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Month: April 2020

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The impact of Coronavirus, part 7: the possible next steps for the jury system

Duncan Atkinson QC27th April 202028th April 2020
In a series of Blog posts, members of 6KBW have identified a number of ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has led to change in the administration of criminal justice,...
Court of Appeal Decisions General Weekly Digest

Weekly Digest: 27 April 2020

6KBW26th April 2020
This week's edition considers two judgments from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).  In Abbott and others the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) gave guidance as to how to calculate the appropriate...
General

The impact of Coronavirus, part 6: sentencing at a time of national emergency

Alison Morgan QC23rd April 202023rd April 2020
As a result of the restrictions on movement imposed due to the current pandemic, the criminal justice system is operating little more than what might be colloquially referred to as...
General High Court Decisions Weekly Digest

Weekly Digest: 20 April 2020

6KBW20th April 202023rd April 2020
This week's edition considers one judgment of the Divisional Court. In Re Ojebode the Court considered an application for a certificate of inadequacy under section 83 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988....
Crime General Public and civil law

The impact of Coronavirus, part 5: the Coronavirus Act 2020

Annie Fendrich16th April 202016th April 2020
As Hippocrates remarked at the height of the Plague of Athens in 430BC, desperate times call for desperate measures[1]. The deadly coronavirus has brought forth desperate measures almost everywhere, and...
Extradition

“This lopsided Treaty…” Is the US/UK Extradition Treaty imbalanced?

Rosemary Davidson9th April 20206th April 2020
Recent high-profile extradition cases have breathed new life into the old question of whether extradition relations between the US and the UK are imbalanced. On 12 February 2020, the Leader...
Extradition

The impact of Coronavirus, part 4: developments in extradition

Adam Payter7th April 20207th April 2020
Necessity is the mother of invention. Never has the English proverb been proved so true as with the rapid deployment of video link technology in the court system following the...
Crime General Regulatory

The impact of Coronavirus, part 3: the emergency criminal offences

Vincent Scully6th April 20206th April 2020
The current pandemic has led to a flood of emergency legislation. This post deals with The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No. 350) made under the...
General

Weekly Digest: 6 April 2020

6KBW5th April 20205th April 2020
This week's edition considers one judgment of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and two of the Divisional Court. R v Horne concerned an appeal against conviction involving the admissibility of the...
Crime General

The impact of Coronavirus, part 2: attending hearings in the Crown Court remotely

Tom Williams2nd April 20203rd May 2020
On 25 March 2020, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (‘the 2020 Act’) was given Royal Assent. Most of its provisions came into force immediately (s. 87). Almost all of them will...

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