Archive 5 December 2011
Out of time IPP sentence appeal succeeds
The IPP sentence was quashed and a determinate sentence substituted, resulting in the Appellant's immediate release.
Archive
Here you will find many of Garden Court North Chambers’ old newsletters. Please remember that some newsletters are very old and the law may have changed since they were written.
Criminal law update 2 September 2009
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 20
Criminal fees It has been the common practice of retreating armies throughout history to adopt a “scorched earth” policy thereby…
Criminal law update 22 May 2009
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 19
Doli incapax In case anyone was in any doubt about the survival of the defence of doli incapax simply because…
Criminal law update 5 March 2009
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 18
Defence case statements Those of you who tried reading the text of the Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008 probably…
Criminal law update 15 December 2008
Criminal Law Update, series 1; issue 17
Identity Cards Act 2006 prosecutions and victims of trafficking The case of R v O (The Times, 2 October 2008)…
Criminal law update 18 September 2008
Criminal Law Update: series 1, issue 16
The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 The Government's response to the decision of the House of Lords in R. v.…
Criminal law update 14 July 2008
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 15
The Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008 In the last issue we drew attention to some of the changes heralded by the…
Criminal law update 19 May 2008
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 14
The Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008 This publication has commented previously (issue 6, July 2006) to the effect that…
Criminal law update 27 February 2008
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 13
It is one of the ironies of criminal practice that at the same time as practitioners are constantly being bombarded…
Criminal law update 4 January 2008
Criminal Law Update, series 1: issue 12
Low Copy Number DNA - are previous convictions safe? No one can doubt that advances in scientific knowledge have played…
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