A new lecture on murder in criminal law is now available on YouTube, description below: The definition of murder comes from Sir Edward Coke in Institutes of the Lawes of England (1628): “Murder is when a man of sound memory, and of the age of
After reviewing Barclays Bank’s reaction to the 2008 financial crisis the Serious Fraud Office has charged the bank and four former directors with fraud-related offences. When the bank was in real trouble and was attempting to avoid a taxpayer bailout, billions of pounds were raised
When AB was prosecuted for having sexual intercourse with an underage girl he wanted to rely on the defence that he reasonably believed the girl to be 16. When he was denied this opportunity because of previous criminal charges, AB claimed that this was in
There is a new lecture available on the subject of fraud in criminal law. You can find the full description below: Fraud and other related offences such as bribery are covered in statute law but before getting into this it is useful to go over
The devastating fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower in Kensington last week was both tragic and disturbing. With fifty-eight people now missing and presumed dead thoughts begin to turn to the aftermath. On Thursday the prime minister announced that there will be a full public enquiry
It is a sad comment to make in the light of the devastating terror attack on Saturday evening in our nation’s capital but the point remains true of any act of terrorism within an election campaign. There will inevitably be attempts to politicise the issue
A breast surgeon who carried out wholly unnecessary operations on patients has been jailed today for 15 years. Ian Paterson apparently showed no remorse whatsoever during the trial for the countless victims who had his full trust and confidence. The exact motives remain unclear but
Docherty was convicted in a criminal trial and was considered to be a ‘dangerous offender’. He was sentenced to imprisonment for public protection (IPP) under the old sentencing regime of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 but argued he should have been sentenced under the new
This criminal law case revolved around the interpretation of the phrase ‘substantially impaired’ in the context of a murder case and the purported diminished responsibility of the defendant. The underlying issue goes much deeper however and addresses the role of judges and juries in trials.
What happens when the prosecution wants to prove that a defendant has a propensity towards violence during a trial? After a rather vague direction in this Northern Irish case the Supreme Court had to decide how propensity works and the burden of proof required from