Criminal offences and the inherent jurisdiction: a necessary evil?
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...
‘Full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing’?
It has long been recognized in English law that it is no defence to a breach of an order of the court to assert that the order itself was invalid [1]....
Seizing Cryptocurrency – R. v Teresko (Sergejs) (2)
In this second of two posts on the seizure and conversion of cryptocurrency as addressed in the case of R v Teresko (Sergejs) (Kingston Crown Court: HHJ Lodder QC, 11...
Cryptocurrency and restraint: police permitted to convert seized Bitcoins
The Crown Court has granted a novel application by the police in restraint proceedings to convert seized Bitcoins into sterling. (more…)
Glorification of terrorism
How does the law criminalise words or actions seeking to glorify acts of terrorism? Four terrorist attacks in less than three months has led to renewed questions about the adequacy...