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Harper’s Law to protect emergency workers
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The protection of emergency workers looks set to become law and hand tougher sentences to people convicted of assaulting emergency workers.
Your client, intermediaries and ‘invisible’ Autism
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Here’s a question that we regularly deal with as solicitors or advocates: is it possible my client needs an intermediary?
Conclusive Grounds decision and human trafficking – it’s a matter for experts
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I'm currently defending a 21-year-old male who was tricked and trafficked to the UK with a promise of a better life.
How to: the cross examination of vulnerable witnesses (part 2)
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This article is the second in a series which aims to explore some common themes in the cross examination of vulnerable witnesses by providing tips and illustrative examples.
Launching PDS Advocacy Team Confiscation Group
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The PDS Advocacy Team’s Confiscation Group provides expert representation in POCA and other confiscation related hearings.
How to: the cross examination of vulnerable witnesses (part 1)
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This article is the first in a series which aims to explore some common themes in the cross examination of vulnerable witnesses by providing tips and illustrative examples.
Mental incapacity and consent to sexual activity: a case study
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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?
Is ‘advance consent to sexual activity’ a defence?
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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?
Is ‘posting annoying tweets’ a criminal offence? The impact of R v Scottow
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The recent High Court decision stressed that the Article 10 right to freedom of speech includes the right to cause offence.
The Sentencing Code 2020
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The Sentencing Act 2020 or ‘the Sentencing Code’, as it is often referred to, came into force on 1 December 2020 and applies to all those convicted on or after this date.