Applications to dismiss – what’s the charge?
On 28 February 2020, an Old Bailey jury acquitted Roger Jenkins, Tom Kalaris and Richard Boath of offences of conspiracy to commit fraud during a period when they were senior...
Death, driving and drugs: anomalies in sentencing
A handful of recent cases have thrown into sharp relief the shortcomings of the Definitive Guideline Causing Death by Driving, that was issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council, as it...
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...
Caparo revisited: Supreme Court clarifies scope of police duty of care
Last week, in a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court held that the police do not have blanket immunity from suit in respect of their conduct in investigating or preventing crime, but owe...