Category: criminal law and procedure

Introduction The criminal law has always struggled to deal with breaches of the criminal law committed by persons acting in the capacity a corporate entity, … Read more

As noted in the main April issue of Criminal Justice Notes, the UK primary legislation applicable to the challenges presented by the spread of Covid-19 do … Read more

Introduction The designation ‘police state’ is generally associated with a situation in which the police (or other executive authority) are conferred with sweeping discretionary powers … Read more

Introduction The Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020 came into force on the 26 February 2020. It is an emergency measure introduced by … Read more

Introduction Intoxication from the effects of alcohol and/or drugs is often present in the commission of offences against the person, sexual offences, criminal damage and … Read more

Introduction Plea-bargaining broadly refers to a process which results in an accused agreeing to plead guilty to an offence in return for a lighter sentence. … Read more

Introduction Fuelled partly by increasing awareness of the precarious state of the planet’s natural life support systems, environmental protection has been rising rapidly up national … Read more

  Introduction A few weeks ago, the High Court of Australia (Australia’s final court of appeal) handed down its reasons for quashing the appellant’s murder … Read more

Context The UK Home Office is about to bring forward an Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill 2019 that will give police a power to arrest persons … Read more

The Context The UK House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee published a report on Serious Youth Violence a few weeks ago. It says that the … Read more