Weekly Digest: 20 November 2017
In this week's Digest, the Court of Appeal quashed one of the twelve convictions of the entertainer Rolf Harris; Sir Brian Leveson P observed that the Ghosh test was unlikely...
Co-operating after Brexit — what’s the future for security, law enforcement and criminal justice?
The Government’s paper ‘Security, law enforcement and criminal justice: a future partnership paper’ suggests that the intention is to maintain a similar level of co-operation with the EU following Brexit....
Weekly Digest: 13 November 2017
In this Weekly Digest, the Court of Appeal considered jury directions in two cases, one relating to a conviction for gross negligence manslaughter, the other to directions and summations that...
Weekly Digest: 6 November 2017
In this week's Digest, the Supreme Court considered the obligation to provide rehabilitation during extended sentences and the Court of Appeal considered whether nitrous oxide is an ‘exempted substance’ for...
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…)
Landmark Supreme Court dishonesty ruling
The Supreme Court has overturned the long-standing Ghosh test for establishing dishonesty in criminal proceedings. (more…)