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...
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...
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...
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...