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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.

The PDS Advocacy Team’s Confiscation Group provides expert representation in POCA and other confiscation related hearings.

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.

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?

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?

The recent High Court decision stressed that the Article 10 right to freedom of speech includes the right to cause offence.

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.

A review of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim report.

The current Coronavirus pandemic has presented all of us with unprecedented challenges, especially whilst under lockdown.

The COVID19 pandemic has meant that every aspect of society, including the Criminal Justice System, has had to adapt to the many new challenges that we face.