This week’s edition considers one judgment of the Court of Appeal. In R. v McCarthy (Brendan Patrick) the Court considered an appeal against a sentence imposed following the appellant’s plea of guilty...
This week’s edition considers four judgments; two of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), and two of the Divisional Court. In Reynolds the Court of Appeal considered the proper approach to summing-up and...
A nose can be a curious thing: so too causation. I In his Pensées (1669), published from an array of notes following his death, Blaise Pascal expressed a characteristically interesting view...
This week’s edition considers seven judgments; one of the Supreme Court, three of the Court of Appeal, and two of the Divisional Court. In R (on the application of Hemmati...
Introduction The state now has power to forfeit, in civil recovery proceedings, the proceeds of conduct taking place overseas which “constitutes” or is “connected with” a gross human rights abuse...
This week’s digest considers five judgments: one from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), one from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), and three from the Divisional Court. In Harris the Court...
The financial year 2018/19 saw a record £51 million collected through cash forfeiture under chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’). Those who consider...
This week’s digest considers four judgments; one of the Supreme Court, two of the Court of Appeal, and one of the Divisional Court. In R v TRA the Supreme Court interpreted the...
John Rawls (1921–2002) is one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. In his classic work of high liberalism, A Theory of Justice (1971), he devised one of the greatest...
This week's edition considers five judgments, one from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), one from the Court Martial Appeal Court and three from the Divisional Court. In Jones and Miszczak the...