeal, and one each from the Divisional Court and the Court Martial Appeal Court. In the first, the Court considered...
Weekly Digest: 1 September 2019
This week’s Digest considers four judgments: two from the Court of Appeal and two from the Divisional Court. In the first, the court considered an appeal against a manslaughter conviction...
Weekly Digest: 13 August 2019
This week’s Digest considers three judgments; one handed down by the Supreme Court and two handed down by the Divisional Court. The issue in Cape Intermediate Holdings was whether the Court of...
Weekly Digest: 5 August 2019
This week’s Digest considers five judgments; two handed down by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and three by the Divisional Court. The issue in Le Brocq was whether the...