The concept of a “dwelling” has some significance in the criminal law. A burglar who commits their crime in a dwelling is sentenced more harshly than if they were to...
In this week’s Digest, the High Court held that the Magistrates’ Court possesses no power to extend the time limit to apply to state a case under s.111(2) of the...
Section 2(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (‘CJA 1987’) empower the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (‘the SFO’) to give notice in writing requiring a person...
In this week's Digest, the Court of Appeal quashed one of the twelve convictions of the entertainer Rolf Harris; Sir Brian Leveson P observed that the Ghosh test was unlikely...
The Government’s paper ‘Security, law enforcement and criminal justice: a future partnership paper’ suggests that the intention is to maintain a similar level of co-operation with the EU following Brexit....
In this Weekly Digest, the Court of Appeal considered jury directions in two cases, one relating to a conviction for gross negligence manslaughter, the other to directions and summations that...
The High Court has recently suggested, in Serra v Paraguay [2017] EWHC 2300 (Admin), that there could be a different approach to the assessment of prison conditions in requesting states...
In this week's Digest, the Supreme Court considered the obligation to provide rehabilitation during extended sentences and the Court of Appeal considered whether nitrous oxide is an ‘exempted substance’ for...