It now appears settled that the quotation “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time” dates back to the 17th century and to Blaise...
In the recent case of Re T [2021] UKSC 35, the Supreme Court approved the use of the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction to authorise the deprivation of liberty of a...
According to Clarendon, Sir John Kelyng (pronounced ‘Keeling’) was ‘a person of eminent learning, eminent suffering, never wore his gown after Rebellion, and was always in gaol’. As a judge,...
Introduction The past decade has seen the emergence of ‘drill music’ content increasingly used by the prosecution in criminal trials involving young, black, male defendants accused of gang-related offences. The...
The recent riots in Bristol and the police response to the Sarah Everard vigil have both served to spark a wider debate on the proper parameters that the legislature should...
The conjoined appeals in R v Byrne and ors. [2021] EWCA Crim 107 related to the safety of convictions arising from separate trials in which the Crown had instructed the same expert,...
Criminal lawyers watching Steve McQueen’s Mangrove on the BBC last year may have raised an eyebrow or two during the scenes at the Old Bailey. Lawyers are used to seeing...
The new post-Brexit extradition arrangements between the UK and the EU On Christmas Eve, the UK and the EU agreed the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the...