Are we there yet? Criminal liability in the era of driverless cars
Since the Motor Car Act 1903, the safety of our roads has been regulated largely through the criminal law. Drivers will incur criminal liability if they drive in an unsafe...
Weekly Digest: 28 January 2019
This week’s Digest considers three judgments: one from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and two from the High Court. The first considers the defence afforded to police constables under...
Comment: R (Monica) v DPP [2018] EWHC 3508 (QB)
In R (Monica) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] EWHC 3508 (QB), the Divisional Court (Lord Burnett of Maldon LCJ and Jay J) refused a claim from ‘Monica’ for judicial review...
Weekly Digest: 21 January 2018
This week’s Digest considers three judgments: one from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and two from the High Court. The first considers whether s.55(2) of the Data Protection Act...
Runaway companies: prosecuting a company in its absence
The jurisdiction to prosecute an individual in his or her absence is well established: the court must not proceed unless it is satisfied that the defendant has waived the right...
Without Rhyme or Reason: The Removal of Juries from Rape Trials
Ann Coffey MP recently gave a speech in Parliament seeking a wide-ranging inquiry into rape prosecutions.[1] One of Ms Coffey’s proposals was that juries be removed from rape trials. Increasing...
Weekly Digest: 2018 roundup
Welcome to the first Digest of 2019 - Happy New Year! This week's edition collates the most recent judgments handed down by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) shortly before...