Criminal law Archives - Legal Cheek

‘Sex is fun, and I can get paid for it’, says criminal lawyer who side hustles as prostitute

Married mother Katherine Sears claims to have once made £44,500 in just three weeks

Sep 10 2019 11:32am
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Law student reported rapist to police after criminal and evidence lectures triggered memories of ordeal

Jay Graham admitted two charges of rape and a charge of sexual assault

Jul 17 2019 2:50pm
The Secret Barrister reveals pain at not being able to publicly celebrate success

Anonymous author wishes they could lap up glory in person

Jun 3 2019 3:54pm
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Warwick student rape chat scandal: Should they be prosecuted?

Nottingham law grad Fraser Collingham considers how the law balances free speech and offensive social media messages

Mar 15 2019 11:23am
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Advocates’ core courtroom skills on the decline, judges warn

Reduced levels of pay blamed for lower morale and standards, finds report

Jun 28 2018 11:54am
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How mobile phones are helping forensic scientists catch murderers

Digital forensics is a growing area, but don’t be fooled into thinking it’s infallible

Jun 20 2018 9:15am
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Top tax QC sparks Twitter spat with criminal barristers, academics and more after writing controversial article about rape trials

Jo Maugham QC holds his ground despite social media flak for use of stats, ‘non-expert’ opinion and apparent decision to ‘block’ barrister

May 8 2018 2:13pm
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Review: Classic courtroom drama played out on stage – it will make you want to become a criminal lawyer

But Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution grandeur is a world away from the realities of the criminal justice system

May 3 2018 9:15am
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Black Lives Matter: How to fix a failing criminal justice system?

A broken bridge to equality

Mar 22 2018 12:20pm
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Survey: How should law academics teach rape, war crimes and other ‘hard subjects’?

Value of trigger warnings and ‘cold calling’ under spotlight

Nov 30 2017 3:07pm
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From rape law to war crimes: The hardest part of ‘hard subjects’ is teaching them

Academics and students grapple with trigger warnings and ‘cold calling’

Nov 29 2017 8:58am
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The Secret Barrister: A year of rubbish media reports and the public is dangerously disconnected from criminal law

The public should be outraged by the justice system — but not for the reasons they think

Nov 17 2017 9:20am
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Major criminal syllabus shake-up as Ghosh test is overruled

Time to amend your notes

Oct 27 2017 11:12am
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Confusion reigns as media says a two-year-old gave evidence in criminal proceedings

Legal history made?

Oct 11 2017 2:08pm
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Are we about to see more prosecutions for genocide?

This law has undergone a growth spurt in recent history

Oct 6 2017 10:25am
Solicitor who ‘cracked under the strain’ of work and tried to kill his wife has NOT been banned from profession

‘Realistic prospect’ attempted murderer could ‘return to practice eventually’

Sep 20 2017 11:48am
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The history of rape laws: Some might find it hard to believe, but the law is a lot better now

Bloody clothes used to be pivotal to a prosecution

Sep 18 2017 9:29am
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Is the state the biggest cyber criminal of all?

The internet is the first thing humanity has built that humanity doesn’t understand

Sep 5 2017 12:13pm
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People are poking fun at The Times after it described the Offences Against the Person Act as a ‘Victorian-era law’

‘They’ll have a fit when they discover where common law offences come from’

Aug 16 2017 2:05pm
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#TheAccused: Sympathy runs dry for defendant at centre of new crime documentary

‘Sob stories worse than the X Factor’

Aug 1 2017 10:47am
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Why it’s time to rename and reclaim ‘revenge porn’

We speak to the lawyers behind the third-wave feminist movement

Aug 1 2017 9:08am
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