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...
Weekly Digest: 23 October 2017
In this week's Digest, the Supreme Court gave judgment in three cases on whether diplomats are immune from claims for their employees, the radical cleric Anjem Choudary was refused application...
Weekly Digest: 16 October 2017
In this week's Digest, the Court of Appeal quashed a conviction on the grounds that the jury had access to transcripts of oral evidence which they should not have, and...
Weekly Digest: 9 October 2017
In this week's Digest the Court of Appeal quashed a conviction for kidnapping on the basis that hearsay evidence should not have been admitted under section 116 of the Criminal...
Weekly Digest: 2 October 2017
In this week's Digest, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal concerning the correct interpretation of section 76(5A) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which contains the defence...
Weekly Digest: 11 September 2017
In this week's Digest, the High Court gave reasons for previously granting the continuation of an injunction preventing the disclosure of confidential information relating to the treatment of children at...
Weekly Digest: 4 September 2017
Welcome to the 6KBW College Hill Weekly Digest for 4 September 2017. This week’s highlights include Court of Appeal cases on the admission of fresh evidence, the conduct of disciplinary...