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Topic: Serious sexual offences

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

Published: 30 June 2022

What are the recent changes to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Historic sex offences, sentenced today

Published: 27 February 2022

Here’s another interesting case concerning that complicated area of advising clients convicted of historic sex offences and the likely sentence they’ll receive today.

Historic sex offences and the significance of age at the time of offending

Published: 18 February 2022

The Court of Appeal recently considered the case of R v Limon [2022] EWCA Crim 39 which presented a raft of interesting legal points.

Is ‘advance consent to sexual activity’ a defence?

Published: 23 March 2021

Can consent to sexual activity be given in advance? Will “advance consent” be a defence for sexual activity with a person who is asleep or unconscious?

Mental incapacity and consent to sexual activity: a case study

Published: 23 March 2021

Sexual offences against a person with a mental disorder: at what point will a “mental disorder” mean a person lacks capacity to consent to sexual activity? Where do we draw the line? And how will incapacity be proved?