Weekly Digest: 20 November 2017
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...
Co-operating after Brexit — what’s the future for security, law enforcement and criminal justice?
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....
Weekly Digest: 13 November 2017
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...
A relativist approach to prison conditions in extradition cases?
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...
Weekly Digest: 6 November 2017
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...
Cryptocurrency and restraint: police permitted to convert seized Bitcoins
The Crown Court has granted a novel application by the police in restraint proceedings to convert seized Bitcoins into sterling. (more…)
Landmark Supreme Court dishonesty ruling
The Supreme Court has overturned the long-standing Ghosh test for establishing dishonesty in criminal proceedings. (more…)
Glorification of terrorism
How does the law criminalise words or actions seeking to glorify acts of terrorism? Four terrorist attacks in less than three months has led to renewed questions about the adequacy...
Weekly Digest: 23 October 2017
In this week's Digest, the Supreme Court gave judgment in three cases on whether diplomats are immune from claims for their employees, the radical cleric Anjem Choudary was refused application...
Case report: SFO v ENRC [2017] EWHC 1017
Said to be the first reported case in which the Court considered a claim for litigation privilege against the background of potential criminal litigation, this case is essential reading for...