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...