Criminal Bar Assoc

We represent the views of the practising members of the criminal bar in England & Wales

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw importance of rigorous analysis by the court before it makes a finding that a defendant is unfit to plead: R. v. Walls

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw two new orders bring remaining provisions into force on July 1, 2011, and make consequential amendments to secondary le

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw new commencement order brings various provisions into force on June 27, 2011, including amendments to the Youth Justice

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw the Court of Appeal makes detailed criticism of the current organisational structure, independence, and practice of fin

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw extra-territoriality of Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (CLW/11/22.7).

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw circumstances in which prosecutorial delay will amount to an abuse of process (CLW/11/22/1).

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw the Court of Appeal gives detailed consideration to the hearsay provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CLW/11/22/

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw amending regulations bring proceedings under sections 26, 27 and 29 of the Crime and Security Act 2010 (domestic violen

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw guidance from the Court of Appeal on the sentencing of offenders with medical conditions (CLW/10/46/6)

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw guidance on when a restraining order will be appropriate following acquittal, the applicable standard of proof and whet

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw a selection of Commonwealth cases of potential interest to United Kingdom practitioners are digested, including cases o

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw this act was given Royal Assent on December 16, 2010, inter alia, replacing, and expanding upon, the Terrorist Asset-Fr

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw whether the reverse burden of proof applicable to the offence of corruptly giving a gift to a servant of a public body

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw guidance on determining when a false statement relates to a candidates personal (as opposed to political) character or

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw whether members of Parliament can claim the privilege in answer to charges of false accounting in respect of claims for

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw whether, where a defendant has been sentenced during the postponement of confiscation proceedings, a court may adjourn

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw whether the automatic placing of individuals convicted or cautioned for certain offences on barred lists without the ri

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw guidance on the law of self-defence in the light of section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, and di

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw whether a defendant who kills a pedestrian through “no fault, carelessness or lack of consideration” in his driving can

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http://bit.ly/cbaclw whether an application for leave to appeal against conviction should await the imposition of a sentence (CLW/10/40/1)