July 17, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet No Free Ride for Private Prosecutors [Image credit: “£50 note” by HowardLake is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] A peculiar aspect of the criminal costs regime is that a private […] Read more
July 10, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Sentencing – Beware the Cliff Edge [Image credit: “Cliffs of Moher” by Ian Capper is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] Ellis Thomas pleaded guilty to a relatively minor public order […] Read more
July 3, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Encrochat and ‘Operation Venetic’ [Image credit: National Crime Agency, Crown Copyright reproduced under licence] The National Crime Agency this week announced that it had […] Read more
June 24, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Jury Trials and Covid 19 [Image credit: “The Royal Courts of Justice” by R/DV/RS is licensed under CC BY 2.0] Jury Trials and Covid 19 In a startling announcement, […] Read more
June 15, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet A Summer of Protest? (Image: “protest” by jpbourque is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) As we slowly exit the Covid19 ‘lockdown’ we have seen several protests in major […] Read more
June 10, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet When Will I Be Sentenced? (Image: “Bench” by Loozrboy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) In cases where there is more than one defendant, it is a common scenario […] Read more
June 8, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Damage of Statues – Sentencing Implications On Sunday 7 June protesters in Bristol tore down the statue of Edward Colston and swiftly deposited it in the […] Read more
June 5, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Reporting restrictions Although there is a general principle of open justice, that those who appear in court can be reported on, there […] Read more
June 4, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Postal Offences As the Coronavirus crisis has forced almost everyone to spend more time at home, home deliveries have rocketed as people […] Read more
May 22, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Following on from the terror attacks at Fishmongers Hall on 29 November 2019 and in Streatham on 2 February 2020 […] Read more