The Background The right of access to a lawyer for a suspect in police custody has long been recognised as a vital element of due … Read more

Handcuffing a person on arrest might be perceived popularly as a regular, and even unremarkable, aspect of police practice. It signifies the reality that the … Read more

Police and judicial cooperation with the EU in criminal matters did not feature in the mainstream media coverage of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The misleading … Read more

The DPP has just produced the 8th edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors in England and Wales. The first edition was published in 1986 … Read more

Only five weeks after the publication of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (covered in the October issue of … Read more

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is surely one of the most fundamental and ground-breaking innovations in criminal law and procedure. It can be traced … Read more

The status and needs of victims of crime has moved towards centre stage in criminal justice in recent years. In 2015, the UK government published … Read more

The report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was published on the 18th September. The Commission, the first of its kind … Read more

In a unanimous five judge decision in Shine v India, the Supreme Court of India overturned precedent to declare unconstitutional the colonial era offence of … Read more