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[Image credit: “confuse” by Tall Chris is licensed under CC BY 2.0] In the criminal courts, we are seeing an ever-increasing number of cases where the court hears evidence from […]

[Image credit: “Love and Hate” by Skley is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0] The Law Commission is considering proposals to reform hate crime laws. Hate crime is where a victim […]

[Image credit: “Forgive.” by Tony Webster is licensed under CC BY 2.0] The government has recently approved a proposal to reform the disclosure of criminal records. A review of the […]

[Image credit: “Day 165 – West Midlands Police – Arresting suspected offenders” by West Midlands Police is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] This is the name of the paper presented […]

[Image credit: “Coronavirus COVID 19” by https://www.vperemen.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0] In March, nearly 50% of courts were closed, and jury trials were halted to reduce interaction between […]

[Image credit: “The Royal Courts of Justice” by R/DV/RS is licensed under CC BY 2.0] An analysis of criminal appeals reveals that indictment errors, often undetected at the trial stage, […]

[Image credit: “Spies” by western4uk is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] The Official Secrets Act protects the United Kingdom from spying and leaks. The legislation dates back to 1911, 1920, […]

[Image credit: “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt movie poster” by DatBot is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0] The idea of lurking doubt as a ground of appeal was first identified in […]

[Image credit: “Money on my mind” by jo.sau is licensed under CC BY 2.0] The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 makes provision for the surrender of certain weapons. Sections 44, 46, […]

[Image credit: “Kapok fibre structure” by CORE-Materials is licensed under CC BY 2.0] The presence of fibres on a person or object is a relatively common feature of serious criminal […]