Tag: Criminal law

A critical look at UK firearms law and why it's still lagging behind

Defendant accused of smacking a woman’s bottom, pouring a beer over her and calling her an “Australian slut”

"Public-private partnership" throws up doubt over solicitors’ motives

We spoke to some criminal lawyers to find out

The law on drugs and why it’s so, so wrong

Victim said to have tried on his wig and gown before alleged assault

Animators breathe new life into viral judge vs defendant exchange

And you thought crime didn't pay

Your statute books may be about to get a lot thicker

A US courtroom is treated to surreal dialogue prompted by an abusive defendant -- and then the judge gets involved

Student syllabuses set to change YET again

Read this and never moan about the criminal justice system again

The couple deny launching a “vulgar” campaign of threats against the Legal 500 barrister’s former mistress

Lessons in law from the pages of comic books

Katie King reviews ‘This Is Your Trial’, the acclaimed improv show

The campaign against the joint enterprise doctrine is not over

An appeal by Ameen Jogee saw the law on joint enterprise drastically changed, but his fate still hangs in the balance

Poppers are probably exempt from the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, but no one is quite sure about jalapeño peppers

The factually guilty routinely ‘let off on a technicality’, while the factually innocent stay in prison

The introduction of the loss of control defence is a step backwards for the criminal law

An ode to Chinese defence lawyers